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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

June 2005

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About 400 people participated in the Nano 2005Conference at the Westin Hotel Santa Clara in June.

Approximately 400 representativesfrom industry, academia and govern-ment came together for a successful two-day Nanotechnology 2005 conference atthe Westin Hotel Santa Clara, June 7 - 8.Scott Budman, NBC 11 technology re-porter and master of ceremonies, alongwith a welcoming address by StanNewberry, deputy director of NASAAmes, kicked off the event.

The plenary sessions included dy-namic and interactive discussions re-lated to nanotechnology as it applies tosemiconductor/electronics, biotechnol-ogy and aerospace /defense. Keynotespeaker Matthew Nordan, vice presi-dent of research at Lux Research, ad-dressed the group on the topic of‘Nanotechnology Myth and Reality:Separating Commercial Opportunityfrom Hype.’ He was followed by key-note speakers Banny Banerjee and CraigLawrence from international designingengineering company IDEO, sharing thetopic of ‘A Culture of Innovation.’

Day two of the conference featureda business focus starting off with key-note speaker Paul Saffo reflecting on thetopic ‘Risk and Failure – the Keys toSuccess.’ The day concluded with ex-pert speakers in the venture capital com-munity and case studies from variousnew companies on how to create a suc-cessful start-up.

“The Nano 2005 Conference wasdesigned to bring industry leaders to-gether with NASA managers and tech-nologists to discuss potential joint busi-

NASA Ames pursues business opportunities at Nano 2005ness opportunities,” said Lisa Lockyer,chief of the Technology Partnership Di-vision. “We are already responding todozens of leads that were made at thisforum.”

The conference, which was coordi-nated by the Technology PartnershipsDivision (Code EP), included an exhibi-tion hall where companies such asmPhase Technologies, NanoBioNexus,NanoDynamics Inc. and others dis-played their company products and ca-pabilities. Several exhibits from NASAAmes also were on display.

For more information about theevent, contact the Technology Partner-ships Division at ext. 4-1754.

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Several members of the news media interviewed attendees at Nano 2005.

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Scott Budman, NBC 11 technology reporter, served as master of ceremonies during theopening sessions at Nano 2005.

Astrogram June 20052

NASA scientists solve Mars south pole mystery NASA scientists have solved an age-

old mystery by finding that Mars' south-

ern polar cap is offset from its geographi-cal south pole because of two differentpolar climates.

Weather generated by the two mar-tian regional climates creates conditionsthat cause the red planet's southern po-lar ice to freeze out into a cap whosecenter lies about 93 miles (150 kilome-ters) from the actual south pole, accord-ing to a scientific paper included in theMay 12 issue of the journal Nature.

"Mars' permanent south polar capis offset from its geographic south pole,which was a mystery going back to thefirst telescopic observations of Mars,"said the paper's lead author, AnthonyColaprete, a NASA Ames space scien-tist. "We used a combination of observa-tions, including images from the MarsGlobal Surveyor, as well as computerclimate models to identify the mecha-nisms that control the position of thesouthern polar ice cap. We found thatthe offset is a result of two martian re-gional climates, which are on either sideof the south pole," he said.

The scientists found that the loca-tion of two huge craters in the southernhemisphere of Mars is the root cause ofthe two distinct climates.

"The two craters' unique landscapescreate winds that establish a low-pres-sure region over the permanent ice capin the western hemisphere," Colapreteexplained.

Just as on Earth, low-pressureweather systems are associated withcold, stormy weather and snow. "OnMars, the craters anchor the low pres-sure system that dominates the south-ern polar ice cap and keep it in onelocation," Colaprete said.

According to the scientists, the low-pressure system results in white, fluffysnow, which appears as a very brightregion over the ice cap. In contrast, the

scientists also report that 'black ice' formsin the eastern hemisphere, where mar-tian skies are relatively clear and warm.

"The eastern hemisphere of thesouth pole region gets very little snow,and clear ice forms over the martian soilthere," Colaprete said. Black ice formswhen the planet's surface is cooling, butthe atmosphere is relatively warm, ac-cording to scientists. "A similar process

The south polar cap of Mars as it appeared tothe Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Cameraon April 17, 2000.

The NASA Ames ContractorCouncil (ACC) and NASA Ames se-nior management co-hosted the sec-ond annual Partners in Excellence re-ception on June 15 in the Ames Explo-ration Center. Ap-proximately 150civil servants andcompany execu-tives enjoyed anopportunity to mixand mingle in aninformal setting.ACC Co-ChairLinda McCahon, ofINFONETIC wel-comed attendeesand discussed thecouncil’s currentactivities.

ACC Educa-tional OutreachCommittee ChairJohn Watkins, ofEASI, shared high-lights of ACC sup-

Left to right: Mark Leon, John Watkins speak with Ames CenterDirector G. Scott Hubbard at the ACC ‘Partners in Excellence’ event.

NASA ACC and Ames senior managementco-host ‘Partners in Excellence’

BY DOREEN COHEN,ACC VICE CHAIR

occurs on Earth when black ice formsover highways," Colaprete explained.

Colaprete's co-authors include Jef-frey Barnes, Oregon State University,Corvallis; Robert Haberle, also of NASAAmes; Jeffery Hollingsworth, San JoseState University Foundation, NASAAmes; and Hugh Kieffer and TimothyTitus, both from the U.S. Geological Sur-vey, Flagstaff, Ariz.

BY JOHN BLUCK

port for education projects this year.NASA Ames Center Director G. ScottHubbard expressed optimism aboutthe future of NASA and Ames. Thisyear’s event was organized by Michael

Swiger of QSS. Itwas once again avery successfulcollaboration forthe Ames civil ser-vant and contrac-tor community.

The AmesContractor Coun-cil meets monthlyto discuss issuesand activities thatrelate to contrac-tors and the well-being of the Cen-ter.

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Left to right: Mike Swiger, Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard andACC Co-Chair Linda McCahon at the recent ACC ‘Partners in Excellence’event.

3Astrogram June 2005

Research funded partly by NASAhas confirmed the existence of liquidwater on the Earth's surface more than 4billion years ago.

Scientists have found that the Earthhad formed patterns of crust formation,erosion and sediment recycling as earlyas 4.35 billion years ago. Their findingscame during a study of zircon crystalsformed during the earliest period ofEarth's history, the Hadean Eon (4.5 bil-lion to 4.0 billion years ago).

"NASA is interested in how earlythe Earth had abundant liquid water. Ifoceans form early in a planet's history,then so can life," said Carl Pilcher, seniorscientist for astrobiology at NASA Head-quarters. "Learning how early oceansformed on Earth will help us under-stand where else oceans and perhapseven life may have formed in this solarsystem and in planetary systems aroundother stars."

"This work provides direct evidencethat the Earth was probably habitablewithin a hundred million years of itsformation," said Bruce Runnegar, direc-tor of the NASA Astrobiology Institute(NAI) at NASA Ames, which providedsome of the study's funding.

