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DSLS
Holiday
Newsletter
Passing the Leadership Torch at DSLS
adopted by USRA’s Board of
In an official ceremony on
Trustees, thanking Adrian for
November 17, 2010, the
his highly successful service,
leadership torch for the
and presented him with an
Division of Space Life
official USRA baseball hat.
Sciences was passed from
Adrian also received a poster
Adrian D. LeBlanc, PhD,
of the International Space
to Neal R. Pellis, PhD.
Station signed by many of
Adrian served as the fourth
his employees and NASA
Director of the division
management.
since 2002. A graduate of
Neal R. Pellis, PhD
the University of Massachu- Neal Pellis now serves as
setts, Iowa State University, the fifth Director of the Division of Space Life
Adrian LeBlanc, PhD
Sciences. Prior to joining USRA, he was Senior Scienand the University of Kantist in the Space Life Sciences Directorate at NASA
sas, he is a Professor in the Department of Medicine
JSC, working on strategic planning, alliances, and
at Baylor College of Medicine and an Adjunct Propartnerships to acquire basic and applied science and
fessor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at
technology for exploration
the University of Texas
“Leadership is understanding people and involving them to
missions, and to manage
Medical Branch. His prihelp
you
do
a
job.
That
takes
all
of
the
good
characteristics,
risks to crew in space and
mary research interests
relate to the investigation like integrity, dedication of purpose, selflessness, knowledge, on planetary missions.
of the loss and recovery of skill, implacability, as well as determination not to accept Dr. Pellis received his PhD
bone and muscle tissue in failure”. ~ Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
in Microbiology from Miweightlessness and the deami University, Ohio and
velopment of countermeasures. Thanks to his leader- was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship in Microbioloship, the division more than quadrupled its revenue
gy at Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA. At the Uniduring his directorship. Adrian continues to bring to
versity of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, he
the DSLS considerable experience with both ground- then directed the Surgical Immunology Laboratory in
based and in-flight experiments and now serves as an the Department of Surgical Oncology.
Assistant to USRA’s Vice President of Science, Dr.
Neal joined NASA JSC in 1994 and led the biotechDon Kniffen.
nology cell science program until 2003. After a 16
months assignment to NASA Headquarters as International Space Station Program Scientist, he served as
Associate Director of the Biological Sciences and Applications Office, working on exploration cell science,
and was then appointed Senior Scientist in Space Life
Sciences. Neal has had adjunct appointments at the
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center,
the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
Mabee Laboratory of Biochemical and Genetic Engineering, Rice University, and the University of Texas
Medical Branch Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences.
L—R: Drs. Steve Mackwell, Don Kniffen, Adrian LeBlanc, and Neal Pellis.
(Photo courtesy of Claudia Quintana.)
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Adrian and a warm
During the ceremony, Dr. Kniffen read the resolution welcome to Neal.
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DSLS Welcomes New Employee Bill Todd
Bill Todd joined USRA-DSLS in early November
2010. He works as Program Manager for Exploration
Analogs at NASA Johnson Space Center and is responsible for leading simulations for NASA Astronaut
and Flight Control Team training. He has also worked
as an Operations Lead at the Mission Control Center
in Moscow, Russia, and was the training lead for
many Space Shuttle flights.
In 2000, Bill identified the need for a different type of
training and research for NASA and developed the
NEEMO analog (“NEEMO” – NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations). Several times a year,
Bill is responsible for managing this undersea research
Team. NASA utilizes the “Aquarius” undersea habitat
as a research analog for space missions to develop
concepts for long-term space habitation and has successfully completed 15 missions with a wide variety of
objectives, including astronaut training, habitability,
life sciences, engineering, tele-medicine and telehealth. Bill was an aquanaut on the 2000 “NASA
SEATEST” mission and then again for the Oct. 2001
NASA NEEMO 1 mission.
NEEMO missions, which are currently focused on
addressing NASA’s exploration objectives, have been
featured in a wide variety of media and have performed live educational outreach to millions of
students.
As a child, Bill grew up watching the Apollo launches
from his beachfront
hometown of Cocoa
Beach, FL, where his
father was employed in
the Space program. It
was there that he was
immersed in and captivated by both sea and
space environments.
Bill Todd
Bill’s influences have come from a broad field including Homer and Homer Simpson, Jacques Cousteau,
Scott Carpenter, Jules Verne, Charles Darwin, Thomas
Jefferson, Jimmy Page, SRV and his dad.
Bill is a PADI Divemaster with 1000+ dives and an
instrument-rated and seaplane pilot. He serves on the
advisory board for the International Association of
Handicapped Divers and is an Explorers Club Fellow
and ab member of the SeaSpace Symposium. His hobbies include flying, lawn work, avoiding seafood,
boating, diving, snow skiing and playing guitar in his
rock band, “The Rockit Scientists”. Bill and his wife
Karen have two daughters, Kristen and Kari. His third
child is his red 1964 amphicar. They all reside in
Seabrook, Texas.
Bill has his office in Bldg 1 and can be reached at
(281) 483-9825 or via william.l.todd@nasa.gov.
Please join us in welcoming Bill to the DSLS team!
Honors and Awards
Megumi Hada received, with A.
G. Georgakilas, the 2010 Terashima Award from the Japan Radiation Research Society for the paper: Hada M, Georgakilas AG
(2008) Formation of clustered
DNA damage after high-Let irradiation: A review. JRR 49(3), 203
-210.
Megumi Hada at the
Terashima Award presentation Christian Otto was appointed
in Kyoto, Japan
NASA HRP Research
Lead for the IntraCranial Pressure/Vision Risk.
Christian Otto, Lori Ploutz-Snyder,
and Camille Shea received a NASA
Recognition of Excellence award for their
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Christian Otto, MD
contributions to the Open Innovation
Service Provider Pilot
Program.
Minli Wang received a
Scholars In Training (SIT)
Camille Shea, PhD travel award for the 56th
Annual Meeting of the RaMinli Wang, MD
diation Research Society, Maui, Hawaii.
Virginia Wotring was appointed Adjunct Assistant
Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston. Ginger
was also appointed Adjunct Assistant
Professor, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of
Ginger Wotring, PhD
Houston.
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Grant Proposals Submitted
Seidler R, Bloomberg JJ, Mulavara A, Wood SJ, “Spaceflight Effects on Neurocognitive Performance: Extent, Longevity, and Neural Bases,” submitted Step-2 proposal, NNJ10ZSA003N.
Ajit Mulavara, PhD
Ploutz-Snyder L, Scott J, Ploutz-Snyder R, Everett M, English K, Martin D,
“Comprehensive Morphological and Functional Muscle Assessment for Long-Duration Spaceflight,” submitted Step-2 proposal, NNJ10ZSA003N.
Ryder J, Ploutz-Snyder L, Wu H, “Effects of Radiation on the Effectiveness of Exercise Countermeasures to
Protect Skeletal Muscle Function During Hindlimb Unloading,” submitted Step-2 proposal, NNJ10ZSA003N.
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier M, “Emergency Dental Care and Repair for ISS/Exploration Missions,” submitted
for NASA Internal Research and Development Award.
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier M, “PEMF: Bone Loss Treatment for ISS/Exploration Missions,”
submitted for NASA Internal Research and Development Award.
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier M, “Innovative Composites Enabling Emergency Tooth Repair for
ISS/Exploration,” submitted for NASA Internal Research and Development Award.
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier M, “Noninvasive Countermeasure for Skin Disorders for ISS and
Exploration,” submitted for NASA Internal Research and Development Award.
Marguerite Sognier, PhD
Byerly D, Arndt D, Sognier M, “Super Shield-Effective Radiation Protection for Humans Using Superconducting Magnets,” submitted for funding through NASA Innovative Research and Development.
Byerly D, Arndt D, Putcha L, Sognier M, “Microwave-Mediated Nanoparticle Drug Delivery for Exploration
Missions,” submitted for funding through NASA Innovative Research and Development.
Byerly D, Sognier M, “Microwave Wand-Effective Elimination of Contaminants and Treatment of Skin Infections,” submitted for funding through NASA Innovation Charge Account (ICA) FY 11.
Westby C, Platts S, Zwart S, Ploutz-Snyder R, Martin E, Sharina I, “Regulation of Nitric
Oxide Mediated Vascular Function following Fractionated Low-Dose Space-Like Radiation Combined with Modeled Microgravity,” submitted Step-2 proposal in response to the
NSBRI call for NRA NNJ10ZSA003N.
