VOLUME 16 ISSUE 9 SEPTEMBER 2014

Functionality, Sustainability, Hallmarks of MIC Design

Open House Celebrates Collaboration

Left to right: Matthew Marous, Marous Construction 

Brothers; Stephen Coleman,Northstar Contracting, 

Inc.; Center Director Jim Free; NASA Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic Infrastructure Calvin 

Williams; Facilities, Test & Manufacturing Director 

Tom Hartline; Michael Carter, Stantec; and Glenn 

Project Manager Tim Wardlow.

NASA Glenn’s new Mission Integration Center 

(MIC) is more than a high-performance office 

building. The three-story structure—featuring 

office neighborhoods based on open style 

architecture, conference/videoconference 

rooms, casual gathering spaces, a 400-person 

capacity multifunction auditorium and numerous environmentally friendly features—is the 

conduit to a new way of conducting business. 

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Glenn Studies Lake 

Erie Algal Bloom

NASA Glenn researchers and remotesensing technology, previously developed 

for Mars exploration, is aiding a study of 

Lake Erie’s algal bloom that contaminated 

drinking water in southeast Michigan and 

Toledo, Ohio. Last month, Glenn deployed 

its S–3 research aircraft, equipped with 

a hyperspectral imager and miniature 

spectrometers, to capture images to analyze 

algae in the affected area. 

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Fun Abounds at Center Picnic

Left to right: Krasynthia Johnson, Tonyia Williams and Candace Johnson 

have fun as they distribute popcorn to fellow employees during the 

Glenn Center Picnic, Aug. 13. See page 4-5 for photo highlights. 

In This Issue

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Speaker Advocates Team Work �������7

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Special 12-page issue highlights

Center Picnic and MIC Open House 
Graphic by Kelly Shankland

The safety of Glenn employees is Center Director Jim Free’s first priority. 

Beginning this month, he will share safety tips with employees through this 

monthly column. 

Work-Life Balance

I’m extremely proud of the Glenn workforce. Together, we’ve met significant 

milestones and overcome challenges over the past year. In the midst of performing 

our day-to-day tasks, however, we sometimes forget to allow adequate time to 

relax our minds and our bodies. Without a work-life balance, we accumulate high 

levels of stress that can cause us to make decisions that are harmful to ourselves or 

those around us. This month I’m going to add more personal time on my schedule 

for the activities and people who mean the most to me. I hope you will too. 

Take time to attend Glenn’s Safety and Health Awareness Day, Sept. 17!

 —Jim

Center Lab Bus 

Begins Trial Period

The Lewis Field Lab Bus has been 

reinstated for a 6-month trial period to 

provide onsite transportation services 

for the Main Campus, Shipping and 

Receiving Facility (SaRF) and West Area 

(building 333). A map and schedule of

the bus route 

is posted in 

the lobby of 

each building 

on the center. 

This service 

is intended 

to meet your onsite transportation 

needs. Lab Bus use will be reviewed 

at the conclusion of the trial period 

to determine if this service should 

be continued. This service may be 

discontinued if ridership is low.

POC: Antoine Moss, 3–3049.

Lab Bus schedule: https://ltid.grc.nasa.

gov/LogisticsServices/Transportation/

PersonnelTransport.

Algal Bloom

Continued from page 1

Researchers from Glen n, the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Ad m i n istr ation’s Great L a kes 

Environmental Research Laboratory 

(GLERL) in Ann Arbor, Mich., and 

the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 

Washington, DC, are using the images 

from these high-resolution instruments 

to reveal unique characteristics of Lake 

Erie’s western basin across the light 

spectrum. Each section of the lake has 

a unique spectrographic signature. By 

studying these signatures, researchers 

can identify the biochemical properties 

of an algal bloom and predict when and 

where they will form.

There are several types of algae that 

occur on Lake Erie that are part of 

a natural food chain. However, a 

blue-green variety that produces 

microcystin, the toxin responsible 

for contaminating Toledo’s drinking 

water, can cause nausea, rashes and 

liver damage if ingested.

“Fresh water is one of Earth’s most 

precious commodities and is essential 

continual monitoring of algal blooms 

even when cloud cover is prevalent. 

