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NASA MEDIA GUIDE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS APRIL 1993
FOREWORD
To members of the news media:
I am pleased to provide you with the 1993 edition of our Media
Guide and Public Affairs Contacts. The NASA Public Affairs team listed in this directory is committed to providing you with timely and accurate information about the agency's many programs.
I invite you to visit the NASA facilities around the United
States. An overview of the various facilities, their major responsibilities and the public affairs contacts are provided in this directory.
We look forward to working with you.
Geoffrey H. Vincent Acting Associate Administrator for Public Affairs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Headquarters (HQ) 1 Ames Research Center (ARC) 12 Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Facility (DFRF) 15 Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) 18 Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) 22 Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) 26 John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) 30 Langley Research Center (LARC) 34 Lewis Research Center (LERC) 38 George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) 42 Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) 47 John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) 48 Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) 50 Public Affairs FAX Phone Listing 52 Information Sources 54 NASA Internal News Publications 56 Alphabetical listing of Public Affairs Contacts 58
NASA HEADQUARTERS 300 E Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20546
Headquarters has more than 2,000 employees and administers the
total NASA budget, which for FY 1993 is $14.3 billion. Daniel S. Goldin is the NASA Administrator.
NASA Headquarters exercises management over the space flight
centers, research centers and other installations that constitute the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Responsibilities of Headquarters cover the determination of
programs and projects; establishment of management policies, procedures and performance criteria; evaluation of progress and the review and analysis of all phases of the aerospace program.
Planning, direction and management of NASA's research and
development programs are the responsibility of program offices which report to and receive overall guidance and direction from an associate administrator.
The Office of Aeronautics directs the agency's aeronautics
research and development programs, including the High-Speed Research Program which is creating and refining the technology and addressing the environmental challenges supporting the development of a future U.S. high-speed civil transport aircraft.
The office also researches advanced technology for subsonic
aircraft, manages NASA's weather-related flight safety research, works to improve inspection methods for aging aircraft, propulsion research and development of advanced piloting and air traffic control aids. In addition, it directs numerous flight research programs using high-performance aircraft such as the SR-71, F/A-18 and F-16XL. It also manages fundamental aeronautics research in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics and human factors issues such as the interaction of pilots with highly-automated cockpits.
The aeronautics office also manages NASA's portion of the multi-
agency High Performance Computing and Commu-nications program, and NASA's part of the National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) program. NASP is a national endeavor to develop and demonstrate technology for advanced vehicles that would take off horizontally, fly into orbit, then return for a runway landing.
The Office of Aeronautics has institutional management
responsibility for Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif.; Ames- Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards, Calif.; Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.; and Lewis Research Center, Cleveland. Dr. Wesley L. Harris is Associate Administrator.
The Office of Space Science is responsible for the NASA space
research and flight programs directed toward scientific investigations of the solar system and astronomical objects using ground-based, airborne and space technologies including sounding rockets and deep space satellites. This office works closely with the scientific community through the Space Studies board of the National Academy of Sciences and other advisory groups.
The Office of Space Science has institutional management
responsibility for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Dr. Wesley T. Huntress, Jr., is the Associate Administrator.
The Office of Mission to Planet Earth is responsible for NASA's
Earth science and environmental research. Mission To Planet Earth is a comprehensive, coordinated research program that studies the Earth as a global environmental system. Comprising ground-based, airborne and space-based programs, this office includes participation from other federal agencies as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program and the international science community.
The office has institutional management for the Goddard Space
Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Dr. Shelby G. Tilford is Acting Associate Administrator.
The Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications is
responsible for assuring the health and safety of humans in space and to understand the biological effects of space flight on organisms. It also uses the unique attributes of the space environment to conduct research and gain new knowledge in fluid behavior, combustion science, material science and biotechnology. Dr. Harry Holloway is the Associate Administrator.
The Office of Space Flight operates the Space Shuttle and develops
both manned and unmanned platforms which enable scientific research and advanced technology development.
The Space Shuttle is NASA's primary space transportation system
and the only space vehicle capable of carrying people and large payloads into Earth orbit and returning them. OSF is responsible for scheduling Space Shuttle flights, developing financial plans and pricing structures and providing services to users. As part of its duties, the Office of Space Flight conducts operations and utilization of Spacelab, a laboratory dedicated to research in space that flies in the Shuttle's cargo bay.
The office is working with the Russian Space Agency to plan and
execute a series of joint missions that will involve flying a cosmonaut aboard the Shuttle and an astronaut aboard the Mir space station, leading up to a mission with a Shuttle docking to the Russian space station. The office also is conducting early planning activities for the operation of the U.S. space station.
The Office of Space Flight also is responsible for institutional
management of the Kennedy Space Center, Fla.; Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.; Johnson Space Center, Houston; and the Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss. Jeremiah W. Pearson III is Associate Administrator.
The Office of Space Systems Development is responsible for
defining and developing potential future space systems and capabilities, as well as demonstrating enhancements to improve existing systems capabilities. The office has responsibility for space station development and operations; large propulsion systems development including a new space transportation main engine and the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor and advanced transportation systems program planning.
A permanently manned space station is essential for advancing
human exploration of space. The space station will be a permanent outpost in space where humans will live and work productively for extended periods of time. It will provide an advanced research laboratory to explore space and employ its resources, and will provide the opportunity to learn to build, operate and maintain systems in space. The station will be launched in segments aboard the Space Shuttle and assembled in orbit, with first flight set for 1996. NASA centers responsible for developing major elements of the space station are the Marshall Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center and Lewis Research Center.
The advanced solid rocket motor is being developed to replace the
redesigned solid rocket motor. The ASRM will improve the safety, reliability and the performance of the Space Shuttle system. Arnold D. Aldrich is Associate Administrator.
The Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology has a mission to
pioneer innovative, customer-focused concepts and technologies, leveraged through industrial, academic and government alliances, to ensure U.S. commercial competitiveness and preeminence in space.
The office's four primary functions are to maintain a highly
professional systems engineering team capable of detailed feasibility and cost analysis of advanced concepts, to be NASA's front door to businesses which want the agency's help and expertise in developing new ideas and technologies, to be the agency's lead in the transfer of technology into the commercial sector and to further the commercialization of space.
The office also manages the agency's Small Business Innovative
Research, technology transfer, Defense Conversion Act and other innovative technology development programs including a new experiment in incubating technology start-up companies. Gregory M. Reck is Associate Administrator.
The Office of Space Communications is responsible for planning,
development and operation of worldwide communications, command, navigation and control, data acquisition, telemetry and data processing essential to the success of NASA programs and activities.
Communications systems requirements for Space Shuttle flights;
Earth orbital, planetary and interplanetary space probes; expendable launch vehicles; research aircraft; sounding rockets; balloons and administrative support are provided by this office. The office consists of five divisions. Charles T. Force is Associate Administrator.
The Office of Safety And Mission Quality plans, develops and
evaluates safety, quality and risk management policies and activities in support of NASA programs. Responsibilities include providing leadership in quality management for science and engineering programs and working closely with NASA flight, ground operations and research programs to develop safety, reliability, maintainability and quality assurance policies and requirements. The office consists of seven divisions and three safety panels. Frederick D. Gregory is Associate Administrator.
Headquarters Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Jeff Vincent (GVINCENT) 202/358-1898 703/836-0015 Acting Associate Administrator
Diane Mangel (DMANGEL) 202/358-1898 301/884-5789 Secretary
vacant 202/358-1400 Deputy Associate Administrator
Linda A. Lynch (LLYNCH) 202/358-1754 301/384-2213 Secretary
FAX: 202/358-4345
Internal Communications - P-2
Elizabeth V. Schmid (ESCHMID) 202/358-1760 703/548-8320 Acting Head/Editor, NASA Magazine
Sonja Maclin 202/358-1768
FAX: 202/358-4360
Program Management Division - PS
Jeff Vincent (GVINCENT) 202/358-1747 703/836-0015 Director
Diane M. Cheatham (DCHEATHAM) 202/358-1748 301/599-9340 Administrative Officer
Robin Timms (RTIMMS) 202/358-1749 301/884-0666 Budget Analyst
Theresa D. Houser (THOUSER) 202/358-1765 301/868-9069 ADP Coordinator
Patricia M. Riep (PN) (PRIEP) 202/358-1764 301/262-4260 Freedom of Information Act Officer
Jo Ann Schneider 202/358-1764 301/725-0025 FOIA Assistant
Thelma Johnson 202/358-1752 Correspondence Processing Analyst
Public Affairs Officers
Sarah Keegan (SKEEGAN) 202/358-1902 703/237-7513 Public Affairs Officer
FAX: 202/358-4336
Office of Aeronautics
Drucella Andersen (DAANDERSEN) 202/358-4733 703/893-3844 Public Affairs Officer (R)
Barbara Selby (BSELBY) 202/358-1983 301/552-1917 Public Affairs Officer (R)
Les Dorr, Jr. (LDORR) 202/488-4615 Writer/Editor
FAX: 202/358-4060
Office of Space Communications Office of Safety and Mission Quality
Dwayne C. Brown (DBROWN) 202/358-0547 301/459-4822 Public Affairs Officer (O) (Q)
FAX: 202/358-2779
Office of Space Flight Office of Space Systems Development
Mark Hess (MHESS) 202/358-1776 703/548-2994 Public Affairs Officer (M-9)
Jim Cast (JCAST) 202/358-1779 301/248-3734 Public Affairs Officer (M-9)
Edward S. Campion (ECAMPION) 202/358-1780 703/998-6342 Public Affairs Officer (M-9)
Carolyn W. Townsend 202/358-1781 410/263-8259 Public Affairs Specialist (M-9)
FAX: 202/358-2887
Office of Space Science
Paula Cleggett-Haleim (PCLEGGETT) 202/358-0883 301/203-9323 Senior Public Affairs Officer (S)
Grace Reardon 202/358-1547 Secretary
FAX: 202/358-3093
Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications
Michael Braukus (MBRAUKUS) 202/358-0872 410/740-7126 Public Affairs Officer (U)
FAX: 202/358-3093
Office of Mission to Planet Earth
Brian Dunbar (BDUNBAR) 202/358-0873 703/841-9110 Public Information Officer (Y)
FAX: 202/358-3093
International Affairs Division
Debra Rahn (DRAHN) 202/358-1639 703/273-7053 Public Affairs Officer (IR)
Jennifer McCarter 202/358-1639 Public Information Assistant
FAX: 202/358-3030
202/358-3031
Office of Advanced Concepts and Technology
Charles Redmond (CREDMOND) 202/358-1757 202/363-3184 Public Affairs Officer (C)
FAX: 202/358-3084
Office of Human Resources and Education
Terri Sindelar (TSINDELAR) 202/358-1977 301/670-9247 Public Affairs Officer (FE)
FAX: 202/358-4210
Media Services Division - PM
James W. McCulla (JMCCULLA) 202/358-0002 703/821-2236 Director
Beverly C. Randolph 202/358-1724 Secretary
News and Information Branch - PM (HQNEWSROOM)
Newsroom Phone 202/358-1600
David W. Garrett (DGARRETT) 202/358-1725 703/998-6910 Chief
Kenneth C. Atchison (KATCHISON) 202/358-1726 301/937-2198 Assistant News Chief
Donald L. Savage (DSAVAGE) 202/358-1727 703/644-9749 Public Affairs Officer Budget And Congressional Affairs
Dave Steitz (DSTEITZ) 202/358-1730 202/483-6072 Public Affairs Specialist
Patrice Williams (PCWILLIAMS) 202/358-1729 Secretary
FAX: 202/358-4210
202/358-4335
Broadcast and Imaging Branch - PMD
Branch phone 202/358-1900
Joseph Headlee (JHEADLEE) 202/358-1734 703/451-3023 Chief
Deanna Corridon 202/358-1733 Secretary
H. Thomas Jaqua (HTJAQUA) 202/358-1737 410/586-3254 Photo and Motion Pictures
Bill Ingalls 202/358-1742 703/243-9243 Still Photographer
Althea Washington 202/358-1738 202/291-3113 Visual Information Specialist
Constance Moore 202/358-1740 301/899-3163 Audio Visual Coordinator
Tony L. Ellington 202/358-0020 703/670-0487 Audio Visual Production Specialist
Deborah Rivera 202/358-1743 703/750-0654 Radio and Television Programs
Christopher C. Allingham 202/484-0067 202/396-5069 Television Producer
John F. Walsh III (JWALSH) 202/358-0066 703/719-6882 Television Producer
FAX: 202/358-4333
Public Services Division - PO
James M. Funkhouser (JFUNKHOUSER) 202/358-1750 703/323-5404 Director
Joycelyn R. Harley 202/358-1750 Secretary
FAX: 202/358-4331
Special Events Branch - POE
Branch Phone: 202/358-2379
Eugene A. Marianetti (EMARIANETTI) 202/358-1721 703/998-0989 Chief
Joanna Adamus 202/358-1716 703/960-2729 Secretary
Mary Weatherspoon 202/358-1720 301/856-3556 Protocol Officer
Evelyn Thames 202/358-1719 301/843-3529 Astronaut Appearances
Geneva B. Barnes 202/358-1639 301/622-2082 International Astronaut Appearances (I)
Tawana M. Clary 202/358-1718 202/832-0291 Astronaut Appearances Assistant
Dorothy C. Davis (GUEST) 202/358-1717 410/798-5811 Program Support Assistant
FAX: 202/358-4332
Special Services Branch - POS
Robert Schulman 202/358-2381 410/757-8095 Chief
Mary F. Reeves 202/358-1708 301/505-4285 Secretary
Jack Schmid 202/358-2381 703/548-8320 NASA Exhibits Manager
Sharon R. Lord (SRLORD) 202/358-1711 301/855-8492 Exhibits Coordinator
Bertram R. Ulrich (BULRICH) 202/358-1713 202/986-0609 Fine Arts/Graphics Coordinator
Renee N. Juhans (RJUHANS) 202/358-2381 Public Inquiries Coordinator
Delores Dale 202/358-1714 Secretary
FAX: 202/358-4331
Television Development Division - PT
Robert J. Shafer (RSHAFER) 202/358-1767 703/569-6714 Director
Thomas J. Bentsen (TBENTSEN) 202/358-1704 410/740-0519 Mgr., Advanced Video Systems Development
Walter A. Maull (WMAULL) 202/358-1703 703/278-8324 Mgr., Planning & Implementation
Patricia A. Respess 202/358-1701 703/352-8220 Program Support Assistant
FAX: 202/358-4334
AMES RESEARCH CENTER Mountain View, Calif. 94035
Ames Research Center was founded in 1939 as an aircraft research
laboratory by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and named for Dr. Joseph S. Ames, Chairman of NACA from 1927 to 1939. In 1958, Ames became part of NASA, along with other NACA installations and certain Department of Defense facilities. In 1981, NASA merged Ames with the Dryden Flight Research Center and the two installations are now referred to as Ames-Moffett and Ames-Dryden (see separate section on Ames-Dryden).
