NASA WINS EMMY ...................... 2Glenn staff and facilities earn kudosfor children's television show

GOT FULL COST? ......................... 3Full cost accounting is comingto Glenn

RETF PRESERVATION .................. 8This facility's history and legendarywork are surviving demolition

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G lenn held its 2003 NASA Honor Awards Ceremony onFriday, August 8, at 10:30 a.m. in the DEB Auditorium. NASADeputy Administrator Frederick D. Gregory was the keynotespeaker and assisted in bestowing 31 medals—the Agency'shighest award—to Center employees.

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illiam F. Readdy, associate administrator for Space Flight at NASA Headquarters,has named Glenn's own Dr. Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., the newdeputy center director of Kennedy Space Center, FL, effectiveAugust 31. Whitlow will succeed James W. Kennedy, who be-comes center director on August 10.

"Woodrow's background, experience, technical expertise, andproven leadership ability made him the logical and right choice asKennedy's deputy center director," Readdy said. "His back-ground, knowledge, and experience across a wide varietyof NASA programs adds a critical dimension and focus to thecenter deputy's role, as we work to return to flight safely andas expeditiously as possible."

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Distinguished ServiceDr. John J. Adamczyk: For exceptionalaccomplishments in the developmentof computational methods for turbo-machinery aerodynamics.

Outstanding LeadershipAnita D. Liang: For outstanding leader-ship and contributions to the NASAGlenn Research Center's aeropropulsionmission and for strategic formulationand execution of aeropropulsionprograms and projects.

Robert Romero: For outstanding leader-ship that has had a prominent effectupon the advancement of GlennResearch Center's model workplaceconcept, the equal opportunity commu-nity, and the technical and administrativeprograms at NASA.

Christine A. Root: For outstandingleadership and vision in establishing theGlenn Research Center as a recognizedleader in Financial Management in NASA.

Exceptional AchievementDr. Judith V. Auping: For outstandingtechnical contributions to materialsresearch studies and for establishingadministrative database softwaresystems that provide readily availabledata for management decisions.

Kim K. de Groh: For outstandingcontributions to the understanding andenhancement of spacecraft materialsdurability.

Mary Jo Long-Davis: For the successfulplanning and implementation of theDefense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) Quiet SupersonicPlatform Program and NASA'ssupersonic research efforts.

John B. McQuillen: For exceptional andexemplary contributions in establishingGlenn Research Center's world-classcapabilities in multiphase-flow researchin microgravity.

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ilmed in Cleveland, "Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Who Added the'Micro' to Gravity," a program in the NASA CONNECT™ series, was recentlyawarded a 2003 Emmy® Award in the Children/Youth Program category. Theaward is the seventh Emmy for NASA CONNECT and was recently announced byThe Cleveland Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

This episode featured Dr. Sandra Olson of Glenn's Microgravity CombustionScience Branch, highlighting micro-gravity research in the area ofspacecraft fire safety. "The NASACONNECT team was great to workwith, and it was an honor being partof this show," Olson said. "Beingnominated for an Emmy was acomplete surprise." Filming of theshow took place at Glenn's ZeroGravity Facility.

In the program, students are intro-duced to combustion science andthe importance of fire safety on theInternational Space Station. Studentsalso learn about the important rolechemistry plays in microgravity

research and observe NASA engineers and scientists using measurement, ratios,and graphing to analyze data. Students also conduct a hands-on activity and a Webactivity, which reinforce the program's instructional objectives and establish aconnection between the NASA research featured in the program and the math-ematics, science, and technology used in the classroom.

Participating in the program along with Olson were Dr. Roger Crouch, chiefscientist for the International Space Station, and Dr. John Pojman, professor atthe University of Southern Mississippi. NASA Marshall and NASA Headquarterswere also featured.

NASA CONNECT is an annual series of integrated mathematics, science, andtechnology instructional distance learning programs for students in grades 6 to 8.Each program has three components: (1) a 30-minute television broadcast,which can be viewed live or taped for later use; (2) an interactive Web activity thatprovides educators an opportunity to use technology in the classroom setting;and (3) a lesson guide describing a hands-on activity. These three componentsare designed as an integrated instructional package and are provided free ofcharge over the Internet.

Program partners include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Northside Middle School,Norfolk, VA, and Riverdeep Learning, Cambridge, MA. About 175,000 educatorsin 50 states are registered users of NASA CONNECT, representing 6.8 millionstudents. More information is available from the NASA CONNECT Web site athttp://connect.larc.nasa.gov. �

Editor's note: CONNECT™ is a registered trademark of NASA Langley. Emmy® isa registered trademark of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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Kennedy

ASA HeadquartersAssociate Adminis-trator for SpaceFlight William F.Readdy namedJames W. Kennedythe new directorof Kennedy SpaceCenter (KSC) inFlorida. Kennedy,who served asdeputy director since November 2002,succeeds General Roy Bridges, whowas appointed to lead NASA Langley.

