I.'American Institute of

Aeronautics and Astronautics

Houston Section Newsletter

In this issue .

Editorials .

February 1987

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Comments from the Chainnan ...It was a Very Good YearAddress Changes?

Section Activities .

Young Cosmonauts Visit JSCPoster Session at February Dinner Meeting: Bioreactors

Technical Commi ttee News .

Management Technical Committee FormedMechanics and Control of Flight - Satellite SeminarSpace Systems Lunch and LearnLife Sciences

Who's Who in the Houston Section : .

Fellows and Associate Fellows NamedNational Technical Committees: We're ThereBusy Recruiters

Opportunities for Involvement. .

Prizes for Top RecruitersAIAA Scholarship Established - Donations RequestedTechnical Symposium: New Beginnings

The Members Speak Out .

The Cranium Cruncher .

Upcoming Events .

Also Included .

Updated Officers and Council ListingChange of Address FormTechnical Activities Schedule

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The AIM Houston Section Newsletter is created and typed by members of the Houston Section.It is reproduced at the. Houston offices of Lockheed Engineering and Management ServicesCompany. Address all communications to Vice Chairman of Operations, Lou Livingston,NASNJSC mail code ED13, 483-2741.

BillS tewartEditor

.. Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

EDITORIALS

Comments fromthe Chairman

Karen D. Godek

Note: This article appeared in theJanuary 23, 1987 issue of the JSCRoundup.

The Nationa! office of the AmericanInstitute of Aeronautics andAstronautics has selected the HoustonSection as the first place recipient ofthe 1986 AIAA Special Event Awardfor the invited lecture series onFundamentals of Spacecraft Design heldlast year at the Johnson Space Center.This award, which will be accepted by

Robert Lewis of JSC who was.man of the Houston Section at the

udle, will be presented by Dr. AllenFuhs, AlAA President, during theAIAA annual meeting in Arlington,

. Vir~ on April 30, 1987.

This honor comes at a time when theHouston Section is encouraginginterested professionals to join theorganization. The AlAA is divided intosix regions nationally, with 66chapters or sections across the country.The Houston Section, with 1,000members, competed with such chaptersas the Los Angeles and Orange Countysections, with a combined membershipof over 4,000, to win the outstandingevent award. The·Houston Section also

won second place in the OutstandingSection Award and placed third in theMembership Chairman Award forAIAA sections with 500 members andover.

The stated purpose of the AlAA is toadvance the arts, sciences andtechnology of aeronautics andastronautics, and to nurture and promotethe professionalism of those engagedin these pursuits. The invited lectureseries conducted by the Houston

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Section has served as a fme example ofth~ kinds of services the AIAAroutinely provides its members.

The yearly membership fee for theAlAA is $56. Interested personsrequiring membership applicationsshould contact Jim Visentine, CodeES5, telephone 483-8923; Bob Lewis,Code EH, telephone 483-8232; ormyself, Code EH2, '" telephone483-8297.

Address Changes?If AIAA -does not have your correctmailing address, you won't be receivingyour mail on time. This includes theNewsletter, which uses mailing labelsprepared by Headquarters. Included inthis issue is a form letter you can use ifyou don't want to compose your own.Just fill it out, fold, staple, stamp andmail.

Invited Lecture SeriesFacilitators

(left to right)

Dick GillenJim Visentine

Bob LewisMallile Putcha

Tom BarryJoe Gamble

Clay ShadeckDudley Nelson

Stephanie Vickery

(not pictured)Dr. Alan Gates

Karen Godek

Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

SECTION ACTIVITIES

As part of their national tour lastDecember, ten "young Cosmonauts"visited the Johnson Space Centerwhere they were greeted and hosted bynumerous AIAA members. The tenteenagers were accompanied by fiveSoviet adult staff workers and bycivilian cosmonaut Vladimir Solovyov,veteran of the world's longest spacemission (eight months in 1984) andrecently returned from a duty touraboard the new "1vfir"space station.