Published in the May 6, 2005, edi-tion of Science, the research was con-ducted by T. Mark Harrison of the Re-search School of Earth Sciences, Austra-lian National University, Canberra andthe University of California, Los Ange-les; and E. Bruce Watson of the Depart-ment of Earth and Environmental Sci-ences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti-tute, Troy, N.Y. Field research was com-pleted in Western Australia's Jack Hills,which preserve a record of the HadeanEon.

Watson and Harrison devised a newmethod of determining the temperaturesat which the rocks formed. The teamextracted and examined more than50,000 zircons, crystals about the widthof a human hair, which have been ex-posed through natural erosion in theJack Hills. From the 50,000 zircons, onlya couple of hundred were older than 4.2billion years. Measuring the tempera-ture at which the rocks melt gives anindication of the conditions in whichthey formed.

"Rocks formed as a result of thethermal energy from meteorite impactswould be bone dry and melt at greaterthan 900 degrees Celsius," said Harrison."In contrast, our study has found thatHadean rocks melted at a consistentaverage temperature of 690 degrees Cel-sius. Water, which is a very powerfulcatalyst, must have been present in verylarge amounts for rocks to melt at sucha relatively low temperature."

This discovery supports the pro-

NASA scientists confirm liquid water on early Earthposal by Harrison's group four yearsearlier that a heavy oxygen isotope sig-nature in the Hadean zircons is evi-dence for liquid water at or near theEarth's surface by 4.3 billion years ago.

The NAI, founded in 1997, is a part-nership between NASA, 16 major U.S.teams and five international consortia.

NASA software detects Java ‘bugs’

NAI's goal is to promote, conduct andlead integrated multidisciplinary astro-biology research and to train a new gen-eration of astrobiology researchers.

For more information about the NAIon the Internet, visit http://nai.arc.nasa.gov

BY NICHOLAS A. VERONICO

NASA scientists recently announcedthe release of free software that will find‘bugs,’ or defects, in Java computer code.

The new software, Java Pathfinder,is classified as ‘open source software.’Open source software is computer codethat scientists make publicly available,often at no cost, so users can freely uti-lize and modify it. Java is a computer

language that software developers fre-quently use to write programs for com-puter networks such as the Internet.

“Java PathFinder is a program thathelps people find ‘bugs’ in other pro-grams,” said John Penix, a computerscientist at NASA Ames. “PathFinderruns the program under test through alot of trials, and tries to find a test thatwill cause the program to fail.”

NASA Ames is providing JavaPathFinder as ‘open source’ code at nocost to people who would like to use it,according to Penix. “This will enableother people to help us improve thePathFinder software,” he said. “NASAwill benefit from the improvements.We’re doing this so we can leverage theopen-source community,” he added.

The Java Pathfinder work “is part ofan effort to develop tools and methodsto identify and eliminate software er-rors in NASA’s increasingly complexand mission-critical software systems,”according to David Korsmeyer, wholeads Ames’ Intelligent Systems Divi-sion.

“Java Pathfinder was used to detectinconsistencies in the executive softwarefor the K9 Rover at NASA Ames,”Korsmeyer said. The K9 rover is a six-wheeled, solar-powered rover devel-oped jointly at Ames and NASA’s JetPropulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena.

In addition, computer scientists usedelements of Java Pathfinder to developverification computer code forLivingstone 2 software, a diagnosis sys-tem now flying on the EO-1 spacecraft“and an example of the kind of autonomysoftware that will be crucial to futureNASA missions,” Korsmeyer said.

“We’re continuing to develop soft-ware-testing technologies,” said Penix.“NASA has a lot of software, and it isdifficult to get it right; so we want to takeadvantage of all the work that is goingon out there and incorporate it into ourtools,” he explained.

According to scientists, if PathFinderfinds an error in a Java application, thesoftware checker reports the whole pro-cess that leads to the bug. Unlike a nor-mal debugger, Java Pathfinder keepstrack of every step the software checkertakes to find a defect, Penix noted.

“PathFinder already has been en-hanced and tested by several universi-ties and companies,” Penix said. “Now,additional universities can add morefeatures to PathFinder,” he said, describ-ing how providing Java Pathfinder tothe computing world could benefitNASA. Pathfinder is in its sixth year ofactive development.

NASA Ames scientists are offeringJava PathFinder on a Web site,SourceForge.net located at http://sourceforge.net/index.php

Open Source Technology Group Inc.owns SourceForge.net. Its parent com-pany is VA Software Corporation, Fre-mont. PathFinder is available under theNASA Open Source Agreement, an opensource license approved by the non-profit Open Source Initiative on the Webat www.opensource.org Java is a trade-mark of Sun Microsystems.

BY JOHN BLUCK

Java computer code screen.

NASA photo by Dominic Hart


Presidential Rank ofMeritorious Senior Professional

Meyya Meyyappan

The 2005 Presidential Rank andNASA Honor Awards Ceremony forAmes Research Center was held on June8. The awards were presented to 23employees who have been selected forindividual awards and to the managersof the 13 groups that have been selectedfor the NASA Group AchievementAward. The names of the honorees arelisted below.

This year’s newest award is the OneNASA Peer Award in the category of‘Center Best.’ The OneNASA PeerAward Program was created to encour-age OneNASA-like behaviors across theagency.

One NASA Peer AwardCenter Best Award

Thomas L. Roellig

Public Service Medal

Angela M. BoyleEsther L. HillLiam Pedersen

Group Achievement Award

Advanced Air Transportation Tech-nologies Project Team

Ames Research Center Human Re-sources Team

Ames Research Center Return ToFlight Space Shuttle Program Sup-port Team

Aviation Data Integration SystemTechnology Development Team

Exploration Technology DirectorateOutreach Team

Intercontinental Chemical TransportExperiment-North America ScienceTeam

Joint Ames/Langley Distributed Air/Ground-Traffic Management Simu-lation Team

Livingstone on Earth Observing-1Team

Multi-Center Traffic ManagementAdvisor Development and Test Team

Project Columbia Team

STS-107 Life Science Payload Team

University Affiliated Research Cen-ter Source Evaluation Board Team

X-37 Wing Leading Edge ThermalProtection System Project Team

Exceptional Service Medal

Jane K. BabiczChristine N. GongDean A. KontinosSusan D. ParkhurstWilliam Thigpen

ExceptionalAchievement Medal

Robert Key DismukesMichael P. FredianiDavid HollenbachDolores M. MorrisonKarlin R. TonerJoseph D. ShieldsHanwant B. SinghMy H. Trang

Exceptional EngineeringAchievement Medal

Banavar Sridhar

Outstanding Leadership Medal

James A. BrassLeroy S. FletcherGary C. JahnsDavid J. KorsmeyerCharles A. SmithHuy K. Tran

Presidential Rank ofMeritorious Executive

Estelle P. CondonThomas J. Moyles

Ames holds 2005 Presidential Rank, NASA Honor Awards ceremony

Meyya Meyyayappan, center, received the‘Presidential Rank of Meritoriuos SeniorProfessional’ award at the recent NASAHonors ceremony.


