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April 27, 2001

John F. Kennedy Space Center

Spaceport Newshttp://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/snews/snewstoc.htm

Vol. 40, No. 9

Pages 4-5 – Spaceport Newsgoes inside the new LaunchVehicle Data Center.

Page 7 – Environmental andEnergy Awareness Weekenlightens team.

Inside

Pages 2-3 – Employee awardsand honors featured in“Recognizing Our People.”

(See DEBUS, Page 6)

Page 6 – KSC fostersengineering students.

(See STS-100, Page 7)

Center Director wins Debus AwardKennedy Space Center Director

Roy Bridges was honored as the2001 Dr. Kurt H. Debus AwardRecipient on April 6 in recognitionof his progressive, visionaryleadership and contributions tospace technology and exploration.

The Florida Committee of theNational Space Club presented theaward during the Twelfth AnnualDr. Kurt H. Debus Award Dinnerheld at the KSC Visitor ComplexDebus Conference Facility.

The Debus Award was first givenin 1980. Created to recognizesignificant achievements andcontributions made in Florida to theAmerican aerospace effort, theaward is named for the KSC’s firstdirector, Dr. Kurt H. Debus.

“I am honored to become arecipient of this award,” saidBridges. “A number of spaceprogram pioneers and innovators Igreatly admire have received theDebus Award over the years and Icount myself fortunate to be listedamong their company. Any success

that I have had I attribute to thegreat team here at Kennedy SpaceCenter and our partners in industryand academia.”

During Bridges’ tenure asdirector, he has created a vision forKSC 25 years into the future;

reorganized the managementstructure to better position KSC forspaceport technology research anddevelopment; created and strength-ened strategic partnerships withthe State of Florida, the 45th SpaceWing, academia and industry; and

introduced world-class safetypractices to the Center.

A veteran NASA astronaut aswell as former commander of whatis now the 45th Space Wing onFlorida’s Space Coast, Bridges wasnominated by National Space ClubFlorida Committee members andselected as this year’s honoree by avote of the organization’s steeringcommittee.

“Roy Bridges was an easychoice,” said Ed Gormel, executivedirector of the Spaceport FloridaAuthority and chairman of theNational Space Club FloridaCommittee. “I have workedprofessionally either for or withRoy for some 15 years and havealways been impressed by histalents, initiative and vision.”

Bridges is the second KSCdirector to be so honored duringthe 12-year history of the award.Forrest McCartney was the first,earning his trophy in 1992.

STS-100 launch draws crowd

Ed Gormel, left, chairman of the National Space Club Florida Committee,congratulates KSC Director Roy Bridges, who was honored with the 2001Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award.

A group watches the STS-100 launchfrom the NASA Causeway.

The launch of STS-100 on April 19 drew an unusually largenumber of international guests to Kennedy Space Center andboosted demand for NASA Causeway car passes and KSC VisitorComplex tickets for causeway launch viewing.

The highly international nature of the mission – including SpaceStation elements from Italy and Canada and astronauts from fourspace agencies – and the afternoon timing of the launch, served todraw a bigger crowd of spectators to the Center.

A historic signing before the launch by NASA AdministratorDaniel Goldin and Italian Space Agency President Sergio DeJulioalso heightened the profile of the mission. The ISA signed a“framework of cooperation” to build the Habitation Module for theSpace Station.

Approximately 15,000 guests viewed the launch from the cause-way and 750 more from the Turn Basin. About 5,300 VIPs attendedthe launch, spilling over from the Banana River Viewing Site andfilling the Static Test Road Site. Approximately 1,000 media were onsite for the launch, up from the usual range of 400 to 600.

