Shuttle Update
Crew members from STS-113 and STS-116 have been at KSC in the past week for Crew Equipment Interface Test. Mission Specialists John Herrington and Michael Lopez-Alegria, on STS-113, looked over the P1 truss, the first portside integrated truss structure to be installed on the International Space Station (see image above - the P1 is highlighted). Commander Terrence Wilcutt, Pilot William Oefelein and Mission Specialist Robert Curbeam, STS-116, checked out the P5 truss (see photo below), which will be attached to the Station on their mission, currently scheduled for June 2003.

Center Director names Kerr director of Spaceport Services
Retiring director of Spaceport Services Chris Fairey
has announced that Roy Bridges has selected Scott Kerr as the Director of Spaceport Services. "It is a well deserved selection," said Fairey, "and I hope you will join me in welcoming Scott to this new position. I'm sure you will continue to provide him the same outstanding and professional support that has made this organization what it is today."

STS-111 Crew To Visit KSC
The STS-111 crew is currently scheduled to visit KSC on July 31, 2002. Their presentation to employees about their mission, which occurred in June, will be held in the KSC Training Auditorium from 1-2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend, with supervisory approval.

Education Opportunity
Florida Institute Of Technology 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 an MBA, an MBA with a concentration in Acquisition and Contract Management, and an MS in Engineering Management. Contact Sharon Stites at sstites@fit.edu. The office is located in the KSC Industrial Area, at "B" Avenue and 2nd Street, Bldg. TRM-032. Evening classes are held at the Kennedy Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base. Applications are being accepted for the fall semester. Registration begins July 29 and continues through Aug. 30. Classes begin the week of Aug. 26. For information on all degrees, call 453-2030.

Did You Know. . .
Only 2 astronauts have flown 7 times on the Shuttle: Franklin Chang-Diaz and Jerry Ross. No others are assigned who will match that record in the next year.