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NASA works to find ways

of reducing noise generated

by exceeding sound barrier

Inside

Explorer School teachers

explore Dryden, page 3

X-43A recognized with

speed record, page 6

Planetary Flight Vehicles

highlighted in X-tra (insert)

July 29, 2005Volume 47 Issue 4 Dryden Flight Research Center

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lowering the Boom

By Gray Creech and Kathy Barnstorff/Elvia ThompsonDryden Public Affairs and Langley/NASA Headquarters Public Affairs

Together with several industry teams, NASA is studying how to design and buildan aircraft that could demonstrate technology to lessen the noise and window-rattling

effects of supersonic flight.Preparations for NASAs planned Sonic Boom Mitigation Project include a study

of concept feasibility and design requirements for a prototype technology demonstra-tion airplane that could reduce the startling sonic boom when an aircraft exceedsthe speed of sound.

NASA grants fund industry research on sonic boomNASA plans to develop a request for proposals to design and build a low sonic

boom demonstrator using the information provided by the teams, said Bob Meyer,Sonic Boom Mitigation Demonstration Project manager at Dryden.

A NASA grant was awarded to American Technology Alliances to fund the studies, which

will be conducted by four industry teams. The teams include solo endeavors by BoeingPhantom Works, Long Beach, Calif., and Raytheon Aircraft, Wichita, Kan. NorthropGrumman, El Segundo, Calif., is working with Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Ga., and

See Sonic Boom, page 2

NASA honors Dryden teams,

individuals, page 4

See Study, page 3

By Jay LevineX-Press Editor

As neighbors of Edwards Air Force

are well aware, supersonic jets cause athundering boom that shakes walls andwindows with a deep rumble, startlingpets and humans alike.

Dryden is leading a NASA effort tostudy ways of dramatically reducing thoseboom-related annoyances, which occurwhen an aircraft travels faster than thespeed of sound.

As part of that effort, an aircraft dem-onstrator will showcase technologiesdesigned to reduce the noise associatedwith sonic booms. In first stages of theexperiment, a group of NASA and univer-sity researchers made complex recordingsof sonic booms that will be replicated ina laboratory setting for a closer look atheir effects.

These tests are part of the researchwork to establish what is an acceptableboom, said Bob Meyer, Sonic BoomMitigation Demonstration project man-ager at Dryden. The next step is to seeif a demonstrator vehicle can achieve thatlevel of boom. The project is part ofNASAs Vehicle Systems program.

Concept-exploration studies areunderway (see accompanying story) toinvestigate designing and building apiloted aircraft that is expected to fly bylate 2008, he added. The aircraft isanticipated to be in the 30,000-poundrange and we expect to release a request

for proposals this fall.The demonstrator aircraft is expected

to fly at speeds of from 1.4 to 1.8 Mach.For comparison, the European Con-corde aircraft traveled at speeds of aboutMach 2, but the supersonic portion of

EC05 0124-13 NASA Photo by Tom Tschida

Dryden volunteers sit beneath the flight path where an F/A-18 created a sonic boom. e 18 volunteers were helping researchers to determine whether detailedrecordings of the sonic boom could be used to accurately simulate the real thing.

EC05 0124-24 NASA Photo by Tom Tschida EC05 0124-39 NASA Photo by Tom Tschida

Anthony Atchley, a Pennsylvania State University researcher, checks the mi-crophones used to make detailed recordings of sonic booms.

At front, from left, Dryden volunteers Candace Mertes, Liz Kiffling and KirkCaldwell take notes during the experiment. Pennsylvania State University re-searcher Kathy Hogdon is in the background.


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Center Directors column

NASA awards

CEV contracts

T u r b u l e n c esystem couldimprove safety

Explore. Discover. Understand.

New business processes will pay off

Center DirectorKevin L. Petersen

at NASANews

During NASA Administrator MichaelGriffins recent visit to Dryden, he expressedhis personal support for aeronautics andurged us to hang on while he tries togain support for a revitalized aeronautics

effort. He also encouraged us to align ourwork with what the Agency and the nationneed. Where we have unique capabilitiesthat match the countrys needs, we shouldmake them available.

