VOLUME 16 ISSUE 11 NOVEMBER 2014

Glenn's Technologies Shine at Inaugural "Stars" Event

The spotlight shown on NASA Glenn’s 

innovation and its people during a 

spectacular event titled, “An Evening 

With the Stars: Exploration of NASA 

Glenn Innovation” held at the Great 

Lakes Science Center (GLSC), Oct. 15. 

The evening featured presentations by 

Glenn researchers and a networking 

reception in the Glenn Visitor Center 

aimed at raising the visibility of the 

center throughout northeast Ohio. 

 

The Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) 

coordinated sponsorship for the 

event with more than 35 companies, 

universities and organizations. “We 

hope to make this an annual celebration 

and community learning experience 

Continued on page 3

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Director Free welcomes guests to the event in the GLSC's giant domed OMNIMAX Theater. 

Director Provides 

Workforce Updates

Director Jim Free highlighted recent 

center accomplishments and updated 

employees on issues pertaining to 

technical capabilities, new business 

and human resources during his All 

Hands meeting, Oct. 2. 

Free reported that 54.4 percent of the 

Glenn workforce responded to the 

2014 Employee Viewpoint Survey, 

with results expected to be released 

at the end of October. Administered 

under the U.S. Offi ce of Personnel 

Management (OPM), the survey is 

considered an important management 

tool in driving organizational change. 

Continued on page 2

PBS Has A Lot of Shaking Going On 

NASA Glenn recently took

delivery of the mechanical

vibration table, a 22-foot-wide, 

55,000-pound vibrationsimulating table in the Space 

Power Facility (SPF) at Plum 

Brook Station. It is the newest 

addition to the world-class

hardware housed in the

SPF. For details, visit http://

www.nasa.gov/content/nasas-space-power-facility-gettingready-to-shake-orion-up/.

C-2014-6701 Photo by Bridget Caswell

In This Issue

Director's Safety Corner..............2

Senior Staff Appointments............2

CFC Countdown Events................4 

Advancing Technology..................5

Orion Test Flight..........................6

Future Explorers Visit................8
Increased Activity=Increased Awareness

I’m impressed with the Mission Integration Center and how it is quickly 

becoming a hub for information and collaboration. We’ve successfully relocated 

Program and Projects, Systems Engineering and Mission Assurance staff to the 

new building. We’ve held several key events in the auditorium. These increased 

activities do increase vehicle and pedestrian traffi c in the area requiring 

heightened safety awareness. I hope you will join me in staying mindful of our 

center traffi c policies, especially with respect to pedestrian crossing, speed 

limits and no texting while driving. Your commitment to observing these 

policies will continue to keep us safe throughout both of our campuses.

 —Jim

All Hands

Continued from page 1

Free is a member of the Technical 

Capability Assessment Team (TCAT) 

that is working to establish a more 

effi cient operating model for the agency. 

This model would enable NASA centers 

to maintain critical capabilities and 

meet current and future mission needs. 

He encouraged employees to visit the 

TCAT Web site, (internal only) https://

tcat.hq.nasa.gov/index, for details on the 

technical areas under review. 

He also discussed the topic of New 

Business—what it means, how we do 

it, how prospects are brought forward, 

and why the center needs to review 

proposals. Employees should submit 

their ideas through their organizations 

so these prospects can be elevated to 

the center’s New Business Board for 

review. Visit (internal only) https://www.

grc.nasa.gov/newbusiness to learn more 

about the process.

Center reorganization, a center buyout 

and phased retirement were also among 

the topics discussed at the All Hands:

• Reorganization: A short-term 

assessment of the center realignment 

is expected after 6 months. 

• Center buyout: A request that was 

sent to Headquarters in August is still 

under review. OPM has up to 4 months 

to decide on the request. If approved, 

the center will submit a specific 

implementation plan that requires 

Headquarters’ approval. 

• Phased retirement: OPM has issued 

the fi nal regulations allowing agencies 

to implement phased retirement. This 

initiative is designed to assist agencies 

with succession planning, mentoring 

and knowledge transfer. For more 

details, visit the NASA Shared Service 

Center Web site https://www.nssc.nasa.

gov.

Employees can review the All Hands 

PowerPoint presentation on the 

Glenn WING page. Click on the 

“Director’s Corner,” then “Reports and 

Presentations.” 