Over the past year, Kennedy has servedas project manager for major initiatives,such as the X–34 and the DC–XA, andled KSC's One NASA effort. Prior tohis assignment at KSC, Kennedy wasdeputy director of NASA Marshall inHuntsville, AL, where he held variouspositions of leadership including man-ager of Marshall's Space Shuttle ProjectsResident Office at KSC, manager ofthe Solid Rocket Booster Project, anddirector of Science and Engineering. �

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As director of Research and Technologyat Glenn since 1998, Whitlow led a staffof more than 470 scientists and engi-neers conducting research in high-temperature materials, aerospace power,propulsion systems, structures, andacoustics. Whitlow planned and directedGlenn research and technology develop-ment efforts to meet NASA program-matic commitments for advances inspace power, space and aeronauticspropulsion, and space communications.

Whitlow joined NASA in 1979 as aresearch scientist at NASA Langley wherehe held positions of increasing responsi-bility including chief of the StructuresDivision and deputy director of the Aero-nautics Program Group. Whitlow alsoserved at NASA Headquarters in theOffice of Aeronautics, as director of theCritical Technologies Division, and programmanager of Structures and Dynamics. �

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Whitlow to leaveGlenn for KSC

Pictured, left to right, are NASA CONNECTExecutive Producer Thomas E. Pinelli, Glenn'sDr. Olson, and NASA CONNECT SeniorProducer William Benson.

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he concept of full cost confoundsmany. While accountants and financialanalysts debate about what it means,full costing will affect project managerdecisionmaking.

Be that as it may, full cost is coming toNASA—and Glenn specifically—onOctober 1.

Although the Full Cost Initiative is an integral part of the President's ManagementAgenda, the process began at NASA in 1995. The Initiative's goal is to standardizebudgeting, accounting, and management processes across centers so Agencymanagement can link the organization's mission with its budget and make betterdecisions about its use of resources.

When Senior Financial Advisor Owen Barwell, who directs NASA's Full Cost Initiative,visited Glenn on June 26, he provided an update on the initiative and listened toconcerns from the project, line, finance, and resource communities.

According to Dan Walker, chief of Glenn's Resources Analysis and ManagementOffice (RAMO) and deputy chief financial officer for Resources, budgets and finan-cial reports will incorporate full cost policies from now on.

"This means project managers will have access to information regarding, andultimately be responsible for, all elements of the full cost of their projects," Walkersaid. "These include direct labor and travel; direct contracts, grants, and purchases;service pool costs; or Center General and Administrative (G&A) costs."

In preparation for the change, RAMO is finalizing its approach to support fiscal year2004 operations. Headquarters will soon be offering "Full Cost 101" to all NASAemployees via its Full Cost Initiative Web site. A 1-day, instructor-led training classwill also be available for project, resource, service pool, and line managers.

In addition, employees will begin seeing pictures of trained individuals with a bigyellow dollar sign. These are the folks who "got full cost."

Look for more information and the latest updates at http://fullcost.hq.nasa.gov/, andstop by the Integrated Financial Management Program Exposition on August 27. �

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r. Marla Pérez-Davis, chief of the Elec-trochemistry Branch in Glenn's Powerand On-Board Propulsion Technologies

Division, was sel-ected to the Heliosmishap board in-vestigating the lossof the prototypesolar aircraft, whichoccurred on June26. Pérez-Davis isamong five NASAand National Oce-anic and Atmo-

Helios Investigation Board selectedspheric Administration (NOAA) represen-tatives reviewing data on the remotelyoperated aircraft that went down in thePacific Ocean 29 minutes into flight nearthe U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facil-ity on Kauai, HI. No property damage orinjuries beyond the prototype have beendiscovered as a result of the mishap.The other members of the board includeChairman Dr. Thomas Noll, NASALangley; Stephen Ishmael, NASADryden; Geary Tiffany, NASA Ames;and Dr. John Brown, NOAA ForecastSystems Laboratory, Boulder, CO. �

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Flynt named Amesdeputy director

Allen Flynt be-came the deputycenter directorat NASA Ames,effective August 3.He departed NASAJohnson, where heserved as managerof the Extra- VehicularActivity Project Of-

fice for developing hardware, integra-tion standards, techniques, and otherinformation necessary to providespacewalking services to the spaceshutt le and International SpaceStation programs.

Flynt began his NASA career in 1986as an analyst in the National SpaceTransportation System Program Officebefore moving on to serve in the spaceshuttle program control arena. �

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ex D. Geveden will be the newdeputy center director of Marshall

Space Flight Center.Geveden suceedsDavid King, whobecame centerdirector on June 15.

Prior to this appoint-ment, Gevedenserved as deputydirector of theScience Directorate

at Marshall where he led 600 govern-ment, industry, and university employeesin scientifically diverse research anddevelopment projects in spacescience, materials science, biotech-nology, Earth science, and space optics.

