Date: August 24th 2006

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Thursday, Aug 24, 2006

NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF STS-115 LAUNCH Date/Time: Sunday, Aug 27, 4:30 p m (scheduled launch time) NASA TV and the NASA Portal http://www nasa gov will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage for the Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission The NASA Portal's prelaunch webcast is set for 11 a m , Saturday, Aug 26 Launch day coverage on NASA TV and NASA's Launch Blog begins at 10:30 a m , Aug 27 To access mission information and interactive features online, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle For a NASA TV schedule, visit: http://www nasa gov/ntv

STS-115 COUNTDOWN STATUS BRIEFINGS ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Aug 24, 25 and 26, 10 a m , Kennedy Space Center Countdown status briefings will be broadcast live on NASA TV For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/ntv

NASA BLOOD DRIVE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, 7:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 6 Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 NASA civil service and contractor employees are invited to participate To donate, schedule an appointment with your office coordinator Refreshments will be served For further information, see the tips for blood donors listed at: http://www givelife2 org/donor/tips asp

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRADUATION Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, noon, auditorium Headquarters employees are invited to attend the NASA Leadership Development Program (LDP) graduation program or view it live on NASA HQ Channel 32 For information on LDP, visit: http://ldp nasa gov

EXCHANGE COUNCIL CRAB FEAST Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, 4:30 - 6:30 p m , 2nd floor patio Contact: Karen White 358-1056 Tickets are on sale in the Exchange Store Adult tickets are $20 Children's tickets are $12

MARYLAND RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL TICKETS Contact: Debbie Randall 358-1173 The Exchange Store has discount tickets available for the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville, Md Tickets are: $14 for adults and $7 for youth (ages 7-15) The fair is open every weekend Aug 26 - Oct 22 For details and information on special events, visit http://www rennfest com

STS-115 LAUNCH READINESS NEWS CONFERENCE Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug 25, 4 p m , Kennedy Space Center View this briefing on NASA TV or online

AGENCY TRAINING COURSE Public Sector Leadership: Vision, Values and Vital Strategies Date/Location: Sept 17 - 22, San Diego, Calif Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 Donna A Williams@nasa gov For details, visit: http://www leadership opm gov

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Adult and Infant CPR/AED and Standard First Aid Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Sept 19, 9 a m - 2 p m , Room 3P50 Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 Sheila M Jackson@nasa gov

Getting Things Done: Mastering Your Workflow Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 22, 8:30 a m - 4:30 p m , Greenbelt Marriott, Greenbelt, Md Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 Donna A Williams@nasa gov

For details and registration, visit: https://satern nasa gov

AT-WORK WEIGHT WATCHERS SESSION Contact: Michael Fritz 358-2386 Plans are underway to form a new Weight Watchers group in September Twenty people are needed to participate in a special offer for a 17-week session for $11 53 per week, paid in advance Those interested should contact Michael Fritz at Michael Fritz@nasa gov

DID YOU KNOW? Contact: Rebecca Bythewood 358-1253 The NASA Headquarters Library is named in honor of Dr T Keith Glennan, who served as NASA's first administrator from 1958-1961 During his tenure, Glennan was instrumental in the establishment of several NASA centers For additional information about him, visit: http://history nasa gov/Biographies/glennan html

The NASA Headquarters Auditorium is named in honor of James E Webb, NASA's second administrator, who served from 1961-1968 and oversaw the formative development of the Apollo program Additional information on Webb is available at: http://history nasa gov/Biographies/webb html

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED LINKS

NASA Home Page: http://www nasa gov
Main Space Shuttle Page: http://www nasa gov/shuttle
Inside NASA: http://www insidenasa nasa gov
NASA FY 2007 Budget and Planning Documents: http://www nasa gov/budget
NASA Missions: http://www nasa gov/missions/timeline/current/current_missions html
Executive Biographies: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/biographies_index html
Educator Astronaut Program: http://edspace nasa gov
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO): http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal
Financial Management Requirements: http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal/fmr
Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codee
NASA Family Assistance Fund: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/AN_FAF html
Full Cost Initiative: http://www hq nasa gov/fullcost
NASA History Home Page: http://history nasa gov
Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs): http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/wag_collection/waglog05 html
NODIS Document Library: http://nodis3 gsfc nasa gov
NODIS Document Mgt System: http://nodis-dms gsfc nasa gov/dms/dms cfm (NASA Only)
HQ e-Directory: https://polaris hq nasa gov/HQeD (NASA HQ Only)
Directory of HQ Service Contacts: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/service-contacts doc
Job Opportunities: http://www nasajobs nasa gov
Training: http://ohr gsfc nasa gov/DevGuide/Hq/hqtrngopps htm
Safety: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/safety htm
NASA OIG: http://www hq nasa gov/office/oig/hq
VoTS: http://www nisn nasa gov/vots
ViTS (Video Teleconferencing Service) : https://intranet hq nasa gov/vits
Computer Training: http://ctc hq nasa gov
IT Security: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/security htm (NASA HQ ONLY)
IT Notices: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/whatsnew/itnote htm
Exchange Store: http://www hq nasa gov/exchange

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