Solar Electric Propulsion - Hall Thruster, Vacuum Chamber

#NASASocial Media Welcome

On December 3, 2014 Ray, I and Petey were selected to attend the NASASocail Media event at the NASA Glenn Research Center,  We were to meet at the Main Gate and there we go the Yellow Badges. Then the bus would take is on the would take us to were we are to meet the others. 

My Social Media Badge that I got to keep!

This one we had to return! I wish I could have kept it but a picture will have to do.  

Waiting for the morning to begin with the Welcoming and information about the Orion Mission and other amazing facts! Being an Air Force Brat I was so amazed with all the things happening with Orion I was so lost in the learning that I did not Tweet that day. I would LOVE to return again one day for more tours of the facility!

 Thank You Kathy Zona for the wonderful opportunity to participate in the NASA Social event for Orion!
 

And now let the Tours begin!

NASA Orion Social

Dear NASA Orion Social Participants:

Thank you for participating in our Orion NASA Social on December 3, 2014.  The following details will help you prepare for the day’s events!

NASA Glenn Research Center is located at 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135

It is important that all participants arrive and receive badges between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. the morning of December 3. Proceed from Brookpark Road to the Main Gate Guard Booths, either lane, to receive your badges to enter the lab. Once you receive your badges you will drive past the Main Gate Guard Booths to the first stop light to make a right turn to a parking location around the corner from Bldg. 3. (See the map at the bottom of this email.)  A bus will pick you up from your car and take you to our Mission Integration Center (MIC) a short distance away.  There you will receive a Social Badge and there will be coffee and some breakfast items for purchase when you arrive.

You may pack a lunch or choose to purchase a lunch from three vendors at our Cafeteria that day.  Vendors providing lunch that day are Delta Blue, Mo Bite Products and Tony’s Truck Stop.  We are also planning a stop in our Exchange Store during lunch time.  The Exchange has a small selection of drinks and snacks available, as well as NASA products, apparel and gifts.

We can never count on the weather in December in Northeast Ohio, so in case of a late start or cancellation we are planning to contact everyone via mobile text or email.  Please reply to this email with your preferred emergency contact information and method.  If we need to cancel or delay the event due to weather we will be contacting you by 6 a.m. that morning.

Orion Social Agenda

December 3, 2014

             TIMES                                                                                                                 LOCATION

7:00 a.m.—8:00 a.m.                      Registration                                                                         Main Gate Facility

(Participants park in front of Bldg. 3 and board a bus to MIC)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.                     Welcome-Senior Management                     MIC Auditorium

                                                            Day’s Events/Logistics

                                                            Dante Centuori, Great Lakes Science Center-Invitation to Launch Event 12/4

9:00 a.m.—10:15 a.m.                   Tour Stops:

                                                                           Solar Electric Propulsion- Hall Thruster, Vacuum Chamber

                                                                           iROC (Integrated Radio Optical Communications) Satellite Project

10:15 a.m.—11:30 a.m.  Tour Stops

                                                                           3D CAVE Environment/Graphics Visualization Lab

                                                                           MIC Building-Green Energy

                                                                           Driving Tour of NASA Glenn facility

11:30 a.m.—12:45 p.m.  Lunch and Exchange Store                                                         Bldg. 15

1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.                      Kennedy Space Center Live Broadcast--                   MIC Auditorium

Opportunity to ask Questions of Panel, hosted by

Bryan Smith, Glenn Director of Space Flight Systems

3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.                      Glenn’s Q&A—Bryan Smith, Glenn Director of        MIC Auditorium

Space Flight Systems, and Tim Tyburski, Glenn’s

Orion Project Office

4:00 p.m.                            Event ends, participants board bus to return to parked cars in front of Bldg. 3

Hashtags for the day of the event can be any of the following:

#NASASocial                                     #Orion                                 #NASAglenn

#iROC (when in the iROC lab)                       #ionpropulsion (when in the solar electric lab)

Mission to Mars

Waiting for the security clearance from NASA!

NASA Social

Congratulations! You have been selected to attend the #Orion multi-center NASA Social being held at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Dec. 3, 2014.

This one-day NASA Social includes behind-the-scenes tours of the facilities at Glenn.

Model of the Orion Spacecraft

http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/files/2014_Orion_Desk_Model.pdf

Petey will now have a Orion Spacecraft to add to his Mars scene!

Journey To Mars

Rehersals being done before Orion is launched December 4-6th!  Petey's name will be added to a Microchip and will be on the Orion flight and launched into space. One day it would be so COOL if Petey could orbit the earth!
http://spaceflightnow.com/2014/11/06/delta-4-passes-countdown-rehearsal-before-orion-launch/

Orion's Test Flight

Success!

Your name will fly on 

Orion's Test Flight

December 4-6th

(Launch window)

My Letter to the Mayor's

Dear Mayor

My name is Linda and I am the wife & caregiver of a Prostate Cancer Survivor of 5 years now, and the mom of 4 sons. When we were told the devastating news that my husband has an aggressive form of this horrible disease, we were both stunned, shocked and horrified. Even 5 years later I am still shocked, stunned and horrified that prostate cancer does not get the same support in September for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month as October does for Breast Cancer. Which it is my mission to change it in Ohio I can not do this alone that is why I am contacting all the Mayor's of Ohio for your help! For my family every month is Prostate Cancer Awareness month 24/7 365.