Geveden was the first NASA employeeto achieve the highest level of certifica-tion in the Agency's Project ManagementDevelopment Process. �

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NASA Associate Deputy Administrator for Institutions and Asset Management JamesJennings visited the Center on June 20. Accompanying him was Karen Hickman,former Glenn liaison officer and now executive officer to Jennings; Michael Reilly,director of Institutional Management; Jean Rayhle, program analyst; and ErmerdeneLee, internal operations analyst. Center management briefed Jennings on institu-tional issues such as workforce, facilities status, full cost, and Integrated FinancialManagement implementation. Pictured reviewing the plan for relocating Glennfacilities to make room for the runway expansion project at Cleveland HopkinsAirport are, left to right, Glenn's Chief Architect Joe Morris, Jennings, Director ofEngineering and Technical Services Randall Furnas, Deputy Center Director JulianEarls, and Center Director Donald Campbell.

Students, parents, and administrators from all 19 Science, Engineering, Mathematicsand Aerospace Academy (SEMAA) sites across the country took part in the program's10th anniversary celebration, which also coincided with the annual National SEMAAConference, held June 16 to 19 in Cleveland, OH. SEMAA founders—Louis Stokes,former Congressman; Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, president of Cuyahoga CommunityCollege; John Hairston, Glenn's director of External Programs and Dr. LynnBondurant, Glenn's retired educational programs officer—were recognized in a specialawards presentation at the opening day dinner. The conference focused on creatingprogram awareness, networking, and developing partnerships. Highlights of theconference included a luncheon address by Dr. Yvonne Freeman, executive directorof SECME, Inc., a precollege program in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics for teachers; a panel discussion on the benefits of SEMAA; and arobotics demonstration. SEMAA is managed by Glenn's Office of Educational Programs.

Academic partners from BrighamYoung University demonstrate ascanning sound intensity measure-ment system developed forGlenn's ATL.

ASA was featured prominently as acosponsor of the NoiseCon 2003, theInstitute of Noise Control Engineeringnational conference, held June 23 to 25in Cleveland. A team of Glenn volunteersfrom the Engineering Development Divi-sion, Structures and Acoustics Division,Imaging Technology Center, and Pub-lishing Services supported the event,which highlighted NASA's work in thearea of acoustics and hearing conserva-tion for the International Space Station aswell as aeroacoustics (jet noise research).

Dr. Richard Williams, NASA's chief healthand medical officer, welcomed the 270participants to the event where morethan 30 papers were presented byNASA-associated authors, including aplenary lecture by Colonel John Allen,program executive for crew health andsafety in the Office of Space Flight at

NASA Headquarters. During a tour ofGlenn's acoustical facilities—the Aero-acoustic Propulsion Laboratory, the 9- by15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel, andthe Acoustical Testing Laboratory (ATL)—visitors not only viewed presentationsand demonstrations of col-laborative projects but alsohelped celebrate the ATL'srecent accreditation by theNational Voluntary LaboratoryAccreditation Program forsound power level deter-minations per ISO 3744.Graduate-level training duringtwo post-conference seminars,

Controlling Noise Emission (low-noisedesign) and Aeroacoustics, was alsoprovided and led by teams of expertswell-known to the NASA community. �

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LESA MEETING: LESA/IFPTE, Local 28,will hold its next monthly membershipmeeting on Wednesday, August 13, atnoon in the Employee Center, room 101.

WOMEN RETIREE LUNCHEON: Thenext luncheon for Glenn (Lewis) femaleretirees is Thursday, August 14, noon, atTony K's Restaurant (West Bagley Road)in Berea. For further information, contactKathy Dorsey, 440–234–3935.

VC CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION:Glenn's Visitor Center (VC) will host itsCentennial of Flight Celebration onSaturday, August 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.A fun-filled, interactive program willencourage audience participationthrough special attractions for all ages.Advanced registration is required bycalling 216–433–9653.

NEW INITIATIVES EXPO: Glenn willhost a New Initiatives Expo featuringWebTADS, Budget Formulation, FullCost, Integrated Asset Management,ePayroll, One NASA, and Freedom toManage on Wednesday, August 27 inthe Ad Building Auditorium from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Previously implement-

Centennial events

NASA is proud to be a part of three upcoming national events celebrating theCentennial of Flight:

� Rockefeller Center Centennial of Flight Expo, New York City, throughRockefeller Center Centennial of Flight Expo, New York City, throughRockefeller Center Centennial of Flight Expo, New York City, throughRockefeller Center Centennial of Flight Expo, New York City, throughRockefeller Center Centennial of Flight Expo, New York City, throughAugust 17.August 17.August 17.August 17.August 17. State-of-the-art exhibit takes a comprehensive look at aviation,beginning with the first flight and leading up to today's discoveries.� L.A. County Fair, Pomona, CA, September 12 to 28 L.A. County Fair, Pomona, CA, September 12 to 28 L.A. County Fair, Pomona, CA, September 12 to 28 L.A. County Fair, Pomona, CA, September 12 to 28 L.A. County Fair, Pomona, CA, September 12 to 28. "High Flying Fun"celebrates aeronautics, airmanship, and the thrill of flight.� ShoreFest, Long Beach, CA, October 3 to 5.ShoreFest, Long Beach, CA, October 3 to 5.ShoreFest, Long Beach, CA, October 3 to 5.ShoreFest, Long Beach, CA, October 3 to 5.ShoreFest, Long Beach, CA, October 3 to 5. Free, multifaceted eventconsists of six festivals, including the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and CanadianForces Snowbirds at AirFest and Unlimited Hydroplanes at WaterFest.

