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June 1, 2007 Vol. 46, No. 11 News John F. - America’s gateway to the universe

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t press time, the launch of Expedition 15 crew member Atlantis and Clayton Anderson also will travel Aits seven-member crew for aboard Atlantis to relieve Expedi- NASA’s STS-117 mission to the tion 14 Flight Engineer Sunita International Space Station is Williams of her duties. Williams scheduled for June 8 at 7:38 p.m. will come back to with the During the 11-day mission, returning STS-117 crew members. Atlantis will dock to the station The exchange of Anderson and and crew members will perform Williams was originally planned three spacewalks. STS-117 is the for the STS-118 mission, now 118th space shuttle flight and the targeted for launch in August. 21st flight to the station. However, that flight, first set to fly The crew will deliver solar in June, had to be postponed after arrays, batteries and the S3/S4 an unexpected hail storm damaged integrated truss segment. The Atlantis’ external fuel tank and segment will be installed to the S1 delayed STS-117. truss on the starboard side of the During the first spacewalk, station. Together, the S3/S4 crew members will mate the S3/S4 segments are 45.3 feet long and truss segment and begin powering weigh 35,581 pounds, making this it. The second spacewalk includes the heaviest station element in removing the restraints that kept existence. the truss structure rigid during The integrated segment is the launch, thus allowing the S3 joint third of four power modules that to rotate. The crew will perform provide additional power-genera- various tasks during the third , mounted on a mobile launch platform, rests on the hard tion capability for the station. spacewalk. stand of 39A for the STS-117 mission. Shuttle Launch Experience lifts off new mission at Visitor Complex By Steven Siceloff Staff Writer

t’s tough to stay on the edge of your seat when you’re lying on Iyour back, but the Shuttle Launch Experience pulls it off. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex unveiled the new $60 million attraction on May 25 during a grand opening event including more than 40 former and current NASA . The Experience delivers what it promises: a simulation of riding a space shuttle into orbit. There’s the rumbling sound and shaking seat as the solid boosters are igniting, the jolt of the bolts going off to free the shuttle from the KENNEDY SPACE Center and State of dignitaries helped launch the opening of the newest attraction at launch pad and, finally, a slight Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex, the Shuttle Launch Experience. Breaking the ribbon are (left to right) Dan LeBlanc, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex; Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp; former weightless feeling upon reaching astronauts and Bob Crippen; Center Director Bill Parsons; KSC Director of External Relations Lisa (See EXPERIENCE, Page 5) Malone; and former . Page 2 SPACEPORT NEWS June 1, 2007 Office of Personnel Management, NIST. This badge will replace all as well as a Federal Bureau of existing badges for individuals Investigation fingerprint check. needing access to NASA physical The minimum level of investiga- property or IT assets and who have tion is called a National Agency a relationship with NASA for more Director’s Check with written Inquiries, or than 180 days. NACI. Each badge will contain an Awards Current NASA civil servants encrypted electronic representa- already have had NACIs. However, tion of the individual’s finger- Update if more than 10 years have passed prints, a photograph and a certifi- since their last investigation, a new cate that can be matched to a Mike Bolger investigation may have to be reader to allow access to IT Information Technology and initiated. resources and area locations. New contractor individuals are Communications Services The new badge is the center- currently undergoing NACIs. Most piece of the Presidential Directive of the existing contractor work and will be issued to all civil rotecting information about contractors and offsite/remote-only force has not had this investigation servants and contractors by America’s space program is users of information technology, and security is working with all Oct. 27. Pvitally important as com- also known as IT; and, contractor personnel to schedule With new badges meeting the puter networks are routinely • Issue new badges with a smart the NACI background investiga- NIST standard in use across all attacked by security outsiders. A card chip to civil servants and tion. government agencies, KSC team Presidential Directive, signed in contractors. The new badge will be issued