HSFNEWS Digest - 12 Mar 2013 to 13 Mar 2013 (#2013-13)

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Date: March 12th 2013

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HOUSTON CONFERENCE TO FEATURE NASA MISSIONS' SCIENCE RESULTS
NASA ASTRONAUT GEORGE ZAMKA LEAVES AGENCY
NASA ASTRONAUT LEE ARCHAMBAULT LEAVING AGENCY

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:57:14 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: HOUSTON CONFERENCE TO FEATURE NASA MISSIONS' SCIENCE RESULTS

March 11, 2013

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726

Kecia Mallette Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston 281-486-2183

Report #M13-047

HOUSTON CONFERENCE TO FEATURE NASA MISSIONS' SCIENCE RESULTS

HOUSTON -- NASA researchers and other scientists will present scientific results and contributions from current and past Mars and moon missions during the 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference March 18-22

The conference will take place at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center at 1601 Lake Robbins Drive in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston

Presentations will include recent science findings from the rover Curiosity on Mars, and an update on NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter missions

The conference organizer is the Lunar and Planetary Institute of Houston The institute is managed by the Universities Space Research Association, a national, nonprofit consortium of universities chartered at NASA's request in 1969 by the National Academy of Sciences

Media may register to attend For news products, a complete agenda and other information about the conference, visit:

http://www lpi usra edu/meetings/lpsc2013/

Follow the conference on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #lpsc2013:

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and

https://www facebook com/LunarandPlanetaryInstitute

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http://www nasa gov

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:57:27 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT GEORGE ZAMKA LEAVES AGENCY

March 11, 2013

Ashlï¿½ Robinson Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Report #J13-006

NASA ASTRONAUT GEORGE ZAMKA LEAVES AGENCY

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut George Zamka has left the agency and accepted a position with the Federal Aviation Administration supporting Commercial Space Transportation A veteran of two spaceflights, Zamka served first as pilot on STS-120 in 2007 and three years later as commander on STS-130 in 2010

Before joining NASA, Zamka served in the U S Marine Corps as pilot and flew combat missions during Operation Desert Storm in the Middle East He was selected to join the astronaut corps in 1998 Before flying in space, he served in multiple technical and leadership roles supporting Johnson Space Centerï¿½s Astronaut Office He served as lead for the shuttle training and procedures division and as supervisor for the astronaut candidate class of 2004 In his current role as a research pilot, and instructor pilot, Zamka provides training for astronauts in NASA aircraft

"George will be greatly missed by both the Astronaut Office and the Aircraft Operations Division," said Dick Clark, chief of Aircraft Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "His outstanding leadership was critical to the success of the shuttle and station missions His skill and flight expertise as an aviator and educator kept our astronauts prepared to fly in space We wish him the best in this new phase of his career ï¿½

Zamka holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from the United States Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in engineering management from the Florida Institute of Technology

Zamka retired from the Marine Corps as a colonel in 2010 after more than 26 years of service He has logged more than 5,000 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft He ends his NASA career having logged more than 692 hours in space on two shuttle missions while traveling 12 million miles

For Zamkaï¿½s complete biography, visit:

go nasa gov/XFQVM4

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:58:57 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT LEE ARCHAMBAULT LEAVING AGENCY

March 12, 2013

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

Report #J13-007

NASA ASTRONAUT LEE ARCHAMBAULT LEAVING AGENCY

HOUSTON ï¿½ NASA astronaut Lee Archambault is leaving the agency, ending a 15-year career that included more than 27 days in space, including a flight as commander of space shuttle Discovery

Archambault will join Sierra Nevada Corp as a systems engineerr and test pilot He will work on the companyï¿½s Dream Chaser Space System, being developed in conjunction with NASAï¿½s Commercial Crew Program

Archambault was the pilot of space shuttle Atlantis on STS-117 in 2007, a mission vital to the construction of the International Space Station Two years later he commanded the space shuttle Discovery on STS-119

ï¿½Leeï¿½s leadership and experience have been assets to our office,ï¿½ said Bob Behnken, chief of the Astronaut Office ï¿½In his role as chief of our Exploration Branch, heï¿½s pushed for excellence in the design of our next crew vehicles as we progress during this critical development phase His combination of technical knowledge, operational experience and critical thinking will be very hard to replace ï¿½

Archambault earned bachelorï¿½s and masterï¿½s degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana He then served in the U S Air Force as a pilot He flew combat missions in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

Archambault joined NASA as an Air Force astronaut in 1998 He filled many technical roles during his NASA career including working as a support astronaut at Kennedy Space Center, a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for STS-121 and finally serving within the Astronaut Office as the chief of the Exploration Branch

Archambault retired from the U S Air Force as a colonel in 2012 after more than 27 years of service He has logged more than 5,000 flight hours in more than 30 types of aircraft

For Archambault's complete biography, visit:

http://go nasa gov/VznHe6

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