Ames-Moffett is located in Mountain View, Calif., in the heart of
"Silicon Valley" at the southern end of San Francisco Bay on about 430 acres of land adjacent to the U.S. Naval Air Station, Moffett Field.
Ames specializes in scientific research, exploration and
applications aimed toward creating new technology for the nation.
The center's major program responsibilities are concentrated in
computer science and applications, computational and experimental aerodynamics, flight simulation, flight research, hypersonic aircraft, rotorcraft and powered-lift technology, aeronautical and space human factors, life sciences, space sciences, solar system exploration, airborne science and applications, and infrared astronomy.
The center also supports military programs, the Space Shuttle and
various civil aviation projects. These projects and responsibilities will continue to evolve as NASA's needs change and Ames' capabilities develop.
About 2,200 civil service employees and some 2,100 contractor
employees are employed at Ames' two locations. In addition, approximately 400 graduate students, cooperative education students, post-doctoral fellows and university faculty members work at the center.
The Ames staff uses advanced equipment in their search for new
technology. This equipment includes aircraft and spacecraft, wind tunnels, large computer facilities, flight simulators and entry heating simulators.
The center's laboratories are equipped to study solar and
geophysical phenomena, life evolution and life environmental factors and to detect life on other planets. Capital investment at the two locations is more than $996 million, and today's estimated replacement value is more than $2.9 billion. Dr. Dale L. Compton is Center Director.
Ames Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
External Affairs Office
Michael Marlaire 415/604-4191 408/253-2456 Acting Chief
Vacant Deputy Chief
Astrid Terlip 415/604-3347 Secretary
David Morse Staff Asistant 415/604-9000
Media Services Office (AMES.PIO)
Wendell (Del) Harding 415/604-9000 408/244-2680 Chief
Janet Smith 415/604-9000 Clerk
Noemi Gardner 415/604-9000 Clerk
Michael Mewhinney 415/604-3937 415/386-2059 Public Affairs Specialist
Jane Hutchison 415/604-4968 Public Affairs Specialist
Donald G. James 415/604-3935 510/462-8778 Public Affairs Specialist
Diane Farrar 415/604-3934 Public Affairs Specialist
Peter W. Waller 415/604-3938 415/493-9406 Public Affairs Specialist
Elinor Brody 415/604-5090 Astrogram Editor
FAX: 415/604-3953
Educational Programs Office
Garth A. Hull (GAHULL) 415/604-5543 415/941-3250 Chief
Thomas B. Clausen (TCLAUSEN) 415/604-5544 408/996-3726 Educational Programs Specialist
Laura A. Shawnee (LASHAWNEE) 415/604-3936 415/493-6968 Educational Programs Specialist
Mary Valleau 415/604-3939 415/734-9155 Secretary
Ginny Zeitman 415/604-3574 408/296-0200 Teacher Resource Ctr. Coordinator
Commercial and Community Relations Office
Donald James 415/604-4044 Acting Chief
Danielle Goldwater 415/604-5554 Commercial Programs Manager
Geoffrey Lee 415/604-6406 Technology Utilization Officer
Anita Sarlin 415/604-4044 Secretary
C. J. Fenrick 415/604-1227 Freedom of Information
Ames Research Center was founded in 1939 as an aircraft research
laboratory by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and named for Dr. Joseph S. Ames, Chairman of NACA from 1927 to 1939. In 1958, Ames became part of NASA, along with other NACA installations and certain Department of Defense facilities. In 1981, NASA merged Ames with the Dryden Flight Research Center and the two installations are now referred to as Ames-Moffett and Ames-Dryden (see separate section on Ames-Dryden).
Ames-Moffett is located in Mountain View, Calif., in the heart of
"Silicon Valley" at the southern end of San Francisco Bay on about 430 acres of land adjacent to the U.S. Naval Air Station, Moffett Field.
Ames specializes in scientific research, exploration and
applications aimed toward creating new technology for the nation.
The center's major program responsibilities are concentrated in
computer science and applications, computational and experimental aerodynamics, flight simulation, flight research, hypersonic aircraft, rotorcraft and powered-lift technology, aeronautical and space human factors, life sciences, space sciences, solar system exploration, airborne science and applications, and infrared astronomy.
The center also supports military programs, the Space Shuttle and
various civil aviation projects. These projects and responsibilities will continue to evolve as NASA's needs change and Ames' capabilities develop.
About 2,200 civil service employees and some 2,100 contractor
employees are employed at Ames' two locations. In addition, approximately 400 graduate students, cooperative education students, post-doctoral fellows and university faculty members work at the center.
The Ames staff uses advanced equipment in their search for new
technology. This equipment includes aircraft and spacecraft, wind tunnels, large computer facilities, flight simulators and entry heating simulators.
The center's laboratories are equipped to study solar and
geophysical phenomena, life evolution and life environmental factors and to detect life on other planets. Capital investment at the two locations is more than $996 million, and today's estimated replacement value is more than $2.9 billion. Dr. Dale L. Compton is Center Director.
Ames Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
External Affairs Office
Michael Marlaire 415/604-4191 408/253-2456 Acting Chief
Vacant Deputy Chief
Astrid Terlip 415/604-3347 Secretary
David Morse Staff Asistant 415/604-9000
Media Services Office (AMES.PIO)
Wendell (Del) Harding 415/604-9000 408/244-2680 Chief
Janet Smith 415/604-9000 Clerk
Noemi Gardner 415/604-9000 Clerk
Michael Mewhinney 415/604-3937 415/386-2059 Public Affairs Specialist
Jane Hutchison 415/604-4968 Public Affairs Specialist
Donald G. James 415/604-3935 510/462-8778 Public Affairs Specialist
Diane Farrar 415/604-3934 Public Affairs Specialist
Peter W. Waller 415/604-3938 415/493-9406 Public Affairs Specialist
Elinor Brody 415/604-5090 Astrogram Editor
FAX: 415/604-3953
Educational Programs Office
Garth A. Hull (GAHULL) 415/604-5543 415/941-3250 Chief
Thomas B. Clausen (TCLAUSEN) 415/604-5544 408/996-3726 Educational Programs Specialist
Laura A. Shawnee (LASHAWNEE) 415/604-3936 415/493-6968 Educational Programs Specialist
Mary Valleau 415/604-3939 415/734-9155 Secretary
Ginny Zeitman 415/604-3574 408/296-0200 Teacher Resource Ctr. Coordinator
Commercial and Community Relations Office
Donald James 415/604-4044 Acting Chief
Danielle Goldwater 415/604-5554 Commercial Programs Manager
Geoffrey Lee 415/604-6406 Technology Utilization Officer
Anita Sarlin 415/604-4044 Secretary
C. J. Fenrick 415/604-1227 Freedom of Information
Ames Research Center HUGH L. DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH FACILITY Post Office Box 273 Edwards, Calif. 93523
The Dryden Flight Research Facility is located at Edwards,
Calif., in the Mojave Desert, approximately 80 miles north of Los Angeles. The facility enjoys almost ideal weather for flight testing and is located at the southern end of a 500-mile, high-speed flight corridor. Situated adjacent to Rogers Dry Lake, a 44-square- mile natural surface for landing, the facility is in an isolated area free from problems of population disturbance or hazard.
About 450 civil service and 510 contractor employees are employed
at Dryden. Capital investment at the facility totals about $135 million and replacement value is $371 million.
The facility's primary research tools are research aircraft.
Ground-based facilities include a high temperature loads calibration laboratory that allows testing of complete aircraft and structural components under the combined effects of loads and heat; a highly developed aircraft flight instrumentation capability; a flight systems laboratory with a diversified capability for avionics system fabrication, development and operations; a flow visualization facility that allows basic flow mechanics to be seen on models or small components; a data analysis facility for processing of flight research data; a remotely piloted research vehicles facility and a test range communications and data transmission capability that links NASA's Western Aeronautical Test Range facilities at Ames-Moffett, Crows Landing and Dryden.
Since 1946, Dryden has developed a unique and highly specialized
capability for conducting flight research programs. Its test organization, consisting of pilots, engineers, technicians and mechanics, is unmatched anywhere in the world. This versatile organization has demonstrated its capability, not only with high- speed research aircraft, but also with such unusual flight vehicles as the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle and wingless lifting bodies.
