Kennedy Space Center
entrance gate changes
Newly relocated perimeter gates and a new roadway will allow 24-hour access to the public through Kennedy Space Center property from S.R. 3 to S.R. 405, bypassing the KSC restricted areas. The new gates are east of the KSC Visitor Center on S.R. 405 and approximately 1.5 miles north of the present Gate 2 on S.R. 3, which currently prohibits traffic on the KSC portion of S.R. 3 during the hours of darkness. The new road, named Space Commerce Way, will have entrances and exits onto S.R. 3 and S.R. 405 just before the new KSC gates. Both entrances to Space Commerce Way are marked with signs and traffic signals.

New gates on S.R. 3 and 405 will be open at 4 a.m., Friday, Aug. 1, and the new roadway, Space Commerce Way, will open to traffic at 6 a.m. Other gates will be open for entry but not controlled. Hands- on badge checks and vehicle inspections will be conducted at the new gates. Your cooperation and patience is requested during the transition period. Be mindful of the following:
• Please approach with lights off as appropriate.
• Have badges ready for hands-on badge check.
• Be aware of the new traffic flow pattern.
• Be courteous, attentive, and SAFE.

For more information, call SGS Security Operations, 853-2157/2158 or 853-5246 .

Astronauts check out JEM
Crew members of STS-115 and STS-120 – Mission Specialists Joseph Tanner and Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (left), Piers Sellers and Michael Foreman – spent time last week checking out the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module in the Space Station Processing Facility. The JEM will attach to Node 2 when delivered to the International Space Station. Node 2 is the payload for mission STS-120.

Father of Aerobics rescheduled
for Aug. 21
Listen, learn and get motivated by Dr. Kenneth Cooper, who began the physical fitness movement in the early 70's and is known internationally as the Father of Aerobics. Attend for a chance to win door prizes! Dr. Cooper will talk on "Fitness and Obesity Rates" at the Training Auditorium Thursday, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to noon. The presentation will also be broadcast on Channel 60.

NASA Program for Take Our Children to Work Day July 24
As part of the Take Our Children to Work Day
activities, NASA employees are invited to bring their children to a 45-minute program at 8 a.m. in the IMAX 2
Theater at the KSC Visitor Complex. Center Director Roy Bridges and astronaut Story Musgrave, a veteran of six space flights, will address the children. Afterward the Visitor Complex Spaceman will be available for photographs. Please remember to come early enough for security checks and do not bring backpacks or sharp objects into the complex.

NASA Science News
Earthgrazing meteors. The Moon and Mars. The dependable Perseid meteor shower. It all happens
Aug. 12 and 13. Mark your calendar and don't miss the show. Go to http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/17jul_perseids2003.htm to read all about it.

Did You Know? NASA Exchange stores giving special 10 percent discount today in honor of Take Your Child To Work Day. Just show your badge at time of purchase.

KSC Countdown is published Tuesdays & Thursdays. Deadlines: 10 a.m. Mondays & Wednesdays. Send information, comments or questions to: E-mail – Anita.Barrett-1@ksc.nasa.gov Telephone – 321-867-2815