members’ identities can be 2004, will help NASA counter As a result, NASA is in the through the Personal Identity immediately verified at any NASA these threats. process of implementing the use of center, which should The White House measure the new badge to allow physical “The new badge is the facilitate access and means all government agencies and information technology access centerpiece of the Presidential eliminate most additional must now: at all centers. After the new badges security checks. • Perform more rigorous proof are issued, NASA will implement a Directive and will be issued to all civil servants and contractors by For more information, and documentation of an phased approach for using the contact your directorate’s individual’s identity; badge to access controlled areas, Oct. 27.” security points of contact • Provide more secure physical computers, systems and applica- or visit KSC’s Web site for the and logical access to federal tions. Verification process in accordance directive at http:// facilities and systems; Civil servants and contractors with a government-wide standard hspd12.ksc..gov. • Perform background investi- must undergo a new background issued by the National Institutes of gations for all civil servants, investigation conducted by the Standards and Technology, or

June NASA employees of the month Engineers group offers robotics camps for girls eventh and eighth grade girls can register for the SRobotics Summer Camp for Girls being offered by the Society of Women Engineers from June 18 to 22 in Cocoa Beach. This exciting camp is an opportunity for girls to be creative while building and programming a robot to com- plete a mission. Fourth and sixth grade girls can also learn robotics at the LEGO Robotics Summer Camp for Girls in Cocoa Beach. There are two sessions of this one- week program, with one scheduled for June 4-8 and the other June 11-15. A competition will be held at the end of each THE JUNE NASA employees of the month include, back row from left, Donald Schiller, Chief Counsel; Hudson week. Delee, Center Operations; Nelson Lerma, Engineering Directorate; Denton Gibson, Engineering Directorate Registration information is and Scott Mimbs, Safety and Mission Assurance. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Chris Hinds, Human on the Web at www.swe-sc.org/ Resources; Lisa Smith, Constellation Project Office; and Mari Poulin, International Space Station and Robotics. Processing. Not pictured are: James Davis, Chief Financial Office; Joye Williamson, Information Technology and Communications Services; Jack Gardner, Processing; and Mark Mertz, Launch Services Program. June 1, 2007 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 3 Employees step up to donate blood for military By Linda Herridge Engineering Services, helped Staff Writer coordinate the blood drive. “It’s the right thing to do,” ennedy Space Center and McGovern said. “And it’s our Air Force obligation to donate blood if we KStation workers stepped up can.” to help the U.S. military serving Daniel Cox, a Boeing em- overseas and at home by donating ployee, said he really wanted to blood to “Mission Life Force,” an give blood for the troops. Armed Services Blood Drive “This is the easy part; our Program operated out of Fort military does the hard part,” Cox Bragg, N.C. It is the only Depart- said. ment of Defense donor center in Linda Keene with Space the United States that maintains a Gateway Support said she hadn’t wartime contingency stock of given blood in a really long time. blood. “I was overdue, and this is for Donors filled two locations: the military,” Keene said. “It’s a Fire Station No. 1 at Cape great feeling to help our troops.” Canaveral Air Force Station on Robert Johnson, with NASA’s May 23, and the Kennedy Learn- Applied Technology group and ing Institute on May 24. Captain also in the Air Force Reserves, said Corley leads the blood drive he wanted to help the troops in any efforts at Fort Bragg. During the way he could. two-day visit to KSC and Cape “They deserve our support and Canaveral Air Force Station, ,” said Ron Woods of the Corley said nearly 300 workers resident donated 225 pints of blood. office at KSC. “The response was outstand- KENNEDY SPACE Center employees donate blood in the Learning The response to the “Mission ing,” Corley said. “I hope every- Institute for the “Mission Life Force” blood drive May 24. Life Forces” blood drive was so one knows that the blood will be a medical lab specialist attached to soldiers at , at home, and overwhelming that Fort Bragg is used to support troops overseas Fort Bragg, the tested and pro- patients at the Womack Army planning to return later this year. and here at home. We appreciate cessed blood can last for 42 days, Medical Center at Fort Bragg. To sponsor a blood drive, contact Space Gateway Support’s efforts in and plasma for 40 days. She added Space Gateway Support, along Linda Ellerbe at Fort Bragg at helping to coordinate this blood that fresh frozen plasma can last up with NASA and the Air Force, [email protected], or call drive.” to one year. The blood products coordinated the blood drive. Leon 910-396-9925/4222. According to Sgt. Amy Brooks, are used to treat all military branch McGovern, the SGS director of