Chris Westby, PhD
Shi S-J, Wotring V, Lee, S, Stenger, M, Platts S, “Preventing Promethazine-induced Orthostatic Intolerance,” Step-1 proposal submitted, NNJ10ZSA003N.
Wotring V, Wood S, Reschke M, “Development of a Benzodiazepine Antagonist for Mitigation of Promethazine-associated Side Effects,” Step-1 proposal submitted to the NASA call for NRA NNJ10ZSA003N.
Zanello S, “Epigenetic basis for the cytoprotective mechanisms of the radioadaptive response
in the mouse retina,” letter of intent for individual research grant submitted to the Foundation
Fighting Blindness, Basic Research, Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Retinal Disease
(CMM).
Smith SM, Zwart SR, “Sulfur-containing amino acids and bone health,” submitted to the 2011
International Council on Amino Acid Science Research Funding call for proposals.
Scott Wood, PhD
Smith SM, Zwart SR, Pierson D, Mehta S, Sams C, Crucian B, “Innate immune function and
iron status during long-duration spaceflight,” Step-1 proposal submitted to the NASA call for
NRA NNJ10ZSA003N.
Smith SM, Kloeris V, Perchonok M, Zwart SR, “Multi-nutrient Nutrition Countermeasures,”
submitted to the JSC Center-Level IR&D FY2011 Request for Proposals,.
Smith SM, Zwart SR, “Management of Iron Overload during Long-Duration Spaceflight,”
submitted to the JSC Center-Level IR&D FY2011 Request for Proposals.
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Sara Zwart, PhD
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New Publications by DSLS Scientists
Chappell LJ, Whalen
MK, Gurai S,
Ponomarev A,
Cucinotta FA, Pluth
JM (2010) Analysis
of flow cytometry
Lori Chappell, MS
DNA damageresponse protein activation kinetics
following X rays and high energy
iron nuclei exposure. Radiation Research, in press, September 2010.
Cook SB, Druger
M, Ploutz-Snyder
LL (2010) Scientific literacy and
attitudes towards
American space
exploration among Lori Ploutz-Snyder, PhD
college undergraduates. Space Policy (accepted with
revisions), September 2010.
Miller CA, Peters
BT, Brady RR,
Cucinotta FA, Hu
Richards JR, Ploutz
S, Schwadron NA,
-Snyder RJ, MuKozarev K, Townlavara AP, Bloomsend LW, Kim Mberg JJ (2010)
HY (2010) Space
Rob Ploutz-Snyder, PhD
Shaowen Hu, PhD
Changes in toe
radiation risk limclearance during
its and EarthMoon-Mars environmental models. treadmill walking after longSpace Weather 8, in press, October duration spaceflight. Aviat Space
Environ Med 81(10):919-28.
2010.
Kim M-HY, De
Angelis G,
Cucinotta FA
(2010) Probabilistic Assessment of
Radiation Risk for
Myung-Hee Kim, PhD
Astronauts in
Space Missions. Acta Astronautica
(2010), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/
j.actaastro.2010.08.035
Plante I,
Ponomarev AL,
Cucinotta FA
(2010) 3-D visualization of the stochastic patterns of
Ianik Plante, MD PhD
the radial dose in
nanovolumes by a
Monte-Carlo simulation of HZE ion track
structure. Radiation
Protection Dosimetry
(accepted), September
2010.
Artem Ponomarev, PhD
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Singh S, Wu W,
Zhang L, Klammer
H, Wang M, Iliakis
G (2010) Widespread
dependence of backup NHEJ on growth
Minli Wang, MD
state: Ramifications
for the use of DNA-PK inhibitors.
International Journal of Radiation
Oncology, Biology, Physics, in
press, September 2010.
Smith SM, Zwart
SR, McMonigal K,
Huntoon C (2010)
Thyroid status of
Space Shuttle crewmembers: Effects of
Sara Zwart, PhD
iodine removal. Aviat
Space Environ Med, accepted October 2010.
Zwart SR, Booth SL, Peterson JW,
Wang Z, Smith SM (2010) Vitamin
Zsuzsa SM,
K status in spaceflight and groundDimmock JA,
Ploutz-Snyder based models of spaceflight. JourR, Abdul-Malak nal of Bone and Mineral Research,
Y, Leontieva J,
accepted October 2010.