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Invention Awards

NOx Scrubber Liquorto FertilizerDale LueckClyde ParrishPaul GambleAndrew Kelly

Remote MonitoringAlarm SystemTracy BiermanHouston GallowayPedro MedeliusRobert SwindleRobert Stute

Ultrasonic LeakDetectorRobert YoungquistWilliam HaskellRobert CoxJ. Steven MoerkJimmy PolkJames Strobel

Non-Intrusive CableTesterPedro MedeliusH. James Simpson

Scaling Device forPhotographic ImagesRobert YoungquistRobert CoxWilliam HaskellJorge RiveraCharlie Stevenson

UV-IR Flame DetectorPedro MedeliusAngle LucenaJeffrey ReesGregory HallH. James SimpsonHarvey SmithHeidi Barnes

GOx Vent HoodRobert YoungquistJames StrobelWilliam HaskellJimmy Polk

Awards

Recognizing Our People

Management assistants honored

Valarie Franklin has more than 72“children” in the Labs andTestbeds Division within theSpaceport Engineering andTechnology Directorate.

“We’re a family here, and they’re

When Martie Teague is facedwith challenges, she pursues themwholeheartedly. This was evidenteven before Martie joined theNASA KSC team in 1982.

“I was persistent and calledevery week,” said Teague of herpursuit to join NASA’s secretarialpool. “I would not give up until Iwas brought in for an interview.”

Teague’s determination wasespecially apparent in the formationof the Safety Health and Indepen-dent Assessment (SH&IA)Directorate during the KSC 2000reorganization.

Teague worked as a team playerto establish and organize thedirectorate secretarial and clerical

Martie Teague

Valarie Franklin

all my children,” said Franklin. “It’smy job to keep them organized onschedule.”

Franklin’s optimism and high-energy helps her provide secretarialand administrative support servicesto lab personnel.

She is known for her willingnessto help out others, asking everymanager on the end of each day ifthere is anything else they needbefore she leaves.

“Valarie puts a personal touchand worth to her job,” said TimBollo, chief of Labs and TestbedsDivision. “Her dedication and goodsense of humor make her not onlywonderful at her job, but a greatfriend.”

Franklin is also outstanding asan active leader in the community

and as a KSC volunteer.Some of her involvements

include Space Congress and TigerTeam hostess, KSC Search Programmentor, KSC Annual Picnicvolunteer worker, Black EmployeeStrategy Team representative,Habitat for Humanity worker,Leadership Brevard representativeand vice president of the Mt.Moriah AME Church Choir.

Franklin has been a vital part ofthe Labs and Testbed Divisionsince 1991.

She inspires and motivatesothers with her enthusiasm andprofessionalism and, when Franklinspeaks, her “children” listen.

“I always tell them to be on timeand to ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy,’”she said.

support, as well as to define overalloffice procedures.

“Martie is a true team player anda mentor to other clerical help in theorganization,” said ShannonBartell, the director of SH&IA. “Heroutgoing, friendly personality andher ability to work with all kinds ofpersonnel makes Martie an assetnot only to the center, but to NASA

as a whole.”Teague tries to make the work-

place fun while maintaining aprofessional atmosphere.

“I feel good about my job and amhonored to get this award. Mygrandson thinks that I push thebutton that launches the Shuttle.We’re all a part of that process outhere, no matter what we do.”

Professional Secretaries and Admin-istrative Assistants Day was observed onApril 25. The day is a time to honor thosein important support roles. NASA KennedySpace Center recently honored two teammembers, Martie Teague and ValarieFranklin, with Outstanding Secretarial/Management Support Assistant BiannualAwards. The award recognizes employeesin the secretarial/clerical field who demon-strate exemplary performance of theirduties, show a high degree of personalintegrity, establish a rapport with coworkersand display a team player attitude.

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Florida Women of Achievement inducts Morgan

Portraitist Scherley Busch with photos of Florida Women of Achievement.2001 honorees. At left is JoAnn Morgan, first woman engineer and firstwoman senior executive at NASA at the Kennedy Space Center, and atright, Martha Barnett, president of the American Bar Association.

NASA Employees of the month for April, are, from left to right, ArmandoMaiz, Spaceport Services; Dian Farmer, Chief Financial Office; Bet Eldred,Workforce and Diversity Management; and Paul Schwindt, SpaceportEngineering and Technology. Not pictured are Matthew Craycraft, ShuttleProcessing; Linda Achroyd, Safety, Health and Independent Assessment;Howard Smith, ISS/Payloads Processing; and Donald Johnson, ELV andPayload Carriers Program.