The facility participated in the Approach and Landing Tests of
the Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise and continues to support Shuttle orbiter landings from space as well as processing them for ferry flights back to the launch site.
Dryden is flying a specially instrumented F/A-18 to investigate
high angle of attack, or high alpha, flight. Today's high performance jet aircraft can fly in the high alpha flight regime, but not necessarily efficiently. The facility's research will create a data base for aircraft designers to accurately predict high alpha airflow. High alpha technology may result in airplanes capable of "supermaneuvers" and will help eliminate operational limitations imposed on aircraft designed without this techno-logy.
Another high alpha program currently in progress at Dryden
features the X-31. An international test organization managed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is conducting flight tests to obtain data for next-generation high performance aircraft. In addition to NASA and DARPA, program participants include the U.S. Navy and Air Force, Rockwell International, the Federal Republic of Germany and Deutsche Aerospace.
The facility's B-52 currently is serving as the carrier aircraft
for Pegasus, a winged, three-stage space launch booster. Pegasus will be used to deliver small payloads into orbit. The B-52 has been used previously to carry aloft and air-launch such vehicles as the famed rocket-powered X-15 and the lifting bodies, forerunners of the Space Shuttle.
Dryden's F-15 is continuing flight research on Performance
Seeking Control (PSC). Using digital flight control, inlet control and engine control systems together, PSC demonstrates improvements in peak engine performance and maneuvering capabilities. The F-15 also is equipped with a new computer-aided control system that will allow a pilot to maintain control of a crippled aircraft using engine propulsion to maneuver. The ultimate goal of the program is to land the aircraft with only engine power.
Extensive tests of Space Shuttle landing gear assemblies, from
normal conditions up to and including failure modes, will be conducted using a CV-990 transport aircraft. Information from the tests will help in developing crew procedures for various landing conditions and situations.
Facility researchers are making preparations for the flight test
program of an experimental vehicle of the National Aero-Space Plane Program (NASP). One of three SR-71 aircraft based at Dryden currently is flying in preparation for possible experiments for the NASP. Kenneth J. Szalai is Director.
Ames-Dryden Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Nancy Lovato (NDLOVATO) 805/258-3448 805/948-2957 Public Affairs Officer
Donald E. Haley (DEHALEY) 805/258-3456 805/943-5817 Public Affairs Specialist
Donald A. Nolan (DANOLAN) 805/258-3447 805/942-9804 Public Affairs Specialist
Michelle Berman (DRYDEN.NEWS) 805/258-3449 Secretary
Teacher Resource Center 805/258-3456
Tour Office 805/258-3460
Linda Faulhaber 805/258-3459 The X-Press Editor
FAX: 805/258-3566
GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER Greenbelt, Md. 20771
This NASA field center, 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C.,
has one of the world's leading groups of scientists, engineers and administrative managers. It has the largest scientific staff of all the NASA centers.
With its approximately 13,000 civil service and contract
employees, including its facility at Wallops Island, Va., the center is involved in, among other things, research in the Earth and space sciences and the design, fabrication and testing of scientific satellites that survey the Earth and the universe as well as tracking satellites and suborbital space vehicles.
Because of its versatility, Goddard scientists can develop and
support a mission, and Goddard engineers and technicians can design, build and integrate the spacecraft. Goddard also is involved in implementing suborbital programs using small and medium expendable launch vehicles, aircraft, balloons and sounding rockets.
Controllers in the Payload Operations Control Centers maintain a
24-hour vigil every day of the year for more than 20 orbiting spacecraft. Spacecraft being watched include Tracking and Data Relay Satellites which serve as vital communications links between orbiting spacecraft and Earth through a Goddard-managed ground terminal in White Sands, N.M. Two major telescopes, the International Ultraviolet Explorer, launched in 1978 and the widely-recognized Hubble Space Telescope (HST) launched in April 1990, also are under the watchful eyes of Goddard controllers.
So is the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE), launched in November
1989. COBE has provided scientists a whole new view of the cosmos. The spacecraft was designed to study the origin and dynamics of the universe, including the theoretical cataclysmic explosion known as the "Big Bang."
From the Space Telescope Operations Control Center at Goddard, managers and engineers control the orbiting HST observatory and maintain an around-the-clock vigil from an array of consoles. HST has accomplished a number of scientific achievements and, in spite of a spherical aberration in its primary mirror, has provided scientists with images of celestial objects in detail never seen before.
One of the highlights of 1993 will be the first HST servicing
mission. The solar arrays will be replaced and several instruments and gyros will be changed out.
The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO), launched in April 1991,
also is managed by Goddard. Compton's mission is to study gamma ray emitting objects in the Milky Way galaxy and beyond. Within its first 3 months of operation, the Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope, one of four instruments aboard Compton, detected one of the most luminous gamma-ray sources ever seen. The source of this radiation was identified with the variable Quasar 3C279 located in the constellation Virgo, approximately 7 billion light years from Earth.
In spite of their size, Goddard's Small Explorer (SMEX) missions
will investigate some of the most important questions raised in astrophysics and space physics. The program will conduct focused investigations which probe conditions in unique parts of space, complement major missions, prove new scientific concepts or make significant contributions to space science in other ways. The first SMEX mission, the Solar Anomalous Magnetospheric Particle Explorer was launched in July 1992.
Goddard also has developed an Explorer Project which provides
moderate-sized missions in quick response to new scientific opportunities. The Explorer Project includes the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer, launched in 1992 to study a newly opened window of the electromagnetic spectrum called the extreme ultraviolet.
The Goddard-managed Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS),
designed to collect, for the first time, data sets of the chemistry, dynamics and radiative inputs of the upper atmosphere, was launched on Discovery in September 1991. UARS is the first spacecraft to be launched as part of the Mission to Planet Earth Q the NASA element of the U.S. Global Change Research Program.
Future Mission to Planet Earth projects include Earth probes,
such as the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and the most ambitious science mission ever undertaken, the Earth Observing System (EOS). The EOS mission, for which GSFC has the lead role in NASA, addresses pressing global issues, such as the depletion of atmospheric ozone and long-term global warming.
Acting as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA)'s agent, Goddard procures the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite and TIROS series spacecraft and instruments required to meet NOAA's objectives. Goddard also provides for their launch.
Goddard manages the U.S. portion of many international projects
including two x-ray observatories: the German Roentgen Satellite launched in June 1990 and the Japanese Astro-D launched in January 1993. Geotail, developed for Japan in support of Goddard's International Solar-Terrestrial Physics Project, was launched in 1992 to better understand the interaction of the sun, the Earth's magnetic field and the Van Allen radiation belts.
Much of the center's theoretical research is conducted at the
Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City. Operated in close association with area universities, the institute provides support research in geophysics, astrophysics, astronomy and meteorology.
The scientific data from these and other space flight experiments
are catalogued and archived at the National Space Science Data Center at Goddard in the form of magnetic tapes, microfilm and photographic prints to satisfy the thousands of requests each year from the scientific community. Dr. John M. Klineberg is Center Director.
Goddard Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE PHONE HOME PHONE
Janet Ruff (JRUFF) 301/286-6255 703/521-2445 Chief, Public Affairs
Patricia Ratkewicz 301/286-8102 410/544-1432 Secretary
Elaine Pearl 301/286-8957 301/627-6308 Admin. Assistant
James Elliott 301/286-6256 703/385-1463 Special Assistant/Chief Editor
Randee Exler (PUBINFO) 301/286-0697 301/552-3247 Chief, Public Information/News Chief
Tammy Jones 301/286-5566 301/292-4860 Public Information Publications
Allen Kenitzer 301/286-2806 410/987-8456 Public Information Earth Science
Mike Finneran 301/286-5565 301/262-9645 Public Information
Fred Brown 301/286-7504 Public Information Editor, Goddard News Still Photos
Michelle Mangum 301/286-8956 301/794-4184 Public Information Assistant Dateline Goddard Still Photos
Carl Poleskey 301/286-8982 202/547-9064 Chief, Public Services
Tony May 301/286-8955 301/322-9160 Public Services Secretary
Nina Desmond 301/286-8141 301/474-7128 Public Services Community Relations
Darlene Ahalt 301/286-8101 301/552-2674 Public Services Protocol/Speakers Bureau
Donna Drelick 301/286-7995 301/890-5392 Public Services Legislative Affairs
Elva Bailey 301/286-7207 301/464-0599 Chief, Educational Programs
Richard Crone 301/286-7206 301/465-9031 Educational Programs
Rebecca Allen 301/286-7205 301/535-2061 Educational Programs Secretary
FAX: Newsroom 301/286-8142 FAX: Mission News Center 301/286-2184
JET PROPULSION LABORATORY 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, Calif. 91109-8099
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is located at the foot of
the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, Calif., approximately 20 miles northeast of Los Angeles. JPL, occupying 177 acres of land, is a government-owned facility employing about 6,000 people. JPL is operated by the California Institute of Technology under a NASA contract administered by the NASA Pasadena office.
The laboratory is engaged in exploring the Earth and the solar
system with automated spacecraft. In addition to the Pasadena site, JPL manages the Deep Space Communications Complex, a station of the worldwide Deep Space Network (DSN) located at Goldstone, Calif., on 40,000 acres of land occupied under permit from the U.S. Army. The DSN allows for spacecraft communications, data acquisition and mission control, and for the study of space with radio science; and in performing basic and applied scientific and engineering research in support of the nation's interests
JPL was formed in 1944. In 1958, it built and operated the first
U.S. satellite, Explorer 1. Its robotic spacecraft have explored all planets in the solar system except Pluto.
Current NASA flight projects under JPL management include Voyager,
Galileo, Magellan, Mars Observer, Ulysses and Topex/Poseidon. Major space science instruments include the new wide field/planetary camera for Hubble Space Telescope, the NASA scatterometer and the Shuttle imaging radar.
The laboratory designs and tests flight systems, including
complete spacecraft, and provides technical direction to contractor organizations.
In addition to the NASA contract, JPL also performs work for the
Departments of Defense and Energy, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Edward C. Stone, Jr., is Director of JPL.