Every NASA center (includingHeadquarters and the Jet PropulsionLaboratory) recently selected the firstOneNASA center best award recipi-ents. These awards recognize individu-als and teams who demonstrateOneNASA behaviors of decision-mak-ing for the common good, collaborat-ing to leverage existing capabilities andstandardizing to achieve efficienciesagency-wide.

Information about the 11 center-best recipients and their outstandingachievements is available on theOneNASA Web site at: http://www.onenasa.nasa.gov/TRIBUTES/Award_winners.htm

OneNASA ‘Best of the Best’ peer awardsThe agency-wide OneNASA

team reviewed the 11 candidates andselected Melvin Ferebee, of LangleyResearch Center, as the agency ‘Bestof the Best’ award recipient. Ferebeewas recognized for his role in creat-ing the Systems Analysis Consor-tium. Langley Director Roy Bridgesaccepted the award on behalf ofFerebee during the Agency HonorAwards ceremony in April.

Ferebee's award features a mapof the United States highlighting allthe NASA centers, signed by all 10center directors and the NASAdeputy administrator.


The editors of Hispanic Engineerand Information Technology magazinehave named NASA Ames engineer Dr.Jolen Flores to its ‘50 Most ImportantHispanics in Technology and Business’list for 2005.

Flores, chief of the Aircraft ProjectOffice at NASA Ames, was selected forthis year's honor on the basis of hismany years of leadership in technologyand his contributions to the Hispaniccommunity.

"It is very rewarding on a personallevel to be recognized for one’s accom-plishments. But it is an even bigger thrillto know how this reflects on the hardwork, the teamwork, that drives us atNASA to overcome the manychallengesand meet our mission goals,” Flores said.“The challenges consume and excite usat work such that we rarely have time tostep back and savor our achievements. Ithink this award demonstrates that ifyou work hard and as a team, the re-wards will follow on their own."

"I am very proud and gratified thatJolen Flores' outstanding leadership andtechnical contributions have again beenrecognized," said NASA Ames DirectorG. Scott Hubbard. "As an accomplishedengineer, he continues to be an out-standing role model to our country'syouth."

“This honor simply confirms whatyou already know: that your years ofachievement and hard work have madea positive change in your professionand your community,” wrote magazinepublisher and CEO Tyrone D. Taborn ina letter to Flores announcing his selec-tion.

Flores holds bachelor’s and master'sdegrees in mathematics and a doctoratein engineering science/mechanical en-gineering from the University of Cali-fornia, Berkeley. He began his career atNASA Ames in 1981 as a research scien-tist in computational aerodynamics.Flores received the Outstanding Tech-nical Achievement Award in Govern-ment from the Hispanic Engineer Na-tional Achievement Awards Corp., LosAngeles, and Technica magazine in 2003.

Honorees are chosen for the maga-zines’ annual list on the basis of theiroutstanding work in technology andtheir leadership of the institutions atwhich they are employed. The list in-cludes many of the nation’s highest-

NASA Ames engineer honored by hispanic magazineachieving Hispanic executives, manag-ers and researchers in industry, govern-ment and academia. “These women and

men have demonstrated leadership on abroad front, not only in the workplace,but in their communities as well,” ac-cording to the magazine. Each year’shonorees serve as role models to youngpeople, and the honorees' accomplish-ments are offered as examples of theimportant contributions made on a regu-lar basis by the thousands of Hispanics

in technology-related jobs.The honorees will gather on Sept.

16, 2005 in Baltimore, Md., for a collo-quium andawards dinneras part of the Mi-norities in Re-search SciencesConference, acareer develop-ment and em-ployee recogni-tion event forminorities in theareas of re-search scienceand technology.

This year’shonorees arefeatured in them a g a z i n e ’ sApril/May is-sue, which isdistributed toengineering col-leges and uni-versities withhigh Hispanicenrollments; toHispanic engi-

neering, information technology andscience professionals; and to high-levelgovernment and industry policy mak-ers and executives across the country.

For more information aboutHispanic Engineer & InformationTechnology magazine, go to:www.hispanicengineer.com

Scott Sandford of the Ames As-trophysics Branch has been selectedas a participating scientist in Japan'sHayabusa (Falcon) mission, follow-ing a competitive selection by NASA.

Hayabusa (formerly MUSES-C),a sample return mission to an aster-oid, was launched in May 2003. InSeptember 2005, the spacecraft willrendezvous with the asteroid Itokawa,where Hayabusa will spend fivemonths gathering topographic andrange information about the asteroid'ssurface.

Hayabusa will fire a small bulletinto the asteroid's crust, and a cone-shaped funnel on the probe will scoopup soil and rock fragments kicked up

by the impact. The sample will be car-ried back to Earth in a capsule insidethe probe. No probe has brought backextraterrestrial samples since theAmerican and Russian moon pro-grams of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Sandford will participate in thepreparations for sample return andapply his expertise in organic mol-ecules and isotopes in the subsequentscience analysis of the samples. Thismission participation is a naturalcomplement to his role in Stardust, aNASA probe that collected samplesfrom comet Wild-2 in early 2004 forreturn to Earth in January 2006.

Sandford chosen for Hayabusa mission

BY NICK VERONICO

BY ANN SULLIVAN

NASA Ames engineer Jolen Flores recently chosen by Hispanic Engineerand Information Technology magazine as one of the ‘50 Most ImportantHispanics in Technology and Business’ for 2005. He is seen here in a labworking with a thermal imaging system in infrared.

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From left to right, the Galileo scholarship winners are: Jenny Liu (Albany High School); AmitaSeshadri (American Senior High School, Fremont); Lauren Finzer (Miramonte High School,Orinda); Mary Jacklin (Will C. Wood High School, Vacaville); Xiao-Yu Fu (Middle College HighSchool, El Cerrito); Jocelyn Chin (Mountain View High School); Stephanie Swenson (WoodsideHigh School, Redwood City).

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The San Francisco Section of theAmerican Institute of Aeronautics andAstronautics (AIAA), along with NASAAmes, awarded Galileo Memorial Schol-arships to three Bay Area high schoolseniors at an awards banquet held inMountain View on May 26, 2005. Thescholarship recipients included JocelynChin (Mountain View High School),Lauren Finzer (Miramonte High School,Orinda), and Stephanie Swenson(Woodside High School, Redwood City).Award amounts ranged from $500 to$1,000.

In addition to the awards ceremony,recipients were treated to a presentationby Dr. David Des Marais—principal in-vestigator of the NASA Ames Astrobi-ology Institute—entitled ‘The Mars Ex-ploration Rovers: Following the Water.’Des Marais presented evidence gath-ered by the Mars rovers that suggestslarge quantities of surface water cov-ered Mars’ northern hemisphere duringits early history.