The second two events will feature NASA's Powering Flights, PoweringDreams . . . touring exhibit, which is managed through Glenn's Community andMedia Relations Office.

For further information, visit http://centennial.grc.nasa.gov.

ed Information Financial Managementprograms will also be represented. TheExchange will have lunch for sale from11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NACA REUNION: There is still time tosecure reservations for the NACA Re-union X, which takes place October 10

ASA faces many challenges as we go forward from the tragic and traumatic eventsof February. I am very proud of the way the people of this Agency, and especially Glenn,have come together through the Columbia investigation and moved forward onNASA's highest priority—Return to Flight.

Glenn has a long tradition of supporting the Agency's human space exploration effortsthat continues with our involvement in the Return to Flight activities. These include slaganalyses, debris impact test and analysis, external tank wind tunnel testing, andoxidation damage assessment for reinforced carbon composites panels. These activitiesfurther demonstrate the value and Agencywide recognized expertise residing at Glenn.

NASA has already begun responding to findings based on the investigation and willinclude additional findings as the investigation is completed. To aid us in our Return toFlight activities, the Agency has established a set of guiding principles for our actions inall that we do:

1. Focus on the future. Lead. Embrace acommon theme and move out with it.

2. Lay out a plan with a set of discerniblemilestones. � Look at the total picture. � Respond to all recommendations. � Fix all things you believe necessary. � Don't delay.

3. Implement your plan. Don't besidetracked by the commentaryof critics.

4. Any amount of time spent oncommunicating with your team is timewell spent.

5. Cultivate a range of champions.

6. Remember—It's not about defendingthe past. It's about learning from thepast and leading the future.

through 12 in Cleveland. Those whohave already expressed an interest inattending must fill out the forms andreturn them as soon as possible. Forquestions or further information,contact the Reunion X CommitteeOffice, 216–433–5358.

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Honor Awards

Cynthia Naiman: For outstanding leader-ship in the development of revolutionarypropulsion system analysis tools for theU.S. aircraft engine industry.

Exceptional ServiceGodfrey Anzic: For sustained performanceand outstanding leadership in the Com-munications Technology Division forthe areas of antenna technology andcharacterization facilities, BMS/ISOprocedures, and the Small BusinessInnovation Research (SBIR) Program.

Renee J. Batts: For extraordinary knowl-edge, dedication, and outstanding lead-ership skills that have significantlycontributed to the efficiency and effective-ness of the Office of Equal OpportunityPrograms and the Glenn Research Center.

James M. Budinger: For outstandingproject and technical achievementsin the development of advancedcommunications technology.

Donald J. Campbell: For diverse technicalexperience and expertise, which demon-strate a unique ability to lead, plan, andcoordinate broad-scoped and highlycomplex aeronautics research and tech-nology programs.

Dr. James H. Dittmar: For originalcontributions to aeroacoustics researchand noise reduction methods forturbomachinery.

Dr. Stanley R. Levine: For outstandingcontributions toward advancingresearch in ceramics and ceramic matrixcomposites for aerospace applications.

Oral Mehmed: For significant contribu-tions to turbomachinery structuraldynamic research that led to the develop-ment of new propulsion system concepts.

Hugh F. Pierce, Jr.: For providing signifi-cant innovative and creative contributionsto and demonstrated leadership in theposition management and classificationprograms while maintaining the integrityof human resources principles.

William J. Rieke: For outstanding leader-ship in support of Flight Operations atthe NASA Glenn Research Center.

Frank Robinson, Jr.: For exceptionalleadership in developing a comprehen-sive Safety and Mission AssuranceProgram for research and technologyprojects and programs in the Aeronau-tics and Space Directorates.

Douglas A. Rohn: For significant andsustained performance in project man-agement, leadership, and advocacytowards the successful development ofaviation safety technologies.

Dr. Rickey J. Shyne: For outstandingtechnical and managerial leadership insupport of NASA's air-breathing propul-sion research activities for aeronauticsand space applications.

Gynelle C. Steele: For outstanding con-tributions to NASA's small businessgoals and educational outreach.

Mark A. Stevens: For continuous andexceptional contributions to the NASAGlenn Research Center in-houseturbomachinery programs.

Robert J. Thomas: For sustained out-standing performance in facilitiesmanagement related to resources,maintenance, configuration control,and real property, having a significantimpact on the operational readinessof the Center's institutional andtest facilities.

David W. York: For outstanding con-tributions in the area of softwaredevelopment supporting NASAGlenn Research Center's vital missionareas of microgravity science andbiotechnology.