The touring SoViets were greeted byJSC Deputy Director Paul J. Weitz, anAIAA senior member and a formerastronaut, along with current astronautsBill Fisher, Jerry Ross, Dave Walker,Bruce McCandless, Kathy Sullivan andVance Brand. They were shown spacestation crew module mockups, theRMS trainer and cockpit mockups, andthe Mission Control Center (whereSolovyov, a former OMSIRCS flightcontroller at the Soviet J.~aliningradmission control center, met withAmerican colleagues in the samespecialty).

For lunch the group was hosted bythe Houston Section of the AIAA, anda convenient meal was served at themain JSC cafeteria. After a quick visitto the gift shop, and a graciousexchange of gifts and good wishes, theRussians were off to the airport foranother day, another city.

Solovyov was the first Sovietcosmonaut to visit the NASA center inHouston in almost a decade.

YoungCosmonautsJSC

Visit

Jim ObergCouncillor

Poster Session atFebruaryDinner Meeting

Marian LewisChairman, Life Sciences TC

The Life Sciences Technical Committeeis arranging a poster sessionconcurrently with the social hour at theregular dinner meeting February 26..The subject of the session is the NASASpace Bioreactor, which is aself-contained cell culture apparatusdesigned to operate in microgravity.

The Space Bioreactor will be capableof producing raw biomolecules formicrogravity separation of desirableproducts and will be used to providecells for the study of the physiologicaleffects of microgravity at the cellularlevel. In addition, this device operatesas an ecological life support systemand as such is capable of waste removaland food production. A device such asthe Space Bioreactor may becomeimportant as a component of futuremicrogravity closed ecological lifesupport systems.

25thAnniversarySection Pins

Available$4.00 each

contact Carl Huss280-1553

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TECHNICALCOMMITTEE

NEWS

ManagementTechnicalCommittee Formed

Chris CumminsSecretary, Management TC

The Houston Section has a newTechnical Committee. The HoustonSection Council accepted a proposalmade by a group of interested Sectionmembers. Carlos Campos, in hispresentation to the Council, indicatedthe committee would be presentingLunch & Learn meetings coveringproject management issues and wouldbe creating a series of projectmanagement case studies. In additionto these regular aClivities, the newTechnical Committee has big plans forhosting a national conference on projectmanagement during Space Week '88.This conference will focus pn howproject managers can assist largeaerospace projects in achieving theirgoals.

Initial officers for the committee areCarlos Campos (JSC/PE4), chairman;John Trebes (JSC/SP52), Lunch &Learn organizer; and Chris Cummins(JSC/KX3), secretary. If .you areinterested in joining the committee orgetting on its distribution list, call·Carlos at 483-1136 or Chris at483-0354.

Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

Mechanics &Control of Flight ­Satellite" Seminar

Walter J. LuekeVice-Chainnan, Technical

The new Chainnan of this technical

committee is planning a very excellentlunch and learn program for March.Utilizing the new satellite facilities atthe Gilruth Center, the committee plansto host the live presentation onIt Aeroelastic Interactions with AircraftFlight Control" by Robert L. Swaim ofOklahoma State University, on March3, 198~. A review of past research inthe" USA will be given, as well as

lrch "needed in the future for newrams such as the :r-tatiomil

~.;{ospace Plane. The presentation isscheduled for 11:00 am to 12:45 pmCST and will be free of charge. Pleasenotify the Chairman of the Mechanicsand Control of Flight TechnicalCommittee, Mr. Jalal Mapar ofLEMSCO at 333-6283 if you areinterested in attending, so that adequateseating facilities may be arranged.

Space SystemsLunch andLearn

AI Louviere of Space Industries, Inc.,spoke before an audience of 35 in theBuilding 3 cafeteria on December 9. Heoutlined Space Industries plans for anIndustrial Space Facility and showedgreat enthusiasm about the recentcooperation agreement signed withWestinghouse. AI, a former NASAemployee, discussed the differencesbetween the Space Station and SIrsplans and operations. The members ofthe Space Systems TC look Jorward tohaving ~ and other members of SII "return to speak as progress is made onthe Industrial Space Facility.