April employees of the month

Alumni League honoredThe Canaveral Council of Technical Societies recentlyhonored the NASA Alumni League Florida Chapter with anachievement award in appreciation of members whovolunteer to support KSC external relations and the KSCVisitor Center; members who volunteer time to various KSCCommunity Relations Council projects; and the leaguedonation of $6,000 dollars to the NASA Scholarship Fund.Pictured is league president Jim Johnson being thanked forthe donation by Diane Holden, former KSC coordinator forthe scholarship fund, and KSC Director Roy Bridges.

JoAnn Morgan, Kennedy SpaceCenter director of External Rela-tions and Business Development,was recently honored by beinginducted into the Florida Women ofAchievement (FWA) documentary.

Morgan was the first womanengineer and senior executive forNASA at KSC.

Her portrait and those of otherpast and present FWA documen-tary honorees were exhibited at theCentre Gallery of Miami-DadeCommunity College WolfsonCampus during March, Women’sHistory Month.

“I am proud to be included in thisgroup of women who have dedi-cated their lives to improving theirorganizations and communities andwho have led the way for others toachieve,” Morgan said.

Morgan was presented with amedal by Adele Graham, wife ofSen. Bob Graham at a ceremony inMiami. She and Martha Barnett,president of the American BarAssociation, were the two FWAhonorees this year.

The Florida Women of Achieve-ment documentary exhibits 48portraits by Florida photographerScherley Busch, known for her in-depth “environmental” portraitsthat place her subjects in their

natural settings.“I want each image to capture

more than what is on the surface. Itneeds to tell something about thecharacter of the woman, to record apiece of history,” says Busch. “To

do this, I collaborate with eachhonoree to get a feeling of how andwhere I will photograph her. Thesetting must reflect somethingspecial about each woman – hercareer, her source of inspiration, herhistory and/or aspirations.”

Launched in 1992 with a portraitof Marjory Stoneman Douglas,Florida Women of Achievement hastraveled throughout the state andnation including exhibitions in therotunda of the Russell U.S. SenateBuilding in Washington, D.C., andin the Florida Governor’s Mansionand the Florida State Rotunda inTallahassee.

An FWA Web site has beendeveloped and a more readilymobile second exhibit created.

“We are developing a programwhere honorees are volunteering tospeak and share their vital lifeexperiences in conjunction withexhibits,” said Busch. “Thesewomen are such an inspiration tome. I want as many people tobenefit from, and be motivated bylearning about them.”

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Insidethe Launch Vehicle Data CenterKennedy Space Center’s new Launch Vehicle Data Center was

successfully christened with the April 7 launch of a Delta IIcarrying the 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

About 100 managers and engineers from KSC, the Jet Propul-sion Laboratory and other sites monitored the launch from thethree new Launch Vehicle Data Center (LVDC) control rooms inHangar AE on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

The LVDC works in tandem with the adjacent Mission DirectorCenter, the control room where NASA launch managers monitorexpendable vehicle launches.

KSC has served as NASA’s lead center for the acquisition andmanagement of Expendable Vehicle Launch Services since thebeginning of fiscal year 1999.

“The new LVDC came through with flying colors,” saidStephen Cox, Mission Director Center operations director. “Ourcustomers were extremely pleased with the new setup andequipment.”

The Hangar AE control rooms provide real-time voice, dataand video information for expendable vehicle checkout andlaunch operations, similar to that provided by Launch ControlCenter (LCC) control rooms for Space Shuttle operations.

The Hangar AE control rooms give managers and engineersthe ability to detect or investigate any problems – with weather,the vehicle, the payload or the pad — that may develop duringoperations.

Unlike the LCC, the Hangar AE facility does not providelaunch command, which is located at various block houses orcommand centers, depending on the launch pad used.

