November 8, 2002 Inside Volume 32 Number 23

News Briefs ...... 2 Halloween Fun ...... 4

Special Events Calendar ...... 2 Letters ...... 4

Getting Closer to Our Neighbors 3 Passings, Classifieds ...... 4 Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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ery operations, diagnosing what happened and preparing new commands to Galileo that will restore the orbiter to normal and enable the playback of scientific data stored on the spacecraft’s tape recorder. Two tape tracks of science data were recorded during Galileo the encounter period, out of four tracks planned. Also, the intended type of two-way radio link with Earth for the period closest executes to the flyby was not achieved. Now receding again from Jupiter, the spacecraft left the region of radiation dan- its final ger about 11 hours after passing Amalthea. Amalthea orbits about halfway between Jupiter and Io, the innermost of the planet’s flyby four large moons. Amalthea is an elongated body, about 270 kilometers (168 miles) By Guy Webster long. Galileo has nearly depleted its supply of the propellant needed for pointing its anten- JPL’SLONG-LIVED GALILEO SPACECRAFT ACHIEVED PARTIAL SUCCESS IN na toward Earth and controlling its flight Artist’s rendering shows A DASH THROUGH JUPITER’S INNER RADIATION BELTS AND PAST THE SMALL MOON AMALTHEA path. While still controllable, it has been Galileo’s approach to the put on a course for impact into Jupiter. ON TUESDAY, ITS FINAL FLYBY BEFORE A DELIBERATE IMPACT INTO JUPITER NEXT SEPTEMBER. Jovian moon Amalthea. That’s so there will be no risk of it drifting THIS WAS GALILEO’S LAST FLYBY, AFTER 37 OTHER CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH VARIOUS to an unwanted impact with the moon Eu- ropa, where Galileo discovered evidence of PLANETS, ASTEROIDS AND JUPITER’S FOUR LARGE MOONS SINCE LAUNCH 13 YEARS AGO. a subsurface ocean that is of interest as a As the orbiter headed closer to Jupiter than receiving further instructions from the ground. possible habitat for extraterrestrial life. it had ever ventured before, it gathered mea- “We knew this would be a challenging en- Sixty-four minutes after speeding over surements of the energy fields and charged counter for Galileo, so we are not surprised Amalthea’s cratered surface, Galileo passed particles in the inner region of Jupiter’s to have some things go awry,” said Project within about 71,400 kilometers (44,366 magnetic environment. It also examined dust Manager Dr. Eilene Theilig. “Not only was the miles) of Jupiter’s cloud tops. That marked grains that form a “gossamer” ring around spacecraft going through a region with more the beginning of Galileo’s final orbit, which the planet. intense radiation than it had ever experienced will end with a plunge into the crushing However, Galileo placed itself in a standby before, but it was also doing this after it had pressure of Jupiter’s atmosphere on Sept. precautionary mode after its closest approach already survived four times the cumulative 21, 2003. to Amalthea. It flew past Amalthea at a tar- radiation dosage it was designed to take and Going into a standby mode does not jeop- geted altitude of 160 kilometers (99 miles), had already operated nearly five years past ardize Galileo’s disposal at Jupiter. No then went into “safe” mode about 30 minutes its original mission.” further commanding of the spacecraft is later. In that mode, onboard fault-protection The flight team at JPL is working on recov- necessary to assure that it is on an impact software suspends many operations until trajectory, Theilig said.

