Mission Update
Astronauts Perrin and Chang-Diaz maneuvered the MBS for mating to the Mobile Transporter, which will allow the Canadarm2 to move up and down the station truss for future assembly operations. This first EVA lasted 7 hours, 14 minutes.

ELV Update

A briefing to discuss NASA's upcoming CONTOUR mission will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 12, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., and carried live on NASA TV. During CONTOUR's 4-year mission, the spacecraft will fly close to the nucleus of two comets to obtain detailed data on these objects. Briefing participants are Dr. Colleen Hartman, director, Solar System Exploration Division, NASA Headquarters; Dr. Joseph Veverka, CONTOUR principal investigator, Cornell University; Dr. Donald Yeomans, CONTOUR Science Team co-investigator, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Mary Chiu, CONTOUR project manager, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Dr. Robert Farquhar, CONTOUR mission director, Johns Hopkins Uni-versity Applied Physics Laboratory.

Hurricanes and Work

Hurricane Status "All-Clear" does not mean "return to work"! The "All-Clear" simply means the wind/storm hazards have subsided and it is now safe enough to begin recovery activities. Many other hazards could be of concern: Power lines may be down and energized. Natural gas lines may be ruptured and present major fire/explosive hazards. Wild life may be encroaching in residential areas, etc. You need to be ready to report and deal with these and other hazards in your community. The general populace will return to work when all the hazards have been mitigated. It may be days or weeks before this happens, depending on the severity of the damage caused by the storm. Return to work information will be broadcast over local media (radio and television stations). In addition, the same information will be available on our Hurricane Information Hot line at 861-7900, and the Emergency Operations Center Web site at http://ksc-eoc.ksc.nasa.gov/.

KSC Fitness Center's Bench Press/Pull-Up
Contest June 24-28

This is an annual event in which men will be required to press (bench press), then pull (pull-ups) 100 percent of their body weight and women 60 percent of their body weight. Participants can compete as many times as they wish throughout the week, but will be weighed in by a staff member EACH time. The best score will be recorded. The number of repetitions will be combined from each exercise and the top three men and top three women will win a prize. Please call the KSC Fitness Centers at 867-7829 if you have any questions.

Did You Know?
In the way many private sector employees are given an opportunity to invest money in their company, you as a federal employee can invest with your employer as well. U.S. Savings Bonds help NASA, as well as our country, while providing a risk-free opportunity for your savings to grow. The U.S. Savings Bond drive for NASA employees is currently underway. Please contact your Savings Bond canvasser to learn about new U.S. Savings Bonds options available to you through enrollment cards or Employee Express. To find out who your canvasser is, contact Christina Brown at 867-8463.