National Aeronautics and Space Administration 

Goddard Space Flight Center 

Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia Volume XX-02 Number: 01 January 14, 2002 

Inside Wallops 

Wallops Senior Manager Appointed 

Dr. John H. Campbell has been 

appointed senior manager at the NASA 

Wallops Flight Facility and Director of 

the Goddard Suborbital and Special 

Orbital Projects Directorate. He 

assumed the position January 13. 

Dr. John Campbell 

Campbell said, fiI am very excited with 

the opportunities that coming to 

Wallops provides. The Facility is 

participating in ground-breaking 

research projects, and I look forward 

to being a part of this effort.fl 

Al Diaz, Director of Goddard, said, 

fiJohn is well known and respected at 

Goddard as well as throughout the 

aerospace community.€ This respect, 

coupled with his ability to think and act 

strategically, will be critical assets for 

WallopsTM future.fl 

Campbell began his career with NASA 

in 1987 at Goddard in Greenbelt, as the 

Systems Engineering Manager for the 

Flight Systems Software Branch. He 

joined the Hubble Space Telescope 

team in 1988 as the Deputy Project 

Manager. He held several leadership 

positions within the Hubble 

organization and managed two 

servicing missions to the orbiting 

observatory. 

In 2000, he became Director of Flight 

Programs and Projects at Goddard and 

is responsible for all flight programs 

and projects at the Center. 

Prior to joining NASA, Campbell 

worked at the Argonne National 

Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.; SingerKearfott Co., Wayne, N.J.; and IBM 

Federal Systems Division, Gaithersburg, Md. 

He received his bachelorTMs degree in 

physics from Carnegie-Mellon 

University, Pittsburgh, Pa. and his 

masterTMs in physics and Ph.D. in highenergy physics from Purdue University, 

Lafayette, Ind. 

Campbell has been awarded the NASA 

Distinguished Service Medal, the 

NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal 

and the NASA Exceptional 

Achievement Medal. 

Campbell is replacing Arnold Torres, 

who retired January 3. 

NASA Begins 2002 with 

New Administrator 

Sean OTMKeefe was sworn in as NASATMs 

10th Administrator on Dec. 21, 2001, 

following his nomination by President 

George W. Bush on November 14 and 

confirmation by the U.S. Senate on 

December 20. 

OTMKeefe came to NASA from the U.S. 

Office of Management and Budget, 

where he served as Deputy Director 

since March 2001. Before joining 

OMB, OTMKeefe served in various 

senior-level positions at the Syracuse 

University Maxwell School of 

Citizenship and Public Affairs and at 

Pennsylvania State University. 

He also served as Director of National 

Security Studies, a partnership of 

Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins 

University. Prior to appointment as the 

Secretary of the Navy in July 1992 by 

President George Bush, he had served 

as Comptroller and Chief Financial 

Officer of the Department of Defense 

since 1989. 

PAO Digital Photo 

In commemoration of Dr. Martin L. King, 

Jr., the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth (above) 

spoke to Wallops employees on Friday, 

January 11. Rev. Shuttlesworth was one of 

five organizers of the Southern Christian 

Leadership Conference with Dr. King in 

1957. 

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.TMs 

Birthday Observed January 22 

Wallops Shorts................... 

Congratulations to our newest 

retirees 

Gracie Drew, Wallops Mail & File, 

retired January 3 with more than 36 

years of government service. 

Arnold Torres, Suborbital and Special 

Orbital Projects Directorate, also 

retired on January 3 with more than 23 

years of government service. 

Balloon launch 

A NASA scientific balloon was 

successfully launched on December 20 

from McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 

The 29.47 million cubic foot balloon 

carried the TIGER experiment to take 

measurements that are useful in 

studying the origin of cosmic rays and 

how they propagate through the 

Galaxy. Dr. Robert Binns, Washington 

University, is the principal investigator. 

The balloon is still at float. 

Sounding rocket launch 

A NASA sounding rocket was 

successfully launched from Poker Flat 

Research Range, Alaska, on January 

14. The four-stage Black Brant XII 

carried a geospace science payload. Dr. 

Paul Kintner, Cornell University, was 

the principal investigator. Preliminary 

science results indicate the payload 

was on target and received good data. 

Accomack County Students 

fiVisitfl Antarctica 

Students, taught by Ruth Grillo, in 

Metompkin and Pungoteague Elementary schools were able to fivisitfl 

McMurdo Station in Antarctica as a 

result of a partnership formed with Earl 

Frederick, EG&G. 

Frederick, part of an Observational 

Science Branch team, was in McMurdo 

with the Airborne Terrain Mapping 

LIDAR mapping the fiDry Valleysfl, a 

set of valleys carved by glaciers flowing 

seaward from the East Antarctic ice 

cap. The students prepared questions 

about the mission and McMurdo and 

corresponded with Frederick. 

fiI learned a lot more about Antarctica 

than I would have on my own by 

responding to the nearly 60 students with 

a diverse set of interests,fl said Frederick. 

fiI plan to visit the schools to meet the 

students and describe my experiences.fl 

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

is responsible for carrying out mapping 

duties in Antarctica for the U.S. 

Government. McMurdo Station is 

operated by the National Science 

Foundation (NSF). The mapping mission 

was a collaboration between NASA 

Wallops Flight Facility, USGS, and NSF. 