All systems on JPL’s Stardust spacecraft performed successfully what the camera can when tested in a flyby of asteroid Annefrank on Nov. 1, heightening detect. Engineers tried anticipation for Stardust’s encounter with its primary target, comet techniques such as taking Wild 2, 14 months from now. multiple long exposures Stardust’s As a bonus, Stardust discovered that Annefrank is about twice the and adding them together, size anticipated, but with a dimmer surface. The dimmer surface in- said Dr. T.S. Mike Wang, Annefrank creased the challenge of sighting the object as the spacecraft optical navigation special- approached. ist at JPL. “Annefrank was The Annefrank flyby offered a unique opportunity to thoroughly test not cooperating,” Wang PIA02885 flyby all the operations planned for the encounter at Wild 2, where Stardust said. “It was just too dim.” will collect samples from the cloud of dust around the comet for return The encounter images show Annefrank to be irregularly shaped, successful to Earth. “We performed a full dress rehearsal with the cometary dust cratered, and about 8 kilometers (5 miles) in diameter. Stardust’s dust collector deployed, the spacecraft poised in its flyby attitude and with instruments were on for the encounter, although no dust was anticipat- By Guy Webster all science instruments on,” said Stardust’s principal investigator, Prof. ed. Scientists are still checking data to see if, by chance, the instru- Donald Brownlee of the University of Washington. ments may have seen a dust particle. “The dust flux measurement The spacecraft passed within about 3,300 kilometers (2,050 miles) instrument ran for at least 27 minutes and performed all expected Asteroid Annefrank is of Annefrank. Engineers at JPL and at Lockheed Martin Space Sys- functions,” said Dr. Tom Economou of the University of Chicago, lead tems-Astronautics in Denver ran the operation through the hours scientist for that instrument. The lead scientist for Stardust’s interstel- seen as irregularly shaped, before and after the closest approach. The approach geometry was lar dust analyzer, Dr. Jochen Kissel of Max Planck Institute, Garching, cratered body in an more difficult than it will be at Wild 2 because of the angles toward the Germany, said the Annefrank experience will enable him to put the Sun and Earth relative to the angle toward the asteroid. “The space- German instrument into an even better configuration at Wild 2. image taken by Stardust craft performed every command perfectly,” said Allan Cheuvront, Star- “Performing such flight testing before the primary encounter is a during a Nov. 2 flyby. dust spacecraft systems engineer at Lockheed. “Its performance under critical part of reducing risks and significantly increasing the probabili- these severe conditions was outstanding.” ty of success at the primary target, Wild 2” said Stardust Project Man- “It was a challenge for the navigation camera to see Annefrank ager Tom Duxbury. “We learned at lot that will improve our operations during approach,” said JPL’s Ray Newburn, lead scientist for the cam- at Wild 2 based upon the lessons learned at Annefrank, but the bottom era. The predicted brightness of Annefrank was near the lower limit of line is that if Annefrank had been Wild 2, we would have succeeded.” 2 Galileo observes Europa ‘lava lamp’ can school kids a chance to name the Universe Reddish spots on the icy surface of two rovers being launched by JPL next Jupiter’s moon Europa may indicate year to explore Mars. Special Events Calendar pockets of warmer ice rising from The robotic explorers are part of below. This upwelling could provide an NASA’s upcoming Mars Exploration elevator ride to the surface for materi- Rover (MER) mission. The twin rovers Ongoing Support Groups Saturday, November 16 al in an ocean beneath the ice, say will land at two different locations on News the mysterious red planet to explore Alcoholics Anonymous—Meetings are Caltech-Occidental Symphony Orches- scientists studying data from JPL’s tra—The program for this concert will Galileo spacecraft. the surface in search of answers about available. Call the Employee Assis- feature Montsalvage’s Cinco Canciones “Europa acts like a planetary lava the history of water on Mars. tance Program at ext. 4-3680 for time and location. Negras and Dvorak’s Symphony No. 6. lamp, carrying material from near the The “Name the Rovers” contest is a Briefs Call (626) 395-4652. collaborative effort between NASA and surface down to the ocean, and, if they Caregivers Support Group—Meets the the Lego Company. Lego will manage exist, potentially transporting organ- first Thursday of the month at noon in Stephen Wolfram—The creator of isms up toward the surface,” said DR. the contest in conjunction with The Building 167-111 (The Wellness Mathematica will appear at 8 p.m. in ROBERT PAPPALARDO, a planetary Planetary Society. The contest pro- Place). For more information, call the Caltech’s Ramo Auditorium to describe scientist at the University of Colorado, vides students with the unique oppor- Employee Assistance Program at ext. ideas and discoveries from his book Boulder. tunity to suggest a name for each of 4-3680. “A New Kind of Science,” their implica- the two Mars-bound rovers, temporari- tions for various fields of science, and ly known as MER-A and MER-B. The Codependents Anonymous—Meeting at their personal and historical context. rovers are scheduled to launch in May noon every Wednesday. Call Occupa- An extended question-and-answer and June 2003, respectively. The tional Health Services at ext. 4-3319. period will be included. Admission is rovers are scheduled to land on Mars free. For more information, call (626) Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group— in January 2004. 395-4652. Meets the first and third Fridays of the “We are very excited about providing month at noon in Building 111-117. students with an opportunity to active- Call the Employee Assistance Program Tues., Nov. 19–Wed., Nov. 20 ly participate in the next mission to at ext. 4-3680 or Randy Herrera at ext. Investment Advice—A TIAA/CREF Mars,” said DAVE LAVERY, program 3-0664. executive for solar system exploration representative will be available for one- at NASA Headquarters. “We are eager- Working Parents Support Group—Meets on-one counseling. For an appointment, visit http://www.TIAA-CREF.com or call

