leif@cs.swarthmore.edu (Leif Kirschenbaum) (01/26/89)
I would like to thank Eugne Miya for his quite helpful list of addresses of places to apply for summer internships. I had quite a time getting the SF-171 to apply; I had to go to Federal Plaza in NYC for it. I feel sorry for those who don't live near metropolitan areas where there are federal offices. The reason I'm posting is because the reply I received from NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. was negative. Barbara Mayo of Personnel Management informed me that NASA HQ has "not pasrticipated in the Summer Employment Program at NASA Headquarters for the last 3 years" so this is to tell who might be interested that one should not bother writing there. Fortunately, she did send me a list of the addresses of all NASA offices, and after a reprint of Eugene's mailing list I include it. >From: eugene@eos (Eugene Miya) >Reply-To: eugene@eos (Eugene Miya) >Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Calif. >Subject: Announcement of Opportunity (NASA Jargon) >If you are a student looking for employment next summer, NOW is the time to >prepare a resume and fill out application forms for NASA summer employment. >A placement office can help. > >Unfortunately, each NASA Center is recruiting summer students >using different policies due to budgetary contraints. >E.g., some use local Universities to hire summer students, >others Center are hiring their own. > >Standard Form 171. >To apply for some Centers (and excepting) please fill out a Standard Form 171. >This is the form used for all employment within the Federal Government. > >Marilyn Lane >Summer Programs >MS 241-5 >NASA Ames Research Center >Moffett Field, CA 94035 > >Duane Patterson >Personnel Office >Jet Propulsion Laboratory >California Institute of Technology >4800 Oak Grove Dr. >Pasadena, CA 91109 > xxx->Personnel Office xxx->NASA Headquarters xxx->Washington DC 20546 > >Personnel Office >NASA Goddard Space Flight Center >Greenbelt, MD 20771 > >Personnel Office >NASA Lewis Research Center >21000 Brookpark Rd. >Cleveland, OH 44135 > >Amy Kennedy >Mail Code AH3 >NASA Johnson Manned Space Center >Houston, TX 77058 > >Personnel Office >NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center >Titusville, FL 32899 > >NASA Marshall Space Flight Center >Huntsville, AL35812 >They might NOT have a summer employment program (their >contractors might). They will have a summer co-op program contact >Tom Holden >CM-23 > >Personnel Office >MS 174 >NASA Langley Research Center >Hampton, VA 23665 > Dryden Flight Research Facility National Aeronautics and Space Administration P.O. Box 273 Edwards, CA 93523 Site Manager: Mr. Martin A. Knutson FTS 8-961-3311; Commercial (805)258-3311 Hours: 7:30 - 4 PST Personnel: 1-805-258-3309 Goddard Institute for Space Studies National Aeronautics and Space Administration 2880 Broadway New York, NY 10025 Head: Dr. James E. Hansen FTS 8-664-5500; Commercial (212)678-5500 Hours: 8-4:30 EST Personnel: (212) 675-5500 KSC VLS Resident Office (Vandenberg AFB) National Aeronautics and Space Administration P.O. Box 425 Lompoc, CA 93438 Manager: Mr. Ted L. Oglesby FTS 8-986-5859; Commercial (805)866-5859 Hours: 8-4:30 PST Personnel: (805)866-5859 Michoud Assembly Facility National Aeronautics and Space Administration P.O. Box 29300 New Orleans, LA 70189 Manager: Mr. John W. Hill FTS 8-657-3311; Commercial (504)257-3311 Hours: 7:30-4 CST Personnel: (504)257-3311 Slidell Computer Complex 1010 Gause Boulevard Slidell, LA 70458 Manager: Mr. Gene A. Leckie FTS 8-680-7200; Commercial (504)646-7200 Hours: 7:30-4 CST Personnel: (504)646-7200 John C. Stennis Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration NSTL, MS 39529 Director: Mr. I. Jerry Hlass FTS 8-494-2211; Commercial (601)688-2211 Hours: 8-4:30 CST Personnel: (601)688-2211 JSC White Sands Test Facility National Aeronautics and Space Administration P.O. Drawer MM Las Cruces, NM 88004 Manager: Mr. Rob R. Tillett FTS 8-572-5011; Commercial (505)524-5011 Hours: 7-3:30 MST Personnel: (505)524-5771 There may be some typos, but that's it. I have omitted at least two thirds of the offices, since they were covered by Eugene's listing. If anyone wants those addresses and info. anyway, e-mail me a request. Leif Kirschenbaum '91 UUCP: {bpa,cbmvax,liberty}!swatsun!leif Swarthmore College CS Net: leif@cs.swarthmore.edu chemical physics major BitNet: lsk91@swarthmr or lsk91@swatprm "And this is the metric tensor used for Lorentzian transformations, to impress your friends at cocktail parties." - my Modern Physics professor -- Leif Kirschenbaum '91 Swarthmore College UUCP: rutgers!bpa!swatsun!leif CSnet: leif@swatsun.swarthmore.edu
leif@cs.swarthmore.edu (Leif Kirschenbaum) (01/30/89)
I have come into possession of an Announcemnet of Opportunity (NASA) which asks for proposals for payloads to be mounted on the truss of the Space Station. In Appendix A of the AO there is a brief description of the SS. The payloads will be mounted on the 15m truss between the two alpha joints. This truss will also support the U.S. lab and habitation modules and the Japanese and European lab modules. The question I have is this: What's an alpha joint and how does it work? It was mentioned that the space station would have a constant attitude toward the direction of flight, and I think it was mentioned that the solar panels would re-orient to always face the sun. Does this mean the alpha joints are where the solar panels turn to face the sun (see diag.)? How is this accomplished? (i.e. turning the panels and not the station) ## ## ## ## ## ## ## p m m p ## =====+===============+===== ## p m m p ## ## ## ## ## ## ## The p'a are payloads, the m's are modules (approximately located), the #'s are the solar panels, and the two +'s are the alpha joints. -- Leif Kirschenbaum '91 Swarthmore College UUCP: rutgers!bpa!swatsun!leif CSnet: leif@swatsun.swarthmore.edu