05.11.11

Chris Rink
757-864-6786, 757-344-7711
christopher.p.rink@nasa.govRELEASE: 11-040

NASA SPACE FLIGHT AWARENESS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES CUMBERLAND MAN

HAMPTON, Va. -- For outstanding support of human space flight, NASA's 
Space Flight Awareness program recently recognized Norman Knight, an 
ATK Space Systems, Inc., employee at NASA's Langley Research Center, 
Hampton, Va.

Originally from Cumberland, Md., Knight provided technical leadership, 
expertise, and achievements in the understanding and risk assessment 
of the stringer cracking in the space shuttle external tank ET-137. 
He provided support to the External Tank Project and the Marshall 
Space Flight Center's engineering organizations.

<div style="float:right; width:240px; margin:8px; padding:8px; 
border:1px solid #BBBBBB; background-color:#CCCCCC"> For more 
information about NASA Space Flight Awareness, visit:

sfa.nasa.gov/ </div> In recognition of his flight program 
contributions, Knight traveled to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida for a tour of the center and to participate in activities in 
conjunction with the scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour on 
the STS-134 mission to the International Space Station.

NASA's Space Flight Awareness program recognizes outstanding job 
performance and contributions by civil service and contract employees 
throughout the year and focuses on excellence in quality and safety 
in support of human space flight. 

The Honoree Award is one of the highest honors presented to employees 
for their dedication to quality work and flight safety. Recipients 
must have contributed beyond their normal work requirements toward 
achieving a particular human space flight program goal; contributed 
to a major cost savings; been instrumental in developing material 
that increases reliability, efficiency or performance; assisted in 
operational improvements; or been a key player in developing a 
beneficial process improvement.


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