PIA03878 ly looking for some really creative and the third Thursday of the month at (877) 209-3140, ext. 2614. innovative ideas from the students as noon in Building 167-111 (The Well- Reddish spots and Galileo, orbiting Jupiter since 1995, has produced strong evidence that they compete to name the next Mars ness Place). For more information, call the Employee Assistance Program at shallow pits pepper Europa has a deep ocean of melted rovers and become part of history.” Thursday, November 21 saltwater underneath a surface layer The contest is open to students ext. 4-3680. Caltech Architectural Tour—The Cal- the enigmatic ridged 5 to 18 years of age who attend a U.S. of ice. During the recent annual meet- tech Women’s Club presents this free school and are enrolled in the Fall surface of Europa in ing of the Geological Society of Ameri- Friday, November 8 service, which is open to the public. ca, scientists discussed interpretations 2002 school season. Submissions “What’s the Color of Funny? Race, The tour begins at 11 a.m. and lasts this view combining of Europa data and proposals for must include suggested names for Society, and Comic Strips”—Aaron about 1 1/2 hours. Meet at the future exploration of that world. both rovers and a 50- to 500-word information from McGruder, creator of the Boondocks Athenaeum front hall, 551 S. Hill St. A Galileo color image of the spots, essay justifying why the students comic strip, will speak at 8 p.m. in For reservations, call Susan Lee at which are called by the Latin term for believe the names should be chosen. images taken Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Admis- (626) 395-6327. freckles, “lenticulae,” is available The contest has many educational sion is free. For more information, call Social Security—A representative by Galileo during online at http://photojournal.jpl.nasa. benefits and encourages students to (626) 395-4652. will be available for one-on-one gov/catalog/PIA03878. Information do research for their essays and to two different orbits counseling. Call the Benefits Office at learn more about Mars and space about the mission and its discoveries 4-3760 for an appointment. around Jupiter. is online at http:// galileo.jpl.nasa.gov. exploration. Fri., Nov. 8–Sun., Nov. 10 The contest is open for submissions TIAA/CREF Workshops—“Planning Double Infidelity—The play by Mari- Cassini captures Saturn image Retirement Income,” from 10 a.m. to through Jan. 31, 2003. NASA will vaux will be performed by Theater Arts noon, will help answer such questions A successful test of the camera on announce the contest winners prior at Caltech Friday and Saturday at 8 as How much money is enough? What JPL’s Cassini spacecraft has produced to launching the rovers in spring p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. are my retirement income options? images of Saturn 20 months before the 2003. For more information, visit Call (626) 395-4652. spacecraft arrives at that planet. The http://www.nametherovers.org. When and how can I begin receiving image shows the shadow of the planet income? An enrollment meeting will Enroll for benefits through Nov. 14 Saturday, November 9 be offered at noon to assist employees Saturn as imaged by Benefits-eligible JPL employees Folk Music—Singer/songwriter Cosy newly eligible for the Caltech/JPL TIAA/CREF retirement plan with selec- Cassini in October. may review their current insurance Sheridan will appear at 8 p.m. in coverages and make changes for the Caltech’s Winnett Lounge. Tickets are tion of investment options and the completion of enrollment forms. “Get- year 2003 via the Oracle Web Appli- $12 for adults and $4 for children ting Organized,” to be held from 1 to cations system (the same web site under 12. For more information, 3 p.m., will cover setting goals and PIA02884 employees use for timekeeping). Log call (626) 395-4652 or check the determining obstacles; overcoming falling across its famous rings and on to http://nbs. Folk Music Society website at http://www.folkmusic.caltech.edu. obstacles and closing the saving gap; includes Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Information packages have already financial security; replacement ratio The planet was 285 million kilom- been sent to employees. These pack- and retirement income; and cash flow, ages include a summary of benefit eters (177 million miles) from the Tuesday, November 12 income and expense analysis. All will spacecraft when the images were changes for 2003, new rates and be held in Building 180-101. Investment Advice—A Fidelity repre- taken in late October, nearly twice the plan comparison, as well as instruc- sentative will be available for one-on- Von Kármán Lecture Series—Dr. distance between Earth and the Sun. tions |on how to use the web to verify one counseling in T1720-131. For an Richard Terrile, JPL Mars Scout pro- “This is an emotional event for the your current benefit elections and appointment, call Fidelity at (800) gram scientist, will present “Rise of the submit changes. Please review this mission,” said DR. DENNIS MATSON, 642-7131. Machines: Intelligent Robots and Space information carefully. Cassini project scientist at JPL. “We Exploration” at 7 p.m. in von Kármán If you haven’t already done so, you now have Saturn in our sights.” JPL Stamp Club—Meeting at noon in Auditorium. This presentation will give “Cassini has sighted the ringed may want to consider some things Building 183-328. an overview of the current and future planet looking distant, mysterious and before you enroll, such as: plans for exploring our solar system serene,” said DR. CAROLYN PORCO, a • How well did your choices work for with robotic spacecraft. For more planetary scientist at Southwest Re- you in 2002? Wednesday, November 13 information, see http://www.jpl.nasa. search Institute in Boulder, Colo., and •Are there dependents you need to JPL Amateur Radio Club—Meeting at gov/events/lectures/nov02.html or call leader of the science team using the enroll or delete from coverages? noon in Building 238-543. Public Services at ext. 4-0112. Cassini camera. “Our anticipation has • Do you need to increase or decrease been building for years, so it’s good to your life insurance for yourself or JPL Toastmasters Club—Meeting at 5 p.m. in the 167 conference room. Call know our destination is in view.” your dependents? Friday, November 22 Roger Carlson at ext. 4-2295. Cassini camera-team member DR. •Did you defer too much or too little Von Kármán Lecture Series—Dr. ALFRED MCEWEN at the University into your Health Care and/or Depen- Richard Terrile, JPL Mars Scout pro- dent Care Spending Accounts for gram scientist, will present “Rise of of Arizona added, “Seeing the picture Thursday, November 14 makes our science-planning work 2002? the Machines: Intelligent Robots and JPL Stories—Charley Kohlhase, Mars suddenly seem more real. Now we To assist employees in making Space Exploration” at 7 p.m. in the Program consultant and former Cassi- can see Saturn and we’ll watch it informed choices about medical and Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City College, ni science and mission design manag- 40 Years Ago dental coverage options and to answer 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. See above get bigger as a visual cue that we’re er, will present “Bits of This and That,” any other questions, representatives listing for further details. approaching fast. It’s good to see the at 4 p.m. in the customer service area Harper’s Bazaar from the Benefits Office and each of camera is working well.” of the Library, Building 111-104. The publicity photo JPL’s medical and dental insurance Fourteen camera-team scientists talk will highlight six special topics: Fri., Nov. 22–Sun., Nov. 24 with Dr. Pickering, selected by NASA will use the camera carriers will be on Lab on Friday, Building Missions, Public Engagement, Double Infidelity—The play by Marivaux to investigate many features of Saturn, Nov. 8, 1 to 3:30 p.m., 180-101 con- two technicians, Virtual Reality, Art and Science, will be performed by Theater Arts at its moons and its rings. Cassini will ference room, and Wednesday, Nov. 13, and model, Changes at JPL Since 1959, and Caltech Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., begin a four-year prime mission in 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the mall. Earth’s Greatest Problem. If you have October 1962. Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. For If you are making no changes to orbit around Saturn when it arrives on questions about the JPL Story series more information, call (626) 395-4652. July 1, 2004. It will release a piggy- your current benefit selections for or wish to participate, call Teresa backed probe, Huygens, to descend 2003, you do not need do anything. Bailey at ext. 4-9233. through the thick atmosphere of Titan Your elections will remain the same in Saturday, November 23 on Jan. 14, 2005. 2003. However, if you currently have a Caltech-Occidental College Concert Health or Dependent Care Spending Fri., Nov. 15–Sun., Nov. 17 A color composite of the Saturn Band—A free concert will be offered at Account and wish to participate in one Double Infidelity—The play by Mari- images is available online at http:// 8 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium. The next year, you must re-enroll. vaux will be performed by Theater Arts photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/ featured artist is Jay Easton, who will at Caltech Friday and Saturday at 8 PIA02884. For more information, check the play one of the largest saxophones ever p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. Benefits Office’s home page at http:// made. Music by Shostakovich, Sousa, Call (626) 395-4652. Students to name 2003 rovers eis.jpl.nasa.gov/hr/benefits/benefits. and Alfred Reed will be included. For NASA has announced its participa- htm or call ext. 4-3760. more information, call (626) 395-4652. tion in a contest that will give Ameri- 3 Universe

