Thursday, April 23, 2015

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JSC Today - Thursday, April 23, 2015

Happy flex Friday eve.  

 

LEADING THE NEWS

• NASA Working To Spread Awareness About Climate Change Research.

• Astronaut Service Missions Restored Hubble.

NASA NEWS

• NASA Open Innovation Manager Wants Data Boot Camp To Expand.

• Bean To Discuss Time In Space At Lee High School.

• Gilruth To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Aviation Hall Of Fame.

HUMAN EXPLORATION AND OPERATIONS

• SpaceX Passes Test Readiness Review Ahead Of Pad Abort Test.

• ULA Vulcan Rocket Will Need Non-Defense Clients To Be Economically Viable.

• Public Has Chance To Spot ISS Along With Lyrid Meteor Shower.

• Image Of Huntsville Taken With ISERV Camera.

• Howard College San Angelo Students Head To Johnson Space Center.

• Vile Parle College Students Win Awards At NASA Competition.

• Ten Emirati Students Visit KSC.

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NASA Working To Spread Awareness About Climate Change Research.

In its Earth's Day coverage, the CFLN-TV Orlando, FL (4/22, Hume, 56K) website reports that while some in Congress claim that NASA should be focusing more on human spaceflight than climate change, NASA is working "to spread awareness" about its climate research. This past weekend in Washington, DC, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said, "We want to know how our planet works and how we affect it and how it might change in the future." According to the article, NASA officials believe that Earth science is a "critical" field.

        Astronauts Send Back Images Of Earth For Earth Day. Mashable (4/22, Kramer, 2.3M) reports that for Earth Day, ISS astronauts Terry Virts, Scott Kelly, and Samantha Cristoforetti all released "amazing images of Earth from space." The article notes that NASA is asking the public to post their own images under the hashtag #NoPlaceLikeHome.

        The Washington Post (4/22, Feltman, 5.03M) "Speaking of Science" blog, International Business Times (4/22, Poladian, 774K), India Times (4/23, Madhavan, 62K), RT (RUS) (4/23, 346K), and LiveScience (4/22, Chow, 444K) all post images of Earth taken from space, either by satellites or from the ISS.

        Kelly Launches Geography Quiz On Twitter. AFP (4/23) reports that on Earth Day, ISS astronaut Scott Kelly has launched "a geography quiz on Twitter." NASA said, "The first person to correctly identify the place depicted in his photos will win a copy of the picture signed by Kelly after he returns to Earth in March 2016." Kelly noted, "Expanding our geography knowledge is essential to our economic well-being, our relationships with other nations and the environment. ... It helps us make sense of our world and allows us to make connections between people and places."

        The Huntsville (AL) Times (4/23, Roop, 127K), Headlines & Global News (4/23, Aquilina), and NBC News (4/22, Wagstaff, 2.54M) website also covers the story.

        Astronauts To Speak About The Environment In Upcoming Documentary. SPACE (4/22, Howell, 241K) continued coverage of Guy Reid's new documentary "PLANETARY," which launched yesterday. It was developed "with a helping hand from former NASA astronauts Ron Garan and Mae Jemison." The article notes that Garan is also helping Reid with his next project, "Orbital," "which features NASA astronauts talking about the environment."

        The Tech Times (4/22, 153K) and NPR (4/22, Gleiser, 1.52M) "13.7" blog also cover the documentary.

        KSC Visitor Complex Hosts Earth Day Celebration. The CFLN-TV Orlando, FL (4/22, Hume, 56K) website reports on the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's Earth Day celebration, which included over "50 exhibits and displays." Included in the event was a display of "some of [NASA's] alternative fuel vehicles."

        Schmidt: US Needs To Be Capping CO2 Emissions. In the lead segment of MSNBC's Now With Alex Wagner (4/22, 4:00 p.m. ET, 213K), Gavin Schmidt of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies said the following when asked what the nation should be doing about climate change, "The main thing that we need to be doing is capping our carbon dioxide emissions. Those are the emissions that arise from the burning of oil and the burning of coal and the burning of natural gas and deforestation as well. They're linked to climate change, air quality, public health, ecosystem health, and there are an enormous amount of things that we're trying to do now, but need to be working on much more strongly in the future. ... There are lags in the system that mean that the planet's temperature and the sea level haven't caught up with what we've already put into the atmosphere. So we're still kind of catching up with what happened 20, 30 years ago. ... By the time we get to 2050, it's going to be worse than it is now and it's going to continue to get worse."