The scholarship recipients were se-lected from almost 150 applicants basedupon their superior academic perfor-mance and their numerous extracurricu-lar accomplishments. Two weeks priorto the awards selection, several scholar-ship finalists were invited to Ames for aday-long visit. Among these impressivestudents were two children of currentAmes employees: Mary Jacklin is thedaughter of Stephen Jacklin (of CodeTI), and Stephanie Swenson is the daugh-ter of Harry Swenson (of Code AV).Ames personnel provided tours of sev-eral facilities and laboratories, includ-ing the arc jet facility, the Unitary windtunnel and the robotics lab. The stu-dents also got to try their hand at land-ing the space shuttle in the vertical mo-tion simulator.

The majority of the scholarship fi-nalists were female. “It’s exciting to seemore and more young women poised tomake an impact on the future of scienceand engineering,” said Fanny Zuniga,chair of the Galileo Scholarship Com-mittee.

The Galileo Memorial Scholarshipwas established jointly by Ames and theSan Francisco Section of AIAA to com-memorate the crew who perished in theGalileo I aircraft accident on April 12,1973. The Galileo I was a Convair 990,operated by Ames as an airborne labo-ratory for research in aeronautics, astro-nautics, astronomy and Earth observa-

Galileo scholarship winners for 2005 announcedtions. Any Bay Area high school seniorwho intends to pursue a career in engi-neering, mathematics, or the physical ornatural sciences is eligible to apply. Thescholarships are merit-based, and the

selection process is extremely rigorous.“The standards applied are more selec-tive than those of any university in thecountry,” said Galileo scholarshipsommittee member Eric Mueller. “Se-

lecting the finalists and the eventualwinners is a grueling process, but it’sinspiring at the same time.” The scholar-ship program is currently funded andadministrated by AIAA and is in critical

need of both volunteers and financialdonors to remain viable. For more infor-mation, refer to the AIAA San FranciscoSection Web site at www.aiaa-sf.org.

BY KATHLEEN STARMER AND TODD FARLEY

On May 26, Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice arrived atMoffett Federal Airfield. Shespoke in San Francisco on May27. Here she is greeted by Ames’Lewis Braxton.

Secretary of State visits Bay Area



In 1997, during routine testing,NASA Ames discovered an unusual

polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB),Aroclor 1268, in the storm drain settlingbasin. Subsequent sampling programsdetermined in 2002 that Hangar Onewas the source of Aroclor 1268. As aresult of the high levels of PCBs presentin the Hangar One building components,Hangar One was closed to human use asrequired by the Toxic Substance ControlAct (TSCA).

In 2003, the Navy completed an in-terim control measure, known as a time-critical removal action (TCRA), for theshort-term protection of human healthand the environment. This method in-cluded applying a specialized coating tothe exterior surface of Hangar One toseal the materials on the building sur-face for a period of three to five years.However, recent sampling indicates thatPCBs continue to escape into the envi-ronment. This could be PCBs from theinterior of the hangar, and/or as a resultof the weathering of the coating. As thelife of the temporary sealant nears itsend, the Navy must now consider ac-tions to address the imminent threat tohuman health and the environment fromthe PCBs in Hangar One. The availableoptions to address the problem couldhave an adverse effect on the hangar’shistoric properties.

Hangar One was designed and builtby the Navy at Moffett Field in 1932 at acost of $2.25 million. At 1,133 feet long,308 feet wide and 198 feet high, HangarOne was the second tallest building inthe South Bay. It was constructed as thenew home for the dirigible Macon, thelargest aircraft in the world at the time.

Although intended to house the USSMacon, the hangar’s eight acres of clear

floor space were designed ultimately tohouse airships of nearly twice the vol-ume of USS Macon. The Macon com-pleted its maiden voyage across theUnited States to Sunnyvale, arriving withmuch fanfare on Oct. 15, 1933 after a 70-hour flight from Lakehurst, NJ. The

Macon was housed and maintained inHangar One.

Tragically, Macon’s sister ship, theAkron, crashed with the loss of all hands,including Admiral William A. Moffett.On May 17, 1933, the facility landingfield was renamed Moffett Field in honorof the admiral. On Feb. 12, 1935, theMacon shared the same fate as the Ak-ron, crashing into the water off of PointSur, California. Only two people were

killed, but it marked the end for the newbase and its huge hangar. Governmentofficials began to doubt the worth ofsuch vehicles and deemed them obso-lete. In 1935, the facility was turned overto the Army for use as a primary train-ing center.

From 1935 to 1942, the base remainedunder Army control and became thehome for the 82nd Army Observationand the 9th Airbase Material squadrons.Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor,the site reverted back to a naval base inApril of 1942. Over the years, Hangar 1provided space for maintenance of air-craft, training facilities and offices forboth the Army and Navy until its trans-fer to NASA Ames Research Center aspart of the base closure in 1994. Mostrecently, Hangar One housed the MoffettField Historical Society Museum andwas used as a display space for air shows,open houses and various commercialand public functions until its closure in2002.

To learn more about the Navy’splans for Hangar One, you are invited toattend one of the upcoming public meet-ings.

Restoration Advisory Board (RAB)meeting on July 14, at 7:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. in Mountain View City Hall

An open house will be held Aug. 18,5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Ames in Bldg.943, in the Space Station Room.

A public meeting is set for Sept. 14,from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at NASAAmes, in Bldg. 943, Eagle Room.

BY STACY ST. LOUIS

NASA Ames, Navy planning next steps for Historic Hangar One

The Environmental Forum

Topic: Hangar 1 ActivityPresented by:Sandy Olliges, deputy director, SafetyEnvironmental and Mission Assur-ance OfficeTom Anderson, NEPA/conservationcompliance manager, ISSiDate: July 7Time: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.Location: Building 221, Room 155POC: Stacy St. Louis, ext. 4-6810

USS Macon enters Hanger One.


It must be summer -- the student interns are here!

Eleven higher education programssummer interns are seen here withtheir mentors and higher educationprograms staff, Division Chief (Acting)Mark Leon; program administratorBrenda Collins; program coordinatorMaricela Varma; and programassistant Karisa Gonzales. The internswill be at Ames for 10 weeksconducting research and scientificexperiments.

Germany’s Minister of Science tours Ames

Professor Peter Frankenberg, left, the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Science,Research and the Arts in Germany, visited Ames with his wife and fellow scientistsrecently. He toured the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) with Hans PeterRoeser, Eric Becklin and Ed Erickson, SOFIA facility scientist and former KAOprincipal investigator.NASA photos by Dominic Hart

NASA photo by Astrid Terlep


The 2005 Recycling and Affirma-tive Procurement and Pollution Pre-vention Workshop took place recentlyat NASA Ames.

Keynote speakers included JamesLeatherwood, division director of theEnvironmental Management Division

NASA photo by Tom Trower

Recyling workshop held at Ames

at NASA Headquarters, and KarlRábago, group director, Clean andRenewable Energy, at the HoustonAdvanced Research Center.