Optical Interferometry Development Laboratory

NEW INTERFEROMETRY LAB TO AID IN THE SEARCH FOROIDL STARS AND PLANETS

Getting closer to our neighbors

BY MARK WHALEN

meter (14,500-square-foot) structure T HE SEARCH FOR PLANETS beyond our solar system has received containing a 458-square-meter a major boost with the dedication (4,930-square-foot) high bay with of JPL’s Optical Interferometry Devel- an 11-meter (36-foot) ceiling, a opment Laboratory. 185-square-meter (1,990-square- foot) ground support equipment Located across the street from Left to right: Dr. Anne room, and three development labo- the Caltech Credit Union, the new Kinney, director of ratories, each at 219 square meters Building 318 was christened on the Astronomy and (2.360 square feet). Nov. 4. JPL Director Dr. Charles Physics Division in Facilities Manager Bruce Fischer Elachi and the Executive Council NASA’s Office of Space welcomed guests that included U.S. also pointed out that “this is undoubt-

PHOTOS BY DUTCH SLAGER / JPL PHOTOLAB Science; Congressman edly the first building constructed in Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Pasadena) Adam Schiff; JPL NASA in which the design empha- and Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard. THE KECK INTERFEROMETER in of detecting and characterizing Director Dr. Charles sized durability in materials in “The Optical Interferometry De- Hawaii, which links two 10-meter Earthlike planets around as many Elachi; Pasadena equipment and was designed to velopment Laboratory will allow us (33-foot) telescopes to form the as 200 stars up to 45 light-years Mayor Bill Bogaard; minimize maintenance costs.” to invent the tools for a new era of world’s most powerful optical tele- away. The mission’s proposed launch Dr. Michael Shao, Indeed, the Laboratory was discovery,” said Michael Devirian, scope system. They will be used to is in 2014. leader of JPL’s Inter- awarded a rebate check of more program manager, Origins and search for planets around nearby ferometry Center than $48,000 last month by South- The JPL project team included Carl Astrophysics Office. stars. of Excellence; and “Imagine if every star had a ern California Edison for the installa- Simon, project manager; Scott Suso- THE SPACE INTERFEROMETRY Michael Devirian, tion of energy-efficient equipment in eff, construction manager; Alden planet like our planet,” said Elachi. program manager, MISSION, which will detect planets “Interferometry is one of the key the building. Jenkins, electrical construction man- in size from a few Earth masses Origins and technologies that will allow this type The new facility was needed be- ager; Vince Bethel, mechanical to Jupiter-mass. It will analyze the Astrophysics Office. of discovery, and the new building cause previous development-labora- construction manager; Mike Salsman, wobbling motion the planets in- will be critical for the development tory space on Lab was inadequate contract negotiations; Brad Walker, duce in their parent stars to detect of this technology.” and personnel overflowed facilities safety; and Alison Weisbin, environ- planets. The mission will determine The facility was designed with that are scattered across the Labora- mental. Architecture and engineering the positions and distances to the capability of building the next tory. The location of the new build- was handled by the firm of Widom, stars several hundred times more generation of space instruments ing, in the vicinity of buildings 171, Wein, Cohen, O’Leary, Terasawa, accurately than is possible today that will not only find those far-off 301 and 306, was needed to cluster and the building contractor was with the best telescopes. Launch is planets, but also to take pictures of it in proximity with existing vibration- OC America Construction, Inc. proposed for 2009. them and measure the molecules in isolated and clean environments Michael Shao, leader of JPL’s THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE, their atmosphere for the signs of life. used for interferometry development. Interferometry Center of Excellence, which will carry a near-infrared The Optical Interferometry Devel- Building 306 is capable of nearly noted that the interferometry pro- camera, a multi-object spectrometer opment Laboratory comprises five comparable vibration isolation, but gram has grown from just four or and a mid-infrared camera/spec- buildings linked together so that a its space is fully occupied by pre- five people to about 150 today. “The trometer. The mission will help as- movement in any location will not liminary interferometry technology technological progress being made tronomers understand how galaxies cause vibrations that spoil delicate development, as well as hardware in interferometry over the last few first emerged out of the darkness instruments and experiments in any dedicated to other flight missions. months is outstanding,” he said. that followed the rapid expansion of the laboratories. Temperatures are The building will begin occupation “This new facility will be very valu- and cooling of the universe just a held constant and the air is held still. later this month. able for the future of our research.” few hundred million years after the The new facility meets extremely “It will be nice to have the interfer- To commemorate the event, Schiff Big Bang. The mission is scheduled demanding criteria for control of ometry team co-located together,” presented JPL with a certificate of for launch in 2010. temperature, humidity, vibration and said Astronomy and Physics Director recognition from the U.S. Congress. noise sufficient for development of Larry Simmons.” THE TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER, “Thank you for the extraordinary picometer-class control technology. The facility will support the follow- which will feature formation-flying work you do every day,” he told The building is a 1,346-square- ing missions, among others: interferometers and will be capable the gathering. 4 Halloween fun Universe Photo by Bob Brown / JPL Photolab Photo by Bob Brown

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News Briefs ...... 2 Space Flight Awareness honors . 4

Special Events Calendar ...... 2 Letters, Retirees ...... 4

For the Record ...... 2 Passings, Classifieds ...... 4 Jet Propulsion Laboratory

e m e h t e ARTH SeaWinds JPL is preparing for the Dec. 14 launch of SeaWinds, an ocean-observing scatterometer that will fly aboard Japan’s Advanced Earth Observing Satellite II (ADEOS-II). The mission, which also includes a prepares partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will measure surface for launch wind speed and direction over 90 percent of the ice-free oceans daily. Project Manager Moshe Pniel provides an update on the mission and its goals. By Mark Whalen