Canfield K, BatAjit Mulavara, PhD
ki SA (2010) PrePoster Printer
dictors of smoking severity in patients with schizophrenia and alco- Did you know that a 60” color
hol dependence. Journal of Addic- poster printer is available to you at
tive Diseases, accepted September USRA Houston? The library also
15, 2010, AGA 2010-0055.R1.
provides a large work surface and
Jones LW, Liang L, Pituskin E,
Battaglini CL, Scott
JM, Hornsby WE,
Haykowsky MJ.
(2010) Effect of Exercise Training on
Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients with
Cancer: A Meta Analysis. The Oncologist,
accepted October
2010.
Jess Scott, PhD
cutting tools so you can trim your
poster to just the right size. Reservations are required with at least
three (3) days lead time.
To make a poster printer reservation, please contact Donna Sims at
281-486-2192 or via email at
dsims@hou.usra.edu
to work out a date and
time that will work
with both Donna’s
and your schedule.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Virginia Wotring, PhD!
step-children, now grown. My
husband is a chef, currently back in
school improving his credentials.
We share our home with three
dogs: a Labrador who likes to take
me out to play, a shepherd mix who
guards us all, and a Mastiff puppy
who prefers to lie on the sofa with
her head on a pillow. Our hobby is
brewing our own beer; in fact, this
mutual hobby is how we met.
* What are you presently working
on at JSC?
I have just completed the new
Pharmacology Evidence Book, a
comprehensive literature review of
everything known about medication
* Tell us briefly about yourself and use during spaceflight. I now have
the green-light to move on to
your family.
designing the new research plan for
I came to JSC 15 months ago to
our group.
take over as the new Discipline
Lead for Pharmacology. I have a
* What is really important to you
BS in Chemistry form Florida
regarding your work at JSC?
State, and a PhD in Pharmacology Being in a position to advance my
branch of science to a new place is
and Physiology from Saint Louis
University. I am married with two very exciting for me, especially
Virginia “Ginger”
Wotring, PhD
joined USRA in August of 2009 and
now works in the
Pharmacology Lab
at JSC. It is the
Ginger Wotring, PhD
lab’s aim to mitigate
pharmacotherapeutic risk by identifying and providing safe and effective diagnostic tools, pharmaceutical preparations, therapeutic procedures, and intervention strategies
to enable successful space medical
operations. Recently, Ginger
agreed to be interviewed for this
edition’s Spotlight Article.
since that new
place is actually
off our planet. I
am still a little
amazed that all
of us in space life sciences have the
same ultimate goal, to improve
crew health. I came to JSC from
academia, where every lab tends to
work in isolation towards its own
goal.
* What are your goals for this
year?
My goal for the coming year is to
get some of my new ideas turned
into funded and active projects.
There is so much more to be
learned about how medications
work during spaceflight!
Thank you so
much for being
our Spotlight
Scientist for
this edition of
the DSLS newsletter, Ginger!
Call for Papers!
The library at USRA Houston has launched a new revolving exhibit featuring recent scientific papers by
USRA employees. So when one of your publications has been accepted, please be sure to send a copy to either
morgan@dsls.usra.edu or nute@dsls.usra.edu to be included in this new display!
Currently, the exhibit features papers by Johnny Conkin, Myung Kim, Rob Ploutz-Snyder, Ajit Mulavara,
James Fiedler, and Megumi Hada.
Grant Writers’ Seminar Coming to USRA in early 2011!
A seminar and workshop entitled “Write Winning
Grants” will be held at USRA on February 16, 2011.
This day-long event will comprehensively address
both practical and conceptual aspects that are important to the grant proposal-writing process. Participants are taught to write with a linear progression of
logic, beginning with a special emphasis on the
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Specific Aims/Objectives page as the
key to the rest of the proposal.
All participants will receive an extensive PowerPoint
handout as well as a copy of The Grant Application
Writers’ Workbook. Watch your Inbox for an email in
early January and be sure to enroll!
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Recent Scientific Presentations
56th Annual Meeting of the Radiation Research
Society, September 25-29, 2010, Maui, Hawaii
Hada M, George K, Cucinotta FA. The
biological effectiveness of different
radiation qualities for the induction of
chromosome damage in human
lymphocytes. Poster presented by Hada.
