Tuesday, June 3, 2014

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Date: June 3, 2014 1:02:56 PM CDT
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Subject: FW: JSC Today - Tuesday, June 3, 2014 x 2

 

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Composite Cryotank Loaded into Test Stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

 

 

   Headlines

  1. Test Facility Electronic Workflow (TFeW) Release

The TFeW tool will be officially released on June 9. This tool was developed by the Engineering Directorate to electronically manage, review and approve the flow of tasks, documents and information integral to the testing process for EA facilities responsible for testing and certifying flight hardware.

The tool features an electronic test request submission form, which will replace the JF90 Test Request Form effectively immediately. Test requests submitted using JF90 currently in the review cycle will continue to be accepted. All new start tests will be required to use the electronic submission form.

Access to the TFeW tool and electronic test request form is at this portal. Users can become familiar with TFeW by accessing links to the training video and User's Guide in the References section of the portal.

Rhonda R. Moore x35282 https://oasis.jsc.nasa.gov/sysapp/tfew/SitePages/HomePage.aspx

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   Organizations/Social

  1. June Pride Month Activities

The Out and Allied Employee Resource Group is proud to present the following activities commemorating June as Pride Month:

    • June 5 - Mara Keisling - Transgender Inclusion Training
    • June 18 - Lowell Kane - Become an Ally in the Workplace
    • June 19 - A Tribute to Bayard Rustin
    • June 27 - A Tribute to Sally Ride featuring Tam O'Shaughnessy, Bear Ride and Lynn Sherr

More information for all of these events will be posted in JSC Today.

Robert F. Blake x42525

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  1. Out and Allied Proud Person of the Week

The Out and Allied Employee Resource Group RG is proud to recognize the accomplishments of Lynn Conway, famed pioneer of microelectronic chip design. Her innovations have impacted this industry worldwide, and she is credited with much of the modern silicon chip revolution. Please read more about Conways' contributions and how she had to hide her true identity in order to succeed.

Robert F. Blake x42525

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  1. Robotics Competition at the JSC Rock Yard

The annual RASC-AL robotics competition will be held at the JSC Rock Yard from June 3 through June 5. This is a college student competition with eight teams from across the country. Visitors as welcome to stop by in the mornings or afternoons from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m. each day.

The teams must navigate the rock yard and collect specific rocks of interest. The challenge is that the operators for the teams are located at their respective universities and do not have direct access to their robots.

Lyndon Bridgwater x36625 http://nia-cms.nianet.org/RoboOps/index.aspx

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  1. Circus Tickets Available at Starport

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey tickets are on sale now at Starport. See seating and prices are below:

    • Saturday, July 12, 7:30 p.m., Section 101, Rows AA-BB - $13
    • Sunday, July 13, 3:30 p.m., Section 101, Rows AA-BB - $13
    • Saturday, July 19, 3:30 p.m., Section 138, Rows N-Q - $28
    • Sunday, July 20, 1:30 p.m., Section 136, Rows L-M - $28
    • Saturday, July 26, 3:30 p.m., Section 102, Rows K-M - $22
    • Sunday, July 27, 1:30 p.m., Section 102, Rows H-J - $22

Seating is not guaranteed. A limited number of seats for each section are available. Additional tickets sold will be in the next best available section/row. Take the family out for some old-fashioned fun and save at Starport!

Cyndi Kibby x47467

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   Jobs and Training

  1. SPACE Live Lab for CS Supervisors – Date Change

Civil servant supervisors are encouraged to attend our final SPACE Live Lab. PLEASE NOTE: This week's June 5 session has been rescheduled for June 11.

During the live lab, supervisors will be able to work on employee appraisals, and Human Resources support will be available to answer any system-related questions. No registration is required. The location and time is below.

SPACE Supervisor Live Lab (Building 12, Room 144): June 11 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tammie Wright x30592

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  1. Don't Get Lost in the New Travel System

Let us guide you through the new CGE travel management system.

All travel arrangers and travel approvers are strongly encouraged to sign up for training before the new CGE Travel Management System goes live on June 30.

We have created two separate training opportunities for the upcoming CGE Travel Management System, and they are open in SATERN for registration. There are multiple date and time offerings for both types of classes, and there are many openings still available.

You can search the SATERN training catalog using the following descriptions

JSC-IEM CGETA - for travel arrangers (formerly known as preparers). Classes are being held June 2 to 13.

JSC-IEM CGETAPP - for travel approvers. Classes are being held June 16 to 27.

Visit our new CGE SharePoint site.

Contact us through the CGE Outlook mailbox.

Alan Miyamoto x36500 https://insidecfo.jsc.nasa.gov/SBS/CGE/SitePages/Home.aspx

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  1. Managing Unconscious Bias: Your Key to Innovation

Heavily focused on participant involvement and specific skills designed to overcome and manage bias, this course includes:

    • Clarification of what a "bias" is, what it is not and how it functions to compromise workplace inclusion and employee engagement
    • Specific examples of how conscious and unconscious bias negatively impacts our ability to generate and express innovative ideas and concepts
    • Skills for becoming aware of one's unconscious biases and, thereby, begin the process of managing and even extinguishing them
    • Strategies for reducing both conscious and implicit bias by identifying the common ground we all share

Sept. 10 (choose one session - morning or afternoon)

    • AM Session: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=REGISTRATI...