        The second part of the segment continues here (4/23), and the remainder of the segment can be found here (4/23).

Astronaut Service Missions Restored Hubble.

NBC Nightly News (4/22, story 12, 1:20, Holt, 7.86M) continued coverage of the Hubble telescope's 25th anniversary. Reporter Harry Smith notes how "a repair mission and several subsequent visits" has allowed the telescope to send back images that allow the public to "visualize the vastness of the universe" and "understand where we fit."

        The AP (4/23, Dunn) notes that astronauts, through their spacewalks, restored "not only Hubble's eyesight but NASA's integrity."

        In an op-ed for the Twin Falls (ID) Times-News (4/23, 75K), Chris Anderson, manager of the College of Southern Idaho's Centennial Observatory, writes that it was "a relief" when images showed that the first astronaut servicing mission restored the telescope.

        The Guardian (UK) (4/23, Sample, 2.93M) also covers the story.

        Books Detail Hubble's History. Wired (4/22, Fallon, 4.16M) reports on "Infinite Worlds: The People & Places of Space Exploration" by photographer Michael Soluri, who had "three years of access to document the astronaut crew, labor force, and one-of-a-kind tools that framed the last (and the riskiest) shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope." To mark the telescope's 25th anniversary, Soluri sent Wired some of the images from the book.

        SPACE (4/22, Cofield, 241K), meanwhile, interviews author Robert Zimmerman about his book "The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built it." That book detailed "the multidecade struggle" to launch the Hubble and its scientific accomplishments. After discussing some of the people profiled in the book, Zimmerman noted that "many people sacrificed a lot" to make the Hubble telescope a reality. Zimmerman also discussed how the Hubble almost was not serviced for a final time. He added that he would "go to the bank" that when the time comes for the telescope to be deorbited, NASA will find a way to "raise its orbit" or "fix it robotically or by humans decades down the road."

        Events Mark Hubble Anniversary. The Columbia (SC) State (4/22, 300K) reports that the S.C. State Museum is celebrating the Hubble anniversary on Friday with "a family-friendly event."

        Discovery News (4/22, Klotz, 774K) has a guide of some of the events "NASA and other organizations" are hosting.

        NASA Providing 3D Printing Files Of Hubble Collectibles. collectSPACE (4/22, Pearlman) reports that NASA has released "a set of do-it-yourself collectibles" to celebrate the anniversary. The collectibles – "a medallion, a model of the space telescope and a Hubble 'space ball'" – are being issued as "a file, ready for 3D printing."

        Duane Carey Visits Pisgah Elementary School. The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times (4/22, Ball, 39K) reports that astronaut Duane Carey visited Pisgah Elementary School in Asheville, NC on Wednesday. Carey talked about space travel and showed the kids a video he and another astronaut shot while servicing the Hubble Telescope. In an interview, Carey said, "My secret goal is to specialize in reaching kids in rural areas, reaching kids in the inner urban areas, reaching the kind of kids that I think America really needs to grow up and be a good percentage of our future leaders. ... America just benefits when you get more kids from more varied backgrounds having opportunities to reach our leadership positions."

        Morse: It Would Be Unproductive To Service Hubble Again. In an op-ed for Space News (4/22, Subscription Publication, 481), Jon Morse, former director of NASA's Astrophysics Division, wrote that while he is a "Hubble hugger," it "may not be in the best interests of the astronomical science community or the taxpaying public" to service the Hubble anymore, as some suggest. Servicing the Hubble "flies in the face of the National Research Council's recommendations," which, in its 2010 decadal survey, endorsed NASA's current plan not to service the Hubble again. To Morse, it is scientifically appropriate to move on to the James Webb Space Telescope and other priorities that need to be constructed. Instead of spending money on another servicing mission, it would be better and more productive to spend the same amount on "a new observatory optimized for the ultraviolet-visible wavelengths."

NASA Open Innovation Manager Wants Data Boot Camp To Expand.

SPACE (4/22, Brabaw, 241K) reports on the recent Women in Data Boot Camp, which took place during the 2015 International Space Apps Challenge earlier this month. The boot camp was the brainchild of NASA Open Innovation Manager Beth Beck after she saw the lack of women participants at last year's space apps challenge. While the boot camp only took place in New York, Beck reportedly wants the gathering to expand "to include workshops at other Space Apps events next year."