Fortunately, what we have been doingaligns well with this wise counsel. Ourprimary objective has been to retain ourcapability to perform our flight researchmission for NASA and the nation. To thatend, we have sought customers outsideof NASA and have secured for Drydenconsiderable reimbursable work (work inwhich we are reimbursed with non-NASAfunds for work done for others). In theprocess, though, we have had to focus on

doing those things the customers want. Thismeans that in some cases we have had torespond to specific customer requirements,which may be more test than researchoriented. We also have needed to find waysof reducing our costs so that our proposalscan be more competitive.

I am su r emany of youare uncomfort-able with the re-sult, which you

may perceivea s chang i ngour traditionalflight researchmission. Butwe must adaptto the currentfiscal climateuntil there is re-newed supportfor more tradi-tional flight research. Meanwhile, becausenew projects always present technical chal-lenges, if we tackle them with our usualvigor and enthusiasm we will continue toadvance aeronautical knowledge and lay the

groundwork for future advanced projects.Our transition to the new NASA andother reimbursable projects demandedthat the Center make significant changesto our organization and our processes. We created a Program Planning officeto seek new business opportunities and

we are adapting our business processes toinclude reimbursable activities. In somecases, we have experienced growing pains.If you observe problems with these or

other processes, please take the time topass your observations on to the processowners.

For example, with new reimbursableprojects a Resource Authorization Directive or RAD may not have been assignedat a projects outset. If you are workingon such a project, you should charge yourtime to a planning RAD until the newproject is established. Please contact yoursupervisor if you are unsure of the correctcharging code.

We also need to ensure that our new pro-cesses are documented in our document masterlist so that everyone can easily learn the correctsteps to follow. e Management Systems of-fice, headed by Carol Reukauf, needs to make

sure all the processes fit together appropriately.So if you are the owner of a recently added oraltered process, please provide the new or cor-rected documentation to Carol.

In these ways, with your help, we canmanage the transition to the next phase inDrydens history more effectively.

Sonic Boom ... from page 1

Two eight-month contracts, eachworth approximately $28 million, havebeen awarded by NASA for work on theCrew Exploration Vehicle. The con-tracts, one to Lockheed Martin Corp.and the other to the team of NorthropGrumman Corp. and The Boeing Co.,will support a July 2006 review of theengineering systems for the CEV.

During this contract period, in ad-dition to performing sustained engi-neering in support of the CEV review,contractors will continue to developdesigns for NASAs next-generation

vehicle for human space flight anddemonstrate ability to manage cost,schedule and risk.

Results of NASAs Exploration Sys-tems Architectural Study, which definesparameters for the new vehicle that willreplace the Space Shuttle, will be incor-porated into a call for improvementsto be released later this year, invitingproposals from the selected contrac-tors. These proposals will be evaluatedfor the final selection of a single CEVcontractor.

The CEV is expected to carry up tosix astronauts beyond low-Earth orbitsoon after the Space Shuttle is retiredin 2010, and then on to the moon as

early as 2015.Information about NASA and Agen-

cy programs on the Web can be foundat http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html.

Airline passengers and flight crewshave one thing in common: they dontlike turbulence. Researchers at LangleyResearch Center in Hampton, Va.,and AeroTech Research (USA) Inc.,

Newport News, Va., have developedan automatic turbulence reportingsystem, a project that has the potentialto dramatically improve safety in airtravel.

The Turbulence Auto-PIREP System or TAPS is being tested on more than80 Delta Airlines passenger jets.

When pilots know theres turbulenceahead, they can maneuver to avoid it orensure passengers and flight attendantsare seated and strapped in. Atmosphericturbulence is the leading cause of inju-ries to passengers and flight crews innon-fatal airline accidents.

Delta Air Lines and ARINC, Annapo-

lis, Md., have teamed with NASA andAeroTech Research to evaluate TAPS.Since August 2004, the TAPS softwarehas been flown on more than 85 DeltaBoeing 737-800, 767-300 and 767-400aircraft.

