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Technology reduces some smokestack emissions
 Thanks
to NASA, a new method for reducing smokestack emissions of toxic
formaldehyde and carbon monoxide may soon be in use throughout
industry. Created for satellite lasers to measure the chemical
makeup of the Earth’s atmosphere, the smokestack application
of Low-Temperature Oxidation Catalysts (LTOC) comes from a collection
of technologies that enables the destruction of pollutant gasses,
such as carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, as well as some nitrogen
oxides. Developed at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton,
Va., LTOC technology is expected to reduce formaldehyde and carbon
monoxide concentrations in smokestack emissions by approximately
85 to 95 percent. Current pollution remediation technologies are
typically very expensive to implement and maintain according to
Dr. Jeff Jordan, the LTOC team lead at Langley. For more information,
go to http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/sep/HQ_03308_smokestack.html.
Last call for Hispanic Heritage
luncheon tickets
To celebrate Cape Canaveral Spaceport Hispanic Heritage Month,
the Hispanic Employment Program Working Group will host its 18th
annual Hispanic Luncheon at the Kurt Debus Conference Center tomorrow
from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Luncheon tickets are $15 per person.
Call one of the following for tickets: Joe Tellado, 867-6064;
Luis Moctezuma, 867-6597; Pete Carrion, 867-0845;
Wanda Petty, 867-9175/65; Lydia Del Rio, 867-2575;
Rosaly Santos-Ebaugh, 867-8402; Pete Rosado, 861-3648;
Henry Bursian, 861-3870; Luis Saucedo, 861-5969;
Lina Rosado, 867-2959/4090; Gladys Morales (CCAFS),
476-4906.
October is Energy Awareness Month
One of the biggest ways we can contribute to saving energy at
work and at home is turning off lights when we leave a room. Also,
use fluorescent bulbs where possible. They give five times the
light and last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. Use the
correct wattage; six 25-Watt bulbs equal the same light as one
100-watt bulb, and six bulbs use more energy than one. Dirt absorbs
light, so keep your lights clean.
Walt Cunningham
book signing
Apollo Astronaut Walt Cunningham will be signing
copies of his book, The All-American Boys, through Friday,
Oct. 3, from 3:15 - 3:45 p.m., at the KSC Visitor Complex Space
Shop. Books are available for sale at The Space Shop. “The
most realistic look yet at astronaut life,” is what the
Chicago Sun-Times had to say about the book, while the
Los Angeles Times described it as, “The best of the
astronaut books.” Admission to Space Shop is free for KSC
badged employees.
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Did
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To show its appreciation for the support of Brevard County
residents, the KSC Visitor Complex is pleased to present
the fourth annual “Salute to Brevard Residents”
Free Weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 10-12. Throughout
the three-day celebration, Brevard County residents can
enjoy free admission to the Visitor Complex by showing proof
of residency (driver’s license or utility bill.) Brevard
residents can also enjoy pre-holiday shopping at the Visitor
Complex, with a 10 percent discount in the world’s
largest retail Space Shop. The Visitor Complex will collect
canned goods and non-perishable food items to benefit the
Brevard County Sharing Centers. While not mandatory for
admission, the suggested donation is one food item or canned
good per guest.
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