NASA’s Applied Sciences Program in 

the Earth Science Division at NASA 

Headquarters sponsors the remotesensing project, one of many the 

agency has developed to observe and 

record how Earth’s interconnected 

natural systems is changing. The 

agency shares this knowledge and 

works with institutions in the United 

States and around the world to improve 

understanding and protect our home 

planet.

—By Frank T. Jennings

to our civilization’s survival,” said John 

Lekki, Optics and Photonics Branch, 

Glenn’s lead for this flight campaign. 

“Our collaboration with NOAA 

[National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration], and now the U.S. 

Naval Research Lab in this effort, will 

increase our understanding of how to 

confront this significant environmental 

and human health threat.”

Generally, NASA and NOAA satellite 

imagery is used to identify, monitor and 

map potentially harmful algal blooms. 

However, using airborne remotesensing instruments supplements 

satellite imagery and helps provide 

The Moderate Resolution 

Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s 

Aqua satellite captured 

this natural-color view 

of an algae bloom (bluegreen mass) in the west 

end of Lake Erie. The image of the coastal waters 

off of Ohio, Michigan and 

southwestern Ontario 

was acquired at 2:50 

p.m. EST on Aug. 3, 2014.

Photo courtesy of NASA Goddard

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MIC Open House

Continued from page 1

Center Director Jim Free, senior staff, 

Headquarters personnel, elected 

officials and representatives and 

employees gathered for a ribbon-cutting 

ceremony and open house, July 30, to 

celebrate the MIC completion. 

Free acknowledged the dedication and 

thoughtfulness that went into designing 

and developing the cornerstone building 

of Glenn’s Facilities Master Plan. He 

said the MIC would enable Glenn’s 

integration and mission teams to work 

more collaboratively toward mission 

goals. 

“This is a milestone day at NASA Glenn,” 

Free said. “The responsibility on us is 

to make the most of this investment.” 

Calvin Williams, NASA Headquarters’ 

assistant administrator for the Office 

of Strategic Infrastructure, and Thomas 

Hartline, Glenn’s director of Facilities, 

Test and Manufacturing, highlighted 

the building’s environmental features 

and functional design. These features 

will contribute to a healthier, more 

productive work environment while 

meeting NASA’s goals for reducing 

energy consumption. 

—By Doreen B. Zudell

Pictured, clockwise from top: Employees 

travel up an aesthetically pleasing and 

functional staircase; Hartline and Free 

display plaque for LEED (Leadership 

in Energy and Environmental Design) 

Gold certification; Williams, Associate 

Director Janet Watkins, Free and Deputy 

Center Director Greg Williams cut the 

commemorative cake; Participants enjoy view from large conference room; 

Employees participate in aerial photo 

taken in front of the MIC; Facilities 

Division Chief Gene Stygles, adds his 

signature to commemorative MIC photo. 

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Employees enjoyed lively music, dancing, games and a variety of fun activities at the 

Lewis Field Picnic Grounds during the Center Picnic, held Aug. 13. 

Senior managers, with help from the Glenn Exchange, created a special video and 

invited employees to join them in “Celebrating US”—the [NASA Glenn] workforce, our 

patriotism and our service to the agency and the nation. 

Center Director Jim Free urged employees to think about “US” as family, because we 

spend so much time together. “I’m grateful for the work you do and the promise of ‘US’ 

continuing to deliver even better things to the agency in the days ahead,” Free affirmed. 

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Glenn Develops Crew Exercise Device Candidate for ISS Demonstration 

No. Marvel's superhero has not 

returned to Glenn. However, a HULK 

of another sort is emerging from 

Glenn’s Advanced Exercise Concepts 

project to ensure the health, safety and 

performance of astronauts. Glenn’s 

lightweight HULK (Hybrid Ultimate 

Lifting Kit) is one of three exercise 

devices currently being considered 

for a flight technology demonstration 

aboard the International Space Station 

(ISS) in 2017.

The HULK challenges astronauts to a 

series of resistive and aerobic exercises 

similar to the Advanced Resistive

Exercise Device (ARED) currently on the

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ISS, but at about 1/10th of ARED’s mass

Recently, at NASA’s Johnson Space

Center, HULK developers—Zin

Technologies

( Z I N T ) J u s t i n

Funk, Nathan Funk

and Christophe

Sheehan, and Glenn 

project leads Gail Perusek and Dr. 