The turbulence research was fundedby the NASA Aeronautics Researchmission directorates Aviation Safetyand Security Program in partnershipwith the FAA, aircraft manufacturers,airlines and the Department of Home-land Security.

Information about NASAs AviationSafety and Security Program may befound at http://avsp.larc.nasa.gov.

Concorde flights was permitted only overthe ocean. Sonic boom mitigation is keyto ending a prohibition by the FederalAviation Administration on commercialor business jets flying supersonically over

land, Meyer said.In 2004, NASA asked 10 aerospace in-

dustry firms to identify where the greatestpotential for financial benefit in supersonicresearch might lie. This group, called theSuper 10, told NASA an urgent need existedfor mitigating the sonic boom. Once thatcould be accomplished, the group said, theprohibition against overland supersonicflight due to sonic booms could end, allow-ing new opportunities for commercial andbusiness aviation to emerge.

As part of the sonic boom recording andsimulation experiments, NASA, the FAAand Transport Canada are co-sponsoringthe Partnership for Air Transportation Noise

and Emissions Reduction, or PARTNERCenter of Excellence to conduct researchinto how people react to sonic booms, saidPeter G. Coen, Supersonic Vehicle Sectormanager, who is based at NASAs Langley

Research Center, Hampton, Va.An element of this research being con-

ducted by Pennsylvania State University,Purdue University and NASA is directed atdetermining better ways to simulate sonicbooms in laboratory conditions by usingdetailed recordings of the real thing.

Dryden was the site for a sonic boomstudy June 15 when four F/A-18 researchaircraft generated 17 sonic booms thatwere heard in the surrounding area. On theground beneath the aircrafts flight track,an investigation team using sensitive mi-crophones made detailed recordings of thebooms, Coen explained. A group of 18 vol-unteers listened to the original sonic booms

and the simulated booms created with therecordings to give their impressions on theaccuracy of the simulations.

The information gathered from the re-search flights will be used to identify features

of the sonic boom, which will improve therealism of laboratory simulations, Coensaid. Eventually, these improved simula-tions will be used to identify what levels ofsonic boom noise are not offensive to groundobservers. Information gathered throughthat effort then could be used by NASA andindustry to develop technology for futuresupersonic aircraft that are environmentallyand community friendly.

Dryden assisted Northrop Grumman inconducting a 2003 series of research flights witha modified F-5 Shaped Sonic Boom Demon-strator. Meyer said those tests focused on bowshocks, or shocks from the nose, while the cur-rent effort focuses on the entire aircraft.


Researchers carefully instrument a mannequin to collect information on how sonic booms from aircraft traveling faster than sound affect people on the ground.e microphones collected detailed sonic boom information so the recordings could be used to simulate the real thing in a controlled laboratory setting.
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NASA Dryden X-Press 3


By Beth HagenauerDryden Public Affairs

Sixteen teachers from 10 states par-ticipated in a Dryden workshop in Junedesigned to enable educators to incorporate

NASA-based material into their science andmath curricula.Focused on the theme of Transportation

Systems: From Earth, to the Moon andon to Mars, the NASA Explorer Schoolsprofessional development workshop foundteachers interacting with aerospace engi-neers, research pilots and former astronautC. Gordon Fullerton during briefings andtours highlighting Drydens aeronauticalresearch and Space Shuttle support roles.

e teachers were given the opportunityto fly a test mission on a flight simulatorand sit in the cockpit of a NASA F/A-18mission support aircraft. Educators alsolearned during the sessions about theunique issues involved in life support

for flight crews of high-altitude researchaircraft. Workshops began June 19 andconcluded June 24.

The 16 teachers represented schoolscompetitively selected to be participants inthe 2004 NASA Explorer School program,in what was the Agency-wide programssecond year.

The second-year NES development workshop focuses on integrating NASA-specific content into the schools science andmathematics programs, said Linda Tomc-zuk, Drydens NES program coordinator.