The LVDC engineering displays are state-of-the art and thevoice communications capabilities upgraded. It took nearly sixyears to develop the new monitoring systems, which have beeninstituted in several phases.

The three new LVDC control rooms have replaced the singleLVDC control room used since the mid-1970s. The LVDC wasdeveloped by NASA-KSC to support multiple test operations inparallel or a single large launch operation.

“It was a challenge to configure our old setup and space wastight,” Cox said of the old 950-square-foot room that has beenreplaced with the three rooms totalling 2,511 square feet.

If needed, the new facility can be linked with NASA’s controlrooms at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., that are used tolaunch polar-orbiting spacecraft. It could also be linked to otherremote launch sites.

“We want to continue to offer world-class service to ourexpendable vehicle launch management team and the LVDCimprovements will help us do that,” Cox said.

Clockwise from above: Managers and engineers monitor preparations for the launch ofnew Launch Vehicle Data Center in Hangar AE on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SLaunch Vehicles and Payload Carriers, and Mike Benik, director of ELV Launch ServicDirectors Center, a control room in Hangar AE that works in tandem with the LVDC. A DTwo perspectives on managers and engineers in the LVDC monitoring Mars Odyssey

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the 2001 Mars Odyssey from Kennedy Space Center’steve Francois, left, program manager for Expendable

es, monitor launch preparations from the Missionelta II, carrying the Mars Odyssey, launches on April 7.launch preparations.

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“The Debus Award honorssignificant contributions to ournation’s space program by some-one living and working here inFlorida, and that’s exactly what RoyBridges is doing every day as thedirector of the Kennedy SpaceCenter,” Gormel said.

“His commitment to making theCape Canaveral Spaceport a world-class launch operations center forcommercial, government andmilitary users will ensure Florida’sleadership in space for many years

to come, and that’s something theNational Space Club FloridaCommittee is happy to recognize,”Gormel said.

The National Space Cluboriginally was organized as theNational Rocket Club in October1957 and was founded to stimulatethe exchange of ideas and informa-tion about rocketry and astronau-tics, and to promote the recognitionof America’s achievements inaerospace. The National SpaceClub is a non-profit corporationwhose membership includesrepresentatives from industry,government, education and thegeneral public.

At KSC, it is evident that mathand science are vital to life on Earthand in space, and the excitement forengineering is felt around theCenter daily.

But how can this energy getbeyond the limits of KSC andencourage students to take aninterest in engineering?

According to the NationalScience Foundation, the number ofstudents studying science andengineering has declined by morethan 21 percent in the past twodecades. KSC has taken an activerole in helping to reverse this trend.

“We need to continue tomotivate students toward futureengineering careers in the spaceprogram,” said Center Director RoyBridges. “By showing them how weapply math and science on Earthand in space, we are impacting theengineering profession andshaping the future of NASA.”

KSC supports a variety ofprograms designed to raise studentinterest and awareness for scienceand engineering. Many of theseprograms rely on KSC employeesto reach out and share theirpersonal experiences.

“The incredible success of theseprograms stems from the generos-ity of the many managers andmentors who give their time andresources to reach out to stu-dents,” said Denise Coleman, KSCeducation outreach coordinator.“Most high schools don’t offerengineering in their curriculum and

there is a lack of visible engineerrole models in the media.”

In addition to traditional out-reach programs such as CareerDays and Science and TechnologyFairs, KSC also sponsors NationalEngineers Week, where employeesparticipate in space and sciencerelated presentations; the SummerHigh School ApprenticeshipResearch Program, in whichstudents are assigned to work witha KSC mentor in a specific area ofscience, engineering, or technologyfor eight weeks during the summer;For Inspiration and Recognition ofScience and Technology (FIRST)Robotics Competition, for whichKSC sponsors multiple high schoolteams and pairs them with mentors

to build a competition robot; andEarthKAM, a national programwhere students design an investi-gation using images of the Earthfrom space taken from a cameraonboard a Shuttle mission.

It is vital, Coleman said, tointroduce students science andengineering at a young age.

