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Shuttle
Update
 Columbia
- Processing continues in preparation for the research mission
scheduled for no earlier than Jan. 16. Polishing, welding and
cleaning on the flow-liners are com-plete. Shuttle main engine
installation began Monday.
Atlantis
-- Post-flight inspections are in work to prepare the orbiter
for its next mission to the International Space Station. Engineers
continue to evaluate a problem that prevented the detonation of
one of two sets of small explosives that release bolts that hold
the Shuttle's solid rocket boosters to the launch platform and
release ground connections to the external tank. This system did
not oper-ate as designed at liftoff of STS-112. A second redundant
system fired normally and all pyrotechnic bolts were safely released.
Engineers are checking systems on Atlantis, in-cluding the onboard
Master Events Controller, wiring and connections related to the
pyrotechnics as part of the in-vestigation. Checks of related
equipment on the Mobile Launcher Platform also are ongoing.
Influenza
Immunizations Are Available
The influenza season in Florida will be here in the next few months.
You can be protected from the most likely causes of epidemic flu
by being vaccinated. Influenza immunization is especially important
to those people with known heart, lung, or kidney problems, diabetes,
anemia or a reduced body resistance to infection. The schedule
at the KSC clinics are as follows: Occupational Health Facility
(KSC Industrial Area), Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.; Launch
Area Clinic (KSC LC-39 Area, MFF Fa-cility), Monday - Friday,
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
SWE
Meeting
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is hosting their monthly
meeting on Oct. 29 at Pumpernickel's Fest Haus in Titusville.
Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. This SWE
Space Coast Section has recently won six awards and two honorable
mentions at the National Society of Women Engineers Convention
held in Detroit last week. The monthly topic will be "Conflict
Styles, and How To Use Them" presented by Jayne Proesel,
a personal effectiveness trainer. Dinner is $20, or $10 for students.
RSVP via e-mail to Connie McFadden at Connie.McFadden-1.ksc.nasa.gov
no later than Oct. 23. More information about the meeting can
be found at the new web site http://www.swe-sc.org.
The SWE mission is to inform the community of opportunities open
to women in engineering and to encourage women to enter and grow
in engineering and the sciences.
Did You Know?
How much water should you drink? You've
heard it a thousand times: To stay healthy, drink plenty
of water. Getting enough water is crucial to your health.
You're body cannot survive without it. Your body is one-half
to four-fifths water, depending on your percentage of
body fat. Water makes up more than 75 percent of your
brain, 80 percent of your blood and 70 percent of lean
muscle. Water helps to:
§ Regulate body temperature
§ Remove wastes
§ Carry nutrients and oxygen to your cells
§ Cushions your joints
§ Helps prevent constipation
§ Lessen the burdens on your kidneys and liver by
helping to flush out toxins
§ Dissolve vitamins, minerals and other nutrients
to make them accessible to your body.
Make a conscious effort to keep yourself hydrated. Drink
a glass of water with each meal and between each meal.
Getting enough water just might buoy your health
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