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March
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Mission
Update
Mission Managers
at the Flight Readiness Review on Tuesday confirmed the April
4 launch date for Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-110 to
the International Space Station. Mission Specialist Jerry Ross,
one of the spacewalkers to assemble the S0 truss onto the U.S.
Lab, will be making a record seventh shuttle flight, becoming
the most-launched U.S. astronaut in history. Ross will be teaming
with Mission Specialist Lee Morin; MS Steven Smith and MS Rex
Walheim are the other spacewalking team. STS-110 marks the 25th
flight for Atlantis and the 109th flight in Shuttle history. The
launch time will be announced 24 hours prior to liftoff.
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ELV Update
The April 18 launch of the Aqua-EOS spacecraft from Vandenberg AFB is under review. The Aqua project is evaluating a battery cell concern that has postponed planned fueling of the spacecraft. The decision whether to proceed with the fueling will be made on Monday, April 1, following a meeting to evaluate test results.
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Scrub Jay Tour Scheduled during
EEAW 2002 for April 23
The
KSC/Refuge area supports one of the largest populations of scrub
jays in Florida. During the 45-minute tour you will visit a thriving
scrub jay colony, which co-exist in the shadow of the Shuttle.
The first 34 employees to sign up at the Welcome Area during the
Environmental & Energy Awareness Week will be set to take off
at Noon sharp! You must receive your supervisor's approval before
taking this tour. If you have any questions regarding the tour,
please contact Shannah Trout, Dynamac, at 867-8443. Come out and
show your support during Environmental & Energy Awareness Week!
Webster University
Call for Instructors
Webster University needs instructors
for the M.S. in Computer Sci-ence program. An M.S.C.S. degree
is required as well as prior college teaching experience. If interested,
please submit your resume to: Webster University, 150 North Sykes
Creek Parkway, Suite 200, Merritt Island, FL 32953. The phone
number is 321-449-4500. The KSC contact is Gwen Gamble, at Gwendolyn.Gamble-1@ksc.nasa.gov.
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Lightning
Kills - Play It Safe
With Lightning Safety Awareness Week just around
the corner, everyone is encouraged to visit the following Web site:
https://www.patrick.af.mil/45og/45ws/LightningSafety/index.htm
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NASA
Science News
For the first
time, radar satellites have mapped Antarctica, revealing a continent
whose frozen cloak is in constant and surprising motion. Read the
full story at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/22mar_ice.htm?list550276
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Did You
Know?
For employees' convenience, the NASA Exchange
store in the OSB will open at 7 a.m. and close at 5:15 p.m. effective
April 1, 2002.
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