HSFNEWS Digest - 13 Jun 2012 to 19 Jun 2012 (#2012-62)

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Date: June 19th 2012

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Topics of the day:

NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE
LOCAL STUDENTS HELP RENAME NASA RADIATION MONITORING PROJECTS
NASA ASTRONAUTS KENNETH HAM AND NICHOLAS PATRICK LEAVE AGENCY
COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION

Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:21:56 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE

June 15, 2012

Brenda A Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 244-8860

Report #JA12-019

NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE

HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Andrew ï¿½Drewï¿½ Feustel will talk with students in cyberspace as part of the Florida Summer Youth Program on Friday, June 22

Feustel will take part in two live streaming video appearances with students at the Holmes County Public Library (HCPL) at 303 N Etheridge St , Bonifay, Fla The first session begins at 11:30 a m EDT followed by a second session at 2:30 p m Media interested in attending either appearance should contact Susan Harris, Director, HCPL, 850-547-3573

Speaking from NASAï¿½s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Feustel hopes to inspire Florida youths to reach for the stars during the libraryï¿½s ï¿½Dream Bigï¿½ events The question-and-answer format will include information from his two space shuttle missions

Feustel was selected by NASA in July 2000 In 2009, he served on the crew of STS-125, the final servicing mission for the Hubble Space Telescope In 2011, he launched aboard space shuttle Endeavourï¿½s final mission, STS-134, to the International Space Station He has logged more than 28 days in space including 42 hours and 18 minutes during six spacewalks

The Florida Summer Youth Program is an annual collaboration between the State Library and Archives of Florida and public libraries around the state which provide information, resources and activities for youths during their summer break

For more information about Feustel and virtual appearances, visit:

http://www nasa gov/

For more information about HCPLï¿½s Florida Summer Youth Program, visit:

http://www myhcpl org/

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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:42:28 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: LOCAL STUDENTS HELP RENAME NASA RADIATION MONITORING PROJECTS

June 15, 2012

Rachel Kraft/Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Janice Scott Clear Creek Independent School District 281-284-0020

Report #J12-009

LOCAL STUDENTS HELP RENAME NASA RADIATION MONITORING PROJECTS

HOUSTON -- Students from Clear Creek Independent School District now have a hand in helping NASA advance radiation protection in space NASAï¿½s RadWorks team developing two Radiation Environment Monitors (REMs) for space vehicles has selected names devised by high school students for the monitors as part of a contest for local science students

Battery-Operated Independent Radiation Detector, or BIRD, was chosen as the name for the REM concept under development for NASAï¿½s Exploration Flight Test-1 The test in early 2014 will launch NASA's Orion spacecraft, without a crew, to an altitude that has not been achieved by a craft intended for human flight since the Apollo lunar landing missions The BIRD acronym was created by pre-Advanced Placement physics students in Scott Blackï¿½s class at Clear Falls High School

Hybrid Electronic Radiation Assessor, or HERA, will designate the REM concept for NASAï¿½s Advanced Exploration Systems program which pioneers new approaches for rapidly developing prototype systems, demonstrating key capabilities and validating operational concepts for future human missions beyond Earthï¿½s orbit The name HERA was devised by teacher Kristi Roofï¿½s students in chemistry and pre-Advanced Placement chemistry classes at Clear Lake High School

The RadWorks team developed the idea of a naming competition for students in the local school district to help differentiate between the two projects and to excite future scientists about space

ï¿½Differentiating between the original nomenclature for the two REM concepts quickly became confusing for the RadWorks team, so we thought tapping into the creativity of local science students would yield some imaginative names and give future scientists and engineers a chance to play a part in developing new space technologies,ï¿½ said Bobbie Swan, RadWorks Project Manager ï¿½We were really impressed with the innovative quality of the submissions ï¿½

The harmful effects of radiation in space pose dangers to astronauts RadWorks is a NASA project to advance radiation protection, measurement and warning systems REM is one element of RadWorks The monitor is a robust, radiation-hardened readout chip combined with a silicon sensor to form a highly capable space radiation measurement system The goal of the RadWorks project is to integrate REM into a space vehicle using the vehicleï¿½s power, data collection system and display systems

For information about NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov/

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Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:14:56 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUTS KENNETH HAM AND NICHOLAS PATRICK LEAVE AGENCY

June 15, 2012

Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #J12-010

NASA ASTRONAUTS KENNETH HAM AND NICHOLAS PATRICK LEAVE AGENCY

HOUSTON -- NASA astronauts Kenneth Ham and Nicholas Patrick have left the space agency Their last day was May 31 Ham is a veteran of two spaceflights, where he served as the pilot of STS-124 in 2008 and commander of STS-132 in 2010 Patrick served as a mission specialist on STS-116 in 2006 and STS-130 in 2010