Bean To Discuss Time In Space At Lee High School.

The Midland (TX) Reporter-Telegram (4/23, Lopez, 45K) profiles Apollo astronaut Alan Bean, who will speak about his time in space "at Saturday's Relativity Lecture at Lee High School auditorium." The article notes that Bean, who is now an artist, paints pictures that are "favorites of space enthusiasts and planetariums."

Gilruth To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Aviation Hall Of Fame.

The Duluth (MN) News Tribune (4/23, Passi, 138K) reports that Robert Gilruth, "the man who led this nation's bold yet successful effort to put the first human being on the moon," is being posthumously inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame. According to the article, Gilruth currently is "a virtual unknown to many in the city where he grew up — Duluth." However, Duluth Aviation Institute supports hope this recognition will help change that fact.

SpaceX Passes Test Readiness Review Ahead Of Pad Abort Test.

NASA Space Flight (4/22, Bergin, 305) reports that SpaceX recently passed a Test Readiness Review (TRR) for May 5's Dragon 2 Pad Abort test. The article notes that after the review, NASA announced that the upcoming test would be broadcast on NASA TV. Meanwhile, the main focus of the article was the completion of a Static Fire test ahead of the April 27 launch of the TurkmenistanSat spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. The results will be reviewed "prior to a Launch Readiness Review (LRR) later this week."

        Spaceflight Insider (4/22, Rhian) focuses solely on SpaceX's Static Fire test.

ULA Vulcan Rocket Will Need Non-Defense Clients To Be Economically Viable.

Spaceflight Now (4/22, Clark, 3K) reports that the "the economic viability" of the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) new Vulcan rocket will depend on obtaining enough commercial customers so that the rocket launches "at least 10 times per year." According to the article, when examining the launch landscape in 2019, when the rocket debuts, ULA will initially need clients outside of the military because of "the dearth of national security payloads, the availability of new launchers, and the Vulcan's lack of Air Force certification." ULA president and CEO Tory Bruno also said that the company "definitely" will be launching NASA missions, whether commercial crew and commercial cargo or science missions.

Public Has Chance To Spot ISS Along With Lyrid Meteor Shower.

The KMGH-TV Denver (4/22, Makens, 124K) website reports that the ISS was expected to be over Denver last night, one of two "nice 'space sightings'" expected. The other opportunity involved the Lyrid meteor shower.

        The WLKY-TV Louisville, KY (4/22, Belski, 106K) website also reports on a ISS sighting opportunity on Wednesday.

Image Of Huntsville Taken With ISERV Camera.

The WAAY-TV Huntsville, AL (4/22, Barrett, 3K) "Space Alabama" website posts an image of Huntsville, Alabama taken by the ISS' "off-the-shelf" ISERV camera in 2013. The article notes that the camera was built at the Marshall Space Flight Center for the SERVIR program, which "uses Earth observation equipment in space to help with disaster relief and environmental decision making worldwide."

Howard College San Angelo Students Head To Johnson Space Center.

The San Angelo (TX) Standard-Times (4/23, 2K) reports that three students from local Howard College San Angelo Community College will join over 300 other Texas students at the Johnson Space Center on Saturday for an Aerospace Scholars program. The students will create mock Mars exploration companies, building Rover prototypes and creating and presenting the business structure.

Vile Parle College Students Win Awards At NASA Competition.

The Times of India (4/23, Laxman, 494K) reports that students from Vile Parle's Mukesh Patel School of Technology, Management and Engineering, competed for the fifth time at NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The competition took place at Marshall Space Flight Center. Team leader Saurabh Saptarshi told reporters upon returning to Mumbai, "We were the only ones from India to have won two prizes."

Ten Emirati Students Visit KSC.

The Khaleej Times (ARE) (4/23, Debusmann, 220K) reports that last month 10 Emirati students visited the Kennedy Space Center and Lockheed Martin, where they met "some of America's top aeronautical engineers and scientists," including those working on the Orion program.