Hurricane awareness training prepares employees to respond By Linda Herridge come into your area to affect you,” Staff Writer Winters said, adding there is a higher probability of storm ith the effects of the formations for 2007 than last year. 2004 hurricane season During the week of May 7, a Wnot quite faded from joint hurricane exercise involving memory, Kennedy Space Center KSC, Cape Canaveral Air Force employees attended hurricane Station and the 45th Space Wing awareness training at the Training was held in conjunction with the Auditorium last month to prepare state of Florida. The exercise gave for this year’s season. Coordinated the KSC director, 45th Space Wing by Space Gateway Support’s commander, Spaceport Emergency emergency preparedness group, the Operations Center and other presentation featured Brevard organizations the opportunity to County Emergency Management review plans and procedures, and Director Bob Lay, 45th Space prepare for what is expected to be a Wing Shuttle Launch Weather busy hurricane season. Officer Kathy Winters, and John Lay presented an overview of Cosat, chief of JBOSC emergency the potential effects of high winds, preparedness. storm surges, heavy rainfall, inland “Whether the season is busy or flooding and tornadoes in Brevard. BOB LAY, director of Brevard County Emergency Management, talks to Kennedy employees about dealing with the effects of hurricanes. not, it only takes one storm to (See HURRICANE, Page 4) Page 4 SPACEPORT NEWS June 1, 2007 NASA’s Dawn mission first to use propulsion

By Jennifer Wolfinger during the first firing of the ion Staff Writer propulsion system after launch. “This is the first time an ion ollowing its June 30 launch propulsion system was designed from Cape Canaveral Air and implemented in a dedicated FForce Station aboard a Delta scientific application,” II rocket, and an eight-year and explained William Van Dyke, 3.2-billion-mile journey to Dawn launch site integration protoplanets Ceres and Vesta, the manager. “Dawn’s use of ion upcoming Dawn mission will mark propulsion has enabled us to do a the first time a spacecraft will orbit mission which would have two planetary bodies on a single probably been unaffordable using voyage. conventional propulsion systems.” Long before the mission Furthermore, the spacecraft begins, however, spaceport successfully completed two weeks workers prepare the spacecraft for of comprehensive performance its important job. tests in May. Each engineering The spacecraft safely arrived at subsystem and instrument was AFTER ITS successful transfer to a transporter, the Delta II first stage for Astrotech Space Operations in operated to verify it continues to the Dawn mission is ready to move out of Hangar M. Titusville on April 10. Testing function as required. began, using a replica of a NASA The first run of the same tests simulated flight test and exercis- Dawn will explore two of the Deep Space Network station, and was conducted in 2006. Also, ing the Delta II’s electrical and belt’s most intriguing and Dawn’s batteries were installed. mission controllers conducted mechanical systems. dissimilar “baby ” known Days later, solar arrays which another successful simulation of Van Dyke, who helped plan as protoplanets Vesta and Ceres, convert sunlight into electricity, the final four hours of countdown, and oversee these important and characterize the conditions arrived and software was loaded launch and the first four hours of processing tasks, is excited about and processes of the solar system’s and tested. spacecraft operations. the mission’s groundbreaking earliest beginning. The mission In April, a four-day simulation Spin-balance testing, Vesta milestones. will also address what role size of command and monitoring observations and telecommunica- “This is the first time a and water play in the of procedures was completed from tions tests were also completed. spacecraft will orbit a main belt planets. Mission Control at the Jet Propul- Final preparations in June asteroid, do a detailed study, and For further details, visit http:// sion Laboratory in . The involve a leak check, loading the . . . orbit two targets after leaving dawn.jpl.nasa.gov. procedures tested will be followed first stage with liquid oxygen, a Earth,” he said.