—By Doreen B. Zudell

Two Named To Senior Executive Staff

Center Director Jim Free recently 

announced the appointment of two new 

members to his senior staff: 

Sean M. Gallagher has been appointed 

Chief Information Offi cer (CIO) of NASA 

Glenn and Director of the Offi ce of 

Chief Information Offi cer (OCIO). The 

CIO governs the center’s information 

technology (IT) portfolio and manages 

centerwide IT policy, technology development, procedures, architecture and 

communications security systems and services to ensure optimal mission support 

and compliance with agency directives and policies.

Gallagher joined the Glenn workforce in 2012, bringing a wide range of experience 

managing IT services in the military and industry. He was selected deputy CIO, July 

2012, and following the retirement of the former chief, William “Randy” Humphries, 

began a detail of the chief’s duties, November 2013. Most recently Gallagher has 

led the center’s IT consolidation activities to enhance governance and improve 

services in the most effi cient manner, while effectively implementing the OCIO 

reorganization.

Dr. John M. Sankovic has been appointed Director of the Offi ce of Technology 

Incubation and Innovation. In that role he oversees discretionary investments in 

technology, tech transfer and licensing, promoting and protecting the center’s 

intellectual property portfolio and identifying infusion opportunities. Sankovic 

also serves as the Center Chief Technologist. 

Sankovic joined Glenn 27 years ago as a co-op and has had a distinguished NASA 

career serving in various technical, supervisory and mid-level program/project 

management positions of increasing responsibility across a variety of Glenn 

competencies. Most recently, Sankovic served as the acting Deputy Director of 

the Space Flight Systems Directorate and Chief of the Space Operations Project 

Offi ce managing work assigned to Glenn in the areas of electric power, space 

communications, human health and physical sciences. —By S. Jenise Veris

Gallagher Dr. Sankovic

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NOVEMBER 2014

Glenn's Technologies Shine

Continued from page 1

to share the incredible innovations being developed every single day 

at the NASA Glenn Research Center,” said Ann Heyward, executive 

vice president of OAI. 

Other speakers included Dr. Kirsten Ellenbogen, GLSC director, and 

Jeffrey Rolf, Ohio Aerospace and Aviation Council chair and vice 

president of Commercial Airframe Programs, Parker Hannifi n Corp. 

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Senators Sherrod Brown and 

Rob Portman sent congratulatory videos.

Center Director Jim Free welcomed 400 guests from federal, state 

and local government, academia and industry. After providing a brief 

historical perspective of the center that highlighted technological 

contributions, Free focused on NASA’s most valuable resource: its people. 

“Glenn’s accomplishments are the accomplishments of people,” he 

explained. “The agency provides the stage; but the people—engineers, 

scientists, technologists—bring the stage to life and write the script 

that becomes not only their own personal story, but NASA’s story.”

Four of Glenn’s brightest stars captivated the audience with presentations 

on technological achievements in core competency areas of air-breathing 

propulsion, communications, power, and materials and structures, amid 

the backdrop of the giant domed OMNIMAX Theater. 

Dennis Huff, Acoustic Branch, explained Glenn’s role in testing and 

developing the Chevron nozzle as well as other propulsion technologies 

that reduce aircraft noise, fuel burn and emissions. Dr. Robert 

Romanofsky, Advanced High Frequency Branch, detailed a successful 

partnership between Glenn and GATR Technologies to develop the 

world’s fi rst infl atable antenna certifi ed by the Federal Communications 

Commission and used worldwide to provide communications support for 

U.S. Armed Forces, Homeland Security, intelligence agencies and more. 

James Soeder, Power Division, described Glenn’s demonstrated expertise 

in electrical energy generation, distribution and storage through its 

integral role in developing the International Space Station’s power

system. Joyce Dever, High Temperature and Smart Alloys Branch, shared 

examples of Glenn successes in materials and structures technology 

such as the ME3 disk alloy, the composite 

fan case and the spring tire. 

A common theme was apparent throughout 

all of the presentations—partnerships 

between industry and NASA have resulted 

in invaluable technological advancements 

that touch our everyday lives.

—By Doreen B. Zudell

Pictured above: Technical presenters. Middle: Huff's 

presentation included highlights on Chevron nozzle 

technology. Below: Guests enjoy a networking reception 

in the Glenn Visitor Center at the GLSC. 

