ELV Update
The AQUA mission is tentatively scheduled no earlier than Thursday, May 2, from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A firm date is expected to be set after a flight program verification test underway today. Orbiting the globe every 16 days, Aqua will provide a six-year chronology of the planet and its processes. Comprehensive measurements taken by its onboard instruments will allow scientists to assess long-term change, identify its human and natural causes and advance the development of models for long-term forecasting. .

Space Congress To Meet
Space Congress opens April 30 at the Radisson at the Port, Cape Canaveral. This year's theme is "Beginning a New Era-Initiatives in Space." This is the 39th continuous year for the Space Congress. Exhibits and a Science Fair are open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 30, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 1, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 2. Paper sessions during the three days include Florida's Role in Space Research, A New Era in Access to Space, Hubble Discoveries and Advancements in Technology. For the full program of events and speakers, go to http://www.spacecongress.org/39thProgram.pdf

Education Update
Webster University is hosting the Master of Science in Computer Science degree program on-site at KSC. The first term will start Aug. 10. Seats are limited and filling up quickly, so please contact the office now to find out how to broaden your education and career! Go to www.webster.edu/spacecoast on the Web or call 321-449-4500.

Treat yourself to a taste of the good life!
The KSC Licensed Massage Therapists will be offering information on the benefits of massage therapy and FREE chair massages. Do you feel tight and tense? Are your muscles sore? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you could benefit from MASSAGE THERAPY. For a sample massage, visit one of these lo-cations between 11 a.m. and Noon on May 1 & 3: O&C Café; May 8 & 10: SSPF Café; May 15 & 17: HQ Café; May 22: CIF Café.

For more details, contact Starley at 321-867-7829. To schedule an appointment for Mondays, call Jeff Chiapperino at 321-749-6075; Wednesdays, call Valerie Jaramillo at 321-543-1047; Fridays, call Stacie Gioia at 321-453-4482.

For more information, please e-mail gensmsj@kscems.ksc.nasa.gov.

Did You Know?
Astronomers using NASA's FUSE (Far-Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer) spacecraft have spotted vast clouds between galaxies that might permeate the early Universe like a tangled spider's Web. Read the full story at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/19apr_fuse.htm