HURRICANE . . . Hurricane preparedness and IN A clean room at Astrotech in evacuation procedures are listed in Titusville, employees prepare the (Continued from Page 3) the front of phone books. Lay also Dawn spacecraft (left) for thermal He added that predictions for advised workers to invest in a blanket installation. the 2007 storm season include 17 National Oceanic and Atmospheric named storms and nine hurricanes, Association weather-alerting radio. Cosat reminded workers of four five of which will be major storms. AT ASTROTECH, the solar panels Lay said that based on hurricane important focus points when a of the Dawn spacecraft (below) are strike history, 36 percent of all storm threatens the KSC area: have fully extended for testing and hurricanes and 76 percent of all a family plan, know your evacua- black-light inspection. storms that are Category 4 or tion route, know what to do if you higher strike or Florida. are on the Hurricane Rideout or “We as individuals have to be Damage Assessment and Recovery prepared first,” Lay said. He stated Team, and know your number to that nearly 250,000 residents call for return-to-work status. living in the county are at risk, The week of May 20 is desig- particularly those with special nated “Hurricane Preparedness needs, or living in manufactured Week” throughout the state. From homes or on barrier islands. May 20-26, a featured topic will be He reviewed evacuation routes presented at http:// and shelter locations, including www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/ pet-friendly locations. intro.shtml. A hurricane awareness Workers were encouraged to training video can be viewed on view the Brevard Emergency channel 60 each Thursday during Management Web site at hurricane season on all three work www.brevardcounty.us/EOC, or shifts. call the office at 637-6670. June 1, 2007 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 5 Visitors lift off on Shuttle Launch Experience pants take their places in the crew cabin. There’s a quick check of seat belts and it isn’t long before the cabin reclines and the countdown starts. PICTURE Three monitors give the view from the flight deck, while a set of payload bay doors overhead reminds passengers that they are in the rear section of the orbiter. There isn’t much time to ponder the scenery before the main engines ignite and a low rumble kicks in. Just as on the real shuttle, the main engines get six seconds to come up to speed before the solid-fueled boosters light. Inside the crew cabin, this is the moment when the Experience is tested the most. All the while, the screens at the front show the conversion from afternoon sun to the night sky as the orbiter speeds out of the atmosphere and over the . Bolden also makes a couple more appear- ances to tell passengers when they have passed major milestones in the simulation. The rumble of the solid rocket boosters subsides and the cabin jolts as the orbiter jettisons them. The main engines are still running and the FORMER ASTRONAUTS take their seats in the newest attraction at cabin faithfully impersonates the continuing acceleration of the orbiter Kennedy Space Center’s Visitor Complex, the Shuttle Launch Experience. as it speeds toward 17,500 mph. In the front row are (left to right) John Young, Rick Searfoss, Charles Then the engines stop. Bolden and Norm Thagard. The attraction includes a simulated launch Here is another test of the simulator: . Passengers have with the sights, sounds and sensations of launching into space. been on their backs or reclined for the launch, so the transition back down imparts the brief sensation of microgravity. EXPERIENCE . . .(Continued from Page 1) Gasps from passengers accompany the opening of the payload bay doors as Earth is revealed above. pretend orbit. The simulation ends there. In real life, the crew would get on with In the extreme-sensation of attractions, the new shuttle launch enough tasks to fill every minute of two weeks in space. Passengers simulator at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has to rank near instead get a few minutes to stroll down a starlit walkway showing the the top. 117 missions of the shuttle program. Of course, it helps that the event the Experience reflects is one of the most exciting activities humans have devised for themselves. The KSC Visitor Complex team arranged a storyline that places a crew cabin in the payload bay of one of NASA’s space shuttle orbiters. The passengers taking part in the experience ride in the crew cabin. Once PICTURE in orbit, passengers see the payload bay doors open and look down on Italy from a pretend vantage point more than 100 miles above Earth. Astronaut Charles Bolden hosts the simulation, translating his own expertise into palpable excitement for the passengers before they board the crew cabin. A state-of-the-art array of high-definition video screens, more low-frequency speakers, orange lights and even “smoke” from evaporating dry ice add to Bolden’s introduction to the shuttle program. After a “go” from Bolden, who flew the shuttle four times, partici-

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MANY FORMER astronauts gathered at the entrance of the Shuttle Launch Experience on May 25 for the public grand opening.