Huff Dr. Romanofsky

Soeder Dever

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C-2014-7161 Photo by Michelle Murphy

Event Coordinator Nikki 

Welch and Champion Deputy 

Director Greg Robinson thank 

the team members across the 

center that helped make this 

event so successful. 

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News and Events

CFC Winding Down with Final Activities

The generosity of NASA Glenn employees that “Give for Good” has enabled 

Glenn to reach the half-way mark of 

our campaign. Please help us reach the 

$452,820 goal by donating to the CFC 

through Employee Express or pledge 

cards until December 15, 2014!

 —CFC Committee

International Food Fest

Dec. 4, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Administration Building

CFC Art Show

December 8

10 a.m. to noon

MIC Auditorium

Congressional Visitors Updated on Partnerships 

Congressional Representatives 

Marcy Kaptur and Tim Ryan and 

staff visited NASA Glenn, Sept. 24, 

for an update on the center’s efforts 

to aid economic development in 

Northeast Ohio. Center Director 

Jim Free and Director of Venture 

and Partnerships Dr. Joe Shaw 

provided an overview of Glenn’s 

outreach strategies and technology partnerships and joined the 

representatives on the tour. Dr. 

Robert Romanofsky, left, explains 

the choice of material used to 

construct the GATR inflatable 

antenna to Kaptur and Ryan. C-2014-6552 Photo by Marvin Smith Photo by Geneva Biglin

Fun and Fellowship at 

Plum Brook Station Picnic

Employees gathered outside the 

Engineering Building at Plum Brook 

Station (PBS), Oct. 1, to enjoy fun, 

food and fellowship. TFOME and PBS 

Management grilled hamburgers and 

hot dogs for all in attendance. Games of 

corn hole and sky darts followed lunch. 

Center Director Jim Free attended the 

event and then headed to the Space 

Power Facility to witness the arrival of 

the mechanical vibration table.

Center Instructors Honored

Glenn’s Offi ce of Human Capital Management (OHCM) recognized 130 employees 

who have served as internal instructors 

to fi ll a void left by budget constraints. 

During a ceremony and reception in 

the MIC Aud., Sept. 25, members of the 

center’s senior management presented 

certifi cates of appreciation to those who 

stepped forward to share their expertise 

with coworkers on such topics as safety, 

travel, procurement, ethics and supervision. Pictured: OHCM Director Lori Pietravoia 

and Deputy Director Gregory Robinson present a certifi cate to Dr. Karen Gilliam.

C-2014-6786 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Staff Gather to Celebrate 

Launch Anniversary 

More than 50 employees and retirees 

gathered at the NASA Glenn Picnic 

Grounds, Sept. 12, to celebrate the 21st 

launch anniversary of the Advanced 

Communications Technology Satellite 

(ACTS). Following the satellite’s launch 

in September 1993, it supported 

103 experiments and over 80 

demonstrations during 78 months of 

continuous operations.

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NOVEMBER 2014

Advancing Technology

Milestones in Stirling Research

Glenn and industry partners supporting the Radioisotope Power 

Systems (RPS) Program Offi ce recently celebrated two important 

milestones. The Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG) 

Engineering Unit 2 (EU–2), developed under the Department of 

Energy’s former contract with Lockheed Martin (LM), is up and 

running at full power—5 weeks ahead of schedule. Team members 

from LM Valley Forge, LM Coherent Technologies (LMCT) and Sunpower, Inc., aided the effort. This generator represents the highest 

fi delity integrated Stirling space power system assembled to date. 

Its modular, self-contained unit is designed to meet multimission 

requirements for future deep space environments. Additionally, 

Glenn completed the fi rst testing of a paired Advanced Stirling 

Convertor in the new RPS Systems Integration Laboratory. The 

facility will enable advanced system testing of the EU–2 integrated with an LMCT-developed controller. Pictured, in Glenn’s Stirling 

Research Lab with the EU–2, left to right: LMCT's Joel Wiser, Carla Jimenez and Dominic Florin with Glenn’s Ed Lewandowski, 

Mary Ellen Roth, Sal Oriti and Nissim Lugasy.

