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The next launch
scheduled is the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) aboard a Pegasus
XL rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 25. The
Pegasus is planned for ferry to CCAFS on an L-1011 aircraft Feb.
18. GALEX is a NASA UV imaging and spectroscopic survey mission
designed to map the global history and probe the causes of star
formation and its evolution over the ultraviolet range. Following
GALEX will be the launch of the Propulsive Small Expendable Deployer
System (ProSEDS) aboard a Delta II rocket March 29 from CCAFS.
ProSEDS is a tether-based propulsion experiment that draws power
from the space environment around Earth, allowing the transfer
of energy from Earth to the spacecraft.
KSC
Crisis Hotline
Because
of the tragedy of the STS-107 Columbia mission, some employees
may want to speak with a counselor. The KSC Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) has set up a crisis hotline at 867-7398. Calling
that number will provide contact information for counseling.
Dr.
Stuart D. Strahl, president/CEO of Audubon of Florida, to speak
at Opening Ceremony of Environmental & Energy Awareness Week
The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. April 21
in the KSC Training Auditorium. Dr. Strahl has 20 years of background
in national and international programs. He is a career conservationist
with deep experience in applied science, restoration ecology,
public policy and not-for-profit management. He also serves as
vice president and Everglades Conservation director of the National
Audubon Society and Research Fellow and founding director of Latin
American Programs for the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Federally
Employed Women Annual Training Program
The Space Coast
Chapter of Federally Employed Women (FEW ) has been doing training
seminars for 23 years and has learned that training needs to be
informative and entertaining to motivate employees and it needs
to be affordable for organizations, especially in today's working
environment. FEW invites employees to attend the 24th Annual Training
Program to be held March 12 and repeated March 13, 2003, at the
Cocoa Beach Holiday Inn. The cost for the one-day Seminar is $79
per person, parking is free, and FEW is providing a complimentary
continental breakfast and lunch.
Please
contact Karin Biega at (321) 867-6382/e-mail Karin.K.Biega@nasa.gov
or Vickie Hall via e-mail Vickie.C.Hall@nasa.gov for a
registration package. All registration forms and payment or purchase
orders are due by Feb. 28.
Additionally,
if you would like to be an exhibitor at this event, please contact
Betty Valentine, 476-4213/e-mail Elizabeth.C.Valentine@nasa.gov
or Karen Jansma, 867-2309/e-mail Karen.S.Jansma@nasa.gov.
Watch for future articles and don't miss this exciting training
opportunity.
Did
You Know?
Keep
Your Energy Bill Out of Hot Water Water heating can
be expensive, but there are a number of ways to lower
your costs: 1) Use less water. Repair leaky faucets
immediately and use low-flow shower heads. (A family of
four, each showering for five minutes a day, uses 700
gallons of water a week; cut that amount in half by using
low-flow aerating shower heads.) 2) Insulate your
hot-water storage tank and pipes, and drain a quart of
water from your water tank every three months to remove
sediment (follow the manufacturer's advice). 3)
Lower the thermostat on your water heater to 115 degrees;
water heaters sometimes come from the factory with higher
temperature settings than are necessary. 4) When
buying a new water heater, compare EnergyGuide labels
to find an energy-efficient model. For more tips on saving
energy at home, visit the Web site http://www.energysavers.gov
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