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May
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Mission
Update
 Installation
of the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module in Endeavour's
payload bay took place yesterday. Leonardo holds resupply stowage
racks with new equipment, supplies and hardware to be transferred
to the Station on mission STS-111. Five resupply stowage platforms
and two scientific racks will be attached inside the Destiny Lab.
The Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG), an isolation chamber
secured on a storage rack in the MPLM, includes the Pore Formation
and Mobility Investigation, one of the first materials science
experiments on the Station, plus several smaller sealed containers.
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ELV Update
The next scheduled ELV launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is the Comet Nucleus Tour, or CONTOUR. The spacecraft will provide the first detailed look into the heart of a comet -- the nucleus. CONTOUR will fly as close as 60 miles (100 km) to at least two comets, Encke and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. It will take the sharpest pictures yet of the nucleus while analyzing the gas and dust that surround these rocky, icy building blocks of the solar system. The Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md., built CONTOUR and will also be in control of the spacecraft after launch, which is scheduled for July 1, 2002, from LC 17A, CCAFS.
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NASA Sponsored
Blood Drive &
Bone Marrow Screening
NASA will
be sponsoring a combination Blood Donor Drive and a Bone Marrow
Screening with the Space Coast Blood Bank on Wednesday, May 8,
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in a vehicle located in the HQ building
courtyard. This drive is designated to help find a bone marrow
match for Meghan Mack. If you have questions regarding scheduling,
please contact Zidi Gleman at her e-mail address zgleman@cfbb.org,
or if you have specific medical questions, call 321-632-2052.
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EEAW Winners
At the
SGS Environmental table during Environmental & Energy Awareness
Week (April 23-24), 1001 entries were submitted to win a chance
at a watch and a live oak tree. The winners were Rick Macko--USA,
receiving the watch, and Frank Davis--USA, receiving the
live oak tree. In the "Guess the KSC Electric Bill," Cynthia
Hughes--SGS Space Utilization, gave the closest cost estimate
to the actual April KSC Industrial Area FPL Electric Bill, which
was $479,719.40. Her guess was $479,022.05. Cynthia received a Space
Shuttle model donated by the Boeing Operations Company. Chuck
Rake--USA Electrical Power Distribution and Controls, gave the
closet cost estimate to the actual April LC-39 Complex Area FPL
Electric Bill, which was $562,652.56. His guess was $563,000. Chuck
received two pullovers donated by Delaware North Park Services.
Congratulations to all winners.
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Did You
Know?
You can enroll your children ages 8 to 14 in Camp KSC, a day camp that lets them explore like an astronaut. Campers will see the new 3D IMAX movie "Space Station," launch their own rockets, ride a multi-axis trainer, meet an astronaut, tour restricted areas, and much more. Weekly sessions begin June 3 and continue through July 29. The $260 tuition includes all programs, meals, T-shirt and supplies for five days of fun as well as six free limited admission tickets to the KSC Visitor Complex. All KSC, CCAFS and PAFB employees receive a 10% dis-count. Call 449-4400 to register.
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