For further information, visithttp://nasarecycles.nasa.gov/rapworkshop2005.htm

Workshop participants during the recent recycling and affirmative procurement and pollutionprevention workshop at Ames.

Thieves know that ‘dumpster div-ing’ is the quickest and easiest way tosteal company secrets or personal iden-tities. Trash bins can hold anything fromexecutive itineraries to detailed budgetsto personal phone number lists. At Ames,this type of sensitive information is im-properly discarded in the hundreds ofpounds on a weekly basis. As Amesevolves into a more open campus, thisissue will only grow in importance.

ACI/SBU/OPSEC TerminologyThe federal government uses the

term ‘Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)’to identify non-classified sensitive in-formation. At Ames, we strive to pre-vent the disclosure of such data by iden-tifying it with the NASA designator ‘Ad-ministratively Controlled Information(ACI).’ Both ACI and SBU describe un-controlled/unclassified information andactions that reflect an organization’s ca-pabilities, activities and intentions.

‘Operations Security (OPSEC)’ is,among other things, a method for iden-tifying ACI/SBU. Consider the follow-ing three OPSEC criteria for recognizingACI/SBU:

1. Information that provides anorganization’s profile or behavior pat-tern by describing how activities arenormally conducted;

2. Information that shows a devia-tion from an organization's normal pat-tern of conduct or profile; and,

3. Information that points to areaswhere a potential adversary should fo-cus its collection capabilities.

Some general indicators of ACI/SBUinclude:

• agenda and location of an event or meeting;• restrictions on event attendance;• itineraries and hours of operation;• arrival/departure time and place;• staff composition or organization charts;• activity intensity including number of personnel and volume of communications traffic;• emblems and acronyms that identify organizations and their activities;• budgetary/financial data;• phone lists; and• standard operating procedures

Any one of the above items can pro-vide an adversary with potentially dam-aging insight into our internal opera-tions. Consider a scenario wherebysimple budgetary data could provideinformation on what security hardwareis planned for purchase or maintenance.An arrival and departure log of techni-

Proper handling of sensitive informationcal consultants would provide furtherindication of where the hardware is des-tined and for what purpose.

Event information identifyingspeakers and attendee clearance require-ments explains to evil-doers where anorganization’s focus and concerns lie.Moreover, it could provide a means forobtaining copies of speakers’ presenta-tions.

Management charts and phone listsprovide rich opportunities for trackingthe comings and goings of an organiza-tion. For example, an after-hours call toan executive may provide informationin the voicemail greeting on their where-abouts and the duration of their timeaway from the office.

What can be done:Protect the dissemination of ACI/

SBU information by identifying it to re-cipients with an ACI cover sheet (NASAForm 1686). Also, consider placing afooter on sensitive documents with nar-rative similar to the label in the box tothe right.

Keep sensitive information awayfrom open traffic areas and in a protec-

tive folder or desk drawer. Dispose ofoutdated, unnecessary ACI/SBU in ashredder – never place ACI/SBU in a

bin for recyclable paper.For more information about OPSEC

and ACI/SBU, contact Ames PhysicalSecurity at ext. ext. 4-1783 or visit theWeb at: http://www.opsec.org/who/Also visit www.fas.org/sgp/crs/RL31845.pdf; and/or http://www.aau.edu/research/Info.pdf andhttp://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/pdf-files/sbu.pdf

Information contained hereinis the property of NASA Ames Re-search Center is submitted in con-fidence and is privileged and ex-empt from disclosure by the U.S.Government under paragraph (b)of the Freedom of Information Act(5 USC 552) and subject to 18 USC1905.

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BY LEU VASQUEZ


David Edward Reese Jr., died May24 of an embolism, in Honolulu, HI atthe age of 80. The death was abrupt,gentle and efficient - words that de-scribe his life.

Born in Southern California onMarch 9, 1925, Reese graduated fromCalTech with a master’s degree in aero-nautics and he worked briefly in thesouth before coming north to join theNACA team, which later became NASA.He loved his 30 years at Ames and toldmany stories about Harvey Allen -- andall the test pilots, all the people withwhom he so enthusiastically worked.He was also project manager for one ofthe early entry probe technology effortsthat paved the way for understandingthe entry of bodies into planetary atmo-spheres.

After retirement from Ames, heearned another masters in health ser-vices management and took an admin-istrative internship at Kuakini MedicalCenter in 1982, later joining the staff as

Ames has a new internationaltravel coordinator. Mary Williamshas joined the International ServicesTeam.

Williams took the position va-cated by Maureen Weller upon herretirement in April. With a couple ofyears of experience working with in-ternational visitors, a strong desire tomake the process run smoothly, anda healthy sense of humor, Williams isan excellent fit as the ‘principalgatekeeper.’

Just a reminder, if you are part ofthe international travel process (trav-eler, travel order preparer and/orassociate gatekeeper), then you willneed to familiarize yourself with theprocess and your team. Check thetravel Web site at http://travel.arc.nasa.gov for all the currentforms, requirements and contactsyou should need.

If you have questions aboutAmes’ international travel process,check the Web at http://travel.arc.nasa.gov; contact the asso-ciate gatekeeper for your directorateat http://travel.arc.nasa.gov/gatekeepers.html; e-mail the Amesinternational travel coordinator(principal gatekeeper) [email protected]; or callher at ext. 4-4439.

Dr. Sylvia Earle, scientist, explorer, author, oceanographer, diver, entrepreneur and eternalromantic, presented a director's colloquium on the subject of ‘Sustainable Seas’ in May inthe main auditorium (N201). Earle is the former chief scientist of the National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She is a leading American oceanographer whohas spent more than 6,000 hours underwater. During the colloquium, she discussed herdiving adventures and the changes that mankind has unleashed on the planet's seas. Thestory is detailed in her book ‘Sea Change, a Message of the Oceans.’

Former Ames employee David Reese passes on

director of productivity management.Retiring again at age 65, he volun-

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He is survived by his wife, Mary;daughters Susan and Karen; sons Davidand Kevin; and stepsons Ted, Mike andJay Pecot; and 14 grandchildren. Ser-vices were held at the Church of theCrossroads in Honolulu on May 31. Inlieu of flowers, donations may be madein Reese's memory to The Honolulu Sym-phony or Church of the Crossroads.There also will be services in Palo Altolater this summer.


A team of high school students hadthe unique opportunity to conduct itsown authentic space biology researchon one of the state-of-the-art ground-based hypergravity facilities at Amesduring one week in May.

The team of five high school stu-dents from Troy, Mich., named the‘Centrifu-G’s,’ won the national Hyper-G contest, a new Exploration Systemscontest managed by the Life SciencesDivision at Ames. After winning thecontest in January, the team conductedcontrol experiments with the help ofscience and engineering advisors fromAmes in preparation for its visit to thefacility. After conducting control experi-ments at its school with the help of theirteacher, the team ran its experiment atAmes using the 8-foot centrifuge.