Photo by Jonathan Metscher

Affordable Approach to Planetary Research

On Sept. 25, NASA launched the Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary 

Science (BOPPS), a high-altitude, stratospheric balloon mission, from NASA’s 

Columbia Scientifi c Balloon Research Facility in New Mexico. Floating at 

roughly 127,000 feet above the Earth for nearly 17 hours, its telescope and 

cameras collected data on objects in our solar system unhindered by Earth’s 

atmosphere. Top-level targets observed included the asteroid Ceres and two 

Oort Cloud comets. One of the comets observed by BOPPS, Comet Siding 

Spring, was on a path to come within 100,000 km of Mars in just a few weeks 

after the observation. The mission is a collaboration of the Johns Hopkins 

University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), NASA Glenn and the Southwest 

Research Institute. Glenn manages the BOPPS project for the NASA Science 

Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC. Pictured is a 

time-lapsed photo of the BOPPS launch.

Photo by NASA

Rocket University Project Launches

Four members of NASA Glenn’s Rocket University 

pilot program recently participated in several 

balloon launch tests of NASAFly, the GPS-guided 

parafoil component of their proposed payload 

recovery system, in Eloy, Ariz., Sept. 14 to 16. The 

tests demonstrated the successful operation and 

landing of NASAFly, as well as the ram-air canopy and 

drogue chute that will be used for a future balloon 

mission at over 100,000 feet. Glenn test participants, 

far right: Jeff Shin (standing) and Jeremiah McNatt 

help recover NASAFly and pack the drogue chute; 

while right, Justin Niehaus, (red shirt) helps one of the payload recovery teams. Not pictured: 

Amanda Stevenson. Glenn is partnering with several other NASA centers, academic institutions 

and external organizations to offer Rocket University, a new 12- to 18-month technical 

development program for early career hires assigned to scientifi c/research, engineering or 

technical positions. The program provides technical knowledge and experience employing 

cross-functional project teams with hands-on application to the entire project life cycle. 

Photos by Amanda Stevenson

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Awards

Gordon

The Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio presented a 2014 

Women of Distinction award to Robyn Gordon, director 

for Center Operations, during an awards and fundraising 

event, Sept. 18. She was one of 15 local women recognized 

for remarkable achievements as business, community 

an d civil leaders dedicated to supporting opportunities 

for women and girls. Glenn’s Susan Johnson, Aeronautics 

Mission Offi ce, was the keynote speaker for the event. 

On Sept. 23, NorTech 

recognized Glenn’s 

Dr. Paul Bartolotta, 

Carol Tolbert and 

Eric Baumann for 

their innovative work 

with the Adopt-aCity initiative. Also 

on the team were 

employees f rom 

MAGNET (Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network), the city of Cleveland 

and Cuyahoga County. The team won in the “Most Innovative Integration or Use 

of a National Trend” category for work in pairing NASA experts with local small 

businesses in need of solutions to product challenges.

Glenn’s John Lekki, Larry Liou, Jim Demers, Roger Tokars and Quang-Viet Nguyen 

were named a team fi nalist in the category of Most Innovative Technology. They 

were recognized for their work in hyperspectral remote sensing of harmful algal 

blooms in Lake Erie. 

The NorTech Innovation Awards celebrate individuals and organizations that 

accelerate the pace of innovation in Northeast Ohio. 

Dr. Bartolotta Baumann Tolbert

The Career Communications Group’s 

Women of Color magazine presented 

awards to two Glenn employees during 

the 19th Annual Women of Color STEM 

Conference, Oct. 24. Stephanie BrownHouston, Offi ce of Education, received 

an Educational Leadership—Corporate 

Promotion of Education award. She is 

recognized for her leadership and success 

as a project manager in Glenn’s Offi ce 

of Education. Dr. Dionne Hernandez-Lugo, Photovoltaic and Electrochemical 

Systems Branch, received a Student Leadership award. She was nominated during 

her Pathway internship term at Glenn bec ause of her independent and productive 

research skills.

Brown-Houston Dr. Hernandez-Lugo

The Midwest Regional Federal Laboratory Consortium 

for Technology Transfer has selected Joseph King, SGT/

Technology Transfer Offi ce, as the recipient of the 2014 Regional 

Appreciation Award. King’s extensive experience educating 

researchers and third parties in the technology transfer process 

has lightened the load of NASA Glenn engineers and scientists. 

