ISS Update

Expedition 5 Commander Valery Korzun and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson stepped outside the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station Friday and, after moving six micrometeoroid debris shields from a temporary stowage location, installed them on the Russian Zvezda Service Module in a 4-hour, 25-minute spacewalk. The shields are designed to provide debris protection for the lifetime of the module. Future missions to the ISS will carry 17 additional shields to complete the job.

Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines - Buy Recycled
More and more products are made from re-cycled materials -- from carpeting and insulation used in office buildings, to reams of office paper. Buying recycled helps "close the recycling loop" by putting the materials we collect through recycling programs back to good use as products in the marketplace. The Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) program is part of EPA's continuing effort to promote the use of materials recov-ered from solid waste. Buying recycled-content products ensures that the materials collected in recycling programs will be used again in the manufacture of new products. The CPG program is authorized by Congress under Sec-tion 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Executive Order 13101.

Federal Women's Program Working Group (FWPWG) . . .
Will celebrate the anniversary of Women's Right to Vote on Monday, Aug. 26, Women's Equality Day. Passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, granting women the right to vote, concluded a 72-year campaign, which began in 1848. Women's Equality Day is an observance of women's continuing efforts towards full equality.

If you are not a registered voter or need to change the information on your voter registration card, you can pick up a registration form at the NASA Payroll office in HQ Room 2206; HQ Library; Cape-side at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport Management Office, Bldg. 55150, Room 204; or register on-line at www.fec.gov/votregis/vr.htm .

Education Opportunity
Florida Tech's School of Extended Graduate Studies offers MS degrees in software engineering, computer science, computer information systems, space systems and space systems management. Contact Carolyn Henninger at chenning@fit.edu. Florida Tech's School of Management offers the MBA, the MBA with a concentration in acquisition and contract management, and the MS in engineering management. Contact Sharon Stites at sstites@fit.edu. Applications are currently being accepted for the fall semester. Classes begin the week of Aug. 26. Registration is ongoing through Aug. 30.

The office is located in the KSC Industrial Area, at "B" Avenue and 2nd Street, Bldg. TRM-032. Evening classes are held at KSC and Patrick AFB. For information on all degrees, call 453-2030.

Did You Know. . .
Russ Romanella, deputy director of operations, ISS/Payload Processing, will be making an International Space Station presentation on Thursday, Aug. 22, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., in HQ Conference Room 2201. This invitation is for all KSC employees.

KSC Countdown is published Tuesdays & Thursdays. Deadlines: 10 a.m. Mondays & Wednesdays. Send information, comments or questions to: E-mail -- Anita.Barrett-1@ksc.nasa.gov Telephone -- 867-2815