Hada M, Zhang Y, Feiveson A, Cucinotta FA, Wu H. Distribution of low- and Megumi Hada, PhD
high-LET radiation induced breaks in
chromosomes are associated with inter- and intrachromosome exchanges. Poster presented by Wu.
ribose) polymerase protects neural cells from clustered
DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation. Poster
presented by M Wang.
International Congress of Medicine in Space and
Extreme Environments, Berlin, Germany
Otto C. Risk of microgravity-induced visual alterations and increased intracranial pressure. Presentation
to Russian colleagues during the Biomedical Subcommittee Meeting of the International Joint Working
Group.
Patel ZS, Grugan KD, Rustgi AK,
Cucinotta FA, Huff JL. Effects of ionizing radiation on stromal-epithelial communication in esophageal carcinogenesis.
Poster presented by Patel.
LaVerne J and Plante I co-chaired symposium, “Bridging the gap between
track structure and stable end products.”
Zarana Patel, PhD
Plante I and Cucinotta FA. MonteCarlo simulation of radiation tracks and
calculation of dose deposition in
nanovolumes. Oral talk and poster
presented by Plante.
Otto C. Invited co-chair for New Medical Technologies Session.
Ianik Plante, MD PhD
Ponomarev AL, Cornforth MN,
Loucas BD, Cucinotta FA. A Monte-Carlo model for
the formation of radiation-induced chromosomal aberrations. Oral talk and poster presented by
Ponomarev.
Iliakis G, Singh S, Wang M, Staudt C.
Delayed formation of DNA double
strand breaks within clustered-damage
sites from thermally unstable deoxyriArtem Ponomarev, PhD
bose adducts in irradiated cells. Poster
presented by Iliakis.
Tang X, Wang M, Tian L, Renegar JR,
Chris K. Wang CK, Wang H. Interaction of PARP-1 and CDK5 in DNA
damage response in neural cells following ionizing radiation. Poster presented
by H. Wang.
Otto C. South Pole Station: An Analogue for human
performance during long duration missions to the
Moon and Mars. Oral presentation.
Otto C. Breaking down the Mars communication barrier: Asynchronous guidance of a non-surgeon crew
medical officer performing a laparoscopic appendectomy. Oral presentation.
Otto C. Enabling telehealth technologies in support of
Mars Exploratory Class Missions: Lessons from the
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Oral presentation.
Otto C. Managing Exploration Mission Medical
Events from a “Medical Mission Control”: The Mount
Everest Medical Operations Expedition. Oral presentation.
Space Radiation Journal Club
Minli Wang, MD
Wang M, Tian L, Tang X, Wang H. Poly (ADP2 0 1 0 HO L I D A Y S
Dr. Ushakov, IBMP, Dr. Otto, USRA, Barbara Corbin, NASA
Ponomarev A. A generalized chromosomal aberrations model predicting the distribution of small deletions and associated small DNA rings produced by the
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Recent Presentations (cont.)
restitution of DNA double-strand breaks induced by
ionizing radiation in human cells concurs with the
novel experimental technique that detects small deletions. NASA JSC.
Applied Life Sciences, Department of Kinesiology
and Community Health, October 15, 2010, UrbanaChampaign, Illinois. Also met with student groups and
toured faculty labs.
Huff J. Influence of ionizing radiation on
stromal-epithelial communication in esophageal carcinogenesis. NASA JSC.
Wotring V. Liver Function in Mice After Radiation
Exposure, Invited talk for the HCAD Core Lab Open
House, September 17, 2010, NASA JSC.
Wang, M. High LRT radiation sensitizes
TGFb-mediated epithelial to mesenchymal
transition (EMT). NASA JSC.
Zanello S. RNA-DNA storage at room
temperature, presented to JSC Deputy
Center Director, Ellen Ochoa.
Janice Huff, PhD
Zanello S. Effects of space Environmental Factors on the Mouse Visual
System: Radiation. Invited talk for the
JSC Core Lab Open House, NASA JSC.
Chappell L. Astronaut chromosome aberrations and
cancer risk. October 29, 2010, NASA JSC.