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JOHN YOUNG (left) and Bob Crippen (right), NASA astronauts for the first Space Shuttle mission, STS-1, share their impressions with the audience during the opening of the Shuttle Launch Experience. Seated on stage are Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp and Center Director MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER helped commemorate the opening of the Bill Parsons. Shuttle Launch Experience with a performances May 25 and 26 at the Visitor Complex. Page 6 SPACEPORT NEWS June 1, 2007 Government order sets Kennedy’s energy, environmental goals By Linda Herridge employee to conduct their work in Staff Writer a manner that supports it.” KSC has more than 100 hen Dana Arnold, chief environmental permits and a of staff for the Office of significant recycling program. Wthe Federal Environ- Proceeds from the recycling efforts mental Executive, last visited are used to promote additional Kennedy Space Center, it was to recycling and pollution prevention view damage to facilities after the at the center. 2004 hurricanes. With this new order come She returned last month for a updated and more aggressive different but equally important performance goals for energy reason: to brief KSC’s Center efficiency, renewable energy, water Operations and Environmental conservation, acquisition, pollu- Program Branch on a new execu- tion prevention/recycling, high- tive order from the White House performance buildings and more. that strengthens existing federal For example, government environmental, energy and agencies must improve energy transportation management efficiency and reduce greenhouse requirements. gas emissions by three percent Arnold said the order incorpo- annually through the end of fiscal STANDING BENEATH Space Shuttle Endeavour, Dana Arnold (second rates new mandates, the Environ- year 2015, or 30 percent by the from right), chief of staff for the Office of the Federal Environmental mental Protection Agency Act and end of fiscal year 2015. Executive, talks to Terry White, United Space Alliance project lead for the Farm Bill, eliminates outdated In the area of water conserva- thermal protection systems. At far left is Janet Bethay, lead for recycling elements of prior orders, and sets tion, beginning in fiscal year 2008, and affirmative procurement with Dynamac Corporation, and (far right) Kim Manguikian with Center Operations. goals for energy and environmen- agencies must reduce water tal performance for all government consumption intensity through Arnold said KSC consistently the general public, as well,” agencies. cost-effective measures by two performs well in reducing the Arnold said. Diane Callier, chief of the percent annually through the end amount of toxic and hazardous Mike Benik, director of Center Environmental Program Branch, of fiscal year 2015, or by 16 chemicals needed on the center. Operations, said NASA is a “can said the new order reinforces percent by the end of fiscal year She also pointed out that the do” agency. “We have a variety of KSC’s collaborative approach for 2015. center safely handles and disposes different environments here. We’ll environmental management. Callier said KSC is the NASA of those chemicals. approach these challenges with the “The basis of the KSC environ- principal center for recycling and “As we expand our programs, same commitment we do with mental policy is that environmen- affirmative procurement, and particularly our green building and space shuttle launches.” tal leadership is fundamental to the serves as a resource available to all green purchasing programs, we For more information about the NASA mission,” Callier said. “It is NASA centers for environmental expect to see greener products or KSC environmental program, visit the responsibility of every KSC research and support. services become more available to http://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov. Kennedy employees to mentor three new NASA Explorer Schools

