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2008 NASA Engineering and Safety Center Honor Awards

2008 NESC Honor Awards Ceremony
The 2008 NESC Honor Awards Ceremony was held on July 15, 2008 in Washington, DC.

NESC Director’s Award:

Michael J. Dube
In recognition of technical excellence in the support and resolution of anomalies for NASA projects across the Agency including the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and multiple robotic spacecraft.

Kenny B. Elliott
In recognition of technical excellence in the load redefinition and redirection of the Max Launch Abort System flight test vehicle.

John C. Graf
In recognition of technical excellence in the investigation of the Self Contained Oxygen Generator explosion on a British Royal Navy submarine.

NESC Leadership Award:

Larry I. Pelham
In recognition of outstanding leadership of a diverse team of Agency and industry experts to design and manufacture the NESC composite crew module full and subscale hardware.

NESC Engineering Excellence Award:

Raymond J. (Jim) Lanzi
In recognition of exceptional technical support in the fundamental design of the NESC’s Max Launch Abort System flight test vehicle.

James R. Beaty
In recognition of exceptional technical support in flight mechanics stability and control engineering for the NESC’s Max Launch Abort System Flight Test Vehicle system concept development.

David S. Dawicke
In recognition of exceptional technical support in the testing of the Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator welds.

Kenneth L. Hodges
In recognition of exceptional technical excellence in the design, development, and implementation of state-of-the-art non-destructive techniques for the composite crew module project.

Norman F. Knight, Jr.
In recognition of exceptional technical excellence in the analyses contributions to the Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator Critical Initial Flaw Size.

Walter T. (Tom) McCabe, Jr.
In recognition of exceptional technical excellence in the manufacture of the composite crew module.

David M. Shemwell
In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the investigations into innovative crew seat concepts for the Orion Crew Module and alternative approaches to occupant impact tolerance modeling.

George A. Slenski
In recognition of exceptional technical expertise in the failure analysis of the STS-115 fuel cell motor anomaly.

Jerry L. Stuart
In recognition of exceptional technical excellence in the design and manufacture of the NESC composite crew module.

Erik D. Tyler
In recognition of exceptional technical excellence in the computational aerodynamics and structural analysis of Max Launch Abort System concepts enabling efficient development of the flight test vehicle.

NESC Group Achievement Award:

Self Contained Oxygen Generator Failure Mechanisms Investigation Team
In recognition of outstanding efforts in reproducing the Self Contained Oxygen Generator mishap, successfully identifying the contributing factors, and developing effective corrective actions (award accepted by Jon Haas on behalf of the team).

8% Max Launch Abort System Model Team
In recognition of outstanding efforts in designing, fabricating, and testing the 8% Max Launch Abort System model (award accepted by David Roberts on behalf of the team).

External Tank Intertank/LH2 (Liquid Hydrogen) Flange Y-joint Evaluation Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding technical support for the External Tank intertank/liquid hydrogen flange Y-joint evaluation (award accepted by James Fesmire on behalf of the team).

Human Factors Pathfinder Core Team for Ground System Designers
In recognition of outstanding contributions to the engineering excellence of Constellation ground systems through the human factors engineering pathfinder activity (award accepted by Darcy Miller on behalf of the team).

Ice Mitigation Approaches for Space Shuttle External Tank Team
In recognition of technical excellence to develop, test, and successfully demonstrate two innovative solutions that mitigate risks posed by ice liberating from the external tank (award accepted by Erik Weiser on behalf of the team).

Langley Research Center Mission Support Team
In recognition of exceptional service, dedication and a proactive approach to providing the mission support services which have enabled the NESC to accomplish critical mission objectives (award accepted by Anna Jackson on behalf of the team).

NESC Ares I-X Upper Stage Simulator Critical Initial Flaw Size Analysis Team
In recognition of technical excellence in the analysis and engineering guidance for the design, development, and manufacturing of the ARES I-X Upper Stage Simulator (award accepted by Ivatury Raju on behalf of the team).

Pyrovalve Y-PCA (Primer Carrier Assembly) Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding contributions investigating the Pyrovalve Y-PCA booster failures (award accepted by William Sipes on behalf of the team).

Space Shuttle Program Engine Cut-Off System Investigation Team
 In recognition of technical excellence in the evaluation of the operational anomalies and reliability improvements associated with the Space Shuttle Engine Cut-Off system (award accepted by Henning Leidecker on behalf of the team).