JPL Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Public Affairs Office - MS 180-201
George F. Alexander (GALEXANDER) 818/354-7006 818/708-9963 Manager
Philipp D. Neuhauser 818/354-6278 818/353-2976 Staff Specialist
Yvonne M. Samuel 818/354-0349 818/790-0088 Administrative Assistant
Gweneth Jackson 818/354-7006 818/398-1701 Secretary
FAX: 818/393-0034
Public Information Office - MS 180-200 (JPLPIO/JPL)
Robert J. MacMillin (RMACMILLIN) 818/354-5011 818/247-9345 Manager
Franklin O'Donnell 818/354-5011 213/255-7868 Deputy Manager
Alan S. Wood 818/354-5011 818/355-1814 Public Information Specialist
James J. Doyle 818/354-5011 818/246-6024 Public Information Specialist
Jurrie J. van der Woude 818/354-5011 818/963-5025 Public Information Specialist
James H. Wilson 818/354-5011 818/797-9874 Public Information Specialist
Mary Hardin 818/354-5011 213/827-5990 Public Information Specialist
Diane Ainsworth 818/354-5011 213/398-7672 Public Information Specialist
Edward D. McNevin III 818/364-5011 818/398-7460 Public Information Specialist
Mark Whalen 818/354-5011 213/666-2115 Editor, Universe
Alison Galien 818/354-5011 818/793-0556 Secretary
FAX: 818/354-4537
Audiovisual Services Office - 186-AUD
Stephen L. Bridges (SLBRIDGES) 818/354-6170 818/793-4688 Manager
Gregory A. Hanchett 818/354-6170 818/798-1607 Group Leader
Cory S. Borst 818/354-6170 818/249-6629 Audiovisual Technician
Sheri L. Rowe-Lopez 818/354-6170 818/307-9846 Secretary
Lisa M. Rovarino 818/354-6170 818/447-4433 Secretary
FAX: 818/393-6441
Public Education Office - CS-530
Richard F. Alvidrez 818/354-8592 213/221-8620 Manager
Michael A. Garcia 818/354-8593 213/258-1582 Educational Services Specialist
David M. Seidel 818/354-9313 213/653-3144 Educational Services Representative
Peter J. McCloskey 818/354-6916 818/364-0955 Teacher Resource Center Coordinator
Philip J. Schmidt 818/354-6916 818/793-5076 Secretary
FAX: 818/354-8080
Public Services Office - 180-205
Kimberly L . Lievense 818/354-0112 818/249-8186 Acting Manager
Kimberly C. Johansen 818/354-2413 818/790-6468 Public Services Representative
Sharon L. Miller 818/354-9318 818/352-4968 Secretary
James P. Nations 818/354-9314 818/303-1007 Public Services Representative
Kay F. Van Lepp 818/354-9312 818/398-8167 Public Services Representative
FAX : 818/393-4641
LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER Houston, Texas 77058
Johnson Space Center is located on NASA Road 1, adjacent to Clear
Lake, and about 20 miles southeast of downtown Houston via Interstate 45. Additional facilities are located at nearby Ellington Field, approximately 7 miles north of the center.
Johnson Space Center was established in September 1961 as NASA's
primary center for design, development and testing of spacecraft and associated systems for manned flight; selection and training of astronauts; planning and conducting manned missions; and extensive participation in the medical, engineering and scientific experiments carried aboard space flights.
Johnson has program management responsibility for the Space
Shuttle program, the nation's current manned space flight program. Johnson also has a major responsibility for the development of the space station, a permanently manned, Earth-orbiting facility to be constructed in space and operable within the decade. The center will be responsible for the interfaces between the space station and the Space Shuttle and flight operations of both.
Johnson also is responsible for direction of operations at the
White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), located on the western edge of the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range at Las Cruces, N.M. WSTF supports the Space Shuttle propulsion system, power system and materials testing.
Most of the 100 buildings situated on the 1,620 acre Johnson site
are office space and laboratories, with some dedicated to astronaut training and mission operations.
Among the specialized training facilities are the Shuttle
simulators (bldg. 5); Space Shuttle Orbiter Trainer, the Manipulator Development Facility, Precision Air Bearing Facility and Space Station mockups (Bldg. 9 North); and the Weightless Environment Training Facility (Bldg. 29). The Mission Control Center (Bldg. 30), where all human space flights are monitored, is located at the center of the complex. The Space Station Control Center was completed in November 1991 and will be ready to support integrated training in mid-1995.
Life sciences, planetary and Earth sciences, robotics, artificial
intelligence and lunar samples are a few of the research areas in the 16 facilities dedicated to space and life sciences.
Engineering facilities include vacuum chambers, an anechoic
chamber, antenna range, avionics testing and various structural and environmental test areas housed in 22 buildings. Aaron Cohen is Center Director.
Johnson Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Office Of Director, Public Affairs - AP
Harold S. Stall (HSTALL) 713/483-3671 713/333-2260 Director
Douglas K. Ward (DKWARD) 713/483-3671 713/326-1808 Deputy Director
(vacant) 713/483-0229 Secretary
Mara R. Pena 713/483-0228 713/488-1380 Secretary
Iris L. Gardner 713/483-7009 713/876-4194 Administrative Assistant
Elena L. Salsitz 713/483-5599 713/666-4022 Chief of Protocol
FAX: 713/483-3379
Media Services Branch - AP3 (PAOJSC)
Jeffrey E. Carr 713/483-5111 713/474-3166 Chief
Pat Malpass 713/483-8658 713/488-4576 Public Affairs Assistant
Mengo Carr 713/483-5111 713/333-9163 Secretary
Kari L. Fluegel 713/483-8649 713/332-8694 Public Affairs Specialist
Kyle J. Herring 713/483-8653 713/474-3366 Public Affairs Specialist
Billie A. Deason 713/483-8646 713/326-4387 Public Affairs Specialist
Brian D. Welch 713/483-8650 713/480-5194 Public Affairs Specialist
Barbara L. Schwartz 713/483-8647 713/474-4769 Public Affairs Specialist
James A. Hartsfield 713/483-4934 713/724-4138 Public Affairs Specialist
Rob Navias 713/483-8651 Public Affairs Specialist
Kelly O. Humphries 713/244-5050 713/996-8410 Space News Roundup Editor
William W. Robbins (BILLROBBINS) 713/483-8638 713/474-3423 Audio Visual Manager
Andrew R. Patnesky 713/483-8636 713/251-7314 Photo Documentation Specialist
FAX: 713/483-2000
Public Services Branch - AP4
Stephen A. Nesbitt (SNESBITT) 713/483-4241 713/286-5971 Chief, Public Services
Louis A. Parker (LAPARKER) 713/483-8622 713/481-4372 Deputy Chief, Public Services Branch Exhibits Manager
Libby Salas 713/483-8608 713/481-5237 Secretary
Jeannie Carlin 713/483-8621 713/694-5769 Secretary
Linda M. Copley 713/483-8609 713/334-1728 Public Affairs Specialist Community Affairs
Boyd E. Mounce 713/483-8623 713/334-7734 Public Affairs Specialist Lunar Samples/Exhibits
James D. Poindexter 713/483-8624 713/475-9671 Educational Specialist
Juanie J. Campbell 713/483-8613 713/488-8421 Public Affairs Specialist Speakers Bureau
Florestela Luna 713/483-8612 713/485-3533 Public Affairs Specialist Freedom of Information Act
Tommie L. Walton 713/483-8610 713/524-7659 Public Affairs Specialist Education
Bunda Dean (BDEAN) 713/483-8625 713/482-4879 Public Affairs Specialist
Norma Rhoads 713/483-0235 713/538-2011 Public Affairs Specialist Education
Robert Fitzmaurice, Ed.D 713/483-1257 713/334-2424 Center Education Programs Officer
FAX: 713/483-4876
JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 32899
Located on Florida's central Atlantic coast, the Kennedy Space
Center (KSC) is NASA's principal launch base. It occupies 140,000 (56,568 hectares) acres of land and water on Merritt Island, the adjacent coastal strand, and the Indian and Banana Rivers and Mosquito Lagoon by which the center is surrounded. The NASA holdings include 84,031 acres (34,007 hectares), the remainder is owned by the State of Florida but controlled by NASA under deeds of dedication. Robert L. Crippen is Director.
KSC's eastern boundary fronts on the Atlantic Ocean and the
center's large area (about one-fifth the size of Rhode Island) is surrounded by water, providing ample safety to the surrounding communities during launches, landings and other hazardous operations.
Only a small portion of KSC is used for space operations; the
balance is managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a wildlife refuge and national seashore.
The center was established in the early 1960s as the launch site
for the Apollo lunar landing missions. KSC pioneered the mobile launch technique in which space vehicles are built up inside protective structures and moved to their launch pads a short time before launch, reducing their exposure to the corrosive sea shore environment to the minimum.
After the Apollo program was concluded in 1972, KSC's Complex 39
was used for the launch of four Skylab missions and for the Apollo spacecraft for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
The center's facilities were modified for the Space Shuttle
program in the mid to late 1970s. The Shuttle era began with the launch of the STS-1 mission on April 12, 1981. As of the beginning of 1993, more than 50 Shuttle missions had been launched and the current forecast calls for the launch of approximately eight missions per year from KSC's twin pads.
KSC is NASA's prime center for the test, checkout and launch of
payloads and space vehicles. This includes launch of manned vehicles at KSC and oversight of NASA missions launched on unmanned vehicles from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) in California.
The center is responsible for the assembly, checkout and launch
of Space Shuttle vehicles and their payloads, landing operations and turn-around of Shuttle orbiters between missions, as well as preparation and launch of unmanned Scout vehicles from VAFB. KSC also is responsible for the operation of the KSC Vandenberg Launch Site Resident Office located at VAFB.
Kennedy Public Affairs Contacts Hugh W. Harris (HHARRIS) 407/867-2201 407/783-4421 Director, Public Affairs Office
Lisa A. Fowler 407/867-2201 407/636-2396 Secretary
FAX: 407/867-8007
David S. Dickinson 407/867-7484 407/452-0743 Deputy Director, Public Affairs
Mary Jo Shallcross 407/867-2622 407/383-4612 FOIA, Speakers Bureau
Darleen Hunt 407/867-2622 407/452-9383 Protcol Officer
Jill Rock 407/867-2622 407/459-1149 Public Relations Specialist
Carol Cavanaugh 407/867-2622 407/459-1826 Public Relations Specialist
Maret Tennison 407/867-2622 407/636-6155 Secretary
FAX 407/867-3395
PUBLIC INFORMATION BRANCH - PA-PIB (PAO.KSC)
Dick Young 407/867-2468 904/423-1800 Chief
Leslie Williams 407/867-2468 Secretary/Accreditation
Christina Ross 407/867-2468 Secretary
Lisa Malone 407/867-2468 407/868-0252 News Chief
Diana Boles 407/867-2468 407/453-5925 Public Information/Logistics
Bruce Buckingham 407/867-2468 407/728-7545 Public Information
George H. Diller 407/867-2468 407/269-4040 Public Information
William Johnson 407/867-7819 407/631-0084 Public Information/Television
Tina Pechon 407/867-7819 Public Affairs Assistant
Garry (Mitch) Varnes 407/867-2468 407/773-9165 Public Information
Manny Virata 407/867-7819 407/452-7952 Public Information
Ken Thornsley 407/867-7819 407/269-1585 Public Information/Photography
FAX: 407/867-2692
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS BRANCH - PA-EAB (PA.EAB)
Steve Dutczak 407/867-4444 407/453-0612 Chief
Tracy Young 407/867-4444 407/868-0909 Secretary
Patti Phelps 407/867-4444 407/383-3396 Public Affairs Specialist Manned Flight Awareness
June Buchanan 407/867-4444 407/254-7239 Student Educational Program Coordinator
Joseph Green 407/867-4444 407/452-8067 Writer/Editor
Jane Hodges, Ph.D. 407/867-4444 407/264-9316 Educational Program Coordinator
FAX: 407/867-7242
VISITOR CENTER OFFICE - PA-VCO
Edward K. Harrison 407/867-2363 407/453-5168 Chief
Jean Rhodes 407/867-2363 407/269-3585 Secretary
Larry Mauk 407/867-2363 407/636-5209 Visual Information Specialist
James E. Ball 407/867-2363 407/264-1514 Public Affairs Specialist
Jan Foster 407/867-2363 407/783-8643 Program Management Specialist
FAX: 407/867-2097
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER Hampton, Va. 23681-0001
Langley Research Center occupies 787 acres of government-owned
land and shares aircraft runways, utilities and some facilities with Langley Air Force Base. An additional 3,200-acre marshland is under permit to NASA and is used as a drop zone for model aircraft tests.
Langley's primary mission is basic research in aeronautics and
space technology. Major research fields include aerodynamics, materials, structures, flight controls, information systems, acoustics, aeroelasticity, atmospheric sciences and nondestructive evaluation.