NASA Explorer Schools workshopsprovide an opportunity for middle schooleducators to enhance their background and

skills in mathematics, science and technol-ogy. ey observe state-of-the-art research,conduct hands-on experiments and inves-tigations, learn more about instructionaltechnology and collect information andresources for use in their classrooms and

during community events.Since its inauguration in

2003, the NES program has es-tablished three-year partnershipsannually with 50 middle schoolsteams. e partnerships includeteachers and educational ad-ministrators serving grades fourthrough nine in schools fromdiverse communities across thenation. Schools in the programare eligible to receive grants of up

to $17,500 over the three-yearperiod to support science andmathematics curricula.

For a list of NASA ExplorerSchools visit http://explor-erschools.nasa.gov. Information about

NASA Education programs may be foundat http://education.nasa.gov.

Teachers attend NASA ExplorerSchool math/science workshop

Services are available to Dryden em-ployees who experience problems withtheir vehicles while at work.

The Edwards Air Force Base HobbyShop/95th Services will respond toproblems such as starting difficulties, flattires and keys locked in vehicles. Lockedvehicle calls are subject to authorized per-sonnel being on duty and vehicle makeand model. Hobby Shop personnel areunable to open every model of car.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 pm. The shopmay be reached by calling (661) 275-2886.

The 95thSecurity Forces Squadron Policewill respond to locked vehicle calls twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Thevehicle must be a privately owned notgovernment vehicle, and 95th SecurityForces staff also may be unable to open allvehicle makes and models. The squadronmay be reached at (661) 277-3340.

Lockheed Martin in Palmdale has teamedwith Cessna Aircraft Co. of Wichita.

The same grant also is funding workby Allison Advanced DevelopmentCo., Indianapolis; GE Transportation,Cincinnati; and Pratt and Whitney,Hartford, Conn., that will support theteams with engine-related data.

Each team has been awarded approxi-mately $1 million for a five-month study.Results will be used to define technol-ogy and design requirements for a lowsonic boom demonstration aircraft. The

questions the research will answer includewhether its feasible to modify an existingaircraft to be the quiet boom demonstrator,or whether a whole new aircraft design willhave to be created.

The concept exploration studies are cru-cial, said Peter Coen of Langley ResearchCenter at Hampton, Va., a member ofthe Sonic Boom Mitigation Project plan-ning team. Those studies will determine whether a low sonic boom demonstratoraircraft can be built at an affordable costin a reasonable amount of time.

The Sonic Boom Mitigation Projectcould begin work on the research aircraftas early as this fall.

It is one element of a transformedVehicle Systems program in which break-through technologies are carried forwardto flight, said Rich Wlezien, manager ofthe Vehicle Systems program in NASAsAeronautics Research mission directorateprograms.

More information about the VehicleSystems program may be found at http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov/vsp.

Study ... from page 1

Drydens AERO Institute in Palmdalehas established educational partnershipswith two leading universities, PurdueUniversity of West Lafayette, Ind., andthe Extended College at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Working professionals can earn a

graduate degree in engineering througha flexible learning program offered byPurdues College of Engineering. Degreesinclude an interdisciplinary Master ofScience in engineering, for those with anundergraduate degree in engineering, anda Master of Science, designed for thosewith a Bachelors degree outside of, butrelated to, engineering.

Masters degrees in mechanical, in-dustrial and electrical and computerengineering also will be offered. Thedistance-learning program includescourses from Purdues mechanical andaeronautics and astronautics engineer-

AERO Institute announces partnershipsing programs. Graduate courses availablethis fall include structural acoustics, fluidmechanics, design optimization, fatigue ofstructures and materials and methods ofaerospace structures.

A variety of non-credit short courses ontechnical and engineering management

topics will be held at Palmdale. Othercourse offerings and registration infor-mation for the program can be found athttps://engineering.purdue.edu/CEE/.For information contact Dale Harris,executive director of continuing engineer-ing education at Purdue, (765) 494-0213,[email protected]; or Carol Sauerhoff,manager of marketing and client servicesfor continuing engineering education,(765) 494-0469, [email protected].