Upcoming Space Systems TC Lunch &Learns include:

~te February - James Oberg, RockwellInternational

Early March - Dieter Lammers,European Space Agency

April - Charlie Mallini, AdvancedPrograms Office

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Life SciencesMarian L. Lewis, Ph.D.

Chairman, Life Sciences TC

A Life Sciences Technical Committeemeeting is scheduled for 12:00 noon onFebruary 27, 1987, in the Building 37conference room at JS~. The speakerwill be Mr. William' H. Bowie, aSenior Research Scientist- BioreactorDevelopment, for the Space BioreactorProject. Mr. Bowie will present"Aspects of Mass Culture of Cells inMicrogravity - Vessel DesignConsiderations and Cell Growth."

The Life Sciences TC encompasses-professional areas of interest including

" space habitation, astronaut health,human factors, commercialization andpharmaceuticals, and the basic sciencedisciplines of cell and molecularbiology, biochemistry andmicrobiology .

A very brief business meeting will beheld to address submission of abstractsfor the upcoming 12th AnnualTechnical Symposium. All interestedpersons are encouraged to attend thiscommittee meeting.

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WHO'S WHO IN THE HOUSTONSECTION

National Technical Committees

In addition to those Houston Section members who serve on National OperationsCommittees (see January Newsletter), a number from this Section also serve onvarious National Technical Committees. Thanks to these folks, Houston isrepresented quite well across a diverse range of technical disciplines.

Fellows andAssociate FellowsNamed

Twelve members of the HoustonSection were recently selected by theAIAA National MembershipCommittee for Associate Fellow gradein the Institute. Nominees forAssociate Fellow must be persons whohave demonstrated a successful practicein the arts, sciences or technology ofaeronautics or astronautics for aminimlim of twelve years. In addition,the number of Associate Fellows

selected each year is limited to one forevery 150 voting members in theInstitute. Those selected in 1986 were:

Rod BownCharles DaltonJohn FabianJaleeKlinarRichard KohrsLou LivingstonFrank MorganSteve NagelMalik PutchaEmyre RobinsonJohn SchuesslerNancy Wood

The Houston Section is also veryfortunate to have had one of itsmembers upgraded to be a Fellow ofthe Institute. Fellows are "persons ofdistinction in aeronautics orastronautics who have made notable andvaluable contributions to the arts,sciences or technology thereof." Thisvery select honor has been bestowedupon Mr. Vance Brand.

MEMBER

Robert C. AngierAI J. BirsingerGreg C. Blackburn

John Louis BlakeRodney BoWDLeland A. Carlson

Arthur M. DulaGlenn Lee EllisWalter E. Haisler, Jr.J. C. HundleyJohn W. KieferKenneth D. KorkanStanley H. LowyPaul MaleyHumboldt C. Mandell, Jr.Darryl W. MayThomas V. McElmurryBethene E. McNealyStan J. MileyGerald L. MorrisonHenry C. OttenRichard C. ParishRobert W. PayneGeorge P. PetersonBass RoodKyle RoneFrank Samonski, Jr.Carl D. ScottJohn W. SiffordDonald K. SlaytonDonald E. SmithEdwin W. Smythe

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TECHNICAL COMMfITEE ..

Software SystemsCommunications SystemsCommand, Control,Communications andIntelligenceComputer SystemsComputer SystemsApplied Aerodynamics,Fluid DynamicsLegal Aspects of Aero. & Astro.Space TransportationSpace TransportationSpace Syste~sAstrodynamicsAeroacoustics

Aircraft DesignSpace Siences and AstronomyEconomicsAeroacoustics

Flight TestingFlight SimulationFlight TestingAeroacoustics

Flight SimulationThermophysicsSensor SystemsThermophysicsSpace TransportationSoftware SystemsLife Sciences & SystemsSystem Effectiveness & SafetyAstrodynamicsSpace TransportationFlight SimulationSpace Sciences & Astronomy,Space Transportation

Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

National ..•.. (cont'd)

John w. SunkelRalph J. TaeuberRichard E. Thomas

Srinivas R. VadaliJames T. VisentineDonald T. WardRichard J. WilliamsLarry C. WitteJ. N. YelvertonDavid C. Zwingman

Guidance, Navigation & ControlLiquid PropulsionCommand, Control,Communications andIntelligenceAstrodynamicsTerrestrial Energy SystemsGeneral Aviation SystemsSpace ProcessingSupport SystemsComputer SystemsDigital Avionics

Busy RecruitersJim Visentine

Membership Chainnan"

The Houston Section recognizes thefollowing members for theirparticipation in the "Recruit aMember" campaign. Between October1 and November 15, 1986, theysuccessfully brought in one or morenew members. AIAA. applauds theirefforts and encourages you to join themin helping the Institute reach its goalof 47,000 members by 1990.

OPPORTUNITIES FORINVOL VEMENT

-rrizes for TopRecruiters

Jim VisentineMembership Chainnan

In commemoration ,pf our 25thanniversary, the Houston Sectionextends to you an invitation to help:lur Institute grow. As you areprobably aware, professional socitiessuch as ours tend to grow and gainmembers primarily because ofone-on-one contact. When you believeyou have something of value, younaturally want to share it with yourfriends.

Toward these ends, your executivecouncil has designed a membershipdrive -- which coincides, incidentally,with the AIAA's national membershipdrive -- in which YOU playa pivotal

"'rt. And to make it more interesting1 fun, we've built a contest into it.

-~J.ere's the deal: The member who

brings in the most new membersbetween now and April 30, 1987, willbe recognized as the Top Recruiter andwill win a $100 gift certificateredeemable at Macy's department store.The second and third best recruiters willreceive free the Hilton's fabulousSunday brunch for two.

Can you think of any better way tospend a 'lazy spring afternoon thandining at the Hilton and watching thesailboats, with their beautiful colors,glide effortlessly over the waters ofClear Lake?

I thought not! If you wish toparticipate in this importantmembership drive, use the newapplications you recently received fromAIAA and get started now. To obtainadditional applications, you need onlygive me a call at 483-8923, or contactNancy McKew of the AIAAMembership Committee in New Yorkat (212) 408-9795. There is no limitto the number of applications you mayrequest, so please give either of us acall at your earliest 'convenience.

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Richard A. HermlingStanley H. LowyWalter t LuekeJames C. McLane illEmyre B. RobinsonJames C. SnowdenStephanie A. Vickery

The next time you see these persons atour monthly meetings or specialprograms, please tell them "Thanks!"for a job well done.

AIAA ScholarshipEstablishedDonationsRequested

Bret WingertYoung Member Chairman

The Scholarship Committee put itsfinal touches on the Houston Sectionscholarship program and the firstapplications are due to the committee inMarch. The first $250 scholarship willbe awarded this spring. The initialendowment is small and the committee

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Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

THE MEMBERS SPEAK OUT

Dear Lou: ,,-I've been reading articles about international cooperation on the Space StationProgram. It seems that the arrangements with Canada and Japan are fairly palatableto those two countries. The Europeans, however, are not happy with what theyterm a "minor" part in the program. They would like to be "partners". However,their 15% funding and the U.S.' 80% seem to say that they are asking for too much.It seems the oid saying "You get what you pay for" applies here. If they want to bepartners, why don't they put up some more money?

It would be nice if the President's initiative on international cooperation could be ­carried out. But we do not need them and they do need us, at least in the near term.Where do the Europeans and others get the audacity to demand more than theydeserve? This seems like a typical relationship between the U.S. and othercountries (e.g., the United Nations). I say if they continue to insist on an equalshare that we get on with it by ourselves and let them link up later as best they can!

hopes to increase it through successfulsection programs. However, thecommittee calculated at the last meetingthat if each member in the sectiondonated $5 to the scholarship fund theendowment would more than double!Therefore, the scholarship committee issoliciting donations from the generalmembership.

This scholarship will be awarded to astudent in science or engineeringattending a school in our region, andbased on his or her academicpe~ormance and contributions to his orher field. It is a renewable scholarshipbased on continued- academicperformance.

Considering taday's reduced federal,state and local aid, won't you considermaking a contribution? Send it to:

AIAA-Houston ScholarshipP.O. Box 57524Webster, TX 77598

Note: This may be tax-deductible foryou.

be appearing shortly. Remember, youdo not have to be an AIAA member toparticipate!

The papers should be written so as tobe presented in 10 to 15 minutes with aviewgraph or slide format. New topicsthis year will include Management,

Ethics and Space Engineering,International Space Activities, andSpace Commercialization, along withtraditional topics covering the technical ­aspects of space flight. Now is a goodtime to start your 250 words or lessabstract.

TechnicalSymposium JustAround the Corner

Walter J. LuekeVice-Chairman, Technical

NASNJSC ES361483-5939

Sincerely,Ernie Hillje

Ernie, quit beating around the bush and say what you tlu.~k... Official comment isunavailable, so some personal views will have to do. At first glance, thenegotiating posture of some of our international partners may appear a bit pushy. Itseems to me, however, that it's just that: a negotiating posture.

Demanding more than one expects to get, or will settle for, has to be the world's­oldest bargaining ploy. It is, of course, up to us to shape our counteroffers withthis in mind. When we don't, it's our fault, not theirs. In the final analysis, isn'tthis what you're really saying?

Surely someone besides me has something to say about this. Send it (yes, the maDcode changed again) to

Need I add that my comments in this column are MY comments? They don'trepresent an AlAA position, nor a Houston Section position, nor a NASA position.If I include an official response, it will be explicitly noted as such.

The AlAA HOllston Section will holdits 12th Annual Technical Symposiumon May 14, 1987, at the University ofHouston - Clear Lake. The theme forthis year is "Space Frontiers - NewBeginnings" . A call for abstracts onpapers covering work on the SpaceShuttle, Space Station and other space

activities by the JSC communit~ ~_l _' Lou Livingston JSClED13---------------------------------

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Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

Let's Get it Right LouDear Lou:Referring to my letter and your response in the January 1987 AIAA HoustonSection Newsletter:

1) I did not mention the Soviets in my letter; why did you?

2) Are you saying the PRC is NOT a Communist country? I agree with C.P.Houston's recent political cartoon in the Houston Chronicle (attached).

3) You were correct in that "...this isn't germane to your central point ..."

Ernie Hillje

1) Rightly or wrongly, I inferred the USSR from yoUr fIrst sentence, whichmentioned "communist countries" (Plural).

2) I said the PRC was, in my view, Chinese fIrst and communist second. It is, ofcourse, still communist

D comment

Lou Livingston JSC/EDI3

THE CRANIUM CRUNCHERRenee Lance

The answer to January's puzzle, whichwas to find the number of volumes in aset of encyclopedL_ was 20. Thefollowing people correctly answered thepuzzle.

George Wells, MDACJohn Armsparger, Ford M4BDave Leestma, CBJim McCoryMary Cerimele, ED2Carl Scott, ED3E. W. Smythe, IBMScott Murray, EH3Jack Johnson, EET'trnesOrr, IBM

in Templin, ED22....._ .~r Hasbrook, DH4

Henry Schneider, MDAC TI15Mark Jernigan, FS7Dave Kaplan, DH62Charlie Randall, GHGMike Tompkins, BX-DRobert Castle,DF2Carl Kovich, Alpha Bldg CorpSteve Gotch, MDACJohn Masetta, Texas A&MRoscoe Lee, TRWNorm Hecht, Texas A&M

The winner of the free AlAA dinner isE. W. Smythe. He was chosenrandomly from all the correctrespondents. Congratulations to himand thank you to all the others whotook the time to work the puzzle .

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The February Puzzle:

A rectangular floor is composed ofsquare tiles of the same size, 81 alongone side, 63 along the other. If astraight line is drawn diagonally acrossthe floor from comer to comer howmany tiles will it cross?Many thanks to Zaki Husain of DanielIndustries for sending in this puzzle. Ifyou have a favorite please send it to mecare of Ed Monteiro and I will try touse it. Send your answers to EdMonteiro, MDACrr502, 16055 SpaceCenter Blvd., Houston, TX 77062.