Centrifu-G team members studiedwound healing in the flatworm Planaria(genus Dugesia), which has many physi-ological systems in common with hu-man beings. This species is also a com-mon classroom specimen. Students hy-pothesized that flatworms exposed tohypergravity would experience a slowerrate of regeneration.

"Studying the combined processesof wound healing and gravity stress inthese tiny animals may provide clues asto how wounds will heal in space or onthe surface of Mars or the moon, wheregravity is less," said Jeff Smith, assistantchief of the Ames Gravitational ResearchBranch and lead scientific advisor forthe Hyper-G competition.

The student team is currently ana-lyzing its data and seeing a trend thatexposure to hypergravity actually mayhave increased regeneration in the flatworms.

“It looks like the worms that werespun on the centrifuge regenerated fasterthan the controls. This is the opposite ofour hypothesis. We learned that sciencedoes not always work out the way youplanned, but you can still get interestingresults,” said team member Charlie Lin,a sophomore at Troy High School.

During the students' visit to Ames,they also were able to tour many of thefacilities at Ames and meet with scien-tists involved with research on upcom-ing flights. The students also met astro-nauts Yvonne Cagle and Janice Voss.

“This experience was so amazingfor us. We were able to do our experi-ment, visit all kinds of facilities and

meet astronauts. That was so cool,” saidteam member Shirley Zhang, a junior atTroy High School.

This competition and student ex-periment was the realization of a dreamof BJ Navarro, outreach manager for theLife Sciences Division and assistant chiefof the Science Payloads OperationsBranch. She sought for many years tofind a way to give high school studentsan opportunity to conduct authentic re-search.

“I wanted to bridge the gap betweenthe scientific process that students learnin school and real-world research. Start-ing a competition that emulated the pro-cess that scientists go through to useNASA facilities seemed like the bestway to do this. I wanted to target highschool students to influence their pur-suit of scientific and technical careers incollege,” said Navarro.

The Centrifu-G team entered thiscompetition in September 2004 by sub-mitting a letter of intent. The team then

High school students conduct space biology research at Ames

submitted an experimental proposal inDecember 2004. The Centrifu-G teamwas one of 27 from 15 states that submit-ted a proposal to the competition. Basedon the novelty of the experiment and therelation to current space biology researchthe team was chosen as the winner by apanel of judges from Ames.

During the student experiment atAmes, their educational advisor, a biol-ogy teacher from Troy High School,helped to guide them through the scien-tific process, while learning about hands-on methods in biology, physics andmathematics as they relate to NASA'sexploration biology research

“The best part of this entire experi-ence is knowing that this will greatlyimpact the students' futures, perhapseven inspire them to want to pursuespace studies," said Rebecca Johns,Centrifu-G team advisor and a biologyteacher at Troy High School.

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After the ceremony, students involved with Rockit Science, one of the groups that received agrant, demonstrated one of the hands-on projects they participate in as part of theprogram.

Michelle McGurk, director of communications andmarketing for the Community Foundation SiliconValley, presents one of several grants made possible bythe Edgerton family during a recent ceremony held atAmes.

Community grants have NASA rootsThe Community Foundation Silicon

Valley was very pleased, but a bit mystified,when they received a check for $1.2 millionfrom the estate of Louise Edgerton withinstructions to assist children in pursuingtheir interest in computers, science, space,flight and related fields. They had no ideawho Mrs. Edgerton was, or why she leftthem this unique gift.

A bit of internet sleuthing led them toGlenn Bugos of the Ames History Officewhere it was discovered the Edgerton’s latehusband, Millard, worked as a contractor atAmes for a number of years.

Millard’s career spanned a variety ofareas at Ames, including the Vertical Mo-

tion Simulator, the SETI project and the FliteCobra helicopter team. He also createdopportunities for schoolchildren to connectto the space shuttle astronauts by radio.

The Edgerton endowment was usedby the Community Foundation Silicon Val-ley to create the Edgerton Fund for YouthMath and Science Education. Ames hosteda ceremony in the NASA Exploration Cen-ter on May 18, where the first grants fromthe fund were awarded to seven localnonprofits.

Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard (right) greets Dutch ambassadorBoudewijn J. van Eenennaam, who visited Ames in June for a tour of thecenter. Accompanying him were his wife, Jeltje, the Dutch Consul GeneralDavid A. H. van Iterson, and local representatives of the Dutch embassy,Bart Sattler and Anouschka Versleijen.


Dutch Ambassador visits Ames


The Ames Systems Management Of-fice (SMO) was established by the direc-tor to improve the effectiveness and ef-ficiency of the Center’s projects. Sincethis time, the SMO has interacted withmany projects and has documented nu-merous lessons learned to share withthe rest of the Center. These lessons canbe read in their entirety on the SMO’sWeb site at http://smo.arc.nasa.gov/.

The following is a summary of les-sons learned concerning the importanceof developing mutually supportive cen-ter-to-center relations. This is a chal-lenge made especially difficult since theagency has a long and storied historywith many chapters associated with oneCenter or another. Therefore, efforts tobuild upon these successes can lead tocompetition and rivalries which, whilein the main can be healthy, can also leadto trouble if not managed properly.

The project corresponding to thislesson learned was part of a programmanaged out of a different center. Dueto historical and existing rivalries, com-petition and cultural differences be-tween the centers, the project manager(PM) had difficulty devoting time to theproject’s technical issues since most ofher time was spent smoothing over cul-tural and personnel conflicts betweenher multi-center constituents. Realizingthe risk this environment posed to theproject and the drain it put on her re-sources, the PM developed a plan toensure that the project maintained anaffable and effective relationship withthe program office. The major compo-nents of this plan focused on key per-sonnel selections, funding allocations,face-to-face meetings, frequent commu-nications and basic bridge building ac-tivities.

Throughout the process of develop-ing this relationship, the following fourlessons learned were noted. First, aproject’s relationship with and attitudetoward non-home center personnel, pro-cesses and cultures may be as significantan issue as any that are technical. In fact,if not managed properly, this issue cantake up the majority of a PM’s time.Second, personnel with antagonisticviews toward other centers can under-mine the success of the project if placedin a position requiring center-to-centercommunications. Third, in order to dem-onstrate and strengthen close ties withother centers, it may be preferential, ifnot necessary, to direct some projectresources and key responsibilities toother centers. This allocation of re-sources may not be understood or ap-preciated at the PM’s home center; there-fore an effort should be made to high-light and communicate the best inter-ests of the project. Fourth, the use of

Third place ‘Nature’s Yellow Carpet in theMaking’ by Faten Mansour

BY DONALD MENDOZA

Lessons learned in project management, systems engineeringrewards and other incentives can dam-age morale if they are not given in a fairand unbiased manner.