ASA recently announced that Bear Creek Middle School in schools in grades four through nine. There are now 200 teams in the Fairburn, Ga., Park Creek Elementary in Dalton, Ga., and Fla- program, representing 50 states, the District of Columbia, Nmingo Elementary in Hialeah, Fla., have been selected to begin a and the Virgin Islands. special three-year partnership with NASA. They are among 25 school With this program, NASA continues the agency’s tradition of teams nationwide that were named as new NASA Explorer Schools, investing in the nation’s education programs. It is directly tied to the or NES. agency’s major education goal of attracting and retaining students in the Representatives from Kennedy will help kick off the program at the three new schools with presentations during the coming school year. A team of educators and administrators “This program enables schools and their communities to partner with NASA to develop the nation’s future , technology, engineering from the three new NASA Explorer Schools and mathematics work force,” said NES Program Manager Rob Lasalvia. will attend a one-week professional “It is today’s students who will help make the nation’s vision of sending humans back to the moon, then on to and beyond, a reality.” development workshop July 15-20 at KSC. To begin the formal partnership, a team of educators and administra- tors from the three schools will attend a one-week professional develop- disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or ment workshop July 15-20 at KSC. Each school team will develop a STEM. strategic plan to address its students’ needs in mathematics, science and NASA is focused on engaging and retaining students in STEM technology education. Schools also may apply for technology grants of education programs to encourage their pursuit of educational disciplines up to $17,500 over the three-year period to help implement their plans. critical to NASA’s future engineering, scientific and technical missions. The NASA Explorer School Program began in 2003 in collaboration For information about the NASA Explorer Schools Program, visit with the National Science Teachers Association. The program targets http://www.explorerschools.nasa.gov. June 1, 2007 SPACEPORT NEWS Page 7 Remembering Our Heritage 40 years ago: departs on a four-month Venusian vacation By Kay Grinter computing services for other Reference Librarian spacecraft subsystems. Its payloads included a plasma probe, magne- s most Brevard County tometer, energetic particle experi- residents slept through the ment and a dual-frequency Awee hours of June 14, receiver. There was no television 1967, the Unmanned Launch camera as the ’s cloud cover Operations team at Kennedy Space would prevent the return of any Center was hard at work in the Pad useful data. 12 blockhouse on Cape Kennedy. NASA alumnus Jerry Tritto was The Mariner 5 spacecraft lifted off the propulsion engineer for at 2:01 a.m. EDT aboard an - Lockheed’s Agena second stage THE ATLAS-Agena rocket Agena rocket on a four-month and was in the blockhouse for (left) carrying the Mariner 5 journey to the cloud-shrouded launch. From his home on Merritt spacecraft lifs off June 14, mystery planet, . Island, he recalled: “The engineer 1967, from Pad 12 on Cape In 1962, Mariners 1 and 2 had assigned to Convair’s Atlas first Kennedy. The spacecraft’s also been Venus flybys. Unfortu- stage, Doug Ahrens, and I didn’t sit payload (above) included a nately, had to be at instrumentation panels like the plasma probe, destroyed by about ones the test directors use in the magnetometer, energetic particle experiment and a 290 seconds after launch when it shuttle firing rooms. We plugged dual-frequency receiver. veered off course. into a communications channel detected no radiation belts or and monitored the ‘chatter’ of the magnetic field during its closest contractor teams over headsets. If by Venus in December. any problems were discussed, we Mariner 5 was originally the reported them, in turn, to Launch backup spacecraft for the Mariner Director Bob Gray.” 4 mission to Mars. The spacecraft Venus yielded some of its was redesigned to reconnoiter the secrets to the scientists at Caltech’s planet Venus and was fully Jet Propulsion Laboratory and attitude stabilized, using the sun other participating institutions and the star Canopus as references. following the probe’s closest from Earth — the instruments atmosphere. The mission was The craft weighed 540 pounds, approach on Oct. 19 to the planet. measured both interplanetary and deemed a success. and in flight, measured 18 feet From 2,544 miles above the Venusian magnetic fields, charged The Mariner 5 flight path across its solar panels. A central surface — more than 19,000 miles particles and plasmas, as well as following its Venus encounter computer and sequencer subsystem closer than Mariner 2 had come the radio refractivity and ultravio- carried it closer to the sun than any supplied timing sequences and and more than 49 million miles let emissions of the planet’s previous probe. First astronaut autograph show at Visitor Complex is June 8-9 ark your calendar for an silent auction of astronaut-donated Richard Gordon, and director; Guenter Wendt, pad opportunity to meet memorabilia and experiences to 12 astronaut; Al Worden, leader; Sy Liebergot, MNASA legends June 8 benefit the non-profit Astronaut astronaut; Paul Weitz, flight controller; Dee O’Hara, and 9 at the Kennedy Space Center Scholarship Foundation. 