 

 

 

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   Headlines

  1. Joint Leadership Team Web Poll

While 75 percent of you need at least an 80 percent chance of success before you will leave on a roundtrip to Mars, about 10 percent said they'd be willing to go one way only. That's devotion! This week we had the Spring Safety, Health and Environmental Fair, and I'd like to hear if you attended and what you thought. Was it great? OK? Didn't go? "Game of Thrones" has been a little disappointing, but the dragons are fixing to spice things up—according to you. I have a little-known secret I've been hiding for a while. You know that perfect guy JJ Watt? He has a flaw that only I know about. He ain't perfect, but can you guess what his big imperfection is? You might be surprised.

Caroline your Wozniacki on over to get this week's poll.

Joel Walker x30541 http://jlt.jsc.nasa.gov/

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  1. Will You Be the Winner?

Today is the final day of the JSC Knowledge Office's online scavenger hunt celebrating 25 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. Will you be the big winner in mission control watching the Expedition 44 crew launch? Answer questions about the Hubble's legacy after a quarter century of groundbreaking scientific discoveries to be entered for your chance to win!

If you weren't able to participate the entire week, no worries! You can still catch up and submit answers to all the scavenger hunt questions—as long as the answers are submitted by 6 p.m. tomorrow.

Julie Barnes-Gober x38407 https://knowledge.jsc.nasa.gov/

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  1. NASA TV Coverage Set for ISS Cargo Ship Activities

NASA TV will provide live coverage of the departure of one cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) and the arrival of another this month.

The ISS Progress 57 cargo ship departs the station Saturday, April 25. NASA TV coverage of the undocking will begin at 1:15 a.m. CDT. The Russian resupply ship, which arrived at the orbital laboratory last October, will undock from the Pirs Docking Compartment at 1:40 a.m. After it undocks, the spacecraft will move to a safe distance from the station until it is deorbited on Sunday, April 26.

Progress 59 will launch and dock to the station Tuesday, April 28, with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the station's Expedition 43 crew.

NASA TV will begin at 1:45 a.m. The spacecraft will launch at 2:09 a.m. (1:09 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, make a four-orbit, six-hour trip to the space station and dock at 8:07 a.m. Docking coverage will begin at 7:30 a.m.

JSC, Ellington Field, Sonny Carter Training Facility and White Sands Test Facility employees with hard-wired computer network connections can view the event using the JSC EZTV IP Network TV System on channel 404 (standard definition) or channel 4541 (HD). Please note: EZTV currently requires using Internet Explorer on a Windows PC or Safari on a Mac. Mobile devices, Wi-Fi, VPN or connections from other centers are currently not supported by EZTV.

First-time users will need to install the EZTV Monitor and Player client applications:

    • For those WITH admin rights (Elevated Privileges), you'll be prompted to download and install the clients when you first visit the IPTV website
    • For those WITHOUT admin rights (Elevated Privileges), you can download the EZTV client applications from the ACES Software Refresh Portal (SRP)

If you are having problems viewing the video using these systems, contact the Information Resources Directorate Customer Support Center at x46367, or visit the FAQ site.

JSC External Relations, Office of Communications and Public Affairs x35111 http://www.nasa.gov/station

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  1. Five JSC Technologies in April Tech Briefs

The April 2015 NASA Tech Briefs magazine features five new JSC technologies! Tech Briefs are published to share information on advanced research and technology programs developed through NASA.

April articles include: MMOD Risk Mitigation Technology for Spacecraft Thermal Protection Systems (inventors - Vuong Pham, Melissa Flores, Jim Milhoan and Geoffrey Degraff); Advanced Rolling Mechanics Analysis (AROMA) 1.0 (inventors - Justin McFatter, Lucas Robinson, Matthew Gean and Thomas Farris); Next-Generation, Lightweight Hard Upper Torso/Hatch Assembly (inventor - Mike McCarthy); Method of Water Regeneration From Waste and Cascade Distillation (inventors - Voktdimir Rifert, Allen MacKnight, Ivan Zolotukhin and Alex Lubman); and Transforming DAVE-ML Models to Executable C/C++ (inventor - John Penn).

For details on these technologies, visit the Exploration Integration and Science Directorate's Strategic Partnerships Office website, or call the JSC Technology Transfer Office at x33809.

All published NASA Tech Briefs can be found here.

Holly Kurth x32951

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  1. Memorial & Tree Planting – M. Scott Carpenter

A memorial service honoring the life of astronaut M. Scott Carpenter will be held Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Teague Auditorium. Immediately following there will be a tree planting ceremony in the JSC Memorial Tree Grove.