For information on the mission and 

Antarctica visit the teamTMs web site at: 

www.qsl.net/antarctic 
Women of Wallops Day 

The Women of Wallops (WOW) Federal 

WomenTMs Program will sponsor the third 

annual Women of Wallops Day on January 

17. 

This yearTMs WOW Day events include two 

workshops and a luncheon with speaker. 

The presenter for the day is Lee Milteer. 

Milteer is a nationally recognized speaker, 

executive coach, and author with an 

impressive list of clients including NASA, 

Ford Motor Co. and AT&T. 

Schedule: 

Morning Workshop 

Capitalize on Change; Creating New Solutions to Old Problems 

Luncheon Presentation 

Take Back Your Life; Self Esteem and Stress Management for Real People 

Afternoon Workshop 

Success is an Inside Job 

A training request is required for attendance to any of the events. For further 

information contact Pat Pruitt, x1245 or Lisa Johnson, x1412. 

Winter Roars In! by Ted Wilz, Senior Meteorologist 

Although we failed to deliver the 

requested fidusting of snowfl for 

Christmas Eve, December finally 

brought some much-needed rainfall to 

the Eastern Shore after one of the driest 

falls on record. 

During December, we had 8 days with 

measurable rainfall. A little over two 

inches of precipitation was recorded. 

This was still below our monthly 

average of nine fiprecipitation daysfl 

and over an inch below our average 

December rainfall, which is 3.20 inches. 

The rainfall was a positive note after 

having received just a scant total of .52 

inches of rain during the previous two 

months. 

Snow enthusiasts 

also had to look 

elsewhere, as no 

snow fell during 

December at 

Wallops Island. 

Temperature-wise, December started 

out rather balmy. The warmest 

temperature of the month was a record 

73 degree reading on December 1, 

eclipsing the previous 66 degree record 

high for the date established in 1977. 

We also set a new record high when 

we reached 68 degrees on December 

14, which was one degree warmer than 

the 67 degree reading of 1991. The 

second warmest day of the month also 

tied our record high for the date when 

we reached 72 degrees on December 

5. 

Winter officially arrived December 21 

and brought much colder temperatures. 

While early December was much 

warmer than normal, late December 

was just the opposite with temperatures 

only reaching the mid-50TMs twice after 

December 18. No record lows were 

established during December, however. 

So what will FebruaryTMs weather bring 

us? Usually, quite cold temperatures, 

lots of clouds and the best chance for 

snow for the year! 

Average high temperatures start out in 

the mid-40TMs, but are closer to 50 

degrees by the end of the month. 

Average low temperatures warm up 

only from the mid to upper 20TMs at the 

beginning of February to around 30 

degrees as March approaches. 

There are usually nine days with 

measurable precipitation during 

February and two days with measurable 

snow. We average 3.02 inches of 

precipitation during February. 

Historically, it is our snowiest month, 

with 3.3 inches being the norm. 

Winter is here and will continue to 

provide some very challenging weather 

situations for the next few months. 

Snow and ice are inevitable and require 

some extra effort to navigate through. 

Slow down, drive carefully and watch 

out for the fiother guyfl who may not 

recognize existing hazards. 

Safety Alerts 

The Center routinely receives 

information from the Government/ 

Industry Data Exchange Program 

concerning product recalls. 

A GSFC Safe Alerts website has been 

created. Alerts are entered as they are 

received in the Systems Safety and 

Reliability Office. The website address 

is: http://ssro.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 

Safety_Alerts/safealert.html 

Use of Hand-Held 

Wireless Phones 

The following is reproduced from a 

NASA Headquarters memorandum 

providing guidance to NASA 

employees. 

NASATMs number one core value is 

fiSafetyfl. In order to be proactive in 

the prevention of needless risk to, or 

loss of, life or damage to property, the 

following policy regarding the use of 

hand-held wireless phones is effective 

immediately: 

The use of hand-held wireless 

(cellular) phones is prohibited by 

NASA employees when driving 

motor vehicles owned, leased, or 

rented by the Federal Government. 

Employees are further reminded that 

they are expected to comply with all 

state and local laws of the jurisdiction 

in which they are operating a motor 

vehicle owned, leased or rented by the 

Federal government. 

This is an interim policy change 

announcement. It will be codified in a 

subsequent change to NPG 8715.3, 

NASA Safety Manual. 

WEMA Presents a Craft and 

Goodies Show 

February 13, 2002 

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Building E-2 Training Room 

Wallops Aerobics Club News 

NowTMs your chance to honor a New 

YearTMs resolution to lose weight. A sixweek session of aerobics is just 

beginning. The following is the class 

schedule: 

Monday and Wednesday 

Toning from noon to 12:30 p.m. 

Monday and Wednesday 

Step Aerobics/Toning from 5 to 6 p.m. 

Tuesday 

Aerobics from noon to 12:30 p.m. 

Friday 

Step Aerobics/Toning from 4:40 p.m. 

to 5:40 p.m. 

For more information call Annette 

Conger on x2596 or Jeanette Smolinski 

on x1512 or visit the Aerobics Club 

web page: http://wwr.wff.nasa.gov/ 

WAC/ 

Tai Chi class will be starting on 

February 14. Call John Brinton on 

x1099 for more details. 

Inside Wallops is an official publication of 

Goddard Space Flight Center and is published 

by the Wallops Office of Public Affairs, 

Extension 1584, in the interest of Wallops 

employees. 

Editor Betty Flowers 

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http://www.wff.nasa.gov