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June 2, 2000June 2, 2000 VVooll.. 39, 39, No. No. 11 11 June 2, 2000 Vol. 39, No. 11 June 2, 2000June 2, 2000 VVooll.. 39, 39, No. No. 11 11 Spaceport News America’s gateway to the universe. Leading the world in preparing and launching missions to Earth and beyond. /kscpao/snews/snewstoc.htm John F. Kennedy Space Center Mission update KSC’s on the move KSC unveils STS-106 and STS-92 winners of Weekend activities “We thoroughly prepared for the STS-106 is scheduled to complete process move to make it as painless as Honor Awards possible,” said Bill Holden, deputy launch no earlier than Aug. 19. The mission will The KSC reorganization shifted of the KSC 2000 move project Kennedy Space Center team. “But it’s inevitable with a complete the work begun by into high gear over Memorial Day move of this scale that some held its annual Honor Awards the crew of STS-101. weekend when about 600 workers ceremony on May 25 at the workers will be inconvenienced. Mission managers decided were moved to new locations at Visitor Complex. More than We hope that everyone will have earlier in the year to the center during the KSC 2000 200 individual employees distribute between the two Major Move. patience and remember how and work teams were important this move is to achieving flights the duties originally The big round-the-clock move, honored for contributions the Center’s goals.” planned for one mission. conducted by about 200 permanent Most of the moves affected they made to the KSC Astronauts on the STS-106 and 150 temporary workers, was mission during 1999. NASA employees in Headquarters. mission will complete used to group employees in About 140 workers were A complete listing of service module support tasks realigned directorates. The effort is award winners from the on orbit, transfer supplies part of positioning KSC as the ceremony begins on Page 3. and outfit ISS for the first Spaceport Technology Center. See Move, Page 7 long-duration crew. Following STS-101, the Space Shuttle