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Contents : DECEMBER 2002 Volume 4 Issue 12 December 2002 State of the Center 2002 New NASA One NASA BY DOREEN ZUDELL In his State of the Center 2002 address New NASA One NASA: Glenn s Contributions Center Director Donald Campbell spoke of "revolutionary changes" over the year that will transform NASA into a more focused and unified Agency. Topping the list of changes at NASA are a new Administrator the first deputy administrator named in more than a decade and a leadership team comprised of many newcomers to the Agency and new colleagues from the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget. Director Campbell also emphasized the large number of new appointments within the centers ranging from center directors and deputies to associate administrators. "Guided by the President's Management Agenda the Administrator will work with the Headquarters team and throughout the field centers to reshape the Agency focusing on (1) fiscal and management discipline and (2) the work that NASA does best " Campbell explained. He cited Freedom to Manage and the Integrated Financial Continued on page 7 A review from the view up there BY S.JENISE VERIS B ack from a record-breaking assignment aboard the International Space Station crewmates Air Force Colonel Carl Walz and Navy Captain Daniel Bursch graciously navigated a full schedule of events during their post-mission visit and review at Glenn on October 21. Walz and Bursch who served as flight engineers on Expedition Four broke the previous U.S. spaceflight endurance record of 188 days during their 196-day stay aboard space station. The duo who were also crewmates on the STS 51 mission that Continued on page 10 Photo by Doreen Zudell Astronauts Carl Walz (left) and Daniel Bursch presented a special commemoration of their stay on the International Space Station to Center Director Donald Campbell. IFMP goes live L ate in October the Core Financial and Travel Manager modules of the Integrated Financial Management Program (IFMP) became operational at Glenn. Users were gradually added to the system and within 10 days the total number of activated users was approximately 1900. The Core (SAP software) module includes accounts payable accounts receivable general ledger purchasing cost management budget execution and a business data warehouse with reporting capability. Travel Manager is a Gelco product. Marshall and some elements of Headquarters went "live" at the same time. The other NASA centers will follow with implementations in February and June of 2003. The conversion from the Center's legacy accounting and travel systems Continued on page 10 HUMAN-ROBOTIC LINK ............ 6 Innovative communications infrastructure for planetary missions SAFETY WEEK ................................ 8 Hands-on activities encourage safety awareness MOBILE NETWORKING .............. 9 The latest in secure mobile networking technology HAPPY HOLIDAYS 1 NASA missions chosen for Popular Science magazine award NASA's unprecedented work in Space Science and Earth Science captured three of Popular Science's Best of What's New Awards for 2002. The Mars Odyssey mission and the twin satellites of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Aqua spacecraft mission managed by Goddard Space Flight Center were chosen in the Aviation/Space category. PopuTop left Aqua satellite top right Mars lar Science will feature the 100 winners Odyssey bottom Grace. chosen in ten categories in its December 2002 issue. P opular Science a nnually reviews thousands of new products and innovations. To win a product or technology must represent a significant step forward in its category. NASA to develop biohazard smoke detector Researchers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have entered into an agreement with Universal Detection Technology of Beverly Hills CA to mutually develop a commercially available anthrax "smoke detector." The system will combine JPL spore detection technology with Universal's aerosol capture device for constant and unattended monitoring of spaces such as public facilities and commercial buildings. The system currently used by Universal a public company specializing in environmental monitoring technologies cannot distinguish between inorganic particles or biological substances such as bacterial spores. JPL's detection technology discriminates against detecting aerosol components such as dust and sounds an alarm when it detects a significant increase in spore count. For the next 10 months JPL will work to incorporate bacterial spore detection technology to make the device sensitive enough for use by Universal as a bioterrorism warning monitor. NASA funds improvement in lightning prediction A new lightning index that combines measurements of water vapor in storm clouds with data from Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has improved lead-time for first lightning strikes from thunders

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