Aaron Weaver—successfully evaluated HULK during parabolic flights 

that simulated the space environment.

“Ideally, the technology we are testing 

would be applicable for short- or 

long-duration flights on the MultiPurpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), 

onboard a habitation module, or even 

during planetary surface operations,” 

explained Dr. Weaver, HULK’s principal 

investigator. “However, because of 

HULK’s compact, low-power profile, 

there is also potential to develop a 

smaller version for use in home gyms.”

As NASA prepares to travel to Mars 

and beyond, exercise equipment 

must have the smallest possible mass 

and footprint, while preserving 

an astronaut’s ability to perform 

mission-critical tasks. NASA Glenn has 

supported development of compact 

exercise equipment for spacecraft 

since 2008 and continues to play a 

crucial role in this effort. 

—By S. Jenise Veris

Test subjects take 

turns on the HULK 

during parabolic 

flight maneuvers. 

Left to right: ZINT 

engineers Christopher Sheehan and 

Daniel Brown with 

NASA Johnson's

Erin Caldwell, Wyle 

Life Sciences. Photo courtesy of NASA Johnson

NASA Leaders, Astronaut 

Headline Space Adventure Week

NASA Chief Technologist Visits Glenn

Space-themed events, demonstrations, workshops and special guest 

presentations made for an exciting “Space Adventure Week” held in Glenn’s 

Visitor Center in the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC), July 20 to 27. Themes 

aligned with NASA’s Strategic Communications Priorities, and featured different 

Glenn speakers each day. The event also included a special commemoration 

of the 45th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with a focus on how NASA 

is preparing to take the next giant leap.

Glenn Technology Day, part of the week’s lineup, July 22, included 

presentations from NASA officials on how Technology Drives Exploration. 

Center Director Jim Free, NASA Chief Technologist Dr. David W. Miller and 

astronaut Doug Wheelock, were the distinguished speakers. 

Miller rounded out his visit with tours at Plum Brook Station and Lewis 

Field. His All Hands meeting at Lewis Field, focused on striking a balance 

between pursuing basic research and opportunities/collaboration to mature 

promising technology. —By Doreen B. Zudell

Top right: Glenn Engineer Jeremiah McNatt explains the science of solar arrays 

to a young participant attending NASA Technology Day at the GLSC. Right: 

Assistant Researcher Stephanie Vivod demonstrates the formation of aerogels 

for Dr. Miller (center) and Center Director Free, while on tour at Lewis Field. 

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Inaugural Speaker in MIC Auditorium Advocates Collaboration

The value of teamwork and how it can 

work in a collaborative environment 

was the focus of a talk in the new 

Mission Integration Center (MIC) 

auditorium, Aug. 4. Retired U.S. Navy 

SEAL and Medical Services Officer, Mark 

L. Donald, connected NASA’s teamwork 

ethic with his training and combat 

experience during his “One Team, One 

Fight” presentation.

Donald, a recipient of the Navy Cross, 

Silver Star, Bronze Star and Purple 

Heart, gave powerful examples of 

how working collaboratively helped 

his combat team achieve “impossible” 

tasks. He faced dangerous combat 

actions in Iraq and fought against heavily 

armed Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan.

Additionally, he touched on how 

essential it was to maintain and 

communicate a positive mindset. He 

recommended writing a few short 

positive messages and goals, and 

repeating them each day to reinforce 

commitment to them. He also shared 

how, over time, teamwork became 

second nature to him.

“Don’t just talk about it [teamwork]. 

Practice it. Put it into play,” he stressed. 

Prior to his presentation, Donald toured 

the MIC with Center Director Jim Free 

and members of senior management. In 

his address, Donald said the building’s 

design would help employees work 

more collaboratively. He affirmed 

NASA’s renowned reputation and 

stressed that people throughout the 

world are looking to us to enable NASA’s 

next great accomplishments. 

“You can move forward or file back. 

There is no holding ground,” Donald said. 

“This is your golden moment. You have 

this building and you have one another. 

What are you going to give America”?

—By Doreen B. Zudell

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Donald addressed a capacity crowd in the MIC Auditorium. 