June F. Zakrajsek: For distinguishedaccomplishments in propulsion healthmanagement research, technologydevelopment, and demonstration.

Dr. Adamczyk

Anzic

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Bagwell

Batts

Dr. Bowman

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Exceptional Engineering AchievementDr. Randy R. Bowman: For exceptionalmaterials engineering in support of dem-onstrating the flight worthiness of theStirling Radioisotope Generator.

Thomas M. Tomsik: For contributions toenabling technology for the NASA SpaceLaunch Initiative Second GenerationReusable Launch Vehicle Program.

Equal Employment OpportunityAdabelle Narváez-Legeza: For outstand-ing support of the equal opportunitygoals at Glenn Research Center byproviding leadership, consultation, andoutreach to Glenn, Northeast Ohio, andnational organizations.

Public ServiceDr. Kang N. Lee: For outstanding techni-cal research and development of theenvironmental barrier coating, makingpossible the use of ceramic matrixcomposites for gas turbine enginecombustor liners.

Dr. Ali Sayir: For significant contributionstoward the development of high-temperature oxide ceramic materialsfor aerospace applications.

Group Achievement AwardsActive Combustion Control Team: Forsuccessful demonstration of thecapability to suppress high-frequencycombustion instability for aircraft engineapplications through active control.

Active Noise Control Fan Trailing EdgeBlowing Design Team: For providing theaerodynamic and mechanical design fornew fan blades and air supply systemto study the effects of fan trailing edgeblowing in turbofan engines.

Enhanced Aeroengine Compressor Stabil-ity Team: For development and success-ful demonstration of an innovative methodto significantly increase the stable operat-ing range of high-work compressors forturbine-based propulsion systems.

Environmental Management SystemImplementation Team: For the successfuldevelopment and implementation ofan Environmental Management Systemat Glenn Research Center.

Ferroelectric Thin Film-Based MicrowaveComponents Team: For outstandingcontributions to the field of ferroelectricthin film-based microwave components,which have led to the recognition ofthe NASA Glenn Research Center as aworld leader in the area of tunablemicrowave technology for communica-tion applications.

FIRST Buckeye Regional Robotics Com-petition Team: For significant support ofthe educational partnership hosting theBuckeye Regional FIRST Robotics Com-petition in Cleveland, an outstandingeffort in inspiring the next generation ofengineering explorers.

Instrumentation Team: For outstandingefforts over the last 9 years in supportingtest facilities and in training apprentices.

Integrated Instrumentation and TestingSystems Team: For excellence in the inno-vation of advanced measurement tech-nology for aerospace test facilities.

Nuclear Systems Initiative Team: For out-standing leadership, dedication, andsignificant contributions in the formula-tion of the Nuclear Systems Initiativeprogram within NASA Code S.

Parametric Inlet Development Team: Fordesign and fabrication of a supersonicinlet with improved manufacturabilityand operation.

Quiet Supersonic Platform Fan EvaluationTeam: For successfully obtainingaeroacoustic and aerodynamic perfor-mance test data on a high-speed,two-stage fan in support of theDefense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA) Quiet SupersonicPlatform Program.

Dr. Levine

Liang

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Rieke

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hen the Rocket Engine Test Facility(RETF), building 202, is demolished thismonth to make way for the ClevelandHopkins Airport expansion, the structurewill be gone but its legacy will live on forfuture generations to learn from and tomarvel in its contributions.

Proclaimed a National Historic Landmarkin 1984, the RETF, located in the South40 area, is recognized for its role inadvancing lightweight, regenerative-cooled, hydrogen-fueled engines andfor advancing propulsion technologyused in NASA missions and programs.

Over the past year, Glenn's Facility Pres-ervation Officer Joseph Morris hasbeen working with the Center, Agency,city, state, and national teams to ensurethat the history of the 47-year-old facilityis preserved.

"Among the many accomplishments thatresulted from work in the RETF wasthe development of the RL–10 enginefor the Centaur rocket, the J–2 enginefor the Saturn rocket, and the hydrogen-oxygen engines used on the spaceshuttle," said Morris. "If we were takingdown the White House, we wouldgo through the same extensive processas our Hardlines Design (Columbus)consultants have followed for the RETF."

A significant aspect of the preservationprocess includes identifying hundredsof artifacts from the facility. While Glennhas retained first rights to the artifacts,many items are available to other NASAcenters and museums, such as theSmithsonian Institution. Glenn's Logis-tics Technical Information Divisionworked closely with RETF personnelto tag, photograph, and catalogue theartifacts. Current and retired Glenn per-sonnel who worked in the facility gath-ered at the Guerin House on June 26 tohelp identify hundreds of photographstaken at the facility through the years.

Cataloguing the RETF documents has alsobeen an intensive process, according toGlenn History Officer Kevin Coleman.

