KSC Web to provide live coverage
of SIRTF launch
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the Kennedy Space Center Web site will begin its coverage of the launch of NASA’s Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), currently scheduled for 1:35 a.m. EDT Aug. 23. The KSC Web Studio will present two NASA Direct! webcast events in addition to live coverage of the launch countdown. The first program, “Mission Overview,” on Aug. 20, will be hosted by Tiffany Nail and will feature NASA Launch Manager Omar Baez, Project Manager David Gallagher and Project Scientist Mike Werner. The “Preparing for Launch” program, on Aug. 21, will feature host Cris Guidi with NASA Launch Director Omar Baez, Launch Weather Officer Joel Tumbiolo and SIRTF Outreach Program Manager Michelle Thaller.

During both programs, guests will answer questions submitted to the NASA Direct! Question Boards from space enthusiasts around the world. Anyone with ques-tions regarding the SIRTF mission or SIRTF launch is encouraged to submit the questions to the appropriate NASA Direct! Question Board for a possible answer during the webcast. The NASA Direct! home page and Question Boards can be viewed online at http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/nasadirect/index.htm .

In addition to NASA Direct!, the KSC Web will provide live countdown coverage from the Virtual Launch Control Center, located at http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/elvnew/sirtf/vlcc.htm. Coverage will feature real-time updating as milestones occur during the countdown, as well as downloadable and streaming video clips of countdown events. All videos will be provided in RealMedia format.

One NASA initiative to roll out
on NASA TV
NASA Headquarters selected KSC to be the first center to host a One NASA Agency rollout. Make sure you don’t miss this televised meeting from the IMAX Theater Aug. 20 at 10 a.m., which will feature Agency leaders and selected employees discussing this effort. Additional activities, not featured on NASA TV, will be featured in an upcoming Spaceport News. For further multimedia
information, call 867-2468 or visit http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/highlights/index.html

White Paper Recycle Pickup
On Wednesday, Aug. 20, KSC’s white paper recycling contractor, East Coast Paper Stock Inc., will be on Center to empty the blue bins (with wheels on back). Please empty all your white paper into the recycling bins. As a reminder, all roll-offs (large blue containers with sliding doors located outside some facilities) are emptied on an as-needed basis and must be called in when they become three-quarters full – call the Recycling Coordinator at 867-6584. Please no newspaper, colored paper, cardboard or trash/ garbage in the bins or roll-offs. Contamination in recycling containers hinders and ruins otherwise good recyclables, costs money and must be transported to the landfill. This results in additional time, energy and money spent for the disposal of this material, which reduces the money that the Center receives from the recycling of the white paper. Let’s all recycle to preserve our environment.

Last Call
KSC Bi-Annual Environmental & Energy Awards nominations due Friday, Aug. 22. For nomination forms, contact Barbara Naylor at 867-8452 or e-mail Barbara.A.Naylor@nasa.gov .