Glenn Vacuum Facility Upgrade Aids Drilling Simulation 

Recent renovations to Glenn’s Vacuum 

Facility 13 (VF–13) offer NASA scientists 

and industry partners a new venue to 

examine possibilities for prospecting 

extraterrestrial surfaces in quest of 

in situ resource utilization (ISRU), or 

“living off the land.” ISRU can reduce 

the costs and risks of human exploration 

by using the local resources on other 

planets to provide essentials such as 

water and oxygen. 

Like Glenn’s seven other vacuum 

chambers, VF–13 can produce the low 

pressures found in space. However, 

VF–13’s new thermal shroud enables 

the chamber to plummet temperatures 

to as low as 100 K (–280 °F) using 

liquid nitrogen to mimic the frigid 

conditions of extraterrestrial surface 

conditions. The shroud’s two halves 

separate to create thermal gradients 

as needed. VF–13 can also chill a

1.2 m- (4-ft.-) tall, 28-cm- (11-in.-) 

diameter bin of simulated “soil” (or 

regolith) to an icy 130 K (–226 °F). 

Last month, Glenn demonstrated

VF–13’s new capabilities during testing 

of Honeybee Robotics prototype drill, 

a unique auger design, to capture and 

retain regolith without losing water 

or other materials, which can sublime 

(or vaporize) when exposed to the 

surface. The drill was mounted on a 

translator system inside the chamber 

where it bored holes in the regolith. 

It was a dirty job, and NASA’s VF–13 

is the only thermal vacuum facility 

that was up to it. 

“Most vacuum facilities of this size are 

for spaceflight qualifications, and do 

not want to house any contaminants 

like soil,” explained John Lytle, Glenn’s 

ISRU project manager. “We were very 

excited about the opportunity to test 

the drill hardware and procedures 

long before any mission launches.”

—By S. Jenise Veris and 

Katherine K. Martin

 

The Honeybee drill is mounted to the 

translator with the soil bin at the base 

of the VF–13, prior to installation of 

the cold wall.

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News and Events

Free Addresses Future Leaders

Center Director Jim Free acknowledged the value of the future 

generation of leaders during an interactive talk with high

school, college and Pathway interns, July 28. Free discussed

his leadership style, what is expected of a leader and how

students can develop their own leadership skills in preparation 

for their future careers. “Don’t be afraid to take risks or ask 

questions,” he advised. Students tweeted during the event. Free 

answered questions from students on and offsite. Sponsored by 

Glenn’s Education Office and PAXC (Pathways Cross-Agency 

Connections), the event originated from Lewis Field and was 

telecasted live to several other NASA centers. 

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C-2014-5426 Photo by Marvin Smith

NASA SMA Directors Meet at Glenn

NASA Glenn hosted an Agency Safety and Mission Assurance Directors Meeting 

at the new Mission Integration Center, Aug. 20 and 21. Terrence (Terry) Wilcutt, 

chief of NASA’s Office of Safety and Mission Assurance, led conversations on 

agency and center challenges and opportunities, and facilitated risk management, safety culture and Commercial Crew Program shared authority discussions.

C-2014-3707 Photo by Marvin Smith

Aviation Day Tweets

NASA launched a social media campaign 

on Aug. 19 to celebrate National Aviation 

Day, the anniversary of Orville Wright's 

birthday. “My First Flight” invited employees and the public to reminisce about 

first flight experiences on their personal 

Twitter accounts. Many Glenn employees 

posted their memories and used the 

hashtags #myfirstflight and #NASAglenn. 

The observance honors the first flight, 

while celebrating the advancements of 

our nation's aviation, such as NASA’s S–3 

research aircraft, pictured above.

Glenn Supports 2014 Gay Games

Glenn personnel from the Office of Diversity and Equal 

Opportunity, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and 

Transgender) employee resource group and others welcomed 

athletes and visitors to the 2014 Gay Games in Cleveland, 

held Aug. 9 to 16. During the event, a steady crowd visited 

NASA’s exhibit and took a souvenir photo at the “Picture 

Yourself as an Astronaut” kiosk. Nearly 30,000 people 

participated in this international sporting and cultural event, 

which is held every 4 years to promote the founding principles of “Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best.” The 

Games were open to anyone 18 years or older regardless of 

race, gender, sexual orientation or athletic ability.