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"About 395 files have beencatalogued by placing them inacid-free boxes and folders.Originally they filled almosteight file cabinets. History En-terprises, Inc., has prepared adetailed finding aid and data-base for use by scholars inter-ested in the history of thefacility. In addition, VirginiaDawson, author of Engines andInnovation, a historical look atthe then Lewis Laboratory andAmerican propulsion technol-ogy, is currently reviewing thismaterial to write a book on theRETF," Coleman said.

Hardlines Design will createan RETF Web page in 2004that will provide interactiveinformation on the facility,including photographs andlive video files of test runsperformed in the 1960s. AVisitor Center display is also in the plan-ning stages, including videos that willfeature retirees reflecting on their experi-ences in the facility.

"The RETF was an amazing facility,"Morris explained. "But it was the talentedand dedicated people who worked there

and the research they performed thatmade it historic. Now we'll be able toshare their history with future genera-tions. Their story teaches us that any ofour day-to-day activities could one daybecome a significant part of history—forGlenn and the Nation." �

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ine individuals who have made significant contributions to the Agency throughtheir work in the Rocket Engine Test Facility (RETF) gathered at the Guerin House onJune 26 to do their part in preserving the past.

While the objective of the meeting was to identify hundreds of old photographs of theSouth 40 area—primarily the RETF, which will be demolished this month—the overalltheme was pride and camaraderie.

The group included current employees and retirees who have either returned to Labas support service contractors or consultants: Andrew Aron, ZIN; Douglas Bewley,William Torres, and Neal Wingenfeld, QSS; Robert Braun, Terrell Jansen, and RobertVanek, Engineering and Technical Services Directorate; and George Repas andRichard Quentimeyer, independent consultants.

"The group of us in the Rocket Lab believed in what we were doing," said Bewley, whoworked at the Center from 1986 to 1996. "I remember back in1990, the RETF team

This 1959 photo in the RETF shows mechanics preparingfor testing in Test Stand A. Work in this test stand led tothe facility being named a National Historic Landmark.

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was asked to test the Spindle InjectorRocket Engine (a joint NASA, TRW, andMcDonnell Douglas program) at TestStand A. The TRW engineers wereskeptical at first when they learned thatwe manned the facility with just five

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REFT staff gather and reminisce over photographs

Photo by S. Jenise Veris

Editor's note: In addition to the NASAHonor Awards, recipients of otherawards were recognized at theceremony. They have been publishedpreviously in the AeroSpace Frontiers.They include Senior Executive Serviceappointments, April 2003; PresidentialRank award, January 2003; andAbe Silverstein Medal, Steven V. SzaboEngineering Excellence, and Craftsman-ship awards, June 2003.

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Seated (left to right) around thetable are retirees Repas (back tocamera), Jansen, Bewley, Vanek,Quentimeyer, Braun, Torres, andWingenfeld who helped identifyRETF photos for the archives.Standing, left to right, are JonErdmann and Greg Plassard fromCleveland Hopkins Airport.

Public Service Group AchievementOccupational Medicine Services andFitness Center: For providing GlennResearch Center employees with out-standing health care, injury prevention,and wellness programs.

Due to the large number of Govern-ment, industry, and academia team mem-bers recognized in each of the groupawards, AeroSpace Frontiers is unable toacknowledge each person. A full list ofteam honorees can be found in theToday@Glenn archives (Choose "FindNews," and select Official Glenn Bulle-tins, July 15, 2003), under the title "2003Honor Awards Ceremony."

engineers, not 20 or 30 that they hadback at their California test sites. But weproved to them that we were a skillful andefficient team, and left them in awe."

Glenn History Officer Kevin Coleman,Logistics and Technical Information Divi-sion, who helped coordinate the activity,

said that because sketchydocumentation of the Lab'shistory, retirees are a vital linkto the Center's past. In fact,the Center is enlisting the aidof some of those who attended

the gathering in other areas of the facilitypreservation process.

"Among the valuable contributions theengineers and technicians made at themeeting was distinguishing betweenthe different RETF stands in photographs,"Coleman said. "It is especially importantto document artifacts in pictures of TestStand A, which is considered the mosthistoric, and led to the facility beingnamed a National Historic Landmark."

While recalling the many exper-iences during his tenure in the RETF,Wingenfeld, who retired in 2001, saidthat the time spent reviewing thepictures with this group of retirees put itall into perspective for him.

He said, "While we're proud of our tech-nological contributions, it's the peoplewho we knew and cared about that wevalue the most." �

Kenneth A. Adams, James W. Bagwell,Robert J. Boyle, Richard D. Clapper,Thomas P. Dorony, Dr. John P.Gyekenyesi, Clark A. Hahn, Balazs R.Hatvani, Albert J. Juhasz, Ronald J.Molosky, Thomas F. Niezgoda, CharlesW. Putt, Vincent K. Rawlin, Dr. WalterRzasnicki, Dr. Richard G. Seasholtz,Dr. Peter M. Sockol, Ronald H. Soeder,James S. Sovey, Edwin G. Wintucky,and Robert J. Zakrajsek.

