Jacques van Oene
September 4th 05, 02:49 PM
Ann Sullivan
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-3039 or 604-9000
E-mail:
September 2, 2005
RELEASE: 05_45AR
NASA Ames Supports Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Members of NASA Ames Research Center's Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
(DART) are providing on-the-scene support to rescue efforts in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina.
The NASA Ames Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Moffett Field, Calif.,
has been activated and is coordinating with the NASA Headquarters EOC and
with other EOCs throughout the agency supporting NASA's hurricane relief
efforts. Robert J. Dolci, director of emergency services at NASA Ames, has
been assigned to the NASA Headquarters EOC led by Bill Parsons, starting
early next week.
NASA's Stennis Space Center near Gulfport, Miss., as well as the Michoud
Assembly Facility near New Orleans, La., both were hit hard by the
hurricane. Approximately 3,500 NASA civil service and contractor employees
work at the two facilities, in addition to some 4,600 employees of other
federal agencies.
On Aug. 30, DART provided one water rescue specialist as part of a 12-person
flood response team sent to the hurricane zone by California Task Force 3 of
Menlo Park, Calif.
Eight DART specialists currently are en route to Louisiana and are expected
to arrive this afternoon. As many as 50 additional DART members may be
deployed when requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
A six-person emergency communications team from NASA Ames will fly to
Huntsville as soon as possible. The team also has shipped emergency
communications equipment and has purchased $50,000 of satellite time to
support satellite communications.
NASA has designated a telephone number (256/544-4700) for family members
seeking information about people who may have sought shelter from Hurricane
Katrina at Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility. NASA also is
taking e-mail inquiries about personnel sheltering at Stennis and Michoud.
Use "Assistance - Katrina" in the subject line, and send e-mail inquiries
to:
In addition, NASA has established a toll-free number (888/362-4323) for
recorded updates about general conditions at Stennis and Michoud.
NASA will provide updated information as it becomes available. For updates,
visit
http://www.nasa.gov/hurricane
For more information about NASA Ames' Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team,
visit:
http://dart.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
Phone: 650/604-3039 or 604-9000
E-mail:
September 2, 2005
RELEASE: 05_45AR
NASA Ames Supports Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts
Members of NASA Ames Research Center's Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
(DART) are providing on-the-scene support to rescue efforts in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina.
The NASA Ames Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at Moffett Field, Calif.,
has been activated and is coordinating with the NASA Headquarters EOC and
with other EOCs throughout the agency supporting NASA's hurricane relief
efforts. Robert J. Dolci, director of emergency services at NASA Ames, has
been assigned to the NASA Headquarters EOC led by Bill Parsons, starting
early next week.
NASA's Stennis Space Center near Gulfport, Miss., as well as the Michoud
Assembly Facility near New Orleans, La., both were hit hard by the
hurricane. Approximately 3,500 NASA civil service and contractor employees
work at the two facilities, in addition to some 4,600 employees of other
federal agencies.
On Aug. 30, DART provided one water rescue specialist as part of a 12-person
flood response team sent to the hurricane zone by California Task Force 3 of
Menlo Park, Calif.
Eight DART specialists currently are en route to Louisiana and are expected
to arrive this afternoon. As many as 50 additional DART members may be
deployed when requested by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
A six-person emergency communications team from NASA Ames will fly to
Huntsville as soon as possible. The team also has shipped emergency
communications equipment and has purchased $50,000 of satellite time to
support satellite communications.
NASA has designated a telephone number (256/544-4700) for family members
seeking information about people who may have sought shelter from Hurricane
Katrina at Stennis Space Center and Michoud Assembly Facility. NASA also is
taking e-mail inquiries about personnel sheltering at Stennis and Michoud.
Use "Assistance - Katrina" in the subject line, and send e-mail inquiries
to:
In addition, NASA has established a toll-free number (888/362-4323) for
recorded updates about general conditions at Stennis and Michoud.
NASA will provide updated information as it becomes available. For updates,
visit
http://www.nasa.gov/hurricane
For more information about NASA Ames' Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team,
visit:
http://dart.arc.nasa.gov/index.html
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Jacques :-)
www.spacepatches.info