News Conference 

Showcases 

Kilopower Reactor

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Employees Earn 

Wings of Excellence

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Glenn to Celebrate 

NASA’s 60th!

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VOLUME 20 • ISSUE 6 • JUNE 2018

Engine Sets 

Performance 

Records

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Engineers Sal Oriti, seated, and Scott Wilson 

examine the performance of a Stirling-cycle 

machine that has operated for over 12 1⁄2 years 

without maintenance or degradation.

AeroSpace Frontiers

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Center, National Aeronautics and Space 

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in the interest of the Glenn workforce, 

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Raising Our Safety 

and Health Awareness

June is National Safety Month, and this 

year we are pleased to welcome former 

astronaut Rex Walheim and Pete Allen 

as our guest speakers for our Safety and 

Health Awareness event at Lewis Field 

on June 26 and Plum Brook Station 

on June 27. Both speakers serve as 

Deputy Director for Safety and Mission 

Assurance, Rex at Johnson Space Center 

and Pete at Marshall Space Flight 

Center. This year’s event includes agency 

mishap case studies, and concludes 

on June 28 with the annual Health 

Walk at Lewis Field. Please join in the 

discussions, activities and interesting 

presentations!

Let us continue our journey 

to safety, health and 

mission success. 

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Photos by Bridget Caswell
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Stirling Engine 

Sets Records for 

Operation 

There are no gas stations or mechanics in deep space. So, 

if you want the power to perform science in the deep, dark 

frontiers of our solar system, you need an engine that is 

reliable for the long haul.

NASA Glenn engineers have set a run-time record for a free-piston Stirling engine 

at full power, with over 110,000 hours of cumulative operation, since 2003. That is 

over 12 years, and it is still running without issue. This device also set a record as 

the longest-running heat engine in the history of civilization, with no maintenance 

required!

“This length of time is important because NASA science missions that travel to 

outer planets take many years,” explained Sal Oriti, Thermal Energy Conversion 

Branch. “The Stirling-cycle machine was designed to operate at full power for at 

least 17 years.” 

How does it work? A radioisotope element provides heat energy and the Stirling 

engine converts it to electricity. Two pistons inside the engine move continuously 

at high frequency, but there is no contact with other parts. Engineers have virtually 

eliminated the mechanisms of wear and tear. 

Small and lightweight, these engines can operate on science mission spacecraft 

that need electrical power to run optics, sensors, recording devices and 

communications systems to get data back to scientists on Earth. Potential future 

missions that could use this type of power system technology include a Europa 

lander, or a Lunar rover capable of exploring permanently shadowed regions.

“We are demonstrating that it is possible to build an engine that does not wear out 

on the time scale needed for NASA missions,” said Oriti. “Our goal is to improve 

state-of-the-art technology to enable the next generation of science missions in 

deep space.”

By Nancy Smith Kilkenny

On the Cover: 

Engineer Sal Oriti examines test 

setup for continuous operation of 

a Stirling-cycle machine. Glenn 

engineers set a run-time record 

for the engine at full power, with 

over 110,000 hours of cumulative 

operation, since 2003.

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News Conference Highlights Nuclear 

Fission System for Space Exploration

NASA and the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear 

Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system. The system could 

enable long-duration crewed missions to the moon, Mars and 

destinations beyond. 

“This demonstration ushers in a new era of exploration...

helping us to explore our solar system like never before,” 

said Center Director Dr. Janet Kavandi at a news conference 

at Lewis Field, May 2.

During the conference, NNSA–NASA team members announced 

the results of the demonstration, called the Kilopower Reactor 

Using Stirling Technology (KRUSTY) experiment. The Kilopower 

experiment was conducted at the NNSA’s Nevada National 

Security Site from November 2017 through March 2018. 

Kilopower is a small, lightweight fission power system capable 

of providing up to 10 kilowatts of electrical power—enough 

to run several average households—continuously for at least 

10 years. Four Kilopower units would provide enough power to 

establish an outpost.

NASA’s Jim Reuter, acting associate administrator, Space 

Technology Mission Directorate; and NNSA’s Patrick Cahalane, 

deputy associate administrator, Safety, Infrastructure and 

Operations, provided remarks. They then joined subject matter 

experts Glenn’s Marc Gibson, Kilopower lead engineer; and 

NNSA’s Dr. David Poston, chief reactor designer, Los Alamos 

National Laboratory, on a panel to address questions from 

the media. 

“When we start sending astronauts for long stays on the moon 

and other planets, that’s going to require a new class of power 

that we’ve never needed before,” Gibson said. “This test exceeded our performance expectations, and moved us closer 

to this goal.”

Tours of Glenn’s Stirling Research, Electric Propulsion and 

Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratories followed the 

news conference.

For more information about the Kilopower project, including images and video, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/kilopower.

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Photos by Bridget Caswell

Panelists, left to right, Reuter, Gibson, Dr. Poston and Cahalane provide project highlights and take questions from the media during the news conference. 

This is the first nuclear-powered 

operation of a new fission reactor concept 

in the United States in 40 years. 

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Project manager Diane Linne, In-Situ Resource Utilization Project for 

Advanced Exploration Systems, explains to reporters that Kilopower 

could provide power to produce water, oxygen, fuel and other 

consumables using the resources on the moon or Mars.

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FEB Wings of Excellence

Glenn Employees Efforts Merit

Carrie Clapper, Program/Project Integration Office, for 

promoting the value of federal service as project manager 

for Glenn’s Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) 

Summer Intern Program (SIP) and collaborations with the 

Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio. Under her leadership, SIP has 

grown into a solid mentoring and young career succession plan 

that is the declared model for other NASA centers.

Brunilda DeJesus, Technology Transfer Office, for consistently 

utilizing her skills and expertise as an agreement manager to 

efficiently facilitate partnerships with a wide variety of customers. Attention to detail, organizational skills and interactions 

with people of different cultures and management levels has 

earned her high praise. DeJesus takes great pride inspiring the 

direction of Glenn’s Hispanic community, and is dedicated to 

a diverse workplace.

Barbara R. Fries, Human Capital Development Division, for 

providing outstanding organizational development services to 

the agency and Glenn, as well as leading and participating in a 

number of community outreach activities. She shares a ministry 

with her husband contributing their own time and resources to 

support approximately 150 underprivileged and homeless people 

in Slavic Village through several food-centered events. 

Kelly L. Lajeski, Accounting and Reports Branch, for utilizing 

analytical abilities to solve complex accounting problems, 

which improved Accounts Receivable, Grants Management 

and Liability reporting. As Glenn’s OCFO Community Service 

Coordinator, she organizes community service activities with 

a variety of local charities, which increased camaraderie 

between employees, provided vital charitable assistance, and 

demonstrated Glenn’s support to the Northeast Ohio community.

Sharon A. McCray, Facilities Maintenance Management Branch, 

for being an excellent communicator and her professional interactions as a program specialist and alternate contract officer’s 

representative for the Central-Process, Recertification, Operations 

and Maintenance Contract. She proactively orchestrates resolutions to problems within the areas of Pressure Vessel Systems 

and Central Process Systems. McCray also provides inspiration 

and encouragement as a FEB tutor.

Matthew Melis, Structural Mechanics Branch, for technical contributions in aerospace engineering and sustained commitment to 

teaching and public outreach. A notable resource on space shuttle 

history, Melis has served as a consultant/narrator for NASA Glenn 

history film productions and external documentaries. He produced 

an online SATERN version of his course, GRC104, on lessons 

learned from the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents.

Michael E. Moxley, Center Operations Directorate, for outstanding performance and innovative practices as program manager 

for Glenn’s Lean Six Sigma Office. Moxley led the completion 

of 15 key events and provided guidance and mentorship on 53 

major projects agencywide. Projects represented significant cost 

savings or avoidance, heightened efficiency and reduced waste 

for a savings of $4.5 million.

Rowena M. Rice, a retiree from the Occupational Health Branch, 

for developing and implementing a safety and health program for 

student interns—one of the first of its kind in the agency. She 

demonstrated exceptional effectiveness in communicating information to ensure safe work experiences and made continuous 

improvements for a long-standing record of low injury and illness 

case rates agencywide. 

By S. Jenise Veris

Cleveland’s Federal Executive 

Board (FEB) saluted eight Glenn 

employees as 2018 Wings of 

Excellence honorees during 

the 32nd annual Recognition 

and Awards Program, May 4. 

Honorees were selected based 

on outstanding performances, 

either on or off the job, inspiring 

others and/or bringing credit 

to the Federal service 

over the past year. 

Clapper DeJesus Fries Lajeski

McCray Melis Moxley Rice

Photos by Barb Breen, NEOVAHS

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NEWS AND EVENTS

Do you view working with different generations as an opportunity or a challenge? A multigenerational panel of employees 

addressed that question during “GRC Connections: Learning From Each Other—Sharing Life Experience, Values and 

Ideas,” at the Briefing Center, April 19. Co-sponsored by the At Glenn Culture Matters Committee, the event empowered 

panelists—representing Generation X, millennial, Gen Y, baby boomer and traditionalist generations—to share unique 

perspectives based on their generational predisposition and orientation on a variety of topics. 

Event Showcases Multigenerational Perspectives

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Photo by Marvin Smith

Harvey Schabes, left, facilitates open dialogue among panelists: left to right, Dr. Sheila Bailey, 

Dr. John Betterson, Nikki Welch, Len Miller and Ashley Cantor. 

How has human spaceflight safety advanced 

through the years? Chief Safety and Mission 

Assurance (SMA) Officer of Exploration System 

Development, Human Exploration and Operations 

Mission Directorate George Gafta, shared his 

personal reflections on that topic at Glenn last 

month. During Lunch and Learn sessions at Lewis 

Field and Plum Brook Station, Gafta took audiences 

through a historic journey on how safety and the 

role of risk management personnel have evolved in 

NASA’s human spaceflight era.

Lunch and Learn 

Sessions Focus on 

Spaceflight Safety

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Left to right, Gafta, Glenn SMA Director 

Anita Liang and Plum Brook Station 

Director Dave Stringer, talk after Gafta’s 

presentation at Plum Brook. 
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Cultivating Programming and Computing Skills

NASA Glenn’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Policy and Strategic Communications team hosted 

Girls in Information Communications Technology (ICT) Day at Hyland Software in Westlake, April 28. Approximately 

80 girls, grades 7 to 12, participated in robotic coding, webpage building and mentoring sessions by Glenn and 

Hyland staff. Girls experienced augmented reality from Glenn’s Graphics and Visualization Lab and learned about 

Arduino hardware and software from Hyland. Best Buys’ Geek Squad showcased 3D printing capabilities and Comsat 

Architects shared career possibilities. The Laser-Based Space Communications game challenged participants to 

relay the laser signal from Mars to Earth around obstructions. 

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Photo by Bridget Caswell

The first group of Lewis’ Educational and Research Collaborative Internship 

Project (LERCIP) interns came aboard June 4. The second group joins the 

NASA team on June 11. 

The NASA Space Academy at Glenn; NASA Glenn Aeronautics Research 

and Engineering Student Team Project; NASA Aeronautics Scholarship and 

Advanced STEM Training and Research Fellowship; and the NASA Glenn 

Faculty Fellowship Program welcomed summer staff on June 4.

NASA Glenn welcomes its 2018 summer interns and faculty this month!

Interns and Faculty Come Aboard!
Mark Your Calendar! 

NASA 60th Anniversary Activities 

NASA marks the 60th anniversary of its establishment as a U.S. government agency this year! 

Over the next few months, Glenn is celebrating through a variety of internal and 

external events and activities. Here’s what is ahead...

Stay tuned to Today@Glenn for details on all events.

Thursday, Aug. 23

POC: Betsy Lavelle, 3–3198

Center Picnic

June 20, July 11, Aug. 8, 

Aug. 29 and Sept. 12

POC: Debbie Lockhart, 3–8655

60th x Six Lunch Series

• Hear from prominent women in Northeast 

Ohio and NASA Glenn. Geared toward women, 

but all are invited to attend.

• Each discussion focuses on just one word.

• Limited seating—60 employees and interns 

per session.

• Registration required; bring lunch or order 

from menu.

POC: Dovie Lacy, 3–5163

• One-day event at Lewis Field 

• Current employees with limited number of 

family members; registration required 

• Tours, activities, exhibits, demonstrations,

food vendors 

• Staffing needed for this event

Saturday, Sept. 29

Staffing needed for 

both events.

Official Weekend of 

NASA 60th Anniversary

Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC)

NASA 60th anniversary celebration at 

GLSC—tell your family and friends!

Special Tour of Lewis Field

Special tour of NASA Glenn’s main campus for up to 

200 guests (not open to employees and their families). 

To participate in the tour, guests must have a ticket 

called a Golden Astronaut. Tickets distributed at 

designated outreach events this summer.

POC: Carlos Gomez, 3–6445

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Saturday, Aug. 25 

Family Day

• Rain date on Friday, Aug. 24

• Retirees welcome—spread the word! 

• Staffing needed for several shifts that day
Chili Cook-Off Heats Up 

Donations to H4H Campaign 

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RNASA 

Stellar Awards

Glenn employees at Lewis Field and Plum Brook Station (PBS) generously 

donated a total of 1,939 pounds of food to the 2018 Harvest for Hunger (H4H) 

campaign, held March 26 through May 11. Glenn’s donation will provide significant support to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s goal of raising enough food 

for 22 million meals to feed the needy in Cuyahoga and five nearby counties. 

Nearly 500 pounds of food was donated in just 1 hour, April 26, during the 

Lewis Field Chili Cook-Off, a popular source of fundraising for past campaigns 

dating back to 2002. Nine volunteers cooked and served their favorite chili 

recipes to help raise food donations, via a can good per vote, and to earn 

bragging rights to the Golden Spoon medal. 

Participants included: Andrea Price, Office of the Chief Financial Officer; 

Larry Davidson, Anna Falcon, Vincetta Fertitta and Jeffery Pais, Center 

Operations Directorate; and Mary Jo Long-Davis, Heidi Shaw, Joseph Sessa 

and Nicole Velez, Research and Engineering Directorate. Price’s creamy white 

chicken chili took first place with Falcon’s traditional red sauce beef chili 

a close runner up.

After the campaign, Eliot Aretskin-Hariton, Glenn’s H4H campaign coordinator, 

thanked our civil servants and contractors for their donations and encouraged 

them to consider volunteering at the Food Bank. To sign-up with the Glenn 

team for an event on Saturday, Aug. 11, contact Dana Ganelli at 3–5382 

or at dana.h.ganelli@nasa.gov. 

By S. Jenise Veris

Some of the 140.5 lbs. of PBS food donations 

coordinated by H4H committee member Geneva Biglin.

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Photo by Geneva Biglin

The Rotary National Award for Space 

Achievement (RNASA) Foundation recognized NASA Glenn’s Saffire Project Team

among its Stellar Award honorees for 

outstanding achievements in space and 

creating greater public awareness of the 

benefits of space exploration. Astronaut 

Colonel Shane Kimbrough presented the 

award to Dr. Gary A. Ruff, attending on 

behalf of the team, in Houston, April 27. 

The team was cited for innovative 

contributions to new approaches in the 

successful design, build and operation 

of the Saffire I, II and III experiments and 

achieving complete mission success. The 

Saffire missions were a series of largescale flammability experiments designed 

and built at NASA Glenn. The experiments 

contribute to a body of knowledge that 

creates a safer environment for human 

exploration by preventing spacecraft fires.

Kimbrough, right, presents Dr. Ruff 

with the Stellar Award

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H4H chili chefs, left to right (front): Long-Davis, Shaw, Falcon, Price 

and Fertitta; (back): Velez, Davidson, Sessa and Pais.

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Edmond Wong, Intelligent Control and 

Autonomy Branch, was a nominee for an 

individual Stellar Award in the Late Career 

Achievement category. He was nominated for 

outstanding contributions to the development 

of sensor data qualification capabilities to 

ensure crew and vehicle safety for NASA’s 

Space Launch System Program.
MORE THAN A MEMORY

Sally Ann Weiland, 78, a 2001 retiree with 25 years 

of government service, died April 28. She retired from 

Glenn’s High Speed Systems Office after 22 years 

of NASA service providing management support to 

several organizations. During her tenure, Weiland 

shared her skills as a mentor through the Essential 

Connection Quality Circle, an officer for the Special 

Children’s Fund and as the secretary of the center’s 

LESA Union. She also earned recognition in several 

Weiland Group Achievement Awards.

Korhely

Whipple

William M. “Bill” Korhely, 87, a 1991 retiree with 

over 40 years of NASA service, died Dec. 3, 2017. 

Korhely was a NACA/NASA apprentice who graduated 

in 1952 to become a flight propulsion mechanic in the 

Test Installation Division. Throughout his NASA career 

and later as a contractor, Korhely supported testing 

in the 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel (10X10 

SWT)—from inlets and nozzles to full-scale jet and 

rocket engines. He received several Group Achievement 

Awards as a member of the 10X10 SWT test team.

Daniel L. Whipple, 74, a 2001 retiree with 36 years 

of NASA service, died May 6. Whipple was the center’s 

expert in the rapidly evolving field of computational 

fluid dynamics, which aided development of spacecraft 

leading to the space shuttle. Whipple led the development and implementation of the center’s ERBNET and 

DESNET computer networks and was instrumental in 

other activities that enhanced the center’s computational capabilities. He also pursued research in aircraft 

icing and laser velocimeter development for use 

with propellers.

The season of picnics and other festivities 

at NASA Glenn is upon us, making it a good 

time to remind employees and visitors of the 

rules for gaining access to Lewis Field (LF) 

and Plum Brook Station (PBS):

• All visitors, including NASA retirees, 

require a NASA sponsor to gain access 

into LF and PBS.

• A sponsor is defined as a badged 

(Personal Identity Verification (PIV)) 

NASA civil servant or onsite support 

service contractor. 

• A sponsor is required to submit a visitor 

request using the online Official Visitor 

Request Form, stating the name of the 

visitor(s) and building the guest(s) will 

be accessing.

• Visitors must be U.S. citizens and show 

proper identification when checking in 

at the Main Gate.

• A sponsor is responsible for the visitor 

at all times.

For questions regarding these rules, contact 

Del Simonovich, 3–5049.

Visitor 

Check-Off List 

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Dr. Margaret “Meg” Nazario, Space 

Science Project Office, was one of 10 

women honored at the Girl Scouts of 

North East Ohio’s (GSNEO’s) annual 

Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon, 

May 18. The honorees were recognized 

as excellent role models in our communities. Nazario’s award highlighted her 

efforts to mentor, nurture and inspire 

girls and young women. 

AWARDS

GSNEO’s Chief Operating 

Officer Emily Fein, left, 

poses with Dr. Nazario. GRC-2018-CN-00020

Photo by GSNEO
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ACTS BANQUET

Reservations and full payment 

(cash/check) for the Sept. 14 ACTS 

25th Anniversary Banquet are due on 

Wednesday, Aug. 8. The event will be 

held at the West Side Irish-American 

Club, Olmsted Township, 5 to 10 p.m.

For more information, and to get 

on the email list, contact Alan Hewston 

at Alan.W.Hewston@nasa.gov, 

216–433–3556, or Kathleen Kelley 

at Kathleen.A.Kelley@nasa.gov, 

216–433–5180.

The Emergency Management Office 

staff will conduct an outdoor mass 

notification “voice” test at building 3 

on Wednesday, July 4 at Lewis Field. 

An audible siren test on the “area 

evacuation” tone will be conducted on 

Saturday, July 7. 

POC: Allen Turner, 3–6826

JULY OUTDOOR SIREN TESTING

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING

LESA will hold its next membership 

meeting, Wednesday, July 11, noon, 

in the Glenn Employee Center’s Small 

Dining Room.

GSEL MOBILE LIBARIAN

The Glenn Science and Engineering 

Library (GSEL) Mobile Librarian 

will be visiting building 162 through 

June 14 and building 3 from June 19 to 

28. A Glenn reference librarian will be 

ready to assist employees with subject 

searches and other information needs. 

POC: Robin Pertz, 3–5776

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION

The Glenn Science and Engineering 

Library’s next Coffee and Conversation 

is Monday, June 18. Glenn Exhibit 

Technician John Oldham will offer an 

informal chat about his work, 11 a.m. 

to noon in the library, building 142.

POC: Robin Pertz, 3–5776

NASA Glenn Employees: For more calendar information, visit https://wing.grc.nasa.gov/event-calendar/.

Upcoming Center Events

Deadline for next calendar section is June 20, noon. News and feature stories require additional time.

Safety and Health 

Awareness Event 

June 26 to 28, 2018

See Today@Glenn for details.

Registration is now open. For details, visit 

http://www.lewislittlefolks.org/fundraising/golf-outing.

Friday, July 13

Bob-O-Link Golf Course in Avon

POC: Amy Fagan, 3–6757

Lewis Little Folks Golf Outing Fundraiser

2018 Farmers Markets

Tuesday, June 19

Tuesday, July 17

Tuesday, August 14

Tuesday, September 11

10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lewis Field Picnic Grounds

Purchase fresh produce, homemade goods, 

food trucks and much more!

POC: Gabrielle Albrigo, 3–6313

Mark Your Calendar!
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Space Administration

John H. Glenn Research Center 

Lewis Field

21000 Brookpark Road 

Cleveland, Ohio 44135

Plum Brook Station

3597 E. Scheid Road

Sandusky, Ohio 44870

www.nasa.gov

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Connect With Glenn

Glenn Mentors Aid NASA’s 

HUNCH Program for Future 

STEM Workforce

A Glenn-mentored team advanced to be one of 10 finalists across the country 

participating in the 2017–2018 High School Students United with NASA to 

Create Hardware (HUNCH) Culinary Challenge. With guidance from Glenn’s 

Nancy Hall, the Mount Morris campus culinary arts team from the Genesee 

Valley Educational Partnership (GVEP) created their breakfast entree “Egg 

Whites Frittata,” for consideration as a meal for astronauts on the space station. 

Mount Morris is one of 12 schools from which 20 teams worked on 46 different 

projects that Hall and Amanda Phelps, in Glenn’s International Space Station 

(ISS) and Human Health Office, mentored during the 2017–2018 HUNCH school 

year. HUNCH students fabricated flight hardware and soft goods for NASA 

along with designing prototypes that will improve life on the space station for 

astronauts. In return, they develop skills that will prepare them for the future 

workforce in STEM areas.

“As mentors, we ensure the students receive the materials and instructions 

they need to bring the best ideas for each project together for the Design and 

Prototype final review at Johnson Space Center (JSC) where NASA engineers, 

ISS program office, and astronauts review them for standards and quality,” 

Hall explained. Phelps works full time managing Glenn’s HUNCH Hardware team, 

while Hall with three assistants manage the HUNCH Design and Prototype, 

soft goods and culinary teams.

Glenn hosted a HUNCH Recognition Ceremony, April 21, where projects were 

on display to recognize team accomplishments. Several local projects were 

among those recognized: the NASA Sew Technology class at North Ridgeville 

High School soft goods project, single cargo transfer bags created for astronaut 

training; and Medina County Career Center (MCCC) students’ intricate hardware 

fabricated to flight specification.

To learn more about the NASA HUNCH program and how you can support your 

local school’s participation, visit https://nasahunch.com.

By S. Jenise Veris

Hall, second from left, joins the Mount Morris students 

and their teacher Chef Kingston, at the 2018 HUNCH 

Final Culinary competition at JSC.

Christina Rapenchuk, a senior at MCCC and past 

HUNCH summer intern in Glenn’s Fabrication Division, 

shows off her school’s display table of hardware 

at the Recognition Ceremony. 

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Photo by Allison Bills, NASA

Photo by Rami Daud