"It has been a pleasure to work with Ken during his tenure here at JSC," said Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "He is an incredibly accomplished aviator and with a great sense of humor We wish him the best in this new phase of his career "

Ham, a Navy captain, holds a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the U S Naval Postgraduate School He joined NASA in 1998 Before flying in space, he served in multiple technical roles including work as a space shuttle capsule communicator (CAPCOM) Hamï¿½s most recent NASA assignment included duties as an instructor pilot in the T-38N and WB-57F research pilot

Ham is a pilot with more than 6,000 flight hours and experience in more than 40 different aircraft A 1987 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Ham will return to the institution as an instructor

Patrick is a veteran of three spacewalks He played a vital role in installation of the Tranquility module and Cupola of the International Space Station He ends his NASA career with more than 26 days of spaceflight experience

"Nick is an extremely talented individual," said Whitson, "his engineering skills and expertise were a valuable contribution to our team, not only during his flights but in his work with future exploration programs as well I am sure that his future contributions will be just as valuable "

Patrick holds a Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in Engineering from Cambridge University Prior to his spaceflights, he led the team that designed the Orion spacecraft cockpit

For Ham's complete biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/ham html

For Patrickï¿½s complete biography, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/patrick html

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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 08:47:22 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION

June 14, 2012

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #M12-113

COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION

HOUSTON -- Over the next several weeks, NASA Television will provide coverage of the departure of three crew members from the International Space Station and prelaunch, launch and arrival activities of three new residents

Coverage will begin Wednesday, June 20, with the first of a series of Video Files of Expedition 32/33 Flight Engineers Suni Williams of NASA, Aki Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) participating in training and ceremonial activities at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia

On June 29, NASA TV will broadcast a change of command ceremony aboard the orbiting laboratory in which Expedition 31 Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos will hand over the reins of command to Gennady Padalka Padalka, a cosmonaut for Roscosmos, will become the International Space Station's first three-time commander When the Soyuz TMA-03M undocks on June 30, Expedition 31 will transition to Expedition 32 under Padalka's command

Kononenko and Flight Engineers Don Pettit of NASA and Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency will depart the station in their Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft June 30 for a July 1 landing in Kazakhstan to complete their six-and-a-half-month mission Two weeks later, July 14 (July 15 in Kazakhstan), Williams, Hoshide and Malenchenko will launch to the station in the Soyuz TMA-05M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan The three will arrive at the station July 16 to join Padalka and Flight Engineers Joe Acaba of NASA and Sergei Revin of Roscosmos, who have been aboard the station since mid-May

NASA TV's scheduled coverage includes (all times Central):

Wednesday, June 20 11 a m -- Video File of the Expedition 32/33 (Suni Williams, Yuri Malenchenko, Aki Hoshide) qualification training simulation runs at Star City, Russia

Saturday, June 30 8:15 p m -- Expedition 31 farewells and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 8:40 p m ) 11:30 p m -- Expedition 31/Soyuz TMA-03M undocking coverage (undocking at 11:53 p m )

Sunday, July 1 2 a m -- Expedition 31/Soyuz TMA-03M deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 2:19 a m , landing at 3:15 a m )

Saturday, July 14 8:30 p m -- Expedition 32/33 Soyuz TMA-05M launch coverage (includes video b-roll of the crew's prelaunch activities at 8:45 p m ; launch scheduled at 9:40 p m )

Monday, July 16 11:15 p m -- Expedition 32/33 Soyuz TMA-05M docking coverage (docking at 11:50 p m followed by post-docking news conference from Mission Control in Korolev, Russia)

Tuesday, July 17 2:15 a m -- Expedition 32/33 Soyuz TMA-05M hatch opening and welcoming ceremony coverage (hatch opening and welcoming ceremony at 2:45 a m )

Additional Video File footage of the Expedition 32/33 crew's pre-launch activities in Star City, Russia; Moscow; and Baikonur, Kazakhstan will be broadcast on NASA TV on June 22 and July 2, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Post-launch and post-docking Video Files will air on NASA TV on July 14 and 17 Video Files involving the Expedition 31 crew activities following their Soyuz landing in Kazakhstan will air on July 1

For NASA's complete list of Soyuz landing and launch coverage, visit:

http://go nasa gov/NTVsched

For NASA TV downlink and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crews, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 13 Jun 2012 to 19 Jun 2012 (#2012-62)

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