Is all in order for the launch? What is land a week or two later. Our scientists left to be done between now and believe that the data will contribute a mid-December? critical piece to the puzzle of All preparations are on schedule. understanding global phenomena’s such The major milestones coming up are as El Niño and La Niña. JPL’s final inspection of SeaWinds, The data also allows researchers to on Nov. 25-26: a fuel-loading test detect storms earlier. Studies have show on the launch vehicle, Japan’s that in the United States early warning H-IIA, on Nov. 27; the faring capabilities save approximately assembly with the second $2.5 billion per year in damage launch stage on Dec. 6; that did not occur. and the launch readi- QuikScat was launched in ness review of the 1999 and was designed to operate entire system including for two years, but the spacecraft and launch we crossed the vehicle on Dec. 9. three-year The launch will take place on Dec. 14 boundary in June 10:31-10:47 a.m. Japan time (Dec. 13, 2002. SeaWinds will 5:31-5:47 p.m. Pacific time). The continue the measurements launch window will continue beyond the QuikScat era. through Dec. 30. As of now NASA has How will agreed to continue oper- SeaWinds data ating QuikScat through the end of Set to launch Dec. 14, the help researchers? fiscal year 2003. We hope to continue operating QuikScat mission will continue the Where does the mission beyond that timeframe, to have two scatterometers up there. fit in the progression of quest for better weather forecasting ocean-observing satellites? What would be the advantage of flying both QuikScat SeaWinds will measure wind speed and and SeaWinds simultaneously? direction over the global oceans. The mea- Our scientists tell us that if we do have both operating, we surements started with the NASA Scatterometer (NScat) in 1996, will be able to look at phenomena that occur in a timeframe and are currently being performed by QuikScat. that is shorter than our current observation capability. One Understanding the winds over the ocean—both the speed and example that comes to mind is the ability to identify the for- direction—helps improve our understanding of the global climate mation of hurricanes and typhoons and track their paths. and improve global weather prediction. It is this understanding NASA has currently agreed to allow this overlap for valida- that fits in with the portion of NASA’s core mission that is to tion and calibration, similar to Jason 1’s overlap with understand and protect our home planet. Winds affect the Topex/Poseidon. weather over the oceans, which in turn affect the weather over Continued on page 3