Photo by Luis Beltran

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News and Events

NASA Ames, Armstrong Leaders and Staff Visit Center

Over the past 2 months, Center 

Director Jim Free, senior

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leadership and staff have hosted

several of their colleagues from

NASA’s Ames Research Cente

and Armstrong Flight Research

Center. In addition to presenting

an overview of the center

they briefed the visitors on

several aeronautics and space

projects, mission support and

integration procedures, and

strategic partnership efforts.

During their July 29 visit

Ames’ Center Director Dr. S

Pete Worden (top picture, far

right) and several members

of his staff toured the Space

Experiments Laboratory. There

Dr. Peter Kascak, Diagnostics and

Electromagnetics Branch, gave

a presentation on the flywhee

energy storage system that

Glenn is developing to replace 

rechargeable chemical batteries 

on future spacecraft.

Armstrong’s Deputy Director 

Patrick Stoliker and Jack Gregory, Jr., the newly appointed director for Mission 

Support, visited on Aug. 19. During one of several tours, Dr. Rafat Ansari, Fluid 

Physics and Transport Processes Branch, explained to the guests (pictured above, 

center and right) how technology that uses the eyes as a window to the body is 

providing a nonevasive way to detect human health problems. 

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Photo by David DeFelice

Local Astronaut Honored 

With Marker in Westlake

A Historical Marker Dedication 

Ceremony honoring the late astronaut 

and U.S. Marine Col. Robert Overmyer 

was held on Aug. 23 in Westlake, Ohio. 

The city petitioned the Ohio Historical 

Society to place a historical marker in 

Clague Park to honor their hometown 

hero, who piloted space shuttle 

Columbia/STS-5 and commanded space 

shuttle Challenger/STS 51-B missions. 

Center Director Jim Free, who spoke 

at the ceremony, noted that Overmyer 

was a NASA classmate of Administrator 

Charlie Bolden. 

Center Golf Outing—Great Weather, Great Scores

Glenn employees and 

guests participated in the 

5th Annual Glenn Golf 

Outing at Mallard Creek 

Golf Club in Columbia 

Station, Aug. 8. A total of 

241 golfers participated in 

the four-person scramble. 

Weather was perfect 

leading to some low scores! 

This year’s winners at 14 

under par (58) on the Blue 

18 were Lizzy Merk, Eric Neumann, Tony Shook and Dave 

Grantier. Taking the title for the Red 18 at 8 under par (64) 

were John Marinaro, Lynne Sahay, David Dibennedetto 

and Hector Cirilo. Win or lose, participants gathered for 

a meal and conversation with fellow golfers. Check the 

Today@Glenn archives for the scores. 

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Kathy Suzel and Barbara

Wamsley head out for fun.

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Left to right: John DeGreen, Christopher Williams, John Vauter and 

Anthony Doglio mix athletics with fashion. 

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Three Named SFA Trailblazers

Three Glenn employees recently 

received NASA Space Flight Awareness 

Trailblazer Awards. The awards 

recognize employees who are in 

the early stages of their career and 

demonstrate a strong work ethic and 

creative, innovative thinking in support 

of human spaceflight. 

David Avanesian, Systems Definition 

and Communications Branch, was 

recognized for adapting a team 

management process that enabled a 

team to meet critical development 

milestones in advancing flywheel 

technology. He also developed tools 

that advanced Glenn Research Center 

and the Space Communication and 

Navigation Program’s communication 

analysis capability. He served as a 

mentor to several students in Glenn’s 

internship program over the last 

2 years. 

Kristen M. Bury, Power Architecture 

and Analysis Branch, was recognized 

as the Cryogenic Propulsion Stage 

Electrical Power System team lead. 

She performed exceptionally well at 

directing the efforts of a multicenter 

team, a task usually reserved for a 

senior engineer. Additionally, she 

completed a high-profile analysis for 

the European Service Module activity 

for the Orion Multipurpose Crew 

Vehicle. 

Gregory Campbell, Mission Support 

Office, was recognized for providing 

strategic direction to the contract 

team that maintains and operates the 

institutional communications systems 

between mission partners within

Glenn and across the agency. He 

spearheaded multiple projects including 

a network upgrade for Plum Brook Station to better support Glenn’s mission. 