Degrees in several disciplines may beearned while working full or part time,through a flexible learning program offeredby Embry-Riddle. Courses are offered lo-

cally at sites at Edwards Air Force Baseand in Palmdale and Victorville. Academicprograms being offered include Associatedegrees in professional aeronautics andtechnical management; Bachelors degreesin aviation maintenance management,technical management and professional

aeronautics; and Masters degrees in aero-nautical science with specializations inaeronautics, aerospace/aviation manage-ment, aerospace/aviation operations, andsafety systems.

Class schedules for Edwards are avail-able at http://fusion.erau.edu/ec/wwc/schedules2.cfm?CODE=A1&T=Fall-2&Y=2005, and for the Palmale/Victorvillesites at http://fusion.erau.edu/ec/wwc/schedules2.cfm?CODE=D5&T=Fall&Y=2005.

Information about AERO Institute pro-grams also may be obtained by calling theInstitute, (661) 276-7428.

Open houseset to includeDryden flights

The Dryden Exchange Council issponsoring the following activities:

An Aerospace Appreciation Night isset for Aug. 19 at JetHawks stadium inLancaster, with the JetHawks playingthe Bakersfield Blaze. The event willfeature activities honoring former astro-

naut Vance Brand, including a Bobble-head doll giveaway and post-gamefireworks. Discounted second-level boxseats are available through the ExchangeCouncil for the 7 p.m. game.

Discounted second-level box seatingalso is available for the Sept. 5 JetHawksgame against the Lake Elsinore Storm. A fireworks display will follow thegame. Tickets go on sale Aug. 9.

A Murder Mystery Train Ride tripis set for Sept. 17 on the Fillmore &Western railroad. Tickets are $80 perperson, and include round-trip bustransportation, dinner and three-hourmurder mystery show. A no-host bar

will be available on board the train.Tickets go on sale Aug. 16.Pizza nights, at Round Table Pizza

in Lancaster, also are being planned forAugust. Cost for each event is $10 perperson, and includes one large two-top-ping pizza and choice of four sodas, onepitcher of beer or one carafe of wine.

Tickets and information for all eventsmay be obtained by calling the DrydenGift Shop, ext. 2113, or Jessica Lux-Baumann, ext. 3820.

Retirees who would like to visitDryden should contact Darlene Homi-ak at (661) 276-3064 at least 72 hoursin advance of their visit.

Exchange Events

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Dryden pilots will be flying six differ-ent aircraft in three flying demonstrationsduring the Edwards Open House and AirShow that begins Oct. 22.

Research pilot Dick Ewers said theER-2 high-altitude aircraft will fly by.Another demonstration will feature theT-34 and a Dryden F/A-18.

A formation flight is planned thatwill include the G-3, an F/A-18, aT-38 and the F-15 Intelligent FlightControl System aircraft, as a Drydenevent highlight.

Static displays and exhibits featuringDrydens one-of-a-kind projects andresearch aircraft will be among thosehighlighting the two-day event.


Above (gesturing), Jan Minniear, Western Aeronautical Test Range business manager, and Fred Chat-terson, standing, show visiting teachers highlights of a Dryden control room. Seated from left are NESeducators Jed Palmer, Mark Lapides and Nicole Palmer. Below, Kamela Harbert and Sylvia Johnson,

foreground at right, apply balloon basics to master an aeronautical principle.

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NASA honors som

Clockwise from above are photos of five of the six groups honored with 2005 NASA Awards. The X-43A TeaAchievement Award for successful completion of the first airframe integrated supersonic combustion ramjeing Mach 7. The Range Safety Systems Team received a Group Achievement Award for deployments supportscience missions to Chile, Costa Rica and within the U.S. The Institute for Scientific Reasearch Team was hoGroup Achievement Award for outstanding support of the Agencys Space Exploration and Aeronautics mistures Team was honored with a Group Achievement Award for outstanding performance in conducting theSee pages 7-8 for a listing of group members and a photo of the Arcata Associates Team, which was recogniGroup Achievement Award.

