Employees Receive Prestigious NASA Awards
Six USA individuals and one team, all playing key roles in support of the Space Shuttle and Ares Programs, were recently presented prestigious NASA honors in ceremonies at Kennedy Space Center. Certificates of Appreciation were awarded to David Bethard, William Childers, Stephen Deltorchio, Darrel Holloway, Janiene Pape, Richard Spangler as well as the KSC Ares I-X Hazard Analysis Team of Teresa Waters and Roger Paul.
The space agency presents Certificates of Appreciation in recognition of “significant contributions made by NASA employees, individual citizens, contractors or public organizations to center endeavors.”
Bethard, who works in Florida Environmental Management, was recognized for consistently demonstrating initiative and leadership in helping ensure the success of KSC’s recycling program and by identifying new opportunities in this effort. He is currently leading a group in using bio-based oils in USA equipment and has identified a process for recycling additional commodities, such as Styrofoam and used books.
As Manager of USA Production Control, Childers was honored for exceptional support in implementing the Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) paperless processing system and for developing the Ares I-X Collaborative Integrated Processing Solutions tool set. As Chairman of the Process Development Team, he led in implementing paperless processing of Shuttle SRBs in the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility and in the Vehicle Assembly Building. The Shuttle paperless processing system utilizes a system authoring work instruction, electronic approval and paperless work execution.
As a member of the computer science staff in USA Information Systems, Deltorchio developed the Group Capability Model (GCM) – a Web-based application tool used to effectively monitor skills of the workforce. The data from GCM is reviewed and evaluated by USA management and presented to NASA management on a regular basis.
As USA Systems Engineering and Integration (SE&I) Chief Engineer, Holloway was recognized for exemplary integration and support provided to the Launch Pad 39-A Flame Trench mishap investigation and analysis. During the STS-124 launch, bricks lining the walls of the SRB Flame Trench at Pad A gave way and were propelled to the pad perimeter. Following the investigation, Holloway was praised for an outstanding job in coordinating with the technical discipline leads at KSC, Johnson Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center and leading the investigation efforts performed by the SE&I team.
Pape is manager of USA Launch Processing System Software Development. As such, she is responsible for the day-to-day management of the critical software activities associated with the Shuttle Firing Room, including computer applications, systems and advisory software. She was praised for identifying software criticality and implementation of hardware modifications at facilities off site where efforts are underway to support future software validation efforts. She has also supported root-cause investigations for anomalous conditions related to LPS software and worked with Shuttle hardware users to assess impacts associated with data rate changes.
As manager of USA Documentation Services, Spangler was honored for exceptional support in leading the team responsible for updating existing USA Operating Procedures (OPs) and selected NASA requirement documents for the paperless work environment. These efforts included Shuttle and Ares I-X processing and determining the applicability of existing OPs for use in the Ares I-X Business Plan. Spangler was instrumental in developing the Technical Operating Procedure portion of the plan, including the review of OPs relative to Launch and Recovery System operations in Florida and their applicability to Ares I-X processing.
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