SuperSafety & Health Day --
Bus Service Provided
Tomorrow KSC presents a full day of presentations and exhibits to focus attention on safety at work and home. The day's events will kick off at 8 a.m. in the KSC Training Auditorium and will feature John Drebinger Jr. as keynote speaker. Afternoon activities will feature a multitude of vendors and exhibits at several locations, astronaut appearances, and a health fair/open house at the KSC Fitness Center.

For the latest information, visit the web site at http://www-ss.ksc.nasa.gov/supersafety2002 .

Continuous bus service will be provided from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. to and from vendor/exhibit locations between the following sites:
§ One bus between the O&C and CCAFS Hangar T
§ One bus between the O&C and VAB
§ One bus between the VAB and O&C

ELV Update
The TDRS-J satellite arrived at KSC Oct. 17 and is in the SAEF-2 for tests and checks. Encapsulation into the Atlas payload fairing is scheduled to begin Nov. 7. Launch is scheduled for Nov. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is scheduled to arrive at KSC next week to begin final processing. Its launch on a Pegasus XL rocket is scheduled for Dec. 1 from CCAFS.

Turn In Mercury Products--Receive A Free
Digital Thermometer
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection in conjunction with Covanta Energy Corp. is working to ensure the safe and proper disposal of mercury-bearing products at the end of their useful life. Representatives from FDEP and Covanta will be at KSC for Super Safety & Health Day on Oct. 23 at the O&C parking lot to educate employees about mercury in the en-vironment. They will also be collecting mercury-containing household products. Turn in your old mercury thermometer or an old mercury-switched thermostat and receive a free digital thermometer. The Covanta and FDEP representatives will ensure that these products are taken to proper disposal facilities. For more information about mercury in the environment, visit http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste/categories/mercury/default.htm.

International Space Research Park
NASA is proposing entering into an agreement with the State of Florida, through the Florida Space Authority, to develop an Inter-national Space Research Park (ISRP) on the Kennedy Space Center. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) addressing the impacts of the proposed development on two alternative sites on the Kennedy Space Center is being prepared. You are invited to attend one or both of the Scoping Meetings Oct. 24 to be held at the KSC Visitors Complex/Universe Theater at 9:30 a.m. and at the Florida Solar Energy Center in Cocoa at 7 p.m. Go to the web site established for the ISRP, http://researchpark.ksc.nasa.gov. Click on the Environmental link to view the page and make comments on line. If you have any questions, please call 867-8456/8452.