Based on her experiences forging agood relationship with the project’s out-side constituents (external to Ames), thefollowing four recommendations weremade. First, projects should plan forand hold team-building exercises, face-to-face meetings and frequently sched-uled communications with all center-to-center principals. Second, tactical andstrategic placement of personnel havingsignificant communications with their

Contest winners capture nature’s beautyIn celebration of Earth Day 2005,

employees centerwide submittedphotos to the Environmental ServicesOffice that they felt creatively re-flected this year’s Earth Day themeof ‘Sustainability,’ the term used to

non-home center counterparts shouldbe based on a person’s capability to buildpositive relationships and act in the bestinterest of the project. Third, resourcesshould be placed with those origina-tions that have the most potential tocontribute to the project’s goals even ifthat organization resides at another cen-ter. Last, the project should be espe-cially sensitive to the contributions madeby other organizations and practice dili-gence and fairness in handing out praiseand rewards for work that is well done.

describe humanity's desire to nourisheconomic growth and environmentalhealth for the long term.

Attendees of the Earth Day infor-mational fair at the Mega Bites Caféselected their favorite photos.

First place ‘ Silent Singer’by Nancy Bilderback

Second place ‘Lost’ by Joel Lachter


Events CalendarAmes Amateur Radio Club, third Thursday of each

month, 12 noon, N-T28 (across from N-255). POC:Michael Wright, KG6BFK, at ext. 4-6262.

Ames Ballroom Dance Club. Classes on Tuesdays.Beginning classes meet at 5:15 p.m. Higher-level classmeets at 5:50 p.m. Held in Bldg. 944, the Rec. Center.POC: Helen Hwang at [email protected], ext. 4-1368.

Ames Bowling League, Palo Alto Bowl on Tuesdaynights. Seeking full-time bowlers and substitutes.Questions to sign up: Mike Liu at ext. 4-1132.

Ames Child Care Center Board of Directors Mtg,every other Thursday (check Web site for meeting dates:http://accc.arc.nasa.gov), 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., N-210,Rm. 205. POC: Cheryl Quinn, ext 4-5793.

Ames Contractor Council Mtg, first Wednesday eachmonth, 11 a.m., N-200, Comm. Rm. POC: LindaMcCahon, ext. 4-1891.

Ames Diabetics (AAD), 1st & 3rd Weds, 12 noon to1 p.m., at Ames Mega Bites, Sun room. Support groupdiscusses news affecting diabetics. POC: Bob Mohlenhoff,ext. 4-2523/e-mail at: [email protected].

Ames Federal Employees Union (AFEU) Mtg, thirdWednesday of ea. month, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., Bldg. 221,Rm 104. Guests welcome. Info at: http://www.afeu.org.POC: Marianne Mosher, ext. 4-4055.

Ames Mac Support Group Mtg, third Tuesday of ea.month, 11:30 a.m.to 1 p.m., Bldg. N262, Rm 180. POC:Julie ext. 4-0340.

Ames Model Aircraft Club, flying radio-controlledaircraft at the north end of Parsons Ave. on weekendmornings. POC: Mark Sumich, ext. 4-6193.

Ames Sailing Club Mtg, second Thursday of ea.month (Feb through Nov), from 11.30 a.m. -1 p.m. in thespecial events room in the Ames Visitor Center in N-223.All are welcome. POC: Jeff Smith, ext. 4-2586.

Environmental, Health and Safety InformationForum, first Thursday of each month, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30

a.m., Bldg. 221/Rm 155. URL: http://q.arc.nasa.gov/qe/events/EHSseries/ POC: Stacy St. Louis at ext. 4-6810.

The Hispanic Advisory Committee forExcellence HACE Mtg, first Thurs of month in N255room 101C from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. POC: EricKristich at ext. 4-5137 and Mark Leon at ext. 4-6498.

Jetstream Toastmasters, Mondays, 12 p.m. to 1p.m., N-269/Rm.179. POC: Becky Brondos at ext. 4-1959, [email protected] or Bob Hilton atext. 4-1500, [email protected].

Nat'l Association of Retired Federal Employees,(NARFE). Former and current federal employees. Youronly contact with Congress. Join to protect yourfederal retirement. Chptr #50 will then meet on thefirst Fri. of each month at HomeTown Buffet, 2670 ElCamino (at Kiely), S. Clara, 11 a.m. lunch. POC EarlKeener (408) 241-4459 or NARFE 1-800-627-3394.

Native American Advisory Committee Mtg,fourth Tues each month, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Bldg. 19,Rm 1096. POC: Mike Liu at ext. 4-1132.

Safety Data

Civil Contractors ServantsNot recordable,first aid cases 17 9

Recordable nolost-time cases 4 4

RecordableLOST-TIME cases 0 0

Lost workdays 0 0

Restricted duty days 0 82

Data above is as of 06/14/05. Maybe subject to slight adjustment in theevent of a new case or new inform-ation regarding an existing case.

NASA-Ames Occupational Illness-Injury Data for Calendar Year-to-Date 2005 Jan. 1, 2005 – May 31, 2005

NASA scientists collaborate with Russians

BY NICHOLAS A. VERONICO

NASA scientists are collaboratingwith Russian colleagues in an effort tolearn more about cell growth in space.

At the invitation of the RussianAcademy of Sciences' Institute of Bio-medical Problems, investigators fromNASA Ames are participating in pre-and post-flight science experiments de-signed to examine gravity's relationshipto biological processes. The experimentswere launched May 31 aboard the Rus-sian Foton-M2 mission from theBaikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan,and were recovered 16 days later whenthe capsule returned to Earth near theborder between Russia and Kazakhstan.The European Space Agency and a num-ber of other space agencies also are co-operating with Russia on this mission.

"We have a rich history of highlyproductive research carried out on Rus-sian unmanned spacecraft over severaldecades. We are pleased to be workingwith our Russian colleagues in supportof the Vision for Space Exploration,"said Terri Lomax, deputy associate ad-ministrator for research at NASA head-quarters, Washington.

"Our collaboration with the Insti-tute of Biomedical Problems and theexperiments aboard the Foton space-craft will help us understand how themicrogravity environment affects liveorganisms," said Eduardo Almeida,NASA Ames principal investigator forboth the gecko cell growth and ribbednewt tissue regeneration studies.

Studies conducted with specimensflown aboard the Foton-M2 mission willexamine cell growth and morphologicaltissue changes in geckos, cell prolifera-tion and tissue regeneration of ribbednewts, gene expression and neural re-adaptation of snail vestibular cells toEarth's gravity, and spaceflight's effectson genetic structures in bacteria.

"This is a unique study and a uniqueopportunity to collaborate with ourRussian counterparts," Almeida said.

The two other American principalinvestigators, Ames researcher RichardBoyle, and Barry Pyle of Montana StateUniversity, Bozeman, who are conduct-ing separate studies, have been instru-mental in facilitating the scientific goalsof the Foton-M2 mission. Boyle is theAmes science lead for Foton-M2 and isworking with investigators at Russia'sInstitute of Higher Nervous Activity andNeurophysiology to study the neuraland biochemical responses of snail sta-tocyst receptors, which play essentiallythe same role as a human's inner ear ingiving balance cues, followingmicrogravity exposure. They will inves-tigate the process of re-adaptation toEarth's gravity and how this affects co-ordination in the brain and nervous sys-tem.