JPLers are reminded that new criteria for The parking lottery has been completed On-Lab having on-Lab parking access will be effec- and the 500 individual winners will be noti- tive Monday, Jan. 6, 2003. fied by e-mail in early December. Each win- parking The current system of blue background ner will receive an orange parking hang-tag badges and vehicle decals will no longer be that will permit them to park on-Lab in an used for access to on-Lab parking. New park- unassigned parking space for one specific access to ing hanging tags will supercede the blue day each week. stripes on the JPL picture badges and also In conjunction with the issuance of the change in take the place of window and bumper decals. hang-tags, the Lab’s parking policy is being Employees will continue to use their current revised to require all vehicles parked on-Lab January badges for identification purposes at JPL and green, blue, silver, red and white. Personnel (within the gated perimeter) to display a will not need to remove colored parking de- with unassigned on-Lab parking will be hang-tag or parking pass at all times. calsfrom their vehicle bumpers or windows. issued a tan colored hang-tag. The new parking hang-tags will be distrib- Individuals eligible for on-Lab parking will Hang-tags will also be provided to individu- uted by the Parking Office to eligible person- be issued a “hang-tag” for their rearview als who have been selected for performance- nel beginning the second week of December. mirror. These hang-tags will be color-coded based on-Lab parking, parking lottery A variety of hang-tag distribution locations to coincide with JPL’s colored decal lots: winners and carpool participants. and dates will be published shortly. 2 Elachi receives Takeda Award and Climate Experiment (Grace), Universe JPL Director DR. CHARLES ELACHI managed by JPL; and the Aqua space- was in in Tokyo Nov. 20 to receive a craft mission, managed by NASA’s Special Events Calendar Takeda Award for his work in develop- Goddard Space Flight Center, were ing spaceborne radar instruments to chosen in the Aviation/Space category. Ongoing Support Groups Wednesday, December 4 monitor the global environment. Aqua includes the JPL-managed The awards, established last year Atmospheric Infrared Sounder experi- Alcoholics Anonymous—Meetings are Associated Retirees of JPL/Caltech— Meeting at 10 a.m. at the Caltech by the Takeda Foundation of Japan, ment system. available. Call the Employee Assis- tance Program at ext. 4-3680 for Credit Union, 528 Foothill Blvd., La honor individuals who demonstrate Popular Science will feature the time and location. Cañada. outstanding achievements in the 100 winners, chosen in 10 categories, creation and application of new in its December 2002 issue. Popular Caregivers Support Group—Meets engineering knowledge to benefit Science annually reviews thousands of the first Thursday of the month at Thursday, December 5 News human needs. new products and innovations. To win, noon in Building 167-111 (The JPL Gun Club—Meeting at noon in Elachi shared his prize for work a product or technology must repre- Wellness Place). Call the Employee Building 183-328. benefiting the environment with two sent a significant step forward in its Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680. Japanese researchers. He received category. JPL Stories—Louis Friedman, execu- Briefs half of a monetary award of 100 Codependents Anonymous—Meeting tive director of the Planetary Society million yen (about U.S. $833,000); the Lab-developed technology honored at noon every Wednesday. Call Occu- and former JPL Advanced Programs other half will be shared by his Japan- An instrument developed for indus- pational Health Services at ext. 4- manager, will present “The Political, ese co-honorees. try as an outgrowth of JPL innovation 3319. Astrodynamic, and Sailing Pursuit of and work in imaging spectroscopy has Halley’s Comet” at 4 p.m. in the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group— been honored by R&D magazine. customer service area of the Library, Meets the first and third Fridays of The magazine’s R&D Innovation Building 111-104. The United States the month at noon in Building 111- 100 award went to Carl Zeiss Inc. for was the only major space-faring 117. Call the Employee Assistance nation that did not send a space- its laser scanning fluorescence micro- Program at ext. 4-3680 or Randy craft to Halley’s Comet. Come hear scope, which provides significant ad- Herrera at ext. 3-0664. vancement in fluorescence analysis, about the various ideas that were one of the most important techniques Working Parents Support Group— proposed and the political and tech- in life science research. The micro- Meets the third Thursday of the nical considerations of the time, and why they all failed. For more infor- scope provides a new perspective into month at noon in Building 167-111 mation about the series, call Teresa cell processes at the molecular level in (The Wellness Place). For more Bailey at ext. 4-9233. neuroscience, cancer research, and all information, call the Employee Dr. Charles Elachi at Assistance Program at ext. 4-3680. Nov. 20 ceremony in Tokyo. subdisciplines of cell biology, since it is the first laser scanning microscope Friday, December 6 The Takeda Foundation was that clearly separates and analyzes Friday, November 22 Lionheart—This all-male a capella established in 2001 by IKUO TAKEDA, combinations of fluorescent markers ensemble, known for its interpreta- founder of instrument manufacturer with overlapping characteristics. Von Kármán Lecture Series—Dr. Richard Terrile, JPL Mars Scout tion of medieval and Renaissance Advantest Corp. The instrument was developed in music, will perform at 8 p.m. in collaboration with JPL’s GREG BEAR- program scientist, will present “Rise of the Machines: Intelligent Robots Caltech’s Beckman Mall. Tickets are Massey honored by Tuskegee MAN, chief biological scientist, and Space Exploration” at 7 p.m. in $15 for adults, $5 for youth school ED MASSEY, manager of the Voy- Biomolecular Systems Research the Vosloh Forum at Pasadena City age and under. For more information, ager Interstellar mission and the Program, and Caltech colleagues College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd. See call (626) 395-4652. NASA portion of the Ulysses mission RUSTY LANSFORD and SCOTT above listing for further details. This to the Sun, has received the 2002 FRASER. The trio combined the presentation will give an overview of Outstanding Alumni Award from the Sunday, December 8 technologies of two-photon laser the current and future plans for Los Angeles chapter of Tuskegee scanning microscopy and imaging exploring our solar system with Chamber Music—Caltech students University’s alumni association. spectroscopy to unambiguously iden- robotic spacecraft. For more infor- will perform the Kitty MacDonnell Massey, a retired lieutenant colonel tify different color signatures as well mation, see http://www.jpl.nasa. memorial concert at 3:30 p.m. in in the U.S. Air Force, joined JPL in as conventional dyes, This approach gov/events/lectures/nov02.html or Dabney Lounge. Admission is free. 1987. He has served as the Voyager/ offers the needed ability to concur- call Public Services at ext. 4-0112. For more information, call (626) 395- Ulysses manager since 1998. He rently image multiple colored, spec- 4652. graduated from Tuskegee in 1966 trally overlapping marker proteins with a bachelor’s degree in electrical within living cells. Fri., Nov. 22–Sun., Nov. 24 Tuesday, December 10 engineering and later earned a mas- Successful entries for the maga- Double Infidelity—The play by Mari- ter’s degree in systems management zine’s awards are submitted by an vaux will be performed by Theater JPL Stamp Club—Meeting at noon in from USC. international range of organizations, Arts at Caltech Friday and Saturday Building 183-328. including universities, private corpo- at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets Lab workshop at women’s Mariner II Anniversary—The 1962 rations and government labs. During are $15. For more information, call conference (626) 395-4652. film “Clouds of Venus,” the story of the past few decades, the research the first spacecraft to fly by and Women at Work will sponsor the community’s growing emphasis on report on Earth’s neighbor, will be Young African-American Women’s technology transfer has boosted the Saturday, November 23 shown at noon in von Kármán Conference on Saturday, Nov. 23, at number of joint public-private submis- Auditorium. Ed Massey Pasadena City College, and JPL will sions. Caltech-Occidental College Concert participate with a workshop, Galaxy The sole criterion for making the Band—A free concert will be offered Quest: Career Opportunities in the grade is demonstrable “technological at 8 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium. Wednesday, December 11 The featured artist is Jay Easton, Earth and Space Science Programs. significance” compared with compet- JPL Amateur Radio Club—Meeting at who will play one of the largest The interactive workshop will be ing products and technologies. Issues noon in Building 238-543. saxophones ever made, and music by held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and such as smaller size, faster speed, will also focus on NASA/JPL educa- greater efficiency, and higher environ- tion programs as well as student mental consciousness have continued career opportunities. to gain importance in successful Galaxy Quest will be hosted by the award submissions. JPL Minority Education Initiatives appy Office. RHONDA JONES, diversity Papers sought for conference A call for papers has been issued H specialist for the Navigator Program, and TOBY SOLORZANO, deputy for the International Conference on manager of the Equal Opportunities Space Mission Challenges for Infor- Program Office, will be on hand. mation Technology, to be hosted by hanksgiving The conference, which is open to JPL next July. One-page abstracts are T young women ages 12 to 21, will due Dec. 16. include additional workshops on Novel space information technology women in traditional and non-tradi- papers are solicited from all sectors Shostakovich, Sousa, and Alfred Reed JPL Toastmasters Club—Meeting at tional career fields. There will be of the space community, including will be included. For more information, 5 p.m. in the 167 conference room. sessions on how to apply, interview Earth-orbiting systems, deep-space call (626) 395-4652. Call Roger Carlson at ext. 4-2295 for and maintain jobs, and how to ad- missions, ground support systems, information. vance in the workplace. Exhibitors instruments, science, landers, rovers, from educational and employment and probes. The conference will Wednesday, November 27 Friday, December 13 organizations will also be on site. address all space end-application JPL Toastmasters Club—Meeting at 5 p.m. in the 167 conference room. Call For more information on the con- areas, including civilian, military, and Mariner II Anniversary—The 1962 Roger Carlson at ext. 4-2295 for ference, visit the Women at Work commercial. film “Clouds of Venus,” the story of information. website at www.womenatwork1.org. All submitted papers will be peer the first spacecraft to fly by and JPLers interested in contributing in reviewed, and if accepted, require a report on Earth’s neighbor, will be the Galaxy Quest workshop can four- to eight-page manuscript that shown at 2 p.m. in von Kármán Tuesday, December 3 contact Jones at ext. 4-1562 or via e- will be published in a conference Auditorium. mail. To volunteer time in the JPL proceedings. JPL Genealogy Club—Meeting at noon interactive booth, contact Solorzano The conference will include panel in Building 301-271. at ext. 4-5789 or via e-mail. and poster sessions, tutorials, and an exhibition of the latest commercial Popular Science honors missions products and technologies (industry, For the record: “Name the Rovers” contest NASA’s unprecedented work in research labs, and universities). An article in the Nov. 8 issue of Universe about a contest to name the 2003 Space Science and Earth Science The conference will be held July 13- Mars Exploration Rovers should have included the following information. captured three of Popular Science’s 16, 2003, at the Pasadena Convention Employees of JPL, Caltech, NASA, Lego or The Planetary Society; their affili- “Best of What’s New Awards” for Center. For topic areas, schedule, ates, organizations, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their 2002. author information, and general immediate families; and/or those living in the same household of each, are not The Mars Odyssey mission and the logistics, see the conference website eligible for the contest. twin satellites of the Gravity Recovery at http://smc-it.jpl.nasa.gov. For more information, log on to http://www.lego.com/rovers/contest_rules.asp. Continued from page 1 National Environmental Satellite and Information 3