He was instrumental in licensing agreements to repurpose NASA 

innovations with Nirvana, Endotronix, Meggitt and several 

Space Act Agreements with partner companies. King

Coming this December:

Orion’s First Test Flight!

Orion, NASA’s new 

farther than ever 

ing into space for 

spacecraft built 

to send humans 

before, is launching into space for 

the fi rst time this December! The 

spacecraft will launch on Exploration Flight Test-1, an uncrewed 

mission designed to see how Orion 

performs in and returns from deep 

space journeys. Launching aboard 

a Delta IV Heavy rocket, Orion will 

orbit the Earth twice and reenter the 

atmosphere at a speed of 20,000 miles 

per hour—faster than any current 

spacecraft! Planning is underway for 

launch viewing events the morning 

of Dec. 4 at the Great Lakes Science 

Center and Lewis Field (internal staff 

only). Visit http://www.greatscience.com/ 

and Today@Glenn for more details.

Promotions

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Space Operations 

Project Office, 

S p a c e F l i g h t 

Systems Directorate. St. Onge 

has a background 

strong in project management, leadership and 

supervisory experience. He previously 

served as chief, International Space 

Station and Human Health Offi ce. 

St. Onge

 Robert LaSalvia

has been named 

chief, Office of 

Education, Center 

Operations Directorate. An experienced manager in 

educational programs, LaSalvia has 

developed and/or 

managed a variety of national programs 

targeted at supporting students and 

teachers. He served as deputy division 

chief, Offi ce of Education, since 2011, 

and acting chief since March 2014. 

LaSalvia

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NOVEMBER 2014

Seeking NACA Retirees

NASA is preparing to observe the Centennial of 

the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 

(NACA). The NASA History Offi ce would like 

to update our records so we can share information with former NACA staff from 

Lewis. If you are one or have contact information for NACA retirees, please contact 

anne.mills@nasa.gov or 216–433–8715.

Welcome to the NASA Family

C-2014-5710 Photo by Marvin Smith C-2014-6978 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Glenn welcomed six employees and new trainees, who reported for duty/

orientation in September and October. Pictured above, left, September new 

hires include: Lucas Crandall, Information and Signal Processing Branch, and 

Taylor Erdel, Workforce Planning and Strategic Solutions Division. Above, right, 

October new hires include, left to right, front: Tamika Laldee and MacAllister 

West, Offi ce of the Chief Counsel, and back: Richard Senyitko, Space Power & 

Propulsion, Communication and Instrumentation Branch, and Matthew Shelton, 

Engineering Management Branch.

More Than a Memory

Robert F. Billy, 82, a 1988 NASA retiree 

with 37 years of service, died Sept. 16. 

Billy served in the Logistics Management 

Division, where he earned a Suggestion 

Award for a process to eliminate the 

potential for items to become mixed 

or miss-issued during relocation of 

warehouse stock. Billy also promoted 

positive employee morale as a member 

of the Lewis Social Activities Committee 

(LeSAC). His daughter, Annemarie Hamilton, SGT, is manager of the TIALS Information Technology Services Group.

Grant M. Brown, 70, a 2004 NASA retiree with 40 years of federal service, died 

Sept. 16. A U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, Brown was a mechanical engineering 

technician, who supported numerous programs, including the Combustor Materials 

team for the Enabling Propulsion Materials Program for High Speed Research. He also 

earned two Suggestion Awards: a muzzle protector for ballistic impact barrels, and 

an automatic solenoid valve to shut a gas supply line. His wife, Rose, is a Glenn retiree.

Alfred J. Lancki, 95, a 1980 NASA retiree with 38 years of federal service, died Sept. 

25. Lancki was a U.S. Army/Air Force World War II veteran. In 1951, he joined the

NACA/NASA workforce as an apprentice experimental model maker. Lancki later 

transferred to NASA Johnson where he produced hardware and tools for the Gemini, 

Saturn, Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle projects. He contributed signifi cantly to 

the design and build of the Partial Gravity Simulator, which helped train/prepare 

astronauts for EVAs. His son-in-law, Damian Blazek, is a Glenn retiree.