Approximately 60 percent of Langley's work is in aeronautics,
working to improve today's aircraft and to develop concepts and technology for future aircraft. Over 40 wind tunnels, other unique research facilities and testing techniques as well as computer modeling capabilities aid in the investigation of the full flight range Q from general aviation and transport aircraft through hypersonic vehicles.
Langley's goal is to develop technologies to enable aircraft to
fly faster, farther, safer and to be more maneuverable, quieter, less expensive to manufacture and more energy efficient.
Researchers are studying improved flight control systems to aid
aircraft in
operating more efficiently in all kinds of weather and in crowded terminal airways. In cooperation with the FAA, Langley is examining wind shear, the cause of nearly 40 percent of U.S. airline fatalities in a recent several-year period.
The National Aero-Space Plane is challenging Langley researchers
to expand the limits in hypersonic (Mach 5-25) engines, heat- resistant materials and supercomputers for engine and airframe design. Improvements in supersonic (Mach 1-5) engine performance, fabrication of composite materials and laminar flow airfoil technology are spawning a new era in long-distance air travel. Passengers in the next century will benefit from current research programs at Langley.
The additional 40 percent of Langley's work supports the national
space programs. Researchers study atmospheric and Earth sciences, develop technology for advanced space transportation systems, conduct research in laser energy conversion techniques for space applications and provide the focal point for design studies for large space systems technology and space station activities.
Langley researchers performed extensive work on the structure,
aerodynamics and thermal protection system for the Space Shuttle.
Langley also manages an extensive program in atmospheric sciences,
seeking a more detailed understanding of the origins, chemistry and transport mech-anisms that govern the Earth's atmospheric data using aircraft, balloon and land- and space-based remote sensing instruments designed, developed and fabricated at Langley.
The center is contributing to the conceptual design phase of the
Earth Observing System, the first stage of the international Mission To Planet Earth. The system envisions a network of up to five equatorial and four polar orbiting research satellites.
Langley has been named lead center for management of the
agency's technology development program for the future High Speed Civil transport program. Langley will manage high-speed technology in areas of aerodynamic performance, airframe materials and structures, the flight deck and airframe systems integration.
The Langley Research Center, established in 1917 as the first
national civil aeronautical laboratory, has been instrumental in shaping aerospace history for over 7 decades. Paul F. Holloway is Center Director.
Langley Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
A. Gary Price (AGPRICE) 804/864-6124 804/898-4198 Head, Office of External Affairs MS-115
Dr. Karen R. Credeur (KRCREDEUR) 804/864-3307 804/868-7347 Deputy Head, Office Of External Affairs
Janice Johnson 804/864-6123 804/898-1879 Secretary
Margaret W. Hunt (MWHUNT) 804/864-6125 804/877-5271 Information Specialist MS-115
FAX: 804/864-6333
Office of Public Affairs - MS 115
J. Campbell Martin (JCMARTIN) 804/864-6121 804/868-6818 Head, Office of Public Affairs
Catharine G. Schauer 804/864-6122 804/898-8463 Public Affairs Specialist
H. Keith Henry (KHENRY) 804/864-6120 804/826-8916 Public Affairs Specialist
vacant (Bionetics Corp.) 804/864-6126 Editor, Researcher News
Carol Petrachenko (Bionetics Corp.) 804/864-6528 804/481-4993 Photojournalist MS-146
Summer Intern 804/864-6529
Office of Public Services - MS 154
Dr. Karen R. Credeur (KRCREDEUR) 804/864-3307 804/868-7347 Head, Office of Public Services
Alice E. Eley (AEELEY) 804/864-3308 804/245-2134 Secretary Jean Drummond Clough (JDCLOUGH) 804/864-6828 804/898-5113 Public Affairs Specialist
Ann H. Suit (ASUIT) 804/864-3305 804/229-9338 Public Affairs Specialist
Pamela J. Verniel 804/864-6362 804/898-4683 Activities Coordinator MS-496
Roger A. Hathaway 804/864-3312 804/826-8388 Education & Information Specialist MS-154
Marchelle D. Canright 804/864-3313 804/595-3751 Education & Information Specialist MS-154
Marny Skora (MSKORA) 804/864-3315 804/868-6245 Public Affairs Specialist MS-154
Craig E. Murden (Bionetics Corp.) 804/864-3296 804/898-4766 Information Specialist MS-146
Susan Smigielski (Bionetics Corp.) 804/864-3293 804/591-2447 Public Mail MS-146
Audrey S. Coppedge (Bionetics Corp.) 804/864-3297 804/380-8154 Teacher Resource Center MS-146
Peter D. Thomas 804/864-3117 804/671-1772 Education - IPA
LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, Ohio 44135
NASA's Lewis Research Center occupies 350 acres of land adjacent
to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, some 20 miles southwest of Cleveland, Ohio.
More than 140 buildings comprise the center which is staffed by
about 2,800 government employees and some 2,200 on-site contractors. Additional facilities are located at Plum Brook Station, about 3 miles south of Sandusky, Ohio.
The center was established in 1941 by the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Named for George W. Lewis, NACA's Director of Research from 1924 to 1947, the center developed an international reputation for its research on jet propulsion systems.
Lewis is NASA's lead center for research, technology, and
development in aircraft propulsion, space propulsion, space power, and satellite communications.
The center has been advancing propulsion technology to enable
aircraft to fly faster, farther and higher, and also focused its research on fuel economy, noise abatement, reliability and reduced pollution.
The center pioneered efforts in the use of high energy fuels for
both air breathing and space propulsion. Projects demonstrated the practicality of liquid hydrogen as a fuel leading to its use in the Apollo and the Space Shuttle programs as prime examples.
Lewis has responsibility for developing the power system to
provide the electrical power necessary to accommodate the life support systems and research experiments to be conducted aboard the space station. In addition, the center is supporting the station in other major areas such as auxiliary propulsion systems and communications.
Lewis is the home of the Microgravity Materials Science
Laboratory, a unique facility to qualify potential space experiments. Other facilities include a Space Experiments Lab, Zero-Gravity Drop Tower, Powered Lift Facility, Icing Research Tunnel, wind tunnels, space tanks, chemical rocket thrust stands, and chambers for testing jet engine efficiency and noise.
A major computer complex supports both the center's scientific and
administrative activities. Individual computer work stations are dispersed throughout the center with network connections between them. Lawrence J. Ross is Center Director.
Lewis Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE PHONE HOME PHONE
External Programs Directorte - MS 3-16
John M. Hairston, Jr. (JHAIRSTON) 216/433-8686 216/681-0325 Director of External Programs
Nancy A. Horansky 216/433-2943 216/333-0716 Secretary
Ronald C. Alexander 216/433-2942 Technical Assistant to the
Director of External Programs
Syreeta J. Stewart 216/433-2889 Secretary
FAX: 216/433-5266
Office of Community and Media Relations - MS 3-13
Linda Dukes-Campbell (LDUKES) 216/433-8920 216/591-1196 Chief, Community and Media Relations
Cynthia M. Watson 216/433-6776 216/661-0078 Secretary
FAX: 216/433-2888
Media Relations Office - MS 3-11
Marilyn S. Edwards (MSEDWARDS) 216/433-2899 216/356-0851 Chief, Media Relations Office
Linda S. Ellis 216/433-2900 216/779-1266 Public Affairs Specialist
Aeronautics, Aerospace Technology, Office of Interagency & Industry Programs
Mary Ann Peto (MAPETO) 216/433-2902 216/722-5447 Public Affairs Specialist
Space Flight Systems, Space Station Engineering, Educational Programs
Lori Rachul 216/433-8806 216/356-2843 Public Affairs Specialist
Administration & Computer Services, Technical Services, Community Relations, Equal Opportunity, University Programs, Mission Safety & Assurance, Health Services, Comptroller
Doreen B. Zudell 216/433-2888 Lewis News Editor
Sherrie L. Campbell 216/433-2901 Secretary
FAX: 216/433-2888
Community Relations Office - MS 3-13
Thomas A. Cozzens 216/433-2513 216/851-8425 Manager, Community Relations
David M. DeFelice 216/433-6186 Special Programs
Eleanore M. Boughton 216/433-6631 Secretary
FAX: 216/433-2888
Visitor Center - MS 8-1
Gail T. Smith 216/433-6689 Manager, Visitor Center
Visitor Center Information 216/433-2001
Monica Boyd 216/433-2016 Administrative Assistant
Kimberly Dove 216/433-2003 Speakers Bureau Coordinator
Diane L. Borys 216/433-3156 Tour Coordinator
Marian J. Mroz 216/433-5573 Public Inquiries/Publications
Office of University Programs - MS 3-7
Francis J. Montegani 216/433-2956 Chief, Office of University Programs
Office of Educational Programs - MS 7-4
R. Lynn Bondurant (LBONDURANT) 216/433-5583 216/933-4529 Chief, Office of Educational Programs
JoAnn Charleston 216/433-2957 Deputy Chief, Office of Educational Programs
Office of Interagency and Industry Programs - MS 3-7
Harvey J. Schwartz 216/433-2921 Chief, Office of Interagency and
Industry Programs
Anthony F. Ratajczak 216/433-2225 Chief, Technology Utilization Office
GEORGE C. MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER Huntsville, Ala. 35812
The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is located on
1,800 acres inside the U. S. Army's Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Ala. The center has about 3,650 civil service employees. Of this number, more than 65 percent are scientists and engineers and more than 15 percent are business professionals. The remainder consists of technicians and administrative and clerical support personnel.
Marshall was officially dedicated by President Dwight D.
Eisenhower on July 1, 1960, by the transfer to NASA of part of the Army Ballistic Missile Agency. The center is named for former Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and Army World War II Chief of Staff, General of the Army George C. Marshall. The center's first director was Dr. Wernher von Braun, the noted German rocket scientist.
Marshall manages three government-owned, contractor-operated
facilities for NASA: the Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans where the Space Shuttle external tanks are made; the Slidell Computer Complex in Slidell, La., which provides computer services support to Michoud; and the new Advanced Solid Rocket Motor development and assembly facility at Yellow Creek, near Iuka, Miss.
In the past, Marshall has been identified primarily as NASA's
launch vehicle development center. Today, this describes but one facet of the center's multi-faceted operation. Marshall is a multi- project management, scientific and engineering research and development establishment, with emphasis on projects involving investigation and application of space technologies to the solution of problems on Earth as well as in space. Marshall also plays a key role in many NASA mission operations.
Marshall had a significant role in the development of the Space
Shuttle and continues to manage the Space Shuttle main engines, the external tanks that carry liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen for those engines, and the solid rocket boosters that, together with the engines, lift the Shuttle into orbit.
Additionally, Marshall is managing development of the Advanced
Solid Rocket Motor, planned to replace the current Shuttle Redesigned Solid Rocket Motors in the late-1990s.
The center has a key role in the development of scientific
payloads and experiments to be flown aboard the Shuttle. Many of these multidisciplinary payloads are flown on Spacelab, a reusable, modular research facility carried in the Shuttle's cargo bay.
The center operates NASA's Spacelab Mission Operations Control
Center, a new, state-of-the-art facility from which all NASA-managed Spacelab missions are controlled.
To prepare crew members for Marshall-managed Spacelab missions,
the center also operates a Payload Crew Training Complex. Here, science crews train in Shuttle and Spacelab simulators to conduct the research they will perform in space.
The center managed the development and initial orbital checkout of
the Hubble Space Telescope, now orbiting above the Earth and relaying a wealth of new knowledge about the universe from distant galaxies to neighboring planets. Marshall also is managing the Advanced X-ray Astrophysics Facility, a project with two observatories that will provide detailed, long-term study of x-ray emissions from the universe and the phenomena that produce them. These include some of the most violent processes in nature Q the birth and death of stars and galaxies, spinning neutron stars, quasars and black holes.