Carpenter, one of the original "Mercury seven" astronauts, was the second spacefaring American to ever orbit the Earth, propelling NASA's dawn of human spaceflight. Read more about Carpenter's incredible life and achievements on JSC Features.

For the tree planting ceremony, there will be limited parking available along the tree grove; employees are encouraged to walk or carpool.

Event Date: Friday, May 1, 2015   Event Start Time:2:00 PM   Event End Time:3:30 PM
Event Location: Teague, Memorial Tree Grove

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Stephanie Castillo x33341

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  1. Network Outage for JSC and Agency WAN - April 26

JSC will undergo a WAN outage on Sunday, March 26, from noon to 5 p.m. CDT to upgrade border routers to new hardware. This outage runs parallel with the agency WAN outage from noon to midnight CDT on March 26.

This local outage will affect all Internet connectivity for JSC.

Impacted resources:

    • Internet access to/from NASA networks
    • VPN access into NASA networks
    • Access to NASA public websites
    • Email to/from external locations
    • Web and mobile access to NOMAD email
    • Center-to-center communication
    • Access to any server or resource not located at JSC

Unaffected services:

    • Internal center communication with servers internal to JSC (includes connectivity between JSC, Ellington Field and Sonny Carter Training Facility)
    • VoIP phone system

We apologize for any inconvenience and are working diligently to keep network outages to a minimum.

For questions, please contact the Enterprise Service Desk at x34800 (option 2, option 2).

JSC IRD Outreach x39515 http://ird.jsc.nasa.gov/Lists/wIReD%20in%20The%20Latest%20IRD%20News/Lat...

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  1. Emergency Medical Exercise on Jogging Trail

Please be aware that there will be an emergency medical exercise conducted Friday morning on the jogging trail near Space Center Boulevard.

Elmer Johnson x32084

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  1. Recent JSC Announcement

Please visit the JSC Announcements (JSCA) Web page to view the newly posted announcement:

JSCA 15-011: Key Personnel Assignment - Heather Rarick

Archived announcements are also available on the JSCA Web page.

Linda Turnbough x36246 http://ird.jsc.nasa.gov/DocumentManagement/announcements/default.aspx

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   Organizations/Social

  1. Flex Friday *Free* Personal Training & Classes

Join us this Friday at the Gilruth for a wide spectrum of class offerings!

On top of that, we have certified personal trainers awaiting your presence for a 30-minute consultation at no extra charge. Sign up through the link below.

Whatever your health and wellness inquiries may be, please know that our friendly staff is here to assist you on your journey. We hope you'll join us this week for another wonderful Flex Friday at the Gilruth!

Chrisanna Colletta x35010 https://starport.jsc.nasa.gov/en/programs/special-events/flex-friday-spe...

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  1. Starport: Women's Self-Defense Workshop

Join us for Women's Self-Defense Workshop, where you will learn simple, effective self-defense techniques and strategies to combat all aspects of an assault.

You will learn:

    • Triangle of victimization
    • Four phases of an assault
    • Two types of sexual predators
    • Three steps of verbal self-defense
    • The false surrender
    • Essential break-away techniques

Saturday, May 9

Six-week session: $90 early registration | $110 standard registration

Ages: 16 and up

Times: 7:30 to 9 a.m.

Register online or at the Gilruth Center information desk.

Shericka Phillips x35563 https://starport.jsc.nasa.gov/en/programs/recreation-programs/womens-sel...

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  1. Starport Summer Camp - Register Now

Starport is offering summer camp for youth at the Gilruth Center all summer long. We have tons of fun planned, and we expect each session to fill up, so get your registrations in early! Weekly themes are listed on our website, as well as information regarding registration.

Ages: 6 to 12

Times: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Dates: June 8 to Aug. 21 in one-week sessions

Fee per session: $140 per child | $125 per sibling

Register for all sessions and receive a discount! Register online or at the Gilruth Center information desk.

Like us on Facebook to receive daily information about camps!

Shericka Phillips x35563 https://starport.jsc.nasa.gov/en/programs/familyyouth-programs/youth-day...

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  1. Pre-order Astronaut Ron Garan's New Book Today

Come by the ShopNASA Gift Shops in Buildings 3 or 11 to pre-order your copy of International Space Station astronaut Ron Garan's new book, "The Orbital Perspective." Garan will be on-site in Building 3 on Wednesday, May 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a book signing. Books must be pre-ordered for the signing, so come purchase your copy today!