“Not only are the youngerstudents extremely receptive,” shesaid, “but they are more likely topursue a future in engineering ifthey are aware of their optionsearly on.”

For more information on how youcan contribute to KSC’s outreacheffort, visit the education Web siteat www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/educate/educate.htm.

KSC is committed tohelping students who are inthe process of pursuingengineering and sciencedegrees gain invaluablehands-on experience. The CooperativeEducation (co-op) Programprepares students forengineering careers byproviding them with work inareas related to their major. “Not only have I gainedexperience in real worldengineering through co-op,but I’ve also been able to sitin the command seat ofDiscovery, shake DanGoldin’s hand, see twoShuttle launches, and be apart of the team that keepsthe Station in orbit,” saidLindsay Millard, a co-op inthe International SpaceStation Mechanical Division. The co-op programallows students theopportunity to work forNASA full time, alternatingsemesters between schooland work until graduation. The co-op program isalso a way to get futureengineers interested inworking in the spaceprogram. NASA uses thepool of co-ops as a sourceof potential employees.

KSC fosters engineering students

Co-op Lindsay Millard shows her enthusiasm in the Shuttle payload bay.

At the KSC ShuttleLanding Facility, theGOES-M weathersatellite is offloaded fromthe yawning mouth of theC-5 aircraft. The satellitewas transferred toAstrotech in Titusville forfinal testing. The GOES-M satellite is scheduledto be launched on July12 from Launch Pad 36-A, Cape Canaveral AirForce Station.

GOES-Marrives

Co-op programvaluable tool

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“Launching a Mission toConserve and Preserve” was thetheme for the seventh annualEnvironmental and Energy Aware-ness Week (EEAW), celebratedApril 17-20 at KSC, Cape CanaveralAir Force Station and Patrick AirForce Base.

KSC and the 45th Space WingEnvironmental and Energy Aware-ness Team sponsored the event-filled week in celebration of EarthDay 2001.

“I am thankful to be here tocelebrate this partnership and thespecial attitude that we have toincorporate environmental sensitiv-ity and stewardship to make for abetter future,” said Center DirectorRoy Bridges.

“By holding this special attitudeabout our environment, weconsistently come out withenvironmentally aware solutionsthat we can all salute.”

KSC and Patrick AFB have beenrecognized numerous times for theirenvironmental efforts and for goingto extra lengths to preserve thescenic areas that surround us.

“The easy thing to do is to makeour decisions based on the missionand budget,” said Ray Lugo, theacting executive director of theJoint Program Management Office,“but we always take it one stepfurther and look at the environmen-tal effects. It’s nice to see thisrecognized.”

Environmental and EnergyAwareness Week kicked off with an

opening ceremony April 17 in theKSC Industrial Area. The travelingevent relocated daily, moving fromthere to the Launch Complex-39Area, CCAFS and Patrick AFB.

A variety of environmentallyconscious vendors participatedwith displays and exhibits availableto view … and touch!

One of the highlighted exhibitorswas the Brevard Zoo. The groupbrought “Milk Dud” the Honduranmilk snake, “Rocky” the Africangrey parrot, “Clown” the tigersalamander, “Monty” the ballpython and “Spike” the Australianbearded dragon.

The Brevard Zoo has partici-

pated in EEAW every year.“We believe wholeheartedly in

what the space center is doing.Everyone is taking these steps as ateam to do the right thing for theenvironment,” said Nelia Lake, theeducation project facilitator atBrevard Zoo.

Presentations throughout theweek were demonstrations byGatorland, the Audubon Birds ofPrey and the National ParksService’s Turtle Talk.

Other presentations includedsaving space: wildlife research onKSC; KSC sea turtles and lighting;design for the environment; theaquatic realm of KSC, seagrass,

manatees, turtles and water quality;and environmental monitoring onKSC.

“With the support of ourpartners, the directorates, all of themajor contractors and our volun-teers, EEAW has grown tremen-dously,” said John Ryan, theenvironmental managementsystems lead. “We progressed fromhaving 25-30 vendors just threeyears ago to having 85 vendorsparticipate this year.