Marshall manages two space transfer vehicle systems, the Inertial
Upper Stage (IUS) and the Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS). The IUS, a two-stage rocket, places spacecraft in high-Earth orbits or on escape trajectories for planetary missions. The single-stage TOS is intended to boost satellites such as the Advanced Communications Technology Satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit and in 1992, was used in launching the Mars Observer spacecraft into an interplanetary trajectory.
The Marshall center manages one of the three work packages for the
space station, including developing and producing the U.S. laboratory and habitation modules and the environmental control and life support systems.
The Marshall center is strongly committed to investigating the
processing of materials in space and working in a microgravity environment. These endeavors promise to increase the understanding of materials and improve Earth-based processes. Center Director is Thomas J. "Jack" Lee.
Marshall Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
John B. Taylor (JBTAYLOR) 205/544-0031 205/881-7843 Director
Robert K. Ruhl 205/544-0031 205/650-0798 Deputy Director
Judi A. Hollingsworth 205/544-1837 205/830-9728 Secretary
Media Services Office - CA10 (PUBINFO.MSFC)
Dom Amatore (DAMATORE) 205/544-0034 205/461-7833 Director
Vacant 205/544-0034 Secretary
David Crim 205/544-3655 205/539-5696 Student Aide
FAX: 205/544-5852
Mission Operations Team
David B. Drachlis (DDRACHLIS) 205/544-6538 205/881-9302 Manager Spacelab
Jerry Berg 205/544-6540 205/534-4968 Upper Stages, AXAF, SEDS
Jim Sahli 205/544-6528 205/922-9495 Science and Engineering Labs Flight Experiments
Vacant 205/544-0034 Audio/Visual Services
Project Support
Mike Simmons 205/544-6537 205/822-1882 Manager Space Station, Education
June Malone 205/544-7061 205/881-3527 Space Shuttle, ASRM
Vacant 205/544-0034 Speeches, HLLV
Ernest Shannon 205/544-0030 205/882-3231 Editor (MARSHALL.STAR)
Public Services and Education Branch - CA20 (PUBSERVICE.MSFC)
Edward D. Medal (EMEDAL) 205/544-0038 205/883-2394 Director
Sandra H. Turner 205/544-8704 205/233-0607 Protocol Officer
Jean Palmer 205/544-6518 205/773-5051 Secretary
Cherise Thornton 205/544-6530 205/650-5034 Student Aide
Education Branch - CA 21
William Anderson (BILLANDERSON) 205/544-7391 205/723-2898 Chief
Jeff Ehmen (JEHMEN) 205/544-6531 205/828-0880 Education
Martha Howard 205/544-2716 205/971-5337 Education Programs
Ransom Ritter 205/544-9275 205/852-4448 Education Programs
Pat Armstrong 205/544-1726 205/539-3975 Project LASER Discovery Lab
Virginia Witherspoon 205/544-1798 205/536-6719 Project LASER Discovery Lab
Public Services Branch - CA 22
Edward D. Medal (EMEDAL) 205/544-0038 205/883-2394 Chief (Acting)
John Dumoulin 205/544-6541 205/895-9348 Exhibit Programs
Linda Howard 205/544-4577 205/383-6904 Exhibit Programs
Nancy Robinson 205/544-6524 615/433-6705 Protocol Assistant
Steven Roy 205/544-6535 205/883-5886 Public Visitor Programs
Al Jordan (ALJORDAN) 205/544-6532 205/351-2900 Publications, Inquiries, Speakers
MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY P.O. Box 29300 New Orleans, La. 70189
The Michoud Assembly Facility is located in Orleans Parish, La.,
about 15 miles east of downtown New Orleans. The site is on the Gulf Intra-Coastal Waterway and has deep water access via the Mississippi Gulf outlet.
The facility occupies approximately 833 acres of land. There are
33 buildings with an area of about 3.5-million square feet. The largest building within the complex is the main manufacturing building, originally built in 1942.
The primary mission of Michoud is the systems engineering,
engineering design, manufacture, fabrication, assembly and related work for the Space Shuttle external tank.
Marshall Space Flight Center exercises overall management control
of the facility. A prime contractor, Martin Marietta, provides Space Shuttle production capability.
NOTE: No NASA Public Affairs Office exists at Michoud Assembly Facility. Public Affairs functions for Michoud are handled by the Director of Public Affairs at Marshall Space Flight Center. Liaison between Michoud and MSFC in public affairs matters is handled by:
NAME & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
John Demarest 504/257-2601 504/887-4580 Manager
FAX: 504/255-2152
JOHN C. STENNIS SPACE CENTER Stennis Space Center, Miss. 39529
NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), located in Hancock
County near Bay St. Louis, Miss., has grown over the past 30 years into NASA's premier center for testing large rocket propulsion systems for the Space Shuttle and future generations of launch vehicles. Additionally, the center has developed into a scientific community actively engaged in research and development programs involving space, oceans and Earth.
Approximately 14,000 acres make up the operations complex, which
includes an industrial laboratory and specialized engineering facilities to support engine testing. A significant advantage of the facility is the availability of all forms of transportation, including a direct water transportation route to the Gulf of Mexico and through the Intracoastal Waterway to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Surrounding the operations complex is an almost 125,000- acre acoustical buffer zone held under restrictive easement by NASA to muffle the loud, low-frequency noise produced during static tests.
Since 1975, SSC's primary mission has been the research and
development and the flight acceptance testing of the Space Shuttle main engines. The data accumulated from these ground tests, which simulate flight profiles, are analyzed to ensure that engine performance is acceptable and that the required thrust will be delivered in the critical ascent phase of Shuttle flights. Static testing is conducted on the same concrete and steel stands used from 1966 to 1970 to captive-fire all first and second stages of the Saturn V rocket used in the Apollo manned lunar landing and Skylab programs.
SSC also is involved in several other emerging test programs and
activities, one of which is the Advanced Solid Rocket Motor (ASRM) program. With the onset of ASRM testing planned for 1996, SSC will be totally responsible for proving that the Space Shuttle's main propulsion systems are flightworthy.
The center also is gearing up for the Space Transportation Main
Engine (STME) program. SSC will test much of the STME propulsion hardware beginning with the turbopumps at the center's Component Test Facility.
The High Heat Flux Facility at SSC will test materials in support
of the National Aero-Space Plane. In the future, SSC's role in NASP testing may be increased to include expansion of the facility for testing the plane's thermal structure.
SSC personnel also are involved in scientific research, remote
sensing technology and applications, and technology transfer. The center has been designated as NASA's lead center for the commercialization of remote sensing technology and as such, work with the public and private sectors to expand the use of remote sensing imagery and technology.
SSC is somewhat unique in NASA in that the center also serves as
host to 18 other federal and state agencies and university elements in residence involved in environmental and oceanographic programs. Approximately 4,100 people are employed at SSC. Roy S. Estess is the Director.
SSC Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Myron L. Webb (MLWEBB) 601/688-3341 601/864-3842 Public Affairs Officer
Nancy Sullivan 601/688-3341 601/452-3719 Public Affairs Specialist
Lanee J. Cobb 601/688-1957 601/868-7437 News Chief
Sherri J. Jacobi 601/688-3333 Secretary
Lagniappe 601/688-2313
House organ
FAX 601/688-1094
Goddard Space Flight Center WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY Wallops Island, Va. 23337
Wallops Flight Facility, a part of the Goddard Space Flight
Center, is one of the oldest launch sites in the world. Established in 1945, the facility covers 6,166 acres, including about 1,100 acres of marshland, in three separate areas of Virginia's Eastern Shore Q the island, the main base and the mainland just west of the island. Wallops Island is about 7 miles southeast of the main base and is 5 miles long and l/2 mile wide at the widest point. Wallops is located on Virginia's Atlantic Coast, Delmarva Peninsula, about 40 miles southeast of Salisbury, Md., and 72 miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Wallops manages and implements NASA's sounding rocket program
which uses solid-fueled rocket launch vehicles to accomplish approximately 35 scientific, suborbital missions each year. Launches are conducted at Wallops and many other ranges throughout the world.
Wallops manages and coordinates NASA's Scientific Balloon Program
using thin-film, helium-filled balloons to provide approximately 35 scientific missions each year. Launches are conducted at Palestine, Texas, Ft. Sumner, N.M., and several other sites throughout the world.
The facility operates and maintains the Wallops launch range and
data acquisition facilities. In addition, mobile launch, tracking and data acquisition systems are transported to and operated at various world sites to accommodate sounding rocket, balloon and NASA network mission requirements.
Wallops supports NASA, DOD and other agencies in aeronautical
research. Approximately 150-200 test operations, concentrating on aircraft/airport interface and aircraft operating problems research, are conducted each year at the research airport.
Wallops aircraft also are used to support applications and
scientific research missions that are developing new instruments, providing ground truth data for satellite measurements and conducting field experiments.
Wallops provides support including launching, tracking, aircraft
flights and data reduction to various segments of DOD, other agencies, commercial, international and educational ventures.
Wallops plans and conducts Earth and ocean physics, ocean
biological and atmospheric science field experiments, satellite correlative measurements and developmental projects for new remote sensor systems. The main thrust of this effort is in support of the Laboratory for Hydrospheric Processes.
Wallops supports tenants (NOAA, Navy, Coast Guard) that use the
land and facilities available at the site. The support also includes providing fire protection, utilities, coordination of operations, repairs to buildings, guards and other related services.
Wallops provides the facilities that are specifically designed for
the management and education programs of the NASA Office of Professional Development and for other NASA courses and conferences. Wallops Director is Joseph McGoogan, Director, Suborbital Projects and Operations.
Wallops Public Affairs Contacts
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) & TITLE OFFICE PHONE HOME PHONE
Keith Koehler 804/824-1579 410/896-2730 Public Affairs Specialist
Mary T. Gladding 804/824-1584 804/824-5117 Public Affairs Clerk
Visitor Center 804/824-1344
Teacher Resource Lab 804/824-2297
FAX: 804/824-1971
PUBLIC AFFAIRS FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION NUMBERS
Installation Phone
NASA Headquarters
Associate Administrator's Office 202/358-4345
Newsroom 202/358-4210
Newsroom 202/358-4335
Broadcast & Imaging 202/358-4333
Public Services - Exhibits & Art program 202/358-4331
Public Services - Astronaut & Guest Appearances 202/358-4332
Television Development 202/358-4334
Internal Communications 202/358-4360
Aeronautics 202/358-4060
Space Science/MTPE/LMSA 202/358-3093
International Affairs 202/358-3029
Advanced Concepts and Technology 202/358-3084
Space Flight & Space Systems Development 202/358-2887
Communications/Quality 202/358-2779
Ames Research Center
Public Information Office 415/604-3953
Dryden Flight Research Facility
PAO Trailer 805/258-3566
Goddard Space Flight Center
Newsroom 301/286-8142
Mission News Center 301/286-2184
Goddard Institute (New York) 212/678-5552
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Newsroom 818/354-4537
Johnson Space Center
Newsroom 713/483-2000
PAO Director 713/483-3379
Public Services Branch 713/483-4876
Kennedy Space Center
Newsroom (Press Site Dome) 407/867-2692
PAO Director 407/867-7787
Vandenberg NASA/KSC (Mail Room) 805/865-3921
Langley Research Center
External Affairs Office 804/864-6333
Lewis Research Center
External Programs Director 216/433-5266
Newsroom 216/433-8143
Marshall Space Flight Center
Public Affairs 205/544-5852
Michoud Assembly Facility
Communications Center 504/255-2152
John C. Stennis Space Center
Public Affairs Office 601/688-1094
Wallops Flight Facility
Newsroom 804/824-1971
INFORMATION SOURCES
Electronic Information Distribution
NASA news releases, Space Shuttle status reports, Shuttle launch
manifest, current mission information and public affairs contacts are available to the media electronically on CompuServe. For access to NASA NEWS, contact CompuServe at 1-800/848-8199 and ask for representative 176.