1 ; Jack Mercury nurse and America’s first Visitor Complex, with more than Astronauts scheduled to attend Lousma, Skylab 2 mission special- aerospace nurse; and Jim Lewis, 20 astronauts and other space include , Mercury ist; Ed Gibson, Skylab 3 mission recovery pilot for ’s program luminaries gathering for astronaut; , Gemini 9 specialist; Robert “Hoot” Gibson, Liberty Bell 7. the first astronaut autograph show and and 17 STS 41-B, 61-C, 27, 47 and 71 Single-day tickets are $10 to visit Florida. moonwalker; Buzz Aldrin, Apollo shuttle astronaut; Jon McBride, more than the Visitor Complex’s The Sims and Hankow Astro- 11 moonwalker; , STS-41G shuttle astronaut; Tom regular admission price. naut Autograph Show, which moonwalker; Edgar Jones, STS 59, 68, 80 and 98 Astronaut autographs cost an travels to a different city every Mitchell, moonwalker; shuttle astronaut; and Brian additional fee. To purchase tickets, year, will provide showgoers with , Binnie, SpaceShipOne pilot. visit www.autographshows.net or astronaut autograph sessions, moonwalker; Walt Cunningham, Space program luminaries in call 936-444-3375. photo opportunities, astronaut astronaut; Rusty attendance will include Eugene lectures, a formal banquet and a Schweickart, astronaut; Kranz, former NASA flight Page 8 SPACEPORT NEWS June 1, 2007 Come for the BEST barbecue, stay for the fun ickets are on sale through from the following: Maria Bland, June 15 for the annual Headquarters Building room T“BEST BBQ,” hosted by the 2641B; Wanda Petty, Headquarters Black Employee Strategy Team, room 2114B; Benita DeSuza, from 3 to 6 p.m. June 22 at KARS Headquarters room 3350D; Park 1, Area 1. Maxine Daniels, Space Station All spaceport employees, Processing Facility room 3228X; including those from the Kennedy Valarie Franklin, Operations and Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Checkout Building, or O&C, room Force Station and Patrick Air Force 1020A; Charmel Jones, O&C room Base, are invited and must have a 1073M2; Maggie Forbes, O&C ticket to enter. Cost is $10 for a room 5318Q; Linnette Daniels, plate of chicken or ribs and $14 for Cape Canaveral Air Force Station a combination plate of chicken Hangar N; Patricia Johnson, Cape and ribs; students pay $5. Food Canaveral Hangar R, room 138; will be served from 3 to 5 p.m. and Debra Dukes, Rotation Off-center guests are also Processing and Surge Facility, invited. Tickets may be purchased room 103. THE 2007 Black Employee Strategy Team, or BEST, Barbecue will be held June 22 at KARS Park 1 beginning at 3 p.m. NASA employees judge statewide science fairs ustin Kolleda will serve an space shuttle’s thermal protection eight-week internship at the system. JKennedy Space Center Five junior and five senior beginning in June. The senior at students also received NASA Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High School awards. Senior management thanks plans to attend Florida State the KSC volunteers from the University to major in materials various directorates for volunteer- science and engineering, philoso- ing to share their knowledge and phy and chemical engineering. experience with teachers and Kolleda, along with five other students throughout Florida. applicants, was interviewed and These volunteers went to selected by three NASA representa- Brevard, Orange and Lee county tives in 52nd State Science and schools to judge science fair Engineering Fair of Florida. projects for elementary, regional Kolleda’s project was in the and state competitions. Volunteer “Earth and space” category and support is essential on behalf of was written about the effect of KSC to help inspire the interest of thermal induced stress on the young people in science, engineer- cracking and destruction of the ing, mathematics and technology. HELEN KANE (left) presents the 2007 NASA-KSC Summer Internship Award to Justin Kolleda at the 52nd State Science and Engineering Fair of Affordable housing needed for Florida. At right, Kane presents winners in the junior high school division.

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