Ansley Browns x46487

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  1. HSI ERG Meeting with HSI Case Study Presentation

Before you head to the Martian book event, come join us for lunch while we learn about and discuss a recent Human Systems Integration (HSI) case study that can help shape NASA's future efforts to avoid some of the pitfalls seen in the book. There are some great efforts going on to develop HSI expertise and capabilities here at JSC. On the Orion Project, the team recently performed a human-rating assessment of the Exploration Mission-2 mission/system. This effort provides a case study of HSI in progress on a program. Paul Campbell has been a key leader in this effort and will be joining us to discuss successes and lessons learned from this effort. During the meeting we will also have a time for discussing those areas at JSC most in need of HSI development. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Event Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015   Event Start Time:11:00 AM   Event End Time:11:45 AM
Event Location: 1/620

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James Taylor x34339 http://collaboration.jsc.nasa.gov/iierg/HSI/SitePages/Home.aspx

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  1. Your Teen and Alcohol Awareness

The prom/graduation season is coming up. Have you talked with your teenager about the dangers of underage drinking? Alcohol Awareness Month is in April because one third of alcohol-related traffic incidents with teens happen yearly between the months of April and June. Drinking can also increase the likelihood of other risk-related behavior. It is important for your young kids and teenagers to learn about the effects of alcohol use beyond the glamorized image portrayed in the media. Join Daisy Wei, MSSW, LCSW, with the JSC Employee Assistance Program, for "Your Teen and Alcohol Awareness" and gain the facts for starting a conversation in your home.

Event Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015   Event Start Time:11:30 AM   Event End Time:12:30 PM
Event Location: Building 30 Auditorium

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Lorrie Bennett, Employee Assistance Program, Occupational Health Branch x36130

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   Jobs and Training

  1. LASER Virtual Event: Supervision as a Discipline

Please join fellow supervisors from across the agency for a virtual event, led by peers, to hear about "ah-ha" moments from the LASER Program. Learn to make more intentional choices about how you want to lead your team and encourage them to fully engage and contribute to NASA's mission. Examine and discuss the benefits of: self-awareness as a deep understanding of yourself and your ability to continuously grow and develop; create strong connections with employees that engage and inspire them toward the NASA vision; build skillful and rich relationships with peers, employees, partners and leaders inside and outside of the agency; foster a motivating, productive work environment in support of the unique needs and requirements for your organization; and identify specific actions you can take to improve your workplace.

SATERN registration: LMD-LASER-SD (ID# 78307)

Target Audience: Potential future LASER participants, experience supervisor cohort participants, first-line supervisors and supervisors of current LASER participants

Event Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015   Event Start Time:11:45 AM   Event End Time:2:30 PM
Event Location: TBD

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Nancy Garrick x33076

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  1. General Industry Safety and Health - May 1

SMA-SAFE-NSTC-066A: General Industry (CFR 1910) Safety and Health Provisions

This three-hour course is based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) CFR 1910 course, Requirements for General Safety and Health Provisions. It will provide a general overview of OSHA 1910 safety requirements. During the course, the student will receive an overview of those topics needed to work safely in general industry. There will be a final exam associated with this course, which must be passed with a 70 percent minimum score to receive course credit.

Use this direct link for registration:

https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=SCHEDULED_...

Shirley Robinson x41284

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  1. Applied Space Systems Engineering: May 19-21

This three-day course examines the practical application of space systems engineering processes throughout the lifecycle. The course is aimed at practical, hands-on application of systems engineering tools and processes that can be realistically applied within your project environment to produce effective space systems. The course presents a detailed review of 17 major systems engineering processes within three major categories: design, realization and systems engineering management. A detailed end-to-end space system case study is used to translate theory to practice by illustrating detailed how-to examples for achieving and establishing each major technical baseline throughout the mission lifecycle.

This course is designed for systems engineers, payload principal investigators, subsystem engineers or project managers involved in any phase of the space mission lifecycle.

This course is available for self-registration in SATERN and is open to civil servants and contractors.

Dates: Tuesday to Thursday, May 19 to 21

Location: Building 12, Room 146

Zeeaa Quadri x39723 https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=SCHED...