Outstanding

Leadership Medal

Joel R. Sitz

Ginger F. Bailey

John Sharkey

Claude V. Chacon

Griffin P. Corpening

And the winners of the group awards are ...

For outstand-

ing leadership

of the X-43A

flight project

that resulted

in precedent

setting, hy-

personic-sc-

ramjet vehicle

flight tests at

high Mach

numbers.

For herextraordinary

leadership

as the acting

deputy chief

financial of-

ficer during a

time of great

changes and

challenges.

For out-

standingleadership

of Drydens

advanced

planning

and flight

program

advocacy

efforts.

Exceptional

Achievement Medal

For outstand-

ing leadership

in the trans-

formation

of business

systems at

Dryden.

Exceptional Service

Medal

For exceptional

engineering

achievement

critical to the

success of the

X-43A hy-

personic test

program.

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NASA Dryden X-Press 7


For innovative cost-saving contributionsto the Western Aeronautical Test Rangein support of the Agencys Space Explo-ration and Aeronautics missionsArcata Assoc.James AbercrombyEarl AllenRichard BatchelorJovany BautistaGregg BergmanBilly Bollinger

Douglas Boston

The X-43A Flight Research Teamwasrecognized for the first-ever, successfulfree flight of an airframe-integrated super-sonic combustion ramjet at Mach 7.

DrydenTracy Ackeret

Kari AlvaradoCourtney AmosRobert AntoniewiczTimothy AscoughCatherine Bahm*Ginger BaileyDaniel BainFrank BatteasJeffrey BauerEthan Baumann*Gary Beard*Courtney BessentRichard Bettin*Terry BishopJim BlantonAndrew BluaMichael Bondy*Linda BonhamJohn BresinaRoy BryantTrong Bui*Starla CarrollAlexis CastelazoTony ChenBruce CoganMark Collard*Michael CollieRoy Compton*Randy ConeGeorge Cope*Griff Corpening*M.C. Cotting*Jerry Cousins*Larry CrawfordMark Davis*Ray Dees*David Dowdell*

Dale Edminister*Lum EhernbergerKimberly EnnixKaren EstesRussell FranzGordon FullertonLeslie Gong*Robert Gonzales*Adae GordonMatt GrahamDonald Griffith*Thomas Grindle*Edward HaeringJulie HaleyMichael HarlowNeal Hass*Teresa HassRoss Hathaway*

James HernandezRhett HerreraErwin HessJohn HicksMark Hodge*Thomas Horn*Doug JensenDaniel Jones*Thomas Jones*Ed KashimotoAnthony KawanoJohn Kelly*Patricia KinnJoseph Kinn*Dane Lariosa*Jeanette Le*Melissa LessLeo LettJimmie LewisSusan LigonYohan Lin*Doug LindquistJessica Lux*Richard Maine*Laurie Marshall*Lesa MarstonDavid McAllister*William McMullenShaun McWherter*Jan Minniear*Masashi Mizukami*Timothy MoesRichard MonaghanDan MullenChris NaftelChristopher Nagy

Michael NajeraBradford Neal*

David NeufeldMark NunneleeJohn Orme*Gary Pacewitz*Joseph PahleChan-Gi PakRhoda ParkerLaura PetersDana PurifoyNorma QuinnLyle RameyJeffrey RayMatthew ReavesMatthew Redifer*Kevin ReillyPaul Reukauf*Carrie RhoadesMichael Richard*Jon RickHerman Rijfkogel*Steven RobinsonRichard RoodRichard RowlandStephanie RudyJohn Ryan*William SaboEliseo SanchezSteve SchmidtLawrence Schuster*Roberta Sherrard*Karla Shy*Peter SidotiAlexander Sim*Joel Sitz*Mark SmithNatalie SpiveyClinton St. John*

Craig StephensMark Stephenson*Brandon Stille*Monique SullivanDouglas TaylorEdward TeetsStephen ThorntonChristopherTorrence

Jack TrappRoger Truax*Marilyn Tull*Michael VachonRao VanguriLeonard VoelkerRandy Wagner*Alan WallaceAlma Warner