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AeroSpace Frontiers is an official publication ofGlenn Research Center, National Aeronauticsand Space Administration. It is published thefirst Friday of each month by the Communityand Media Relations Office in the interest ofthe Glenn workforce, retirees, governmentofficials, business leaders, and the general public.Its circulation is approximately 6700.

Editor..................................Doreen B. Zudell InDyne, Inc.

Assistant Editor.......................S. Jenise Veris InDyne, Inc.

Managing Editor......................Lori J. Rachul

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editor via e-mail,doreen.zudell@grc.nasa.gov,fax 216–433–8143, phone216–433–5317 or 216–433–2888, or MS 3–11.Ideas for news stories arewelcome but will be publishedas space allows. View us onlineat http://AeroSpaceFrontiers.grc.nasa.gov.

NASA scholarships

Guo Liang

My family and I would like to thank mycoworkers and RAC building employeesfor their words of kindness, cards, flow-ers, and contributions given at the pass-ing of my father, Booker T. Payne. Hewas a devoted NASA employee in thebuilding maintenance department from1942 until retiring in 1971. God bless allof you for being so thoughtful and caring.

—Erma Albergottie

Dear friends, the many kindnesses youextended to me throughout my sister'sillness and upon her recent death havebeen wonderfully comforting. Yourcompassion has helped soften my loss.Thank you. —Karen Sniezek

PromotionsMarjorie Trujillo hasbeen named execu-tive support assistantto Deputy CenterDirector Dr. JulianEarls, Office of theDirector. She previ-ously held this posi-tion in the Research and Technology Di-rectorate. Trujillo, who began her NASAcareer in 1983, received a NASA HonorAward in 2002 for Exceptional Service.

Theresa Guo and Margaret Liang are twostudents among six selected from 82applicants Agencywide to receive aNASA College Scholarship award. Thescholarship is awarded to qualifieddependents of current and retired NASAemployees. It is funded through thecombined gift of Pulitzer Prize winningauthor, James A. Michener, and significantcontributions made by the Freedom Forum and the JSC Chapter of the NASA AlumniLeague in honor of former shuttle crew members. It is sustained by a host of NASAemployees either directly or through the Combined Federal Campaign.

Theresa Guo, daughter of Dr. Ten-Huei Guo (5530), is a 2003 graduate of Lake RidgeAcademy. She has earned numerous academic honors including the CongressmanSherrod Brown Service Award, Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra Conductor's AwardScholarship (cello), National Merit Scholarship Finalist, and National Honor Society.Guo will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology where she plans to study bio-medical engineering.

Margaret Liang, daughter of Dr. Chun-Hua Chuang (5150), is a 2003 graduate ofBrecksville-Broadview Heights High School where she ranked first in her class of 338students. Liang has earned numerous academic honors including National MeritScholarship Finalist, Science Olympia Awards, Outstanding Math/Science JuniorAward, National Honor Society, and Phi Beta Kappa Senior Award. Liang plans toattend The Ohio State University in the fall where she will major in biochemistry.

ive teams of schools in the six-state region served by Glenn have been selectedby NASA to participate in the new NASA Explorer Schools Program. They are LorainMiddle School, Lorain, OH; Joyce Kilmer Elementary School, Chicago, IL.; SouthfieldHigh School, partnering with Glenn Levey Middle School and Morris AdlerElementary School, all in Southfield, MI.; Crossroads Elementary School, St. Paul, MN;and Anwatin Middle School, partnering with Bryn Mawr, in Minneapolis, MN.

The new initiative, sponsored by NASA's Education Enterprise in collaboration with theNational Science Teachers Association, establishes a 3-year partnership betweenNASA and 50 Explorer School teams consisting of teachers and education administra-tors from diverse communities in 30 states. Teachers from these schools attended aworkshop at Glenn last month designed to spark innovative ideas for instructiondirected specifically to students in grades 5 through 8.

Read more about the program at http://explorerschools.nasa.gov. �

NASA chooses "Explorer Schools"

Correction: Dr. Christos Chamis, 5000, was elected Fellow in the Society of AutomotiveEngineers. It was incorrectly stated as the Society of American Engineers in the July2003 AeroSpace Frontiers.

Honors

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a closer look at our colleagues

David Thomas

Job assignment: I'm program manager for Akima Corp-oration's TAFSS contract.Time at NASA: I've worked at the Center for approximately15 years: 1981 to 1991, FORSC contract; and 1996 to 1997,and 1999 to the present, TAFSS contract.Hometown: My hometown is Columbus. I currently reside inMiddleburg Heights.Describe your family: There are three of us at home: my wife,Charice, my son, Thomas, and myself. Thomas and I share thesame birthday. So as it goes, all the attention goes to him