Last year I contacted Governor Kasich's office to inquire about a Resolution for September in Ohio. Sadly there was not one, but I asked what was need to have one written and signed. We need the text to put into the Resolution. Not a problem I contacted the person need to gather the text and sent it to the Governor's office. I am happy to say that as of September 1, 2014 in the state of Ohio the first Resolution was written and signed for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month by Governor John R. Kasich. It is time now for the cities to get involved and write and sign a Proclamation for the Prostate Cancer Community to help raise awareness for the moth of September. I grew up in the town of Whitehall, Ohio and so with the Resolution in hand I went to Mayor Maggard's office and again asked what I needed to have a a city Proclamation signed. We need a copy of the Resolution. Since then I have been sending emails to Mayor's in Ohio to be among the first to have their Cities support Prostate Cancer Awareness. Supporting cities are Whitehall, Gahanna, Reynoldsburg and also Groveport. I hope that you will also be among one of the Mayor's!

Whitehall, Ohio is the first city in Ohio to sign a Proclamation and now it is time for the other cities to get involved and support Prostate Cancer Awareness in September. My challenge to you is by next September your city will also support me in raising too!.

I would love to see your City Hall illuminated BLUE in September even for one day is a start or even the whole month would show the families of prostate cancer that We are not alone in the fight to raise awareness.

Sincerely,

Linda Hoetger

614-312-5576

NASA Social Media

Hello,

This email has been sent to you to confirm the submission of NASA social
media credential application form on Sunday, November 2, 2014 - 16:15.

Please see the information page at http://www.nasa.gov/social for answers to
frequently asked questions, including when we expect to send email
notifications of selection.

Mars 2014

Happy Movember

Time to Grow & Give! http://zerocancer.org/grow

Grow and Give Fundraiser

Petey and I are participating in Grow & Give to save lives and end prostate cancer. Help Petey and I by joining Grow & Give or making a donation.

One in seven American men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime. That's one in seven fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, partners, and friends. That’s a lot of dudes in need of your support. Please join me in growing your facial hair to do good for your fellow man! You can also make a donation to my efforts and help create Generation ZERO - the first generation of men free from prostate cancer. See more at

http://www.zerogrowandgive.org/peteysmom09

Trick or Treat

NASA Boarding Pass

Petey has his Boarding Pass and ready for Mars! 

http://mars.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/orion-first-flight/#name-form

Grow & Give To End Prostate Cancer

http://zerocancer.org/grow

It’s November and everywhere you look, men are sporting mustaches and beards. Join the facial hair-growing phenomenon to raise funds and awareness to end prostate cancer with ZERO’s Grow & Give campaign! Did you know that growing your beard, mustache, and whatever else you choose will not only make you manly, but also make you one of the good guys? Beard up and do good by supporting the 1 in 7 American men that will get prostate cancer during their lifetime. Click here to get started! Can't commit to fuzz? Support Team ZERO's Grow & Give efforts with a livesaving donation.

REGISTER HERE!

What’s the Deal?

The Grow & Give Rulebook? Yeah, it doesn’t exist. We’re not about rules, we’re about helping save lives. All you need to do is to set up a webpage and encourage your friends and family to support your journey to gain facial hair cred. You can go it alone or create a team and get your buddies and colleagues involved. Start November 1 or any day this month and grow all month long. Ask people to give and sponsor whatever you have decided to grow. Staches, goatees, soul patches, beards, chops, burns - you name it, we want you to grow it. Take some photos of your new fuzz and post them. Not only will you be warmer and manlier, you’ll end the month on high note knowing you have helped your fellow man. It’s fun, easy, and it saves lives. Ladies, you can join in the fun too by starting a team, fundraising, and getting the men in your life to make their health a priority.

Help Spread the Word

In addition to sending your fundraising page to family and friends for donations and posting pictures of your fuzz on social media, you can help spread the word and grow the movement by printing your own stickers and rack cards to share with family, friends, colleagues, and organizations in your community. Click here to print stickers. Please note that you'll need to purchase specific labels to print the sticker on. Visit onlinelabel.com and purchase label number OL225. Click here to print rack cards.

Why ZERO?

Our mission is to end prostate cancer. We are patients, past and present – unwilling to back down. We are friends and family, loved ones of those engaged in the fight to the end. We are employees and professionals, tired of seeing the people we care about suffer. Our passion is making prostate cancer a national priority 365 days out of every year and creating Generation ZERO - the first generation of men free from prostate cancer. Join Grow & Give now and help declare one number above others: ZERO.

Where Does the Money Go?

Not in our pockets, but directly to fighting prostate cancer and helping save lives. No other prostate cancer organization can beat our 98 cents on every dollar, which goes towards programs and activities to end it, slay it, destroy it, and terminate it. Help us lead the fight to end the disease by advancing research, encouraging action, and providing education and support to men and their families.

City of Groveport

Thank you Mayor Westcamp for supporting Prostate Cancer Awareness in Grobeport, Ohio.

Highbanks Metro Park

Today was the last Commit To Be Fit Healthy Hike for the fall. Petey has enjoyed the hikes that he had taken and can't wait for the winter hikes.He also met Jeff Hogan today!

Petey met Jeff Hogan today!