Aric WarnerRyan Warner*Kirsten WilliamsLeslie WilliamsKenneth Wilson*James YamanakaAFFTCRobert BodwellChuck RogersDavid WarnerAMARoger BeckDave BoseBrian StroversArcata Assoc.David FaustTony LandisLori Losey

Steve ParcelTrace ShortCarla ThomasTom TschidaAS&MVic BenderJonathon BrownBill ClarkBill DanaCasey DonohueDonald GatlinBeth HagenauerMary Ann HarnessKevin JohnsonKim TuckerTerry WhiteShane WilsonMeryl Zimmerman

DCIGavin JennyW. TallyDyncorpCharlie NicholsLinda SodenGRDLisa EarussiLisa MartinInfinityAngela RhodesKalman & Co.Jim LesterFred WattsU.S. NavyKurt Dulka

PlatinumMike Beck

SCSCKelly Irving

Public Service Group Achievement Award

Otilia BostonJennifer CampbellAnthony CanadaBrian CastnerStephanie CastnerRichard Chambers

Fred Chatterson

Robert DowningRichard DykstraGregory FaithJules FickeDaniel FisherMonica GarvinKarla GravesMahala GriffithsAlbert GuajardoRobert GuereSteven Hansen

Dennis Heathcock

Martin HoffmanChristine IrizarryLynette JonesRobert JonesTodd KunkelLori LoseyPeter MerfaTimothy MillerDarren MillsStacey MillsChristina Myers

Jeffery Nelms

Steve ParcelJames PavlicekJohn PayneLinda PetersTimothy PetersPatrick RayBrady RennieRobert RiersonHector RodriguezJack SheldonTrace Short

David Smith

Justin ThomasDouglas ThomsenJames TilleyDavid UptonDennis VansickleMichael WebbTracey WillisPete YoungJohn Yount

SpartaJustin CurtisSparta/SpiralCarole BarklowSpiralMaryam EbrahimiPaul LundstromKimberly TuckerWoodside SummitJanene BettinZeltechDave Fratello

Wayne Hicks

*Dryden civil servantswith more than 2,000

hours on the X-43Aproject between 2000and 2005

DC-8 INTEX Group

X-43A Team

Civil Service(Dryden)Doug BakerFrank BatteasCraig BombenBill Brockett

Bob CurryBette DavisDick EwersGordon FullertonEd HaeringChris JennisonRay KinneyWalter KleinSirell LaneEd LewisSusan LigonBobby McElwainJohn McGrathChris MillerMarty TroutLeslie WelchAFFTC (EAFB)Jon Haser

ARCQuincy AllisonMichael CraigMike GaunceGreg KlinedinstKent Schiffer

Kathy ThompsonSue TolleyAS&M (Dryden)Chris AshburnDaumants BelteCindy ParksCarl SorensonTrent TheriaultSky YarbroughInfinity (Dryden)Lea AmesLARCVic DelnoreLMLM (Dryden)Kevin BedingfieldMike BeredaBrent BieberMark Corlew

Steve DavisKevin HallMike LakowskiRudy MendiolaJoe NiquettePaul RistrimScott Silver

For exceptionally successful deploymentssupporting complex and highly importantscientific missions to Chile, Costa Rica,and the United States.

Civil Service(Dryden)Doug BakerCraig BombenBill BrockettDavid BushmanDick Ewers

Gordon FullertonRay KinneyWalter KleinSirell LaneEd LewisJohn McGrathMark PestanaMarty TroutLeslie WelchArcata (Dryden)Lori LoseyJim RossAS&M (Dryden)Daumants BelteCindy ParksSky YarbroughInfinity (Dryden)Lea Ames

JPLRon BlomBruce ChapmanSteve DurdenBill Fichter

SAIC (Dryden/ARC)Dennis GearhartUPC (Dryden)Ron BaileyWendy GivenKevin Kraft

AIRSAR Group

Scott HensleyDavid ImelYunling LouTim MillerEric RingnotErnesto RodriguezSassan Saatchi