Service. They in turn will deliver the data to a broad Universe Speaking of that, how will the SeaWinds measure- range of users and partners. One of those is the Nation- ments be used in concert with those of Jason 1, which studies the ties between the oceans and al Centers for Environmental Prediction in Maryland for atmosphere by measuring sea-surface heights? use in their weather forecasting models. And what about the data provided by the Atmos- SeaWinds data will also be used at the European Cen- pheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), which provides a ter for Medium-Range Weather Forecasting and other three-dimensional look at the weather? international sites. The data from each of these missions provides a critical piece to understanding the complex puzzle Will SeaWinds be able to provide reliable data of the global climate. on severe weather conditions? Yes. Among others, our data will be used by the U.S. How long has the instrument been in Japan? Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center and the National Actually, it was delivered to Japan in March 1999. Hurricane Center in Miami. Also, more than half of the It was integrated on the ADEOS-II spacecraft in April commercial ships in the world take advantage of weath- 1999. Problems with the Japanese H-II launch vehicle er based vessel routing services, which use QuikScat and the development of the H-IIA launch vehicle have data, to avoid storms, rough seas and icebergs. It is caused the launch to be delayed a number of times. estimated this information saves about $300 million per year in shipping operation costs.

SeaWinds is a three-year mission that is projected to last as long as five years. Are any plans in the works for similar missions to follow? Yes. We are working with NASA on a follow-on to SeaWinds, called the Ocean Vector Winds Mission, which would continue the systematic measurements of ocean winds. We are currently in a risk-reduction phase. The mission would build an industrial base, so that we would be able to purchase scatterometers from industry Have all these delays been hard to deal with for at a later date. In the 2011–12 timeframe, there is a you and the project team? Yes, for several reasons. First of all, we wanted to potential to launch three scatterometers over a 15-year make sure we didn’t lose our technical people, that they period. The goal is to make the instrument smaller, were engaged and felt that they were continuously lighter and cheaper to manufacture. The measurements contributing. We also wanted to keep the morale up will be at least as good as SeaWinds. and keep the team focused. In some cases, the project was able to share some of our personnel with other projects. However, the bottom line is that dealing with a moving launch date, which you are not control- ling, is difficult. Our scientists The way Japan approached the launch slips was to believe that the have several short-term storage periods, and to make use of the extra time available to conduct additional data will contribute spacecraft tests. a critical piece Fortunately, since we delivered SeaWinds, no major changes have been made. To deal with the launch de- to the puzzle of lays, we needed to make sure the instrument was main- understanding tained properly. global phenomena’s JPL built the SeaWinds instrument; what other such as El Niño parts of the mission have been or will be done at JPL? and La Niña. Various groups have supported and/or will support the mission in the following ways: Moshe Pniel, • Integration and testing of the instrument with the SeaWinds project spacecraft in Japan manager • Activating and operating SeaWinds after launch • Development and operation of the ground system Photo by Bob Brown / JPL Photolab Photo by Bob Brown • Distribution and archiving of data through the Physical

Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center at JPL What excites you most about the SeaWinds • Calibration and validation of the instrument mission? How will the public notice it? • Science by JPL scientists from the Ocean Vector Winds Well, of course, it’s not like a Mars landing mission, Science Team which has a lot of public visibility and pizzazz to it. However, I feel that the benefits from the mission will How does the partnership with NOAA work? have a direct impact on people’s everyday lives. Who else is involved in the mission, and who will receive the data? For example, if we are able to more accurately predict NASA scientists use the data for research purposes, weather three or five days out, it would have an immedi- while NOAA distributes the data to operational organiza- ate impact on all travelers. If we provide ice maps to tions. fishermen in Alaska and they know where to fish and The NASA ground network, which is managed by the where not to fish, there is an impact there. If the hurri- Goddard Space Flight Center, will support the mission cane center in Miami is able to forecast hurricanes more with stations in Alaska and Wallops Island in Virginia. accurately and earlier, if people have more warning and The science team includes investigators at JPL, God- smaller areas need to be evacuated, then there is an dard and various universities, and there are co-investi- impact. gators in Europe and Japan. It’s really an international The same thing applies to shipping lanes. Understand- team. ing the climate and the world’s weather is not just a NOAA provides an interface with the operational agen- problem for the United States. Having an international, cies. They receive the data in about 2 1/2 hours, and multi-agency collaboration really uses all the resources distribute it to operational users, who to this point have of the world to understand something that is really glob- been using QuikScat data for their various applications al in nature. such as weather models, iceberg tracking and monitor- For more on the SeaWinds mission, log on to ing of hurricanes. http://winds.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/seawinds/seaindex.html In the U.S., the SeaWinds data will go to the NOAA’s 4 Universe Six employees garner Six JPL employees recently received NASA’s Space Flight Awareness award, earning a trip to Kennedy Space Center for the scheduled Space Flight Awareness honors October launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Honorees, in photo at left, left to right: Jesse Olvera (Section 380), Steve Benskin (274), Jeff Boyer (314), Donna Campbell (100), Becky Klages (215) and Marilyn Morgan (274), along with guest John Beck- man, Engineering and Science director, received a VIP tour of KSC as part of the award. Unfortunately, weather conditions delayed the launch of the shuttle. At JPL, the Space Flight Awareness Program is administered by the Employee Services and Recognition Group. For information, visit Next Universe delayed http://eis/sec614/reward/#sfa. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the next issue of ’94 HONDA Nighthawk, 250cc, 2,500 mi., exc. Universe will be delayed to 323/344-9503, Chris. COMPUTER DESK/CABINET, enclosed, rustic fin- cond., kept in garage, $1,500. 562/693-1136. Lost & Found Friday, Dec. 13. 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PHONE, Nokia 8290, charger and car charger, luxury leather interior, same owner from 12,900 works on Cingular network, $80; MONITOR, miles, current mileage 125,800, mechanically LA CRESCENTA house above Foothill, 3 bd., 2 Samsung 900NF flat tube, 19”, $250. 213/700- excellent, $4,750/obo. 323/465-0881, Darryl. ba., 2 f/p, new carpeting, stove, freshly painted R etirees 6288, Matt. ’87 MITSUBISHI van, 7 passengers, captain’s inside and outside, newly landscaped, fenced View this and previous chairs, silver, new exhaust, brakes, runs well, backyard, 2 1/2 car garage, quiet cul-de-sac, The following JPL employees retired in REFRIGERATOR, GE, 21 cu. ft., side-by-side, no pets, $2,150. 249-4146, Bob. ice maker, almond color, exc. cond., $275; 103,000 mi., $2,500. 248-2931. issues of Universe online November: DINETTE, set with 4 chairs and Formica top, ’98 NISSAN Frontier XE King cab, clean, perfect LAS VEGAS house in The Lakes, 2 bd., 2 ba., $100. 248-9561. maintenance record, new Pirelli tires, battery, den, 1,250 sq. ft., new carpet in bedrooms, John Biles, 46 years, Section 352; new tile elsewhere, 2-car garage, gardener pd., http://universe.jpl.nasa.gov REFRIGERATOR, Whirlpool, 18.2 cu. ft., top and brakes, blue 5-speed, model with power Donald Lord, 41 years, Section 360; steering, a/c, alloy wheels, bed liner, 73K miles, includes appliances, avail. 12/15, no pets, freezer, white, auto ice maker, EZ-vue crispers, $1,050 + $1,000 sec. deposit. 661/254-6134. Ronald Saunders, 33 years, Section adjustable glass shelves, 2 yrs old, sacrifice, $7,500. 687-7673. 630; Donald Boyd, 32 years, Section $350. 790-4028. ’90 PLYMOUTH Grand Voyager, 123K mi., auto MONTROSE, large 1 bd., 1 ba. condo to lease trans., power seats, tilt steering wheel, in Stancrest, near Montrose shops, Vons, 344; Quy Nguyen, 27 years, Section SOFA/SLEEPER, 7 foot, Ethan Allan, very theater, hiking trails, grnd. flr. by pool/spa, comfortable, good cond. $100/obo; ARM CHAIR/ am/fm/cassette, new brakes (front/rear), 381; Francis Mulvehill, 24 years, Sec- thermometer/compass ceiling console, power great shaded patio, wash/dry in unit; fireplace. ottoman $25, DISHWASHER, under counter, GE, two gyms, entert. rm., woodshop, 2 pkng. spots tion 311; John P. Walsh, 23 years, good cond., $50/obo. 661/296-7789, Linda. door locks, roof rack, charcoal paint, good cond., $2,150. 790-5938. in secure garage, $1,275. 790-4097. 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PASADENA, back house, 1 bd., 10 min. from ’83 TOYOTA Supra, 25K mi. on rebuilt engine, 5 retired former chief operator of the VIDEO GAMES, 8 Intellivision orig. cartridges, JPL, no pets, one person, stove, fridge, micro spd., red, new tires, new battery, am/fm/cass., Advertising Laboratory’s PBX group, died of $30/all; PLATES, porcelain, 20 collectible, in incl, very clean, $1,000. 626/795-3608. original boxes, $15. 626/359-7666. clean inside and out, very reliable, $2,100. 957- Susan Braunheim-Kalogerakos leukemia Sept. 26. She worked at JPL 2852. PASADENA, spacious 2-story condo, 3 bd., 2.5 ba., prestigious community, beaut. inter., bright ’01 VOLKSWAGEN Beetle GLS, silver/black from 1951–78, and is survived by her ktch., prof. landscape, ctrl. air & heat, close to Vehicles / Accessories leatherette, 5 spd., pwr locks, windows, & husband, Alex Irving. shop., cozy l/r w/FP, end unit, frml. d/r, hdwd. 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HOUSING, single or 1 bd., close to JPL, can pay lamp sz., walnut, $20; TV, 19” color; FILE CABI- model 2790TB, all welded aluminum frame, very BRAZIL, beach house in Florianopolis, south of $550-$600, move in by Jan. 2003. 323/957- contractors and retirees NET, 2 drawer, brown metal, $10. 626/355- light for its length at 4,366 lbs, sleeps 6, 2 Brazil, 2 bd., 3 ba., fully furnished, cozy, for up 9660. 6923. bunks, queen bed, used less than 10 times, cov- to 6 people, gorgeous beaches, great hikes, na- and their families. No ered at all times, $16,500. 661/255-7958, eves. 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High School, $3/night. 956-1744, Barbara. phone, color TV, VCR, microwave, d/w, pool, and the Universe office, COATS: large men’s, wool, with zip-in lining, like great cond., $3,750. 626/379-3503. priv. lanai, slps 4, laundry fac., 4/15-12/14 new, $40; sports, large, $10; SLACKS, 42 waist, ’95 FORD Explorer XLT, 4 WD, 4 dr., green/tan, $105/nite/2, 12/15-4/14 $120/nite/2, Bldg. 111-B29C, or via $8-10; SHIRTS, L and XL, short sleeve, $5-8;, 127K mi., AT, cloth sport seats, CD changer, Free $15/nite/add'l person. 949/348-8047, new XL, long sleeve, $8; lost weight. 790-6060. keyless entry, alloy wheels, plus more, good e-mail to universe@ CLEAN FILL DIRT, 35 cu. yds. avail., haul as [email protected]. 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