Presentations Elsewhere
Johnny Conkin, PhD
Susi Zanello, PhD
Conkin J. Estimated P(DCS) from
Zanello S. RNA-DNA storage at room temperature.
venous gas emboli. NESC Review
Invited talk for the JSC Technology Working Group,
of V-5 Prebreathe Protocol, October
NASA JSC.
14, 2010, USRA Houston.
Otto C. Testing NSBRI Smart Med- DSLS Brown Bag Seminars
ical Systems in Extreme Exploration Westby C. Spaceflight: Understanding the Impact on Vascular Function.
Environments. Invited presentation, NSBRI Smart
Medical Systems & Technology Team Retreat with
September 23, 2010, USRA Houston.
NASA Exploration Medical Capabilities Team.
USRA Professional
Ploutz-Snyder L. Evidence based strategy for the
design of exercise programs: Cardiovascular, skeletal
muscle and bone health during long duration spaceflight. Invited talk, University of Illinois, College of
Visitor from Japan
Development Series
Ploutz-Snyder, R, invited talk. OLS Regression (cont.), SMAR, USRA Houston.
Rob Ploutz-Snyder, PhD
On behalf of the NASA JSC Space Radiation Program
Element, DSLS invited Kayo Yoshida, PhD, to conduct collaborative research at NASA JSC and
Brookhaven National Lab.
Drs. Megumi Hada and
Kayo Yoshida
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Dr. Yoshida is an associate
professor in the Department of
Molecular Genetics at Osaka
City University’s School of
Medicine. Her main research
interests are the effects of space
radiation on mouse ES and iPS
cell development.
While in the US, Dr. Yoshida
worked closely with Megumi
Hada, PhD, to learn new
techniques to analyze
chromosome aberrations.
DSLS’ Minli Wang, MD,
graciously hosted Dr. Yoshida
for the greater part of her
visit.
Drs. Kayo Yoshida and Minli Wang
A return visit is already being planned for April
2011.
また近いうちにお会いしましょう！
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News from Other USRA Divisions
NASA reported in a press release dated December 2,
2010 that the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared
Astronomy (SOFIA) completed the first of three
science flights to demonstrate the aircraft's potential to
make discoveries about the infrared universe.
feed and grow. This premiere science flight took off
from an Air Force runway in Palmdale, California, on
Nov. 30, and flew for approximately 10 hours.
NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA,
manages the SOFIA science and mission operations in
cooperation with the Universities Space Research
Association and the Deutsches SOFIA Institut at the
University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Congratulations to our colleagues at Ames!
SOFIA
(Image Courtesy of NASA)
The airborne observatory is an international collaboration between NASA and the German Aerospace Center, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt
(DLR).
Infrared Image of the Center of the Orion Star Complex taken by the FORCAST
mid-infrared Camera on board SOFIA.
SOFIA is a heavily modified Boeing 747SP that
(Image Courtesy of NASA)
cruises at altitudes between 39,000 and 45,000 feet. It
will allow researchers to better understand a wide
For additional SOFIA images, please visit http://
range of astronomical phenomena including how stars www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/SOFIA/multimedia/
and planets are born, how organic substances form in imagegallery/index.html
interstellar space, and how supermassive black holes
And News Here on Earth, Closer to Home ...
On October 13, 2010, Kay Nute
became a grandma again:
Caroline Grace was born at
11:28 am, weighing in at 9 lbs 6
oz. and measuring
21.5 inches.
Introducing
Ms. Caroline Grace Mulac
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Baby Girl, Mom
Lindsey, and Grandma Kay are doing
well, and Big Brother
Adam likes her too!
Jancy McPhee leads the efforts for the International
Youth Art Competition in conjunction with next
year’s IAA Humans in Space Symposium. Children
from around the world between the ages of 10 and 17
are being challenged to artistically express the symposium’s theme of "Integration and Cooperation in the
Next Golden Age of Human Space Flight".
For a wonderful sneak preview, please visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mMGXvucFs&feature=youtube_gdata_player, a submis-
Proud Grandma
Kay
sion from an elementary school in Turkey (since it is
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Happy Holidays!
The DSLS
Administrative Team
wishes you and your family
peace and joy
for the holidays
and throughout
the New Year.
The DSLS Newsletter is published on a bi-monthly basis.
Dagmar Morgan—Editor
Division of Space Life Sciences
Universities Space Research Association, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard,
Houston, TX 77058
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