NASA Select Television
The television service of NASA is an agency-wide TV-audio system
offering a wide range of programming and coverage of NASA events via satellite. During Space Shuttle missions, the system provides realtime air-to-ground communications between the orbiter and mission control, public affairs commentary from launch to landing and news briefings. Unless noted, all programming carried on NASA Select may be taped for re-broadcast and other uses.
The system also is used for other NASA briefings and events. For
most press briefings, the system is interactive (one-way video, two- way audio) between centers so that media covering an event from one center may ask questions at a briefing originating from another.
In addition to live mission coverage and press briefings, NASA
Select offers informational and educational programming on space and related topics and updates on all of NASA's projects. Historical documentaries focusing on great moments in America's space program also are featured, as well as recurring science as received from Galileo, Mars Observer, Ulysses, Hubble and other spacecraft.
The programming starts at noon Eastern time, Monday through
Friday, and is shown in 4-hour blocks (repeated at 4 p.m., 8 p.m. and midnight). Within these 4 hour blocks, at 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. are programs containing material specifically suitable for classroom use. Live programs such as press conferences and mission coverage take precedence over regularly scheduled programming.
NASA Select coverage is carried on a full satellite transponder as
follows: Satcom F-2R, transponder 13, C-band Orbital Position: 72 degrees W. long. Frequency: 3960.0 MHz Vertical polarization Audio monaural: 6.8 MHz
NASA Select video also is available at the AT&T Switching Center,
Television Operation Control (TVOC), Washington, D.C., and the following NASA locations:
NASA Headquarters
Ames Research Center
Dryden Flight Research Facility
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center
Langley Research Center
Marshall Space Flight Center
Stennis Space Center
For Space Shuttle missions, updated NASA Select TV schedules may
be obtained by calling COMSTOR, 713/483-5817. COMSTOR is a computer data base service requiring the use of a telephone modem.
For additional information concering NASA Select, contact Deborah
Rivera, NASA Headquarters, 202/358-1743.
Television
NASA Headquarters produces a 14 1/2-minute "magazine format"
videotape quarterly called "Aeronautics and Space Report." The program is available to TV stations via satellite NASA Select and KU Band. It also is uplinked to NASA field centers via the NASA Select TV system. As an aid to broadcasters wishing to excerpt portions of this videotape for news programming, both audio channels are used. Channel 1 audio carries a completely mixed track with narration, music, actualities and effects. Channel 2 audio has effects and actualities only.
To downlink this program, television stations should contact Joe
Headlee, NASA Headquarters, 202/358-1734. Stations are notified in advance when to expect a satellite feed with information on the current topics.
Audio
NASA produces a weekly 4 1/2-minute program called the "The Space
Story" and a 60-second spot called "Frontiers". These topical radio programs feature astronauts, scientists and other people in NASA's ongoing research efforts. These programs are distributed via satellite and on broadcast-quality cassettes to thousands of stations in the United States and abroad.
Mission highlight audio tapes and other space-age sound effects
also are available from NASA's radio office by calling 202/358-1735.
NASA Audio News Service
Several NASA centers also provide up-to-date reports on
aeronautics and space activities through automated telephone systems. The center codaphone services are:
Dryden 805/258-4464
Goddard 301/286-NEWS (6397)
Johnson 713/483-8600
Kennedy 407/867-2525
Marshall 205/544-NEWS (6397)
Headquarters 202/358-3014
Status reports during Space Shuttle missions are available by
calling the above numbers for Kennedy (prelaunch), Johnson (mission operations) and Dryden (landing operations).
Still Photography
NASA field centers maintain photo files on current projects and
those of the recent past. Older files are periodically purged to make way for newer material. The Broadcast and Imaging Branch, NASA Headquarters, has files covering projects and missions extending back to the agency's creation in 1958. Researchers seeking early or general material may save time by starting their search at Headquarters.
Internal News Publications
HQ
NASA Magazine Editor: Beth Schmid Phone: 202/358-1760 Published quarterly. Feature story articles or ideas are accepted from NASA employees and contractors, subject to editing. Deadlines are last day of July, October, January and April, respectively, for the following quarterly publication. Call the editor with suggestions or to submit an article.
HQ Bulletin Editor: Rebecca Trexler Phone: 202/479-4630 Fax: 202/479-7266 Publishes twice monthly on first and third Monday of each month. HQ Bulletin accepts contributions including articles and photos, deemed to be of interest to headquarters employees and subject to editing. Deadline is 2 weeks prior to publication date.
AMES Astrogram Editor: Elinor Brody Associate Editor: Pamela Davoren Phone: 415/604-5090 Published every other Friday. Does not accept outside contributions.
DFRF The X-Press Editor: Linda Faulhaber Phone: 805/258-3449 Published biweekly. X-Press does not accept unsolicited contributions.
GSFC Goddard News Editor: Fred Brown Phone: 301/286-7504 The Goddard News, an eight-page monthly publication is distributed the last week of the month. News and feature articles are primarily Goddard-related. Contains a monthly status of several orbiting Goddard-managed spacecraft. Goddard News does not accept commercial ads.
JPL Universe Editor: Mark Whalen Phone: 818/354-6089 Published every 2 weeks on Friday. Does not usually accept contributions for publication.
JSC Space News Roundup Editor: Kelly O. Humphries Phone: 713/244-5050 Published every friday. Space News Roundup accepts contributions subject to editor's discretion.
KSC Spaceport News Editor: Melinda Milsap Managing Editor: Lisa Malone Phone: 407/867-2468 Published biweekly. Outside contributions accepted, subject to editing.
LARC Researcher News Managing editor: Marny Skorna Editor: Ann Laiacona Phone: 804/864-6126 Fax: 804/864-7732 Published every other week on Friday. Published for center employees, contractors and aerospace enthusiasts. Researcher News accepts outside contributions subject to editing. Deadline is Tuesday following publication of the previous issue. No advertising accepted.
LERC Lewis News Editor: Doreen Zudell Phone: 216/433-2888 Publisher: Media Relations Office Published bi-weekly. Lewis News accepts contributions from HQ and other NASA installations for News Notes section, if they are relevant to Lewis' employees. Deadline is noon every other Friday (2 weeks prior to publication).
MSFC The Marshall Star Editor: Ernie J. Shannon Phone: 205/544-0030 Published every Wednesday, 50 weeks out of the year. Outside contributions are accepted as long as they have at least a NASA tie, prefer Marshall tie as well. No advertising allowed.
SSC Lagniappe Editor: Evelyn Watkins Phone: 601/688-2313 Lagniappe Office Bldg. 1100, Rm. 1031. Published monthly. Comments and suggestions welcomed.
WFF Inside Wallops Editor: Keith Koehler Phone: 804/824-1579 Published monthly Accepts contributions only from other NASA centers and HQ. Deadline is the 25th of the preceeding month.
ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACTS
NAME (TELEMAIL ADDRESS) CENTER OFFICE PHONE