when birthday time comes around. I consider myself to be blessed with such awonderful family.Career alternative: After college (still uncertain of an ultimate career path), Idebated on whether I should go to law school or seminary. My aspirations for full-time ministry were stronger than for becoming a lawyer or continuing on in atechnical field, so I completed seminary school and earned a Master of Divinitydegree. Somehow, I still got sidetracked and ended up in a secular career.No doubt, if I had to pick an alternative career, full-time ministry would be it.Favorite food: Ethnic dishes of almost any kindFavorite music: Rhythm and blues, old school, and gospelFavorite Web site: usatoday.comFavorite book: There are so many that I have enjoyed. However, I enjoy bookson personal development, theology, psychology, and biographies.Favorite movie: The original Time Machine and The GodfatherPerson you most admire: There are so many wonderful people in my life that Icould name any number of individuals that I really admire. However, my wife hasto be the one that I most admire.Activities when away from NASA: Golf, traveling, reading, and graphic arts.What do you see as an area of expertise to be proud of at NASA? All of us hereat NASA have unique talents in various fields. What impresses me most is thededication and commitment that I see from so many in their respective fieldsof expertise.

Thomas Eakin, a fireprotection engineerin the Safety Office,died unexpectedlyon Tuesday, July 8,2003. He was 47years old.

Eakin was a 1979graduate of the

Youngstown State University, where hereceived a bachelor's degree in civil engi-neering. In 1994 he joined RaytheonEngineers & Constructors, Inc., support-ing the Glenn Safety Office. In 1999 hebecame a civil servant and the first desig-nated fire protection and life safety engi-neer. He was a true professional, highlyregarded not only at Glenn, but amongother fire protection professionals withinNASA. To the Agency, Eakin was thetechnical leader in addressing fireprotection needs for NASA.

Eakin was an officer in the NortheastOhio Society of Fire ProtectionEngineers, and a member of the NationalFire Protection Association. His dedica-tion to advancing fire protectionengineering and life safety was preemi-nent in his field.

In addition to his wife Kveta, and sonPaul, Eakin is survived by his brother, Dr.Richard Eakin, and sister, Patricia Jones.

Contributions to the family may be madeto the "Eakin Family Fund" at any FifthThird Bank location.

Paul Harrigal, 82, who retired from Glennwith 23 years of service, recently died.

He worked as anarchitecture techni-cian in the FacilitiesEngineering Divi-sion at the time ofhis retirement in1985. His daughter,Lynn Oskins, ZIN,currently supports theSpace Directorate.

Eakin

Harrigal

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Eakin was dedicated, fireprotection professional

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Volume 4 Issue 8 August 2003

AeroSpace Frontiersis recyclable!

National Aeronautics andSpace Administration

John H. Glenn Research CenterLewis Field21000 Brookpark RoadCleveland, Ohio 44135

Events to focus on aviation achievementsG lenn will highlight the global impor-tance of aviation over the past 100 yearsand into the future through two upcom-ing events—the Cleveland National AirShow and the 16th International Symposi-um on Air Breathing Engines (XVI ISABE).

On August 30 and 31, the Center willagain take part in the Cleveland NationalAir Show at Burke Lakefront Airport.This year's exhibit will emphasizeNASA's contributions to a century of ad-vancements in air and space flight, aswell as the Agency's commitment to cre-ating safer, more reliable, and moreaffordable air travel and access to space.

"A 40- by 40-foot exhibit—from the Lear25 model jet to an International SpaceStation model—will showcase NASA'stechnology and quest for new, unchar-tered horizons," explained ProjectManager Orlando Thompson, Sr., Com-munity and Media Relations Office.

In a section devoted to the celebration ofthe Centennial of Flight, attendees canview a replica of the Wright Brothers'1900 glider. Glenn aeronautical engi-neer Tom Benson, in character as Wilbur

Wright, will talk about the brothers'work. Also on hand will be theMobile Aeronautics EducationalLaboratory, which stimulates interestin aeronautics with state-of-the-artworkstations. The popular "PictureYourself in Space" photo boothwill also return, where guests canhave personalized photographstaken of themselves dressed asastronauts in space.

The Center will also proudly host the XVIISABE from August 31 through Septem-ber 5 at the Cleveland RenaissanceHotel. This is a biannual event organizedby the International Society For AirBreathing Engines and is only held inthe United States every 6 years. CenterDirector Donald Campbell is chairper-son and Aeronautics Director ArunSehra is the cochairperson.

The symposium brings together interna-tionally renowned leaders in aerospacefor technical exchanges and networking.Distinguished speakers include Richard"Dick" Rutan, pilot of the Voyageraircraft's nonstop and unrefueledflight around the world in 1986, and

Tom Couch, aviation historian andauthor from the Smithsonian Institution.

"On September 3, symposium partici-pants will tour selected Center facilitiesand enjoy an American-style barbequeat the Hangar," said Executive Opera-tions Manager Sandra App, AeronauticsDirectorate, who is serving as XVI ISABEco-administrative chair.

Joining Glenn as major sponsors of thesymposium are GE Aircraft Engines,Pratt & Whitney, MTU Aero EnginesGmbH, Rolls Royce, Honeywell,Volvo Aero Corporation, OAI, and AlliedAerospace Industries. �

Centennial of Flight

The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels will be at theCleveland National Air Show.