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Space Shuttle Endeavour pays Tribute to White Sands Test Facility
Piggybacked on a 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft at an altitude of about 1500 ft, Space Shuttle Endeavour first flew slowly around White Sands Missile Range before traveling to the White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), to the delight of hundreds of NASA and contractor personnel. After paying tribute to WSTF, Endeavour flew over the city of Las Cruces, NM on the way to its final destination in California.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour to Grace the Skies of Southern New Mexico
Endeavour’s flight from Kennedy Space Center to Johnson Space Center and the subsequent flight over New Mexico has been delayed due to weather along the gulf coast. Endeavour will now fly over southern NM on Thursday, September 20th, 2012. Detailed information about the flight will be shared via twitter by following #OV105, #SpotTheShuttle, or @EndeavourOverNM on https://twitter.com.
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White Sands Test Facility’s Fabulously Fun Food Drive
Employees from the White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) are shopping again! They are collecting food for two local non-profit agencies: one that is currently feeding 68 children two meals and a snack each day this summer, and another that supplies food for up to 1700 families each month. All this shopping for this many people could be mind-boggling, but employees and their employers at WSTF have it covered.
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Michael Hallock III Fulfilling his Dream at White Sands Test Facility
The dream to one day work at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) began with the inclusion of Michael Hallock III in his father’s work at the remote test facility. Michael Hallock Jr. included his family members (daughter Nicola and wife Julie) in his work as an Industrial Engineer in the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Hallock Jr. drew his family members into the discussions centered at the family table...
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Thruster Tests Completed for Boeing's CST-100
Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne tested a thruster for Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft, being developed in collaboration with NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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WSTF’s Innovation, Safety, Health, and Environment (IS-HE) Day Offered Something for Everyone
Where else could you go on May 2, 2012 and be able to participate in a robotics demonstration, engineering Olympics,3-on-3 basketball, building water rockets, storytelling, innovation displays, and rap sessions except at the IS-HE Day events at White Sands Test Facility (WSTF).
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Girls Can! Career Exploration Conference
It was that time of year again, when the annual Girls Can! Career Exploration Conference was held at Lynn Middle School and coordinated by Bonnie Eisenberg.
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Bridging the Gap between Student Studies and Employment
New Mexico State University (NMSU) President Barbara Couture, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) U.S. Army Brigadier General John G. Ferrari, and NASA’s White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) Manager Frank Benz teamed up to discuss the issues of training and employment with recent NMSU graduates and their WSMR and WSTF employers.
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Gene Kranz visits White Sands Test Facility
He still comes across as tough and competent, a hard won effort in the difficult arena of manned spaceflight. And when he talks, people still listen. Gene Kranz, NASA’s Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab Flight Director, visited White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) recently as part of the Apollo 16 40th Anniversary Commemoration Event.
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Composite Conference 2012 Co-sponsored by NASA WSTF
NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) and the Materials Knowledge Foundation (MKF) are co-hosting Composite Conference 2012, with additional support provided by National Institute of Standards Technology (NIST), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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WSTF Emergency Crews Help Crash Victims
The White Sands Test Facility emergency services facilitates the remote hazardous testing that is done at the site and assists in the community.