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Safety Team Grows – Summer, 2009
Safety gains new employees from both near and far. Kenny Volante traveled from Stennis Space Center (SSC) to join Institutional Safety and Mission Assurance as an Emergency Management Specialist. Chris Helser, a previous Wisconsinite, joins us as an Institutional Safety Certified Safety Professional. Daniel Zamora, a recent college graduate, is the new Institutional Safety database programmer. And finally, Debbie Stanley came back to Flight Safety after many years of working in NENS. They are all great additions to the team!
Wallops Contractor Safety Council Safety Newsletter – December 22, 2008
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Safety Holiday Luncheon and Food Drive – December 16, 2008
The Safety team enjoyed a nice lunch at AJ's on the Creek. Each person was asked to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the local food banks in Maryland and Virginia. Over 50 pounds of food was donated!
Annual Wallops Awards Recipients – December 12, 2008
WFF Safety Award presented to WFF Safety Toxics and DFO Team: Rachel Broemm, Linda May, Todd Thornes, Linda Wiles.
Robert L. Krieger Award presented to RADAC Engineering Team.
25 Years of Service: Jim Veney
New Retiree – Gene Furness – December 1, 2008
Gene Furness retired effective December 1 with 25 years of government service. He was an aerospace engineering technician in the Safety and Mission Assurance branch.
Glen Liebig named Head of Safety and Mission Assurance Branch – July 2008
Glen Liebig comes to Wallops from Stennis Space Center (SSC) with a fresh perspective on institutional safety and mission assurance and great leadership qualities.
New Retiree – Terry Potterton – July 3, 2008
Terry Potterton retired effective July 3 with 34 years of government service. At the time of his retirement, he was head of the Safety and Mission Assurance Branch.
Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Magazine features Steve Skees – June 2008
An article in the May-June 2008 edition of Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Magazine features Steve Skees. According to the article, "Ira Steven Skees: Rocket Man and Decoy Carver", you don't have to be a rocket scientist to be a successful decoy carver. But, what happens when you just happen to be both? To read the full article, contact Steve at x1097.
Florence Smith named Chief of the Safety Office – June 2008
Florence Smith comes to Wallops from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) with a wealth of experience in programmatic and institutional safety. To read the full article published in the June 2, 2008 Inside Wallops, click here.
2008 NASA Honor Awards – May 13, 2008
NASA Exceptional Service Medal presented to Mike Patterson for notable competence and resourcefulness in guiding the Wallops Flight Facility range safety through difficult and exciting challenges.
Group Achievement Award presented to 2007 Poker Sounding Rocket Team for outstanding dedication, sacrifice and technical implementation of 2007 Poker Flat sounding rocket campaign – the most complex and challenging Poker campaign to date.
Group Achievement Award also presented to Wallops ELV Launch Team for successfully launching the NFIRE and TacSat-2 missions within just four months of each other, both safely and on schedule.
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- NASA Official: Florence Smith
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- Last Updated: September 15, 2009