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  1. APPEL: Introduction to Green Engineering

This course provides an introduction to the topic of green engineering, a tool for reducing the environmental impact of products, processes and systems and making them more sustainable. From a NASA perspective, green engineering is an engineering best practice that considers environmental impacts as another design risk for mission success.

This course is designed as graduate-level seminar for engineers, scientists, project managers and others who design products, processes or systems and want to understand, quantify and reduce the associated environmental impacts.

This course is available for self-registration until Tuesday, May 26, and is open to civil servants and contractors.

Dates: Tuesday through Thursday, June 2 to 4

Location: Building 12, Room 146

Zeeaa Quadri x39723 https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=SCHED...

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   Community

  1. Celebrate Earth Day at Exploration Green Saturday

On Saturday, April 25, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bay Area's new Exploration Green will host its Earth Day Celebration at the 200-acre green space in the heart of Clear Lake (16205 Diana, next to the Clear Lake Recreation Center).

 Free and open to all, festivities will include an informal 5K trail run, kite flying, outdoor games, jogging, biking and walking, geocaching, mountain bike races and environmental education activities. Click here to learn more about Earth Day events, or call 281-282-2721 for information. Sign up to volunteer at tree nurseries or with activities.

Event Date: Saturday, April 25, 2015   Event Start Time:8:00 AM   Event End Time:2:00 PM
Event Location: Bay Area's Exploration Green

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Doug Peterson x48406

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  1. Co-ops & Interns Needed for HS Aerospace Scholars

You've landed a great summer internship—now pay it forward by mentoring High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) students. Share your NASA experience, college background and advice with students interested in following your footsteps, and lend a hand as they participate in engineering challenges and plan a mission to Mars. There are six weeks to choose from, and the commitment requires about 20 hours.

Summer Schedule:

    • Week 1: June 15 to 19
    • Week 2: June 22 to 26
    • Week 3: July 6 to 10
    • Week 4: July 13 to 17
    • Week 5: July 20 to 24
    • Week 6: July 27 to 31

If interested, please:

1. Complete the mentor application here.

2. Create a V-CORPs account.

3. Review mentor responsibilities.

4. Apply by May 4.

Brandi Dean x41403 http://has.aerospacescholars.org/mentors

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  1. Help Students Test Rockets May 9-10

The SystemsGo Aeroscience High School Program needs volunteers Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

SystemsGo is an educational nonprofit supporting progressive and innovative science, technology, engineering and math programs in high schools throughout Texas. Volunteers are needed to help 13 Gulf-Coast-area high schools test the 30 project vehicles that they've designed and fabricated to either loft a one-pound payload to one mile or attempt transonic velocity.

Volunteers will assist with range safety review, recovery deployment installation, launch pad prep/test, fill/fire control, GPS tracking and more.

    • GPS tracking - one volunteer needed daily
    • Range safety - two volunteers needed daily
    • Stage 3 tech - one volunteer needed daily
    • Pad techs - two volunteers needed daily
    • Mission Control - one volunteer needed daily
    • Comm/documentation - one volunteer needed daily

To volunteer, contact Joyce Abbey at 281-335-2041 or visit Space Center Volunteers.

Event Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015   Event Start Time:7:00 AM   Event End Time:4:00 PM
Event Location: Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge

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Joyce Abbey 281-335-2041

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  1. Help Out Athletes at the 2015 Special Olympics

 

Space Center Volunteers are needed for the 2015 Special Olympics Area 22 Spring Games on May 1 and 2. It's the Gulf Coast's largest sporting competition, with more than 400 athletes competing in over 20 different sports!

Volunteers are needed to facilitate events, encourage the athletes competing, as well as for the setup/teardown of awards, opening ceremonies, banquet, dance and the athlete village. Approximately 250 to 300 volunteers are needed.

Though this event has been historically held at Clear Creek High School's track-and-field area, we are confirming a new Clear Lake location for 2015.

Previous experience not required. Friends and family are welcome. Volunteers under 15 years of age must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Wear your Space Center Volunteers shirt if you have one. Lunch will be provided for all-day volunteers on Saturday.

Join us! For shift information and to sign up, click here.

Event Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015   Event Start Time:7:30 AM   Event End Time:6:00 PM
Event Location: Clear Creek ISD

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Joyce Abbey 281-335-2041 http://spacecentervolunteers.weebly.com/2015-sotx-area22-spring-games-in...

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