Left to right: SFA Trailblazer recipients: 

Campbell, Bury and Avanesian.

Photo by Doreen B. Zudell

Scientist Receives Special Delivery From Space Station

Two International Space Station crew members went an 

“extraterrestrial” mile to express their gratitude for NASA Glenn 

ground support. On July 29, astronauts Reid Wiseman (NASA) and 

Alexander Gerst (ESA) arranged delivery of a German chocolate 

cake to Dr. Sandra Olson, principal investigator for Glenn’s Burning 

and Suppression of Solids-2 (BASS-II) combustion experiment. 

Between May and July, Olson and the BASS-II team dedicated 

extended hours from Glenn’s Telescience Support Center to work 

directly with the crew to conduct the BASS-II experiment. The close 

lab-partner collaboration resulted in the successful completion of 

the BASS-II science and a number of bonus science, as well. 

The BASS-II team, standing left to right: Jay Owens and Paul Ferkul, 

Universities Space Research Association, and Chuck Bunnell, Zin 

Technologies, seated, with the cake, is Dr. Olson at NASA Glenn's 

Telescience Support Center. All enjoyed the sweet treat!

Welcome to the NASA Family 

Glenn welcomed the following new employees and 

Pathway interns, who reported for duty/orientation 

in August: Robert Aaron, Mechanical Systems 

Design and Integration Branch; Matthew Appleby, 

Structural Mechanics Branch; Connor Beierle, Power 

Architecture and Analysis Branch; *Timothy Ferlin, 

Quality Engineering and Assurance Branch; and 

Stephanie Parrott, Architectures, Networks and 

Systems Integration Branch. (*Ferlin entered on 

July 27 but participated in the Aug. 11 orientation.) Beierle

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Left to right, staggered: Timothy Ferlin, Robert 

Aaron, Stephanie Parrott and Matthew Appleby.

Photo by Bridget Caswell

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2014 Combined Federal Campaign

Kicks Off 

The 2014 Combined Federal 

Campaign (CFC) kicks off 

this month. NASA Glenn's 

CFC team is planning several activities around the 

theme: “Give For Good.”

Current NASA Glenn employees may use Employee 

Express to donate to the charities of their choice. Retirees are eligible to participate 

and invited to help Glenn make an impact through charitable giving. Retirees’ tax 

deductible donations may be accomplished via check made out to the Combined 

Federal Campaign and sent by Dec. 15 to Dawn Pottinger, NASA Glenn Research 

Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, MS 60–1, Cleveland, OH, 44135. All employees and 

retirees who donate are eligible to receive CFC appreciation gifts. For questions, contact 

Dawn Pottinger, 2014 CFC Chairperson, at 216–433–5063, or dawn.r.pottinger@nasa.gov. 

Your participation and support are greatly appreciated!

Key Events: Save the Date!

North Coast CFC Pacesetter

Campaign: Sept. 16–Oct. 10

Glenn CFC Kick Off: Sept. 18, MIC 

Auditorium (B162, R137), 9–11 a.m.

CFC Agency Fair/Ice Cream Social:

Sept. 26, Cafeteria, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Plum Brook CFC Festival:

Oct. 2 or Oct. 3 (tentative/TBD)

Collegiate-Directorate Tailgate 

Challenge: Oct. 16, Cafeteria

10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Basket Raffle/Halloween Costume 

Contest: Oct. 30, MIC Auditorium 

(B162, R137), 8 a.m.–2 p.m.

Cook Off Competition: Nov. 14 

(location TBD)

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New Features on Glenn’s Ombuds Program Website

Do you have an issue or concern and are unsure of who to call to obtain resolution? If so, the Glenn Ombuds Program may be able to help. The Glenn Ombuds 

Program provides a supplemental and confidential channel of communication to 

raise significant issues and concerns that employees believe could impact safety, 

organizational performance and mission success. It provides an alternative to 

be heard and offers another option when pursuing issue resolution. Be sure to 

bookmark this website so you have easy access to the information and points of 

contact for questions. Visit http://ombuds.grc.nasa.gov/index.cfm, for details.

Safety and Health

Awareness Day

Wednesday, Sept. 17

Mission Integration Center

Doors open at 9 a.m. 

