THE WRIGHT STUFF Vol XXX No 5 The Official Newsletter of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk NCC-1659 Sep/Oct 2019 THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 1 SEP / OCT 2019 C O N T E N T S THE CENTER SEAT ....................................................................................................... 3 John Troan COMPUTER OPERATIONS REPORT ........................................................................... 3 John Troan GENERATIONS OF STAR TREK FANS CELEBRATE AT GALAXYCON RALEIGH ......................................................................................................................... 4 T. Keung Hui RICHARD DEAN ANDERSON TELLS GALAXYCON RALEIGH FANS ABOUT MACGIVER AND STARGATE SG-1 ............................................................. 8 T. Keung Hui QUARTERMASTER/YEOMAN REPORT ..................................................................... 9 Larry Cox DAVID TENNANT AND CATHERINE TATE TALK ABOUT DOCTOR WHO AT GALAXYCON RALEIGH ........................................................... 10 T. Keung Hui A SPECIAL EVENING .................................................................................................. 11 Volume 30 - Number 5 Brad McDonald ENGINEERING REPORT ............................................................................................. 12 is a publication of the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk, the Brad McDonald Raleigh, N.C., chapter of STARFLEET, an international STAR TREK fan organization. This COMMUNICATIONS REPORT ................................................................................... 14 publication is provided to all chapter members in Elaine Pischke good standing. 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Fisher Wright Flyer from NASA/Ames PAO photo archive; U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (USN CV-63) Editors .................................... Elaine Pischke from navicp.navy.mil; Constitution class cruiser from gwu.edu/~rljones/khawk. John Troan IMAGE - Featured Front Page Hurricane Dorian Seen From Aboard the Space Station. NASA Astronaut Christian Koch snapped this image of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station on Monday, September 2, 2019. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hurricane-dorian-seen-from-aboard-the-space- station THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 2 SEP / OCT 2019 The Center Seat By John Troan What a wild and busy last few weeks – and months – who were able to help out that evening and/or made it to our it’s been for me, which is also why I’ve been behind on things follow-on activity a couple of days later. (There are more for what seems like the entire summer. I hope to soon see a details in the report in this newsletter and collections of photos light at the end of the tunnel (and it’s not another trainload of on the web site for the events on both Friday and Sunday.) To Do tasks). I’m still on the lookout for other community service Two important reminders about our annual collections activities, and would love to hear suggestions from any of the for the Food Bank and Toys for Tots: we’ll be collecting food crew and newsletter readers. As I’ve mentioned before, my at the October and November meetings, and toys at those goal is to have about two activities each month, with small same meetings plus the December meeting. If anyone wants numbers at each – and I don’t expect anyone to make them to contribute to the drives but cannot make a meeting, please all once we start getting close to that many service contact Larry Cox to arrange a dropoff/pickup with him. opportunities. Speaking of the December meeting, we’ll be having a Two of my summer Kitty Hawk projects that I still potluck for that meeting. Instead of our usual meeting need to work on are (1) the updated Rank and Promotion location, we’ll be meeting at Diane & Debbie’s home in schedules (which will become the first parts of the in-progress Garner. (I’ll post their address in the “official potluck chapter handbook) and (2) checking through all of the web announcement,” along with where/how to RSVP.) content to award promotion points to the contributors. Both of By now, you’ve probably noticed a new look for our these will extend into the fall/winter as needed, but they newsletter — notably using two columns instead of three. haven’t quite yet managed to fall off the proverbial plate. We’ve also changed how the newsletter is put together, Also clinging onto said proverbial plate is the second hopefully making it faster to work through the process. podcast. We need at least three more people to read parts, This month’s feature photo is a view of hurricane and more than that are welcome. (We’ll just break apart the Dorian from the ISS. Dorian affected eastern North Carolina part pairings we devised to get by with an absolute minimum and the Kitty Hawk has made a donation to the Food Bank to of cast members.) Brad and I will figure out a weekend date help them assist those touched by Dorian. that we’re both available, then get word out for all those This issue includes our GalaxyCon reports – including interested to swing by his house. (As the custom goes, we’ll an outstanding feature from Keung Hui. My thanks to likely arrange it around going out for a meal before or after. :) ) everyone who helped out at the con. I also want to extend a A reminder to all who were active STARFLEET special “Thank You!” to JR Fisher for bringing the Klingon members on August 1 – the STARFLEET triennial election is banner this year. We’re already looking at what to do underway. From what I’ve learned, an e-mail was sent to differently in 2020 to make our appearance even better! each member (as of Aug 1), using the address in the There’s also an announcement from our QM that will STARFLEET database. interest anyone and everyone interested in Kitty Hawk If you’ve not yet received a ballot by e-mail, please merchandise. contact me and I’ll check into getting one e-mailed to you Just as I was going to start writing my articles for this ASAP. There will not be any ballots sent through the postal issue, an opportunity came up to volunteer at the Peak City service this time. International Film Festival. A very big “Thank You!” to those Esse Quam Videri Computer Operations Report By John Troan With this newsletter publishing, I’m coordinating time... The “bit carousel” has been installed on the rover, another mass update of material to the Kitty Hawk web site – completing another step in assembly. This set of drill bits will this newsletter, the next installment of Final Mission, and be used by the rover for drilling, coring, and scraping photos from Friday evening & Sunday afternoon during the operations on Mars... The rover has also been taken out for its Peak City International Film Festival. first “spin test” to determine its center of gravity... The contest With the QM’s announcement that we now have a has started to name the rover, with NASA inviting K-12 Kitty Hawk on-line merchandise store, I’ll be adding a link to it students to submit the proposed rover name and a short on the web site. Given that Google has shutdown Google+, essay on why the name should be chosen. Mars 2020 is I’ll replace our “g+” button with a shopping bag-type button on scheduled to land on Mars in February 2021. all pages of the web site. The Europa Clipper mission has been approved and At the same time, I’ll add a full-size button somewhere is now able to move toward final design, build, and in the left-side button panel to link to where our handbook will testing. “The mission will conduct an in-depth exploration of eventually live. At first, it’ll point to a temporary landing page, Jupiter's moon Europa and investigate whether the icy moon but will be updated once the first pages are ready for posting could harbor conditions suitable for life,” according to the – which will probably be the updated Rank and Promotion NASA press release, and is planned for launch in the 2023- Schedules. 2025 time frame. A few quick updates for the Mars 2020 Rover this THE WRIGHT STUFF PAGE 3 SEP / OCT 2019 Generations of Star Trek Fans Celebrate at GalaxyCon Raleigh By T. Keung Hui The bond between Star Trek and its fans held in a U.S. internment camp for Japanese was celebrated at this year’s GalaxyCon Raleigh Americans during World War II. He’s also become a event that brought big stars and tens of thousands prominent spokesman on LGBTQ rights. of people to North Carolina. “You’ve given us the gift of amplifying our Around 60,000 people flooded downtown voices and I feel like I have a responsibility to use Raleigh in late July for the four days of GalaxyCon. that gift as responsibly as I can, and so I try to use Various fandoms were represented at the conven- it for positive purposes,” Takei said. “So thank you tion with Star Trek fans packing panels hosted by very much for this wonderful gift, and I appreciate it George Takei, Jonathan Frakes and Wil Wheaton. and I will use it as responsibly as I can.” The three actors shared stories about working on Frakes said he likes coming to conventions the franchise and how it’s affected their lives.