    • PM Session: 1 to 4 p.m.

https://satern.nasa.gov/learning/user/deeplink_redirect.jsp?linkId=REGISTRATI...

Open to JSC civil service employees and contractors.

Diane Kutchinski x46490

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   Community

  1. Lost in Space! Summer Camp

San Jacinto College Aerospace Academy is offering a summer camp for students 14 to 18 years old. The camp experience will include geocaching, GPS tracking and mapping of the International Space Station; basic electronics instruction; tours of JSC; professional speakers; and much more! All who are interested in our Lost in Space camp will be required to complete our application and essay forms. The application deadline has been extended until June 5. A small number of scholarships will be awarded for this camp. Visit our website for more details.

SJC Aerospace Academy x32509 http://www.sanjac.edu/continuing-professional-development/youth-programs...

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  1. Seeking Speakers for Underwater Robotics Camps

The San Jacinto College Aerospace Academy's Water-Bot camps explore the underwater world of Remotely Operated Vehicles and the real-world applications for this exciting field. We are seeking speakers for daily "lunch-and-learns" during the camp that will motivate the students to pursue science, technology, engineering and math degrees and careers. If you have a topic that will motivate a student, please come and be our guest speaker. Topics can range from how you selected your own career, to what coursework you would recommend, to career successes and failures and anything else you might want to discuss.

Our camps are held Monday through Thursday in June and July. Please visit our website for more information about the camps. If you would like to volunteer as a guest speaker or advanced team mentor, please visit V-CORPs to sign up!

SJC Aerospace Academy x32509 http://cpd.sanjac.edu/continuing-professional-development/youth-programs...

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  1. JSC Child Care Center Has a Few Openings

Space Family Education, Inc. (SFEI) has openings available for dependents of JSC civil servants and contractors.

Immediate openings for the summer program are for:

    • Children currently 3 to 5 years old

Openings available the new school year, beginning Aug. 25, are for children who will be:

    • 12 to 32 months of age
    • 3 and 4 year olds as of Sept. 1, 2014

Program Details:

1. Open 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (closed federal holidays, but open Flex Fridays.)

2. Competitive pricing with other comparable child cares, but SFEI includes more amenities.

3. Additional security. Badges are required to get on-site, and an additional security code is required to get in the school's front door.

4. Accelerated curriculum in all classes with additional enrichment and extracurricular programs.

5. Convenience. Nearby and easy access for parents working on-site at JSC.

6. Breakfast, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack are all included.

7. Video monitoring is available from computers, androids and iPhones.

Email if interested with the child's birth date for tour of the program.

Brooke Stephens 281-792-6031

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  1. World Environment Day - June 5

Every year, the United Nations encourages worldwide environmental awareness and action through World Environment Day. This year's theme, "Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea Level," is aimed at creating awareness of climate change's effects on the globe's coastal regions. Join JSC and the globe in taking up the World Environment Day challenge. Walk to lunch instead of driving. Close your blinds during sunny times to conserve energy. Throw that bottle into a recycling bin instead of the trash. Every effort helps JSC reduce environmental impacts and air emissions in our coastal regions. What action will you take on June 5? How will you raise your voice?

Michelle Fraser-Page x34237

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Gerst Discusses Pioneering Space June 5 in Teague

Don't forget! Join Center Director Ellen Ochoa on Thursday, June 5, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Teague Auditorium as we welcome NASA Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Bill Gerstenmaier to JSC to give an exciting presentation and lead a panel discussion on "Pioneering Space: The Next Steps on the Path to Mars." Gerstenmaier and the panelists will speak to JSC's role in the path to the Red Planet during this special discussion.

 

The panelists will include: Ochoa; Kirk Shireman, deputy center director; Mark Geyer, Orion/MPCV program manager; Lauri Hansen, Engineering director; and Steve Stich, Engineering deputy director.

 

If you would like to submit a question for consideration in advance of the event, please email it to: JSC-Ask-The-Director@mail.nasa.gov  Questions will also be taken via email during the event.

 

Before you attend the main event, be sure to read the new paper from our Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate that explains NASA's roadmap to send astronauts to an asteroid by 2025 and Mars in the 2030s. Brush up on the "Pioneering Space" document.

 

Those unable to attend in person can watch the panel discussion on RF Channel 2 or Omni 3 (45). JSC team members with wired computer network connections can view the All Hands using the JSC EZTV IP Network TV System on Channel 402. Please note: EZTV currently requires using Internet Explorer 32bit on a Windows PC connected to the JSC computer network with a wired connection. Mobile devices, Wi-Fi connections and newer MAC computers are currently not supported by EZTV.

 

First-time users will need to install the EZTV Monitor and Player client applications:

 

  • For those WITH admin rights (Elevated Privileges), you'll be prompted to download and install the clients when you first visit the IPTV website
  • For those WITHOUT admin rights (Elevated Privileges), you can download the EZTV client applications from the ACES Software Refresh Portal (SRP)

 

If you are having problems viewing the video using these systems, contact the Information Resources Directorate Customer Support Center at x46367, or visit the FAQ site.

 

The event will also be recorded for playback the following Tuesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 12, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

 

Event Date: Thursday, June 5, 2014   Event Start Time:1:00 PM   Event End Time:2:30 PM
Event Location: Teague Auditorium

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