Pyle is participating in an experi-ment studying the transient and perma-nent effects of spaceflight on geneticstructures of the bacteria Streptomyceslividins. Mike Skidmore, the NASAAmes-based project manager, is teamedwith his deputy, Marilyn Vasques, tocoordinate all aspects of the Americanparticipation in this international Foton-M2 flight.

"We know that long-term spacetravel results in a loss of bone and musclemass. Our participation in the Fotonmission will allow us to accurately quan-tify the rates of cell growth in wholeanimals using nucleotide analog mark-ers. The results from this study will beused to test our theory that gravity givesa signal for cells to grow, and that itpromotes stem cell-based tissue regen-eration," said Almeida.

Ames emergencyannouncements

To hear the centerwide statusrecording, call (650) 604-9999 for in-formation announcements and emer-gency instructions for Ames employ-ees. You can also listen to 1700 KHzAM radio for the same information.


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Check web site for discounts to local attractions,http://exchange.arc.nasa.gov and click on tickets.

Information about products, services andopportunities provided to the employee and contractorcommunity by the Ames Exchange Council. Visit theweb site at: http://exchange.arc.nasa.gov

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Housing

MiscellaneousThe Ames Cat Network needs help finding homes for

cats trapped at Moffett. They range from feral toabandoned/lost pets. Tested, altered and inoculated. CallIris at ext. 4-5824 if you or someone you know areinterested in fostering or adopting a cat.

Large rabbit cage w/water bottle and litter box forsale, $30. Azi (650) 740-3671.

17 foot Boston whaler, 1972 hull, 1991 65 hpevinrude, stainless side and bow rails, depth sounder, downriggers, bimini top, galvanized shoreline tilt trailer. $5,900.Call (650) 369-05798. E-mail: [email protected]

4 bd/2 ba Sunnyvale house for rent, $2,400/mo.,negotiable. Cupertino school district, nice neighborhood.1,800 sq. ft. hardwood floor, quite back yard. Small petOK. Avail. July 1. Call (408) 718-9728 for details.

Good sized room in 4 bd/2 ba home, excellent, quietMtn View area close to Ames. Washer, dryer, microwave,wired for cable modem. Tidy person and nonsmoker. Easyaccess to Ames, 85, 237, & 101. $475 and dep. and shareutils. Avail. Sept. 1, possibly sooner. Call (650) 964-1900.

Security/Law Enforcement Activity

Fire Protection Activity

A statistical summary of activi-ties of the Protective ServicesDivision's Security/Law Enforce-ment and Fire Protection Servicesunits for the month of May 2005 isshown below.

Protective Servicesmonthly activity

Lake Tahoe-Squaw Valley Townhse, 3bd/2ba, Viewof slopes, close to lifts. Per night: $250, two nightminimum. Includes linens, cleaning, propane fireplace,fully equipped. Call (650) 968-4155,[email protected]

South Lake Tahoe cottage w/wood fireplace, hottub. Rates $50 to $130 per night. Call (650) 967-7659or (650) 704-7732.

Vacation rental, Bass Lake, 4 mls south of Yosemite.3bd/1.5 ba, TV, VCR, MW, frplc, BBQ, priv. boat dock.Sleeps 8. $1,050/wk. Call (559) 642-3600 or (650) 390-9668.

Big Sur vacation rental, secluded 4bd/2ba housein canyon setting. Fully eqpd kitchen. Access to priv.beach. Tub in patio gdn. Halfway between Carmeland Big Sur. $175/night for 2; $225 for 4 and $250for more, plus $150 cleaning dep. Call (650) 328-4427.

Tahoe Donner vacation home, 2 bd/2ba. trees,deck. Access to pools, spa, golf, horseback riding,$280 wkend, $650 week. Call (408) 739-9134.

Pine Mountain Lake vacation home. Access togolf, tennis, lake, swimming, horseback riding, walk tobeach. Three bedrooms/sleeps 10. $100/night. Call(408) 799-4052 or (831) 623-4054.

Incline Village: Forest Pines, Lake Tahoe condo, 3bd/2ba, sleeps 8. Fireplace, TV/VCR/DVD, MW, W/D,jacuzzi, sauna, pool. Walk to Lake, close to ski areas.Visit Web page for pictures: http://www.ACruiseStore.com. $120/night low season,$155/night high season (holidays higher) plus $156cleaning fee and 12% Nevada room tax. Charlie (650)366-1873.

Disneyland area vacation rental home, 2 bd/1ba.Nearing completion completely remodeled w/newfurniture. Sleeps 6 (queen bed, bunk beds, sleepersofa). Air hockey and football tables. Introductoryrate $600/wk, once completed rate will be $1000/wk.Security deposit and $100 cleaning fee required. Call(925) 846-2781.

Ski Park City Utah, NASA Ski Week XIV, Feb 5 - 12,2005. Space limited. E-mail Steve at [email protected] or call (408) 432-0135.

New York, 5th Ave. One fully furnished bedroomin 24 hour security bldg. overlooking WashingtonSquare Park, $1,000/wk or $3,000/mo. negotiable.Call (650) 349-0238.

Paris/France: Fully furnished studio, 5th Arr, LatinQuarter, Notre Dame and Ile-St. Louis., $1,400/wk.negotiable. Call (650) 349-0238.

Santa Cruz townhouse, 2 bedrooms plus study, 2baths, decks, totally furnished, 3 blocks from beach,available July, August, September; $1,600 per month.Call (831) 423-5777 (H) or (831) 277-8476 (C).

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NASA, entrepreneurs developing biotechnology plan for ISS

NASA, space service providers, sci-entists and business executives met inSanta Clara on June 21 and 22 to evalu-ate the business case and feasibility of anew entrepreneurial paradigm with afocus on biotechnology for the Interna-tional Space Station (ISS).

“Until recently, the business casefor commercial endeavors on the ISSwas not compelling, “ said NASA AmesCenter Director G. Scott Hubbard. “Butrecent information shows that the spaceenvironment and the ISS may offer animportant, and as yet undeveloped, newintellectual property arena for biotech.Emerging launch industries, advancesin biotech, improvements in automa-tion and innovative concepts for return-ing samples from space offer new op-portunities to solve the throughput prob-lem that has been the major impedimentto space biotech development.”

A formal report from the workshopwill be presented to NASA Administra-tor Mike Griffin by mid-July, 2005.

NASA photo by Jim Taylor

Shown at a question-and-answer opportunity at the conclusion of the successful ISS EntrepreneuralParadigm workshop are (left to right) Lynn Harper, scientific lead for integrative studies at NASAAmes' Astrobiology and Space Research Directorate; Ames Center Director G. Scott Hubbard; Dr.Cheryl Nickerson, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at Tulane University's HealthScience Center; Bruce Pittman, Profit Engineering and the Silicon Valley Space Club; and AlanMarty, executive-in-residence at the venture capital arm of JP Morgan Partners.

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