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Preston
Burch :: Program Manager
Preston oversees
all work on the Hubble Project and coordinates
activity between senior level management and NASA Headquarters. |
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Frank
'Cepi' Cepollina :: Project Manager for Developing & Servicing
Cepi supervises
the servicing missions sent to Hubble - from building the
hardware
and training the astronauts, to sitting in the control booth
during the mission. |
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We've only looked at .036% of the universe... (38 sec) |
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.036% of the universe ... keeping Hubble finely tuned.
(24 sec) |
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The
importance of being able to service Hubble. (34 sec) |
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How
the concept of "servicing" developed. (53
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EVA
- Extra Vehicular Activity and Economic Value Added.
(31 sec) |
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What's
it like working with the Hubble team?. (43 sec) |
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Kathryn
Gaulke :: Astronaut Tools Manager
Kathryn is in charge
of the team that designs the tools that
the astronauts use when they service the Hubble in orbit. |
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What
happens in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab? (28 sec) |
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What
is the toughest part of your job? (37 sec) |
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How are tools tested? (33 sec) |
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Advice for those who want to work at NASA. (19 sec) |
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Demonstration
of an automated ratchet. (13 sec) |
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Cliff
Lanham :: Ground Operations Manager
Cliff handles the
operations at the Kennedy launch site when
all of Hubble's hardware for the servicing mission arrives. |
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Transporting
hardware to Kennedy. (28 sec) |
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Getting
the hardware ready for the shuttle. (37 sec) |
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Likening a payload carrier to a carseat. (28 sec) |
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Discussing
the Flight Support System (FSS) (26 sec) |
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What is the hardest part of your job? (25 sec) |
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Working
long hours before launch. (37 sec) |
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David
Leckrone :: Senior Project Scientist
David ensures that
the science Hubble was meant to study is taken into account
when building instruments, servicing the telescope, and operating
it on a daily basis. |
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How
are Hubble parts kept clean during shipping? (30 sec) |
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ACS
looking through gravitational lenses. (53 sec) |
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Why
are their missing squares in some Hubble images? (35
sec) |
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One
of David's favorite moments during the mission. (37
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Getting
the first picture back post-upgrade from ACS. (36 sec) |
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Discussing
the Next Generation Space Telescope. (33 sec) |
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Dark
Energy - the laws of physics turned upside-down. (66
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Dark Energy & the expanding universe. (26 sec) |
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Kathy
Mascetti :: Rigid Array Carrier (RAC) Manager
Kathy manages the
development, integration, and testing of the RAC.
For SM3B, the RAC will house the new Solar Arrays and bring
back the old. |
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What
is a carrier? What will the RAC do? (35 sec) |
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Replacing
the old solar arrays with the new in space. (25 sec) |
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What is the most challenging part of your job? (27 sec) |
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What
is a typical day for your like? (39 sec) |
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Demonstration
the RAC model. (32 sec) |
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Rud
Moe :: Hubble Servicing Mission Manager
Rud's main function
is to coordinate activities between the Hubble Project at
Goddard and the Shuttle Project at Johnson before and during
servicing missions. |
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Who
devises the EVA timeline? (38 sec) |
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Discussing
extra time in space for astronauts. (26 sec) |
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The significance of Advanced Camera for Surveys. (28
sec) |
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What
are the priorities of the mission? (58 sec) |
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How
is the launch date chosen? (39 sec) |
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Surprises
during the mission. (34 sec) |
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Pam Sullivan :: Instrument Manager for
ACS
Pam leads a team
of over two hundred people in building,
testing, and integrating the Advanced Camera for Surveys. |
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ACS
making Hubble 10 times better. (35 sec) |
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What will ACS be looking at? (37 sec) |
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Discussing
the three channels of ACS. (60 sec) |
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How
long has ACS been in the making? (27 sec) |
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Where
will you (Pam) be when ACS is installed? (38 sec) |
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Discussing
how she started working on the Hubble Project. (38 sec) |
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Russell
Werneth :: Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Manager
Russell is responsible
for the initial astronaut training for servicing missions
and the the tools they use during their spacewalks. |
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When
and how are astronauts chosen for the mission? (28 sec) |
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Where
are astronauts trained? (34 sec) |
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How
are the zero-gravity conditions of space simulated?
(34 sec) |
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Discussing
the scheduling of a spacewalk session. (16 sec) |
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How
long are astronauts trained per time in space? (19 sec) |
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How
are astronauts chosen for specific tasks? (17 sec) |
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What
happens if something goes wrong during the mission?
(19 sec) |
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Good training and the success of missions. (42 sec) |
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Chris
Wilkinson :: Hubble Operations Manager
Chris is involved
in flying the Hubble Telescope 24/7. This entails monitoring
it,
communicating with it, and orienting the telescope on its
targets. |
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Subject |
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Who
controls Hubble's flight and direction? (22 sec) |
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How
is Hubble controlled? (48 sec) |
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Deciding what to look at. (33 sec) |
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Collecting
light and images. (40 sec) |
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How
many people control Hubble? (42 sec) |
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Powering
down Hubble for PCU replacement. (33 sec) |
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Training
and simulations for mission control. (34 sec) |
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Getting
snowed in during the blizzard of 1999. (44 sec) |
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Sense
of accomplishment during and after the mission. (44
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