Adamus, Joanna HQ 202/358-1716 Ahalt, Darlene GSFC 301/286-8101 Ainsworth, Diane JPL 818/354-5011 Alexander, George F. (GALEXANDER) JPL 818/354-7006 Alexander, Ronald C. LERC 216/433-2889 Allen, Rebecca GSFC 301/286-7205 Allingham, Christopher C. HQ 202/358-1900 Alvidrez, Richard F. JPL 818/354-8592 Amatore, Dom (DAMATORE) MSFC 205/544-0034 Andersen, Drucella (DAANDERSEN) HQ 202/358-4733 Anderson, William (BILLANDERSON) MSFC 205/544-7391 Armstrong, Pat MSFC 205/544-1726 Atchison, Kenneth C. (KATCHISON) HQ 202/358-1726 Bailey, Elva GSFC 301/286-7207 Ball, James E. KSC 407/867-2363 Barnes, Geneva B. HQ 202/358-1639 Bentsen, Thomas J. (TBENTSEN) HQ 202/358-1704 Berg, Jerry MSFC 205/544-6540 Berman, Michelle (DRYDEN.NEWS) DFRF 805/258-3449 Boles, Diana KSC 407/867-2468 Bondurant, Lynn (LBONDURANT) LERC 216/433-5583 Borst, Cory JPL 818/354-6170 Borys, Diane L. LERC 216/433-3156 Boughton, Eleanore M. LERC 216/433-6631 Boyd, Monica LERC 216/433-2016 Braukus, Mike (MBRAUKUS) HQ 202/358-0872 Bridges, Stephen L. (SLBRIDGES) JPL 818/354-6170 Brody, Elinor ARC 415/604-5090 Brown, Dwayne C. (DBROWN) HQ 202/358-0547 Brown, Fred GSFC 301/286-7504 Buchanan, June KSC 407/867-4444 Buckingham, Bruce KSC 407/867-2468 Campbell, Juanie J. JSC 713/483-8613 Campbell, Sherri LERC 216/433-2901 Campion, Edward S. (ECAMPION) HQ 202/358-1780 Canright, Marchelle D. LARC 804/864-3313 Carlin, Jeannie JSC 713/483-8621 Carr, Jeffrey E. JSC 713/483-5111 Carr, Mengo JSC 713/483-5111 Cast, Jim (JCAST) HQ 202/358-1779 Cavanaugh, Carol KSC 407/867-2622 Charleston, JoAnn LERC 216/433-2957 Cheatham, Diane M. (DCHEATHAM) HQ 202/358-1748 Clary, Tawana M. HQ 202/358-1718 Clausen, Thomas B. (TCLAUSEN) ARC 415/604-5544 Cleggett-Haleim, Paula (PCLEGGETT) HQ 202/358-0883 Clough, Jean Drummond (JDCLOUGH) LARC 804/864-6828 Cobb, Lanee J. SSC 601/688-1957 Copley, Linda M. JSC 713/483-8609 Coppedge, Audrey S. LARC 804/864-3297 Corridon, Deanna HQ 202/358-1733 Cozzens, Thomas A. LERC 216/433-2513 Credeur, Dr. Karen R. (KRCREDEUR) LARC 804/864-3307 Crim, David MSFC 205/544-3655 Crone, Richard GSFC 301/286-7206 Dale, Delores HQ 202/358-1714 Davis, Dorothy C. HQ 202/358-1717 Dean, Bunda (BDEAN) JSC 713/483-8625 Deason, Billie A. JSC 713/483-8646 DeFelice, David M. LERC 216/433-6186 Demarest, John MAF 504/257-2601 Desmond, Tina GSFC 301/286-8141 Dickinson, David S. KSC 407/867-7484 Diller, George H. KSC 407/867-2468 Dorr, Les, Jr. HQ 202/488-4615 Dove, Kimberly LERC 216/433-2003 Doyle, James JPL 818/354-5011 Drachlis, David B. (DDRACHLIS) MSFC 205/544-6538 Drelick, Donna GSFC 301/286-7995 Dukes-Campbell, Linda LERC 216/433-8920 Dumoulin, John MSFC 205/544-6541 Dunbar, Brian (BDUNBAR) HQ 202/358-0873 Dutczak, Steve (PA.EAB ) KSC 407/867-4444 Edwards, Marilyn S. (MSEDWARDS) LERC 216/433-2899 Ehmen, Jeff (JEHMEN) MSFC 205/544-6531 Eley, Alice E. (AEELEY) LARC 804/864-3308 Ellington, Tony L. HQ 202/358-0020 Elliott, James GSFC 301/286-6256 Ellis, Linda S. LERC 216/433-2900 Exler, Randee GSFC 301/286-0697 Farrar, Diane ARC 415/604-3934 Faulhaber, Linda DFRF 805/258-3459 Fenrick, C. J. ARC 415/604-1227 Finneran, Mike GSFC 301/286-5565 Fitzmaurice, Robert, Ed.D JSC 713/483-1257 Fluegel, Kari L. JSC 713/483-8649 Foster, Jan KSC 407/867-2363 Fowler, Lisa KSC 407/867-2201 Funkhouser, James M. (JFUNKHOUSER) HQ 202/358-1750 Galien, Alison JPL 818/354-5011 Garcia, Michael A. JPL 818/354-8593 Gardner, Noemi ARC 415/604-9000 Garner, Iris L. JSC 713/483-7009 Garrett, David W. (DGARRETT) HQ 202/358-1725 Gladding, Mary T. WFF 804/824-1584 Goldwater, Danielle ARC 415/604-5554 Green, Joseph KSC 407/867-4444 Hairston, John M. , Jr. (JHAIRSTON) LERC 216/433-8686 Haley, Donald E. (DEHALEY) DFRF 805/258-3456 Hanchett, Gregory A. JPL 818/354-6170 Hardin, Mary JPL 818/354-5011 Harding, Wendell (Del) ARC 415/604-9000 Harley, Joycelyn R. HQ 202/358-1750 Harris , Hugh W. (HHARRIS) KSC 407/867-2201 Harrison, Edward K. KSC 407/867-2363 Hartsfield, James A. JSC 713/483-4934 Hathaway, Roger A. LARC 804/864-3312 Headlee, Joseph (JHEADLEE) HQ 202/358-1734 Henry, H. Keith (KHENRY) LARC 804/864-6120 Herring, Kyle J. JSC 713/483-8653 Hess, Mark (MHESS) HQ 202/358-1776 Hodges, Jane KSC 407/867-4444 Hollingsworth, Judi A. MSFC 205/544-1837 Horansky, Nancy LERC 216/433-2943 Houser, Theresa D. (THOUSER) HQ 202/358-1765 Howard, Linda MSFC 205/544-4577 Howard, Martha MSFC 205/544-2716 Hull, Garth A. (GAHULL) ARC 415/604-5543 Humphries, Kelly O. JSC 713/483-5050 Hunt, Darleen KSC 407/867-2622 Hunt, Margaret W. (MWHUNT) LARC 804/864-6125 Hutchison, Jane ARC 415/604-4968 Ingalls, Bill HQ 202/358-1742 Jackson, Gweneth JPL 818/354-7006 Jacobi, Sherri J. SSC 601/688-3333 James, Donald G. ARC 415/604-3935 Jaqua, H. Thomas (HTJAQUA) HQ 202/358-1737 Johansen, Kimberly C. JPL 818/354-2413 Johnson, Janice LARC 804/864-6123 Johnson, Thelma HQ 202/358-1752 Johnson, William KSC 407/867-7819 Jordan, Al (ALJORDAN) MSFC 205/544-6532 Juhans, Renee N. HQ 202/358-2381 Keegan, Sarah (SKEEGAN) HQ 202/358-1902 Kenitzer, Allen GSFC 301/286-2808 Koehler, Keith WFF 804/824-1579 Lee, Geoffrey ARC 415/604-6406 Lievense, Kimberly L . JPL 818/354-8699 Lord, Sharon R. (SRLORD) HQ 202/358-1711 Lovato, Nancy (NDLOVATO) DFRF 805/258-3448 Luna, Florestela JSC 713/483-8612 Lynch, Linda A. HQ 202/358-1754 Maclin, Sonja HQ 202/358-1768 MacMillin, Robert J. (RMACMILLIN) JPL 818/354-5011 Magnum, Michelle GSFC 301/286-8956 Malone, June MSFC 205/544-7061 Malone, Lisa KSC 407/867-2468 Malpass, Pat JSC 713/483-8658 Mangel, Diane (DMANGEL) HQ 202/358-1898 Marianetti, Eugene A. (EMARIANETTI) HQ 202/358-1721 Mark Whalen JPL 818/354-5011 Marlaire, Michael ARC 415/604-4191 Martin, J. Campbell (JCMARTIN) LARC 804/864-6121 Mauk, Larry KSC 407/867-2363 Maull, Walter A. (WMAULL) HQ 202/358-1703 May, Tony GSFC 301/286-8955 McCarter, Jennifer HQ 202/358-1639 McCloskey, Peter J. JPL 818/354-6916 McCulla, James W. (JMCCULLA) HQ 202/358-0002 McNevin III, Edward D. JPL 818/354-5011 Medal, Edward D. (EMEDAL) MSFC 205/544-0038 Mewhinney, Michael ARC 415/604-3937 Miller, Sharon L. JPL 818/354-9318 Montegani, Francis J. LERC 216/433-2956 Moore, Constance HQ 202/358-1740 Morse, David ARC 415/604-9000 Mounce, Boyd E. JSC 713/483-8623 Mroz, Marian J. LERC 216/433-5573 Murden, Craig E. LARC 804/864-3296 Nations, James P. JPL 818/354-9314 Navias, Rob JSC 713/483-8651 Nesbitt, Stephen A. (SNESBITT) JSC 713/483-4241 Neuhauser, Philipp D. JPL 818/354-6278 Nolan, Donald A. (DANOLAN) DFRF 805/258-3447 O'Donnell, Franklin JPL 818/354-5011 Palmer, Jean MSFC 205/544-6518 Parker, Louis A. (LAPARKER) JSC 713/483-8622 Patnesky, Andrew R. JSC 713/483-8636 Pearl, Elaine GSFC 301/286-8957 Pechon, Tina KSC 407/867-7819 Pena, Mara R. JSC 713/483-0228 Peto, Mary Ann (MAPETO) LERC 216/433-2902 Petrachenko, Carol (Bionetics) LARC 804/864-6528 Phelps, Patti KSC 407/867-4444 Poindexter, James D. JSC 713/483-8624 Poleskey, Carl GSFC 301/286-8982 Price, A. Gary (AGPRICE) LARC 804/864-6124 Rachul, Lori LERC 216/433-8806 Rahn, Debra (DRAHN) HQ 202/358-1639 Randolph, Beverly C. HQ 202/358-1724 Ratajczak, Anthony F. LERC 216/433-2225 Ratkewicz, Patricia GSFC 301/286-8102 Reardon, Grace HQ 202/358-1547 Redmond, Charles (CREDMOND) HQ 202/358-1757 Reeves, Mary F. HQ 202/358-1708 Respess, Patricia A. HQ 202/358-1701 Rhoads, Norma JSC 713/483-0235 Rhodes, Jean KSC 407/867-2363 Rhodes, Jean KSC 407/867-2363 Riep, Patricia M. (PRIEP) HQ 202/358-1764 Ritter, Ransom MSFC 205/544-9275 Rivera, Deborah (DRIVERA) HQ 202/358-1743 Robbins , William W. (BILLROBBINS) JSC 713/483-8638 Robinson, Nancy MSFC 205/544-6524 Rock, Jill KSC 407/867-2622 Ross, Christina KSC 407/867-2468 Rovarino, Lisa M. JPL 818/354-6170 Rowe-Lopez, Sheri L. JPL 818/354-6170 Roy, Steven MSFC 205/544-6535 Ruff, Janet GSFC 301/286-6255 Ruhl, Robert K. MSFC 205/544-0031 Sahli, Jim MSFC 205/544-6528 Salas, Libby JSC 713/483-8608 Salsitz, Elena L. JSC 713/483-5599 Samuel, Yvonne JPL 818/354-0349 Sarlin, E. Anita AMES 415/604-4044 Savage, Don (DSAVAGE) HQ 202/358-1727 Schauer, Catharine G. LARC 804/864-6122 Schmid, Elizabeth V. HQ 202/358-1760 Schmid, Jack HQ 202/358-2381 Schmidt, Philip J. JPL 818/354-6916 Schneider, Jo Ann HQ 202/358-1764 Schulman, Robert HQ 202/358-2381 Schwartz, Barbara L. JSC 713/483-8647 Schwartz, Harvey J. LERC 216/433-2921 Seidel, David M. JPL 818/354-9313 Selby, Barbara (BSELBY) HQ 202/358-1983 Shafer, Robert J. (RSHAFER) HQ 202/358-1767 Shallcross, Mary Jo KSC 407/867-2622 Shannon, Ernest MSFC 205/544-0030 Shawnee, Laura A. (LASHAWNEE) ARC 415/604-3936 Simmons, Mike MSFC 205/544-6537 Sindelar, Terri (TSINDELAR) HQ 202/358-1977 Skora, Marny LARC 804/864-3315 Smigielski, Susan LARC 804/864-3293 Smith, Gail T. LERC 216/433-6689 Smith, Janet ARC 415/604-9000 Stall , Harold S. (HSTALL) JSC 713/483-3671 Steitz, David (DSTEITZ) HQ 202/358-1730 Stewart, Syreeta LERC 216/433-5266 Stone , Phillip L. LERC 216/433-2924 Suit, Ann H. (ASUIT) LARC 804/864-3305 Sullivan, Nancy SSC 601/688-3341 Taylor, John B. (JBTAYLOR) MSFC 205/544-0031 Tennison, Maret KSC 407/867-3395 Terlep, Astrid ARC 415/604-3347 Thames, Evelyn L. HQ 202/358-1719 Thomas, Peter D. LARC 804/864-3117 Thornsley, Ken KSC 407/867-7819 Thornton, Cherise MSFC 205/544-6530 Timms, Robin (PS) (RTIMMS) HQ 202/358-1749 Townsend, Carolyn W. HQ 202/358-1781 Turner, Sandra H. MSFC 205/544-8704 Ulrich, Bertram R. HQ 202/358-1713 Valleau, Mary ARC 415/604-3939 Van der Woude, Jurrie JPL 818/354-5011 Van Lepp, Kay F. JPL 818/354-9312 Varnes, Gary (Mitch) KSC 407/867-2468 Verniel, Pamela J. LARC 804/864-6362 Vincent, Jeff (GVINCENT) HQ 202/358-1747 Virata, Manny KSC 407/867-7819 Waller, Peter W. ARC 415/604-3938 Walsh, John F. III (JWALSH) HQ 202/358-1900 Walton, Tommie L. JSC 713/483-8610 Ward, Douglas K. (DKWARD) JSC 713/483-3671 Washington, Althea HQ 202/358-1738 Watson, Cynthia M. LERC 216/433-2888 Weatherspoon, Mary HQ 202/358-1720 Webb, Myron L. (MLWEBB) SSC 601/688-3341 Welch, Brian D. JSC 713/483-8650 Whalen, Mark JPL 818/354-5011 Williams, Leslie KSC 407/867-2468 Williams, Patrice C. (PCWILLIAMS) HQ 202/358-1729 Wilson, James H. JPL 818/354-5011 Witherspoon, Virginia MSFC 205/544-1798 Wood, Alan S. JPL 818/354-5011 Young, Dick (PAO.KSC) KSC 407/867-2468 Young, Tracey KSC 407/867-4444 Zeitman, Ginny ARC 415/604-3574 Zudell, Doreen B. LERC 216/433-2901