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2011 News and Events
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NASA & Jacobs Exhibit at ISPCS 2011
The International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS) is the industry’s leading gathering for entrepreneurs and policy makers creating the emerging market of private access to space.
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Feds Feed Families - Tons of Food Donated by NASA White Sands Test Facility Employees
With local food banks facing severe shortages of nonperishable items, federal employees nationwide were challenged to step up and meet this need by gathering 2 million pounds of food for hungry families.
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Apollo 15 40th Anniversary Commemorative Event
It was a bright blue, beautiful New Mexico day, perfect for commemorating a historical event.
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JJ Perez volunteers at Ysleta Elementary School
JJ Perez recently took time out to volunteer at Ysleta Elementary in El Paso.
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Did anyone doubt it? George Aldrich is the MAD SCIENTIST!
Last week was Mad Scientist Week at Hermosa Heights Elementary for a summer program “enrich the kids.” And, yes, NASA White Sands Test Facility’s veteran employee George Aldrich took the bait when Program Director Angie Montes asked him to present again for the third year in a row.
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Denzil Burnam is the Rocket Man
Denzil Burnam has worked at the NASA White Sands Test Facility as a Safety Engineer since 1994, but it is his personal interest as a rocket hobbyist that intersects with both work and play.
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WSTF Employees help Inquisitive Students through Spaceport America’s Launch and Learn Program
NASA’s Summer of Innovation (SoI) program is designed to stimulate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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Kenny McCardle makes Desert Hills Elementary School Students Scream for Space Ice Cream
Kenny McCardle has worked at NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) since 1966. Currently, he works as a Technical Specialist in the Laboratories Department.
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Is it Superman? No, it is White Sands Test Facility’s George Aldrich
Although George Aldrich possesses a great work ethic, has worked for NASA’s Space Shuttle Program at the White Sands Test Facility near Las Cruces, NM for 37 years,
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John Bernal Visits Mercer School
What is Mercer School? It is a private school located in Las Cruces, NM and it has about 20 students who enjoy the small classrooms and the learning opportunities.
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White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) employees present Science at Girl’s Can Career Conference in Las Cruces
How do you spend your weekend? For some people it is spent with chores around the yard or house, but for WSTF employees, a weekend day was spent helping young girls plan for future careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
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George Aldrich wows White Sands Test Facility USRA Students
"George is a really interesting guy. He obviously enjoys his job,” says Logan Ream, an Universities Space Research Association (USRA) student, who is currently assigned to the NASA White Sands Test Facility’s (WSTF) Propulsion Test department.
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Innovation 2011 at White Sands Test Facility
White Sands Test Facility (WSTF) celebrated the talented, imaginative employees whose unique ideas led to new discoveries and innovative ways to meet challenges.
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USRP Supports 2011 UTEP Leadership Conference
Transform Your World. Shape your Life. Shape your Future.” seemed to be a perfect fit for the 2011 University of Texas El Paso Leadership Conference.
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Aaron Pacheco visit's Gadsden's Career Fair
Recently, Aaron Pacheco volunteered to attend Gadsden Independent Public Schools’ Career Fair as a representative of the White Sands Test Facility.
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Apollo Flight Director visits White Sands Test Facility
Milton Windler served as an Apollo Flight Director on Apollo Missions 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 before retiring from NASA in 1987.
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Science Education Alliance “Share Fair” brings out the WSTF Volunteers
The purpose of the Share Fair is to publicize the benefits of learning science to the general public and inspire them to pursue family oriented science activities.