Greg SadowyPaul SiquieraRobert TreuhaftLMLM (Dryden)Kevin BedingfieldMike BeredaBrent BieberMark CorlewSteve DavisKevin HallMike LakowskiRudy MendiolaJoe NiquettePaul RistrimScott SilverSAIC(Dryden /ARC)Dennis Gearhart

UPC (Dryden)Ron BaileyWendy GivenKevin Kraft

Range Safety

Systems Team

Jerry BuddMaria CaballeroSteven CummingDouglas Folkes

Anthony KawanoDennis MorehouseMark ThompsonMichael Young

For excellence in helping flight proj-ects succeed while ensuring publicsafety and significantly advancingrange safety technology for the nation.

X-37 Hot

Structures TeamFor outstanding performance in conductof X-37 hot structures testing.

DrydenTest Engineering/TechniciansAlexis CastelazoJoe FowlerLarry HudsonJoseph LopkoDavid NeufeldMark NunneleeAllen Parker

Anthony PiazzaLance RichardsKnut RoepelEliseo SanchezCraig StephensChristopherTorrenceVan TranDrydenMachine Shop/Safety/QualityAssuranceAndrew BluaJohn BreidingKeith DayKenneth DelaneyDean Lebret

Thomas McMullen

David OatesDrydenProjectManagement/SupportGlenda AlmeidaRoger RomansAS&MTest Engineering/Technicians

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NASA Awards... from page 7Jennifer CampbellAnthony CanadaBrian CastnerStephanie CastnerRichard ChambersFred ChattersonRobert Downing

Richard DykstraGregory FaithJules FickeDaniel FisherMonica GarvinKarla GravesMahala GriffithsAlbert GuajardoRobert GuereSteven HansenDennis HeathcockMartin HoffmanChristine IrizarryLynette JonesRobert JonesTodd KunkelLori LoseyPeter Merfa

Timothy Miller

Darren MillsStacey MillsChristina MyersJeffery NelmsSteve ParcelJames PavlicekJohn Payne

Linda PetersTimothy PetersPatrick RayBrady RennieRobert RiersonHector RodriguezJack SheldonTrace ShortDavid SmithJustin ThomasDouglas ThomsenJames TilleyDavid UptonDennis VansickleMichael WebbTracey WillisPete YoungJohn Yount

For outstanding support to the F-15Intelligent Flight Control System project.

Robert DavisBrian GriffithKristian HammakerLane LiabraatenMarcello Napolitano(West Virginia University)Kevin NiewoehnerSteve RogersPhillip RossiSpiro Skias

Length of Service Awards

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45 YearsDonald Jameson

35 YearsLeonardMcReynolds

30 YearsJenniferBaer-RiedhartMichael BondyLinda GauglerDonald GriffithStephen IshmaelJohn LaPointe

Donald LoganDale MackallKaren MackallMary MathenyGary MayCharles MillerLawrence MyersRosemary SanchezStephen ThorntonDonald WarrenMichael Yettaw

Eric SortonSharon StraitBrian TaylorSteven Yokum

25 YearsDaniel BanksTeresa BarbicLouann BeuWilliam BrockettJohn Del FrateRobert GarciaDon HermannRaymond KinneyJoAnn LarsonEliseo SanchezMichelle VialBridgetteWashington-BrownRonald Wilcox

Summer funDryden employees and their families had a day of food, funand games June 18 at the 2005 Dryden Summer Picnic,held at George Lane Park in Quartz Hill. Sponsored by theExchange Council, the event featured barbecue, a clown and

games for the kids, basketball and baseball for the adults. Inthe above photo, Dryden pilot Jim Smolka prepares for histurn at bat. Events like the sack race, at top, brought smilesto the faces of kids like, from left, Arianna Anchondo, anunidentified racer, and Katie and Rachel omson.





Above, Dan Martconett, left, an Undergraduate Student Research Program student, and Drydenco-op student Dmitriy Bekker are always thinking about airplanes even at the park. At right,

Michelle Davis, Dryden pre-college officer, applies a temporary NASA meatball tatoo to 8-year-old Benjamin Cobleigh.

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