Speakers: Chris Hansen, chair

NASA EVA Mishap Board, and

Bruce Wilkinson, CEO, Workplace

Consultants, “Safety is More Than

an Attitude.”

Day includes information booths

Center Health Walk, Mishap

Panel Discussion, Safety Culture

Orientation and Dialogue and more! 

For more information, contact Jim 

Smith, 216–433–2085.

See Today@Glenn for schedule.

More Than a Memory

Charles D. Pennington Sr., 79, a 1994 retiree with 34 years of federal service, died 

July 19. Pennington was a U.S. Air Force veteran and active reservist throughout his 

30-year NASA career. He primarily served in the Test Installations Division as an 

aerospace laboratory mechanic after graduating from NASA’s Apprentice Program 

in 1968. Pennington earned several NASA Group Achievement and Special Act 

Awards for his support to the research and tests conducted in the 10- by 10-Foot 

Supersonic Wind Tunnel. 

Calendar

POW/MIA REMEMBRANCE: The 2014 

POW/MIA observance is scheduled for 

Thursday, Sept. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m., 

Administration Building Auditorium.

BROWN BAG SEMINAR—BACKYARD 

COMPOSTING: Learn how to compost 

household yard waste and food scraps 

during a brown bag lunch, Wednesday, 

Sept. 24, noon to 1 p.m., building 15, 

Small Dining Room. A representative 

from the Cuyahoga County Solid 

Waste District will discuss backyard 

composting. Composting bins may be 

pre-ordered. For information, contact 

bethany.m.gigante@nasa.gov.

OCTOBER PUBLIC TOUR: The last 

Saturday tour for the 2014 season, 

Oct. 4, will highlight the high bay 

clean room, which houses the Space 

Communication and Navigation (SCaN) 

Testbed ground integration unit. Space 

is limited and reservations are required 

for admission. To register, call 216–433–

9653 or email sheila.d.reese@nasa.gov. 

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA 

will hold its next membership meeting 

Wednesday, Oct. 8, noon, at Glenn’s 

Employee Center’s Small Dining Room. 

Connect with Glenn

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21000 Brookpark Road 

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www.nasa.gov

AeroSpace Frontiers is an official publication of Glenn 

Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is published the second Friday of each month 

by the Office of Communications & External Relations in 

the interest of the Glenn workforce, retirees, government 

officials, business leaders and the general public. Submit 

short articles and calendar items via e-mail to the editor: 

doreen.b.zudell@nasa.gov or 216–433–5317. 

October 2014 issue copy deadline: Sept. 19, noon

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, SGT, Inc�

Assistant Editor: S. Jenise Veris, SGT, Inc�

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Glenn Surpasses 2014 Feds Feed Families Goal

Thanks to the ingenuity and generosity 

of Glenn employees, the center 

collected 4,510 pounds of food for the 

2014 Feds Feed Families food drive. 

This exceeded our goal by 225 percent! 

The Lewis Field FoodStruction event, 

Aug. 18, brought in more than 1,000 pounds 

of food. Seven teams built tabletop 

structures out of cans/products donated 

by their directorate, with additional 

cans donated by employees to vote for 

their favorite structure. Plum Brook 

Station's Donuts for Donations appealed 

to employees' sweet tooth to collect 200 

pounds of food. The building that filled 

its box first, won four dozen donuts. 

The Office of the Director led the 

Directorates with 31.77 pounds per 

person, while the NASA Safety Center 

led the total 743.8 pounds in donations.

“Thank you so much for your support!” 

said Andrea Bonesteel, Food Drive 

coordinator. “Because of all of you, many 

families in our local communities who 

would otherwise go hungry, will now, 

have food on the table.” 

—By S. Jenise Veris

Top, clockwise: Associate Director Janet Watkins, Center Champion (far right), presents 

FoodStruction trophy for Code J's Rubik's 

Cube; 2nd, Code A's Glenn hangar; 3rd, 

Code B's U.S. Flag; and 4th, Code C's Gift 

Tree; Several Space Power Facility residents 

gather to enjoy their well-earned donuts; 

PBS Food Drive coordinators Stan Grinisk 

and Dawn Schneider load donations. 

Photo by Andrea Bonesteel

Plum Brook photos by Larry Opper FoodStruction runnerups by S. Jenise Veris

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