“This is a centerwide effort andwe hope that everyone practicesenvironmental awareness beyondjust this week, to make it a year-round endeavor. “

Awareness Week enlightens team

Environmental and Energy Awareness participants share materials under a tent adjacent to KSC Headquarters.

Jim Ogle, left, a senior avionicsengineer with The Boeing Co. whohas worked in the space programsince 1958, awaits the launch ofSTS-100 with his wife, Barbara,and six friends from Palm Beach.Ogle was one of the luckymembers of his work group at theNASA Shuttle Logistics Depot whowon NASA Causeway launchpasses through a lottery selection.His group was one of 15,000 onthe causeway. “It’s only the secondlaunch pass I’ve ever gotten,” Oglesaid. “It’s wonderful to be able tobring out family and friends towatch the launch up close.”

Visitors were treated to temperate weatherwith a high of 72 degrees and an on-timelaunch at 2:40:42 p.m.

“This was definitely the biggest launchfor KSC since the John Glenn launch,” saidDebbie Frostrom, chief of guest servicesand special events.

NASA logistics engineer Nick Devillo,who has worked at KSC for about onemonth, watched the launch from thecauseway with five guests, including hiswife and children.

“A friend gave me a pass,” Devillo said.“It’s a great morale booster to watch thelaunch with your family and friends.”

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Kevin Castine of Champlain, N.Y.,who received bone marrow fromNASA-KSC employee EdMarkowski in January 1999, passedaway on March 26, 2001.

Castine, who had chronicmyelogenous leukemia, was 44years old. He is survived by hiswife, Penny, and son, Brandon.

Castine met Markowski for thefirst time on the stage of the KSCtraining auditorium in February2000 and again in January 2001 inChamplain.

The two meetings marked thefirst and second anniversaries of

Bone marrow recipient diesthe successful transplant.

Markowski, who attendedCastine’s funeral, expressed hisgratitude for the successfultransplant and the 26 wonderfulmonths that followed.

“Would I do it again? In aheartbeat,” Markowski said. “It wasa life-changing event. I’m thankfulto have made a difference inKevin’s life, and now I’m part ofhis family.”

Expressions of sympathy may besent to Penny and BrandonCastine, 102 Tallman Road,Champlain, NY 12919.

38th SpaceCongress setfor May 1-4Manatee release

The 38th Space Congress will be held May 1-4at the Radisson Resort at the Port in CapeCanaveral.

This year’s theme is “A Space Odyssey – TheNext 50 Years.”

Space Congress – sponsored by theCanaveral Council of Technical Societies – is aninternational conference aimed primarily towardsprofessionals in the space business and alsoprofes-sionals from all theperi-pheral industries anddisciplines that make spacetransportation and explora-tion possible.

Each year Space Con-gress features paper andpanel sessions, exhibits, ascience fair, a golf tourna-ment and networking events.

The 38th Space Congress will begin with thekeynote address, to be given by Gen. RalphEberhart, commander in chief, U.S. SpaceCommand, and commander, Air Force SpaceCommand.

Retired Lt. Gen. and astronaut Tom Staffordwill be the guest speaker at the Space CongressBanquet on May 1.

Session speakers, many of whom areKennedy Space Center scientists and engineers,will discuss how space exploration efforts haveincreased our understanding of space and howground-based space program technologiesapply to everyday life.

For more information or to register, see theSpace Congress Web site atwww.spacecongress.org.

Below, spectators and photographers gatheraround an adult manatee Sea World workersreleased April 3 into the Banana River on thenorth side of the NASA Causeway. The weight ofthe 2,000-pound manatee, named “Samantha,”necessitated the use of a hoist. Space GatewaySupport provided crane support for the release.At left, Sea World workers wade into the BananaRiver while they steady the hoist and slingcarrying Samantha. Workers also released a calfnamed “Ulee.” The two manatees were releasedafter recovering from injuries. Manatees arefrequently seen in the waters around KennedySpace Center, which is surrounded by the MerrittIsland National Wildlife Refuge.