Houston Section NewsletterFebruary 1987

UPCOMING EVENTS

Section's Monthly Dinner MeetingsZafar Taqvi

Programs Chairman

The following outstanding programs have been finalized for the Section's monthly meetings for the rest of thisyear. Please schedule your activities to avoid any personal conflicts. Further details on the programs and thespeakers will be provided in the monthly meeting flyers.

DATE PROGRAM SPEAKER

Feb. 26, 1987

In Celebration of the\Dr. William Waid, MIT

Thursday eveningPioneers and VotagersAIAA Distinguished Speaker

Mar. 26, 1987

Space Shuttle Status ReportArnold AldrichThursday evening

Director, NSTS

Apr. 23, 1987

Space Telesco~~ B. R. Bulkin, LMSCThursday evening

Space Telescope Prog. Mgr.

June 4, 1987

Honors and Awards ProgramSlides, etc. (no speaker)Thursday evening

Colorful Program Slated for February 26th Meeting

AIAA Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. William Ward of MIT's Lincoln Laboratory will speak on "In Celebration ofthe Pioneers and Voyagers: To Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Beyond" at the February dinner meeting of theHouston Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The dramatic pictures of Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus, their rings, and their satellites transmitted to Earth by the spacecraft Pioneer 10, 11 (1973-1979),and Voyager I, 2 (1979-1986) are the culmination of one of the major scientific and engineering enterprises of ourtime. As we look forward to Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune in August of 1989, it is rewarding to lookbehind these pictures to see how they came to be; to learn what makes the spacecraft tick. We find that thesemissions emJudy far more than science or technology or both. Every area of human activity stands in intimaterelationship to them.

During this presentation, Dr. Ward will build these Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft, launch them on theirtrajectories, sample the scientific data that they gather, and marvel at the unimagined wonders that they reveal.This evening will have something for everyone - don't miss it!

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Ms. Ellen MarzulloDirector, Membership ProgramsAIAA Headquarters1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019

Dear Ms. Marzullo:

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AIAA February Schedule

10 TUESDAYCOMPUTER AND SOFlW ARE SYSTEMS TC LUNCH AND LEARNPRCXJRAM-TBDFRANCO'S 1101 NASA RD 1 11:45-1:ooPMINFORMATION: ED MONTEIRO 280-1629

18 WEDNESDAYEXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING

JSC BLDG 16 RM 151 4:30 PMSECRETARY: DEBRA NIENHAUS 333-6730

26 TIIURSDA YSPACE SYSTEMS TC LUNCH AND LEARN11M OBERG "TETI-IERED SATELLITE SYSTEMS"

! RSOC BUILDING 600 GEMINI MIC ROOM (USE LOBBY) 11:30-12:30PMINFORMATION: ANDRE SLVESTER 483-1537

26 TlilIRSDA YHOUSTON SECfION DINNER MEETINGDR. WILLIAM WARD MIT AIAA DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER"IN CELEBRATION OF TIlE PIONEER AND VOYAGER SPACECRAFT"NASA JSC GlLRUTII CENTER 5:30/7:30 PM SOCIAlJPRCXJRAMINFORMATION AND RESER VATIONS: SEE FLYER

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LIFE SCIENCES AND SPACE PROCESSES TC LUNCH AND LEARNWILLIAM BOWIE, KRUG INTERNATIONAL, LIFE SCIENCES DIVISION"MASS CULTURE OF CELLS IN MICRO GRAVITY"JSC BLDG 37 CONFERENCE ROOM 12 NOONINFORMATION: MARION LEWIS 483-7229

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11 WEDNESDAYJSC ASTRONOMY BROWN BAG SEMINARSPACE FLIGHT 1955 STYLE-VIDEOTAPEDR~RNERVONBRAUNJSC BLDG 31 RM 193 12:00 TO 1:00 PMINFORMATION: AL JACKSON 280-2296

18 WEDNESDAYJSC ASTRONOMY BROWN BAG SEMINARBETWEEN A STAR AND A IlARD PLACE: EDUCATION AT OREGON SATEUNIVERSITY-DR. JULIUS DASCH (NRC)JSCBLDG31 RM 193 12:00 TO 1:00PMINFORMATION: AL JACKSON 280-2296

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