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Astronauts win technical award
Astronauts Mark E. Kelly and Donald R. Pettit are the Federal Laboratory Consortium 2008 Notable Technology Award recipients for their work inventing an oxygen partial pressure sensor.
In making the announcement, NASA said Kelly and Pettit’s invention works by warning crew members when the partial pressure of oxygen in their oxygen masks decreases below a pre-set level.
An electrochemical sensor provides an electrochemical monitor and tactile warning to the user to prevent hypoxia, which is insufficient oxygen levels in the bloodstream.
The two were awarded a U.S. patent for the method and device in 2006, a Tech Brief award in 2003 and an Inventions and Contributions Board Space Act Award in 2007.
Kelly, an experienced naval aviator before joining the NASA astronaut corps, has logged 38 days in space as a space shuttle pilot and commander.
Pettit flew aboard STS-113 on Space Shuttle Endeavour and spent five and a half months as the science officer for Expedition 6 on the International Space Station.
Port to addmore cranes
Port of Houston Authority commissioners have approved advertising for three electric cranes for the Bayport Container Terminal, estimated to cost from $33 to $34.5 million, and awarding more than $1 million for consulting services to prepare a site selection study for a future container terminal.
Bayport’s operation depends on the availability of dockside container cranes for loading and unloading container ships. Six such cranes are now operational at the Bayport Terminal.
Since Berth 3 is under construction (1,330 feet), which will provide dock space for a third vessel, three additional dockside wharf cranes are required to serve PHA customers.
Rainforest Cafépowers up again
The Rainforest Café on the Galveston Seawall reopened Friday afternoon.
The restaurant is part of the Landry Restaurant chain, which operates more than 200 properties including the Kemah Boardwalk complex.
Spacehab movesto new location
Spacehab has relocated its corporate headquarters to 907 Gemini in Clear Lake.
All phone and fax numbers remain the same.
The new facility accommodates the ongoing fabrication and manufacturing operations, enabling the firm to continue its efforts in prototype, mockup and flight hardware development and production, Chief Financial Officer Brian Harrington said.
Astronauts Mark E. Kelly and Donald R. Pettit are the Federal Laboratory Consortium 2008 Notable Technology Award recipients for their work inventing an oxygen partial pressure sensor.
In making the announcement, NASA said Kelly and Pettit’s invention works by warning crew members when the partial pressure of oxygen in their oxygen masks decreases below a pre-set level.
An electrochemical sensor provides an electrochemical monitor and tactile warning to the user to prevent hypoxia, which is insufficient oxygen levels in the bloodstream.
The two were awarded a U.S. patent for the method and device in 2006, a Tech Brief award in 2003 and an Inventions and Contributions Board Space Act Award in 2007.
Kelly, an experienced naval aviator before joining the NASA astronaut corps, has logged 38 days in space as a space shuttle pilot and commander.
Pettit flew aboard STS-113 on Space Shuttle Endeavour and spent five and a half months as the science officer for Expedition 6 on the International Space Station.
Port to addmore cranes
Port of Houston Authority commissioners have approved advertising for three electric cranes for the Bayport Container Terminal, estimated to cost from $33 to $34.5 million, and awarding more than $1 million for consulting services to prepare a site selection study for a future container terminal.
Bayport’s operation depends on the availability of dockside container cranes for loading and unloading container ships. Six such cranes are now operational at the Bayport Terminal.
Since Berth 3 is under construction (1,330 feet), which will provide dock space for a third vessel, three additional dockside wharf cranes are required to serve PHA customers.
Rainforest Cafépowers up again
The Rainforest Café on the Galveston Seawall reopened Friday afternoon.
The restaurant is part of the Landry Restaurant chain, which operates more than 200 properties including the Kemah Boardwalk complex.
Spacehab movesto new location
Spacehab has relocated its corporate headquarters to 907 Gemini in Clear Lake.
All phone and fax numbers remain the same.
The new facility accommodates the ongoing fabrication and manufacturing operations, enabling the firm to continue its efforts in prototype, mockup and flight hardware development and production, Chief Financial Officer Brian Harrington said.
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