Conference 7.286::space

694.0. "KSC NAMES TWO SPACE SHUTTLE FLOW DIRECTORS" by 58457::SKLEIN (Nulli Secundus) Thu Jan 10 1991 11:45

 
          Lisa Malone
          (407) 867-2468                               January  8, 1991
 
 
          KSC Release No. 5-91
 
 
          KSC NAMES TWO SPACE SHUTTLE FLOW DIRECTORS
 
 
               Kennedy Space Center recently named flow directors  for  the
          Space  Shuttle  Orbiters Discovery and Endeavour.  John J.  "Tip"
          Talone has been named as the flow director for NASA's newest  or-
          biter,  Endeavour,  which is undergoing construction in Palmdale,
          Calif.  John C.  "Chris" Fairey has been chosen as flow  director
          for Discovery.
 
               As flow directors, Talone and Fairey are responsible for the
          management  of  all  activities,  government and contractor,  as-
          sociated with processing the orbiters for each assigned  mission.
          Responsibilities  extend to all areas of flight hardware process-
          ing  to  assure  timely  Space  Shuttle  vehicle  processing  and
          achievement of schedule milestones.
 
               Directing  the operations of a Shuttle isn't new for Talone,
          who previously served as flow director for Discovery.   Talone is
          now responsible for overseeing operations on Endeavour during the
          final months of construction,  including its delivery to KSC this
          year. "We're looking forward to the arrival of Endeavour in early
          May and to begin processing  it  for  its  first  mission,"  said
          Talone  who recently visited the manufacturing plant in Palmdale,
          Calif. "Even though the first flight of Endeavour  won't be until
          next year,  we will have our work cut out for us here at KSC with
          the  'first-flow' systems checkout operations required  for a new
          Shuttle," he said.
 
               Other positions Talone has held at KSC include  support  re-
          quirement  engineer,  Saturn 1 and Saturn 1B;  and launch vehicle
          test conductor for Saturn 1B and Saturn V on the Apollo,  Skylab,
          and ASTP programs. He also served as Launch Pad 39-A site manager
          for  Shuttle  Activation and as integrated operations manager for
          Shuttle Ground Operations.
 
               Fairey's previous positions and duties at KSC include branch
          chief,  Flight Element Project Office;  Shuttle Project  Engineer
          for 15 Shuttle missions; project manager for the Kennedy Avionics
          Test Set (KATS) development;  technical assistant to the Guidance
          and Digital Systems Division of Shuttle Engineering; operations
          section chief for the Shuttle Launch Processing System  Checkout,
          Control and Monitor Systems (CCMS); and lead station engineer and
          test  conductor  for the Facilities and Environmental Measurement
          Station in support of Apollo, Skylab, and ASTP programs.
 
               "My past experience provides a good background for  being  a
          Shuttle flow director.  I'm looking forward to the new challenges
          of this job and to the first launch of the year with  Discovery,"
          said Fairey.
 
               Discovery's  next  flight  is  scheduled  for March 1991 and
          Endeavour's first flight is planned for May 1992.

Article         6565
From: [email protected] (Peter E. Yee)
Subject: KSC names two Space Shuttle Flow Directors (Forwearded)
Date: 8 Jan 91 23:47:00 GMT
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA