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1. JSC RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP PARTICIPATES IN E-WASTE RECYCLE EVENT
2. NASA TARGETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN FEB 3

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 11:58:41 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: JSC RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP PARTICIPATES IN E-WASTE RECYCLE EVENT

December 6, 2010

Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-8609

Report #J10-124

JSC RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP PARTICIPATES IN E-WASTE RECYCLE EVENT

HOUSTON � On Dec 11, the NASA Johnson Space Center Contractor Recycling Partnership will host an electronic waste (e-waste) recycling event from 8 a m � 4 p m in the Space Center Houston parking lot This event is open and free to the public and allows anyone in the community to dispose of all electronics in an environmentally friendly manner

The event is sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency-certified Hewlett-Packard The collected material will be recycled by Sims Recycling Solutions and the event will include support from other NASA JSC contractors

�This will be the third e-waste event we have offered to the community It�s clear from the great turnouts that there is a constant need for the proper disposal of electronics,� said Courtney Lindberg, environmental specialist for Earth Resources Technology at JSC

There is no limit to the amount of items people can bring Examples of accepted material, both working and nonworking, include: - Personal computers (includes desktop, PCs, laptops and workstations) - Monitors and flat panel displays - Printers (ink and laser) - All-in-Ones - Scanners - Digital cameras - Handheld computers - Cords - Digital entertainment & telecommunications equipment (VCRs, cell phones, portable music devices)

Unacceptable items - Major appliances including microwave ovens, washers and dryers are not acceptable - Equipment containing radioactive materials, free-flowing liquids, chlorofluorocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, or other �hazardous wastes� as defined in and having the meaning ascribed in and listed under 40 �261 3 and the regulations promulgated hereunder, as amended from time to time

Questions about the e-waste event can be directed to NASA�s Environmental Information Line at 281-483-6207

For more information about NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 13:06:14 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA TARGETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN FEB 3

Dec 3, 2010

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #H10-321

NASA TARGETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN FEB 3

WASHINGTON -- NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Feb 3 at 1:34 a m EST Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the launch of the STS-133 mission to the International Space Station

The Program Requirements Control Board met Thursday and reviewed engineering evaluations associated with cracks on two 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets, called stringers, on the shuttle's external tank NASA repaired the cracks and reapplied foam to the exterior of the stringers

Managers decided the analysis and tests required to launch Discovery safely are not complete They are planning to conduct an instrumented test on the external fuel tank and structural evaluations on stringer test articles to determine if the analysis is correct Details and timelines for the tanking test are in work, but plans call for temperature and strain gauge measurements in the intertank region near the top of the tank during the test

The test also will verify the integrity of repairs made earlier when two cracked stringer sections and foam were replaced A team of engineers and technicians will inspect the tank for evidence of any foam cracking as it would on an actual launch day The test also will verify the integrity of repairs to the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate, which leaked an unsafe amount of gaseous hydrogen during Discovery's Nov 5 launch attempt The date of the test is under evaluation, but likely will occur this month

Engineers will continue to search for the root cause of the stringer cracks through data analysis and tests, including placement of manufacturing defects in separate stringers to demonstrate structural integrity in an effort to duplicate the same type of failure that occurred in November

NASA will review and analyze the data from the tests before setting a launch date Because of Discovery's delayed launch, the earliest opportunity for the liftoff of the final scheduled shuttle mission, STS-134 on Endeavour, is April 1

For continued STS-133 updates as well as crew and mission information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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