Billy Brown

In Appreciation 

I would like to express my deep gratitude to all of the NASA family that has 

so generously allowed me to be available 

to my husband Dwayne during his last 

months. Additionally, the support of the 

community to Benjamin and me after 

Dwayne's death has been humbling and 

enormously comforting at this diffi cult 

time. —Therese Griebel

Calendar

RETIRED WOMEN’S LUNCHEON: The 

next luncheon will be held Thursday, Nov. 

20 at 1 p.m. at the 100th Bomb Group in 

Brook Park. Reserve your place by calling 

Gerry Ziemba, 330–273–4850. 

DR. PAI RETIREMENT GATHERING: 

Mark your calendar for Dr. Shantaram 

Pai’s Retirement Reception, Tuesday, 

Dec. 9, from 1 to 4 p.m., Ad. Bldg. 

Aud. Former Glenn Center Directors 

Donald Campbell, Dr. Julian Earls and Dr. 

Woodrow Whitlow are scheduled to toast 

Dr. Pai. POC: Sandra Zolo, 216–433–2517

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA 

will hold its next membership meeting, 

Wednesday, Dec. 10, noon, in the Glenn 

Employee Center’s Small Dining Room.

STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN OVERVIEW:

Learn how NASA Glenn is working to 

move “Above and Beyond,” by reviewing 

the 2014 overview of NASA Glenn’s 

strategic plan. Click here for more details: 

http://go.nasa.gov/1xQiP99.

BOAT AND RV STORAGE: It is not too late 

for employees to store their boat or recreation vehicle at Lewis Field or Plum 

Brook. POC: Connie Carroll, 3–5535. 

Connect with Glenn

Centerwide 

Holiday Gathering

Monday, Dec. 15

1 to 3 p.m.

MIC Auditorium

POC: Brunie DeJesus 

216–433–2789

Emergency and Inclement Weather Lines: Lewis Field: 216–433–9328 (WEAT), Plum Brook Station: 419–621–3333 7
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AeroSpace Frontiers is an offi cial publication of Glenn 

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

by the Offi ce of Communications & External Relations in 

the interest of the Glenn workforce, retirees, government 

offi cials, 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. 

December 2014 issue copy deadline: Nov. 21, noon

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, SGT, Inc.

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

Managing Editor: Kelly R. DiFrancesco

Read AeroSpace Frontiers online at http://aerospacefrontiers.nasa.gov

Astronaut Candidates Connect With NASA Glenn 

Center Director Jim Free and other members of the NASA 

Glenn team rolled out the welcome mat to the 2013 Astronaut 

Candidate Class and their training supervisors, Oct. 16 and 17. 

The eight astronaut candidates selected from a near recordbreaking 6,125 pool of applicants include Josh Cassada, Victor 

Glover, Tyler Hague, Christina Hammock, Nicole Mann, Anne 

McClain, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan. The accompanying 

supervisors were Patrick Forrester and Duane Ross.

“Visiting all 10 NASA centers is part of the second phase of 

a rigorous 2-year training program,” explained Ross, who has 

coordinated the astronaut selection process since 1978. “The 

goal is to help them learn about each center and understand 

the citizenship of NASA.”

On the fi rst day, Free presented an overview of the center’s competencies and 

accomplishments before accompanying the guests on tours at Lewis Field. Glenn 

experts highlighted our research and technology that benefi ts the International 

Space Station operations and aeronautics. The next day, Associate Director Janet 

Watkins and Plum Brook Station (PBS) Director David Stringer accompanied the 

candidates on a tour of Plum Brook’s world-class facilities, including the newest 

addition—the mechanical vibration table.

The visit left some lasting impressions with the candidates, who enjoyed 

learning Glenn’s link to many game-changing technologies in aeronautics and 

space fl ight. They 

also shared their 

appreciation for 

center leadership’s 

availability and 

eagerness to make 

a connection. 

—By S. Jenise Veris

Pictured, top: Jerry Hill, far right, guides the 

candidates on a tour of the PBS Spacecraft 

Propulsion Research "B-2" Facility. Above: After 

lunch at the Guerin Management Center, the 

candidates (Hague, Morgan, Meir, Hammock, 

Mann, McClain, Cassada, and Glover) take a 

group photo; and left: The candidates tour the 

Icing Research Facility at Lewis Field.

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C-2014-7701 Photo by Michelle Murphy

C-2014-7715 Photo by Michelle Murphy

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