University of Houston * UH
University of Houston Clear Lake * UHCL
National Aeronautics and Space Administration--
Johnson Space Center * NASA-JSC

Directed by the
Institute for Space Systems Operations
of the
Houston Partnership for Space Exploration

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Arthur K. Smith, Ph.D., Chancellor/President of the University of Houston System
Edward P. Sheridan, Ph.D., Executive Vice-President and Provost
Arthur Vailas, Ph.D., Vice-Chancellor for Research and Intellectual Property Management of the University of Houston System and Vice-President for Research of the University of Houston

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE
William A. Staples, Ph.D., President
Edward J. Hayes, Ph.D., Senior Vice-President and Provost

Institute for Space Systems Operations-ISSO
David R. Criswell, Ph.D., Director
Tom Maloney, Assistant Director
Irving N. Rothman, Ph.D., Editor
504 Science & Research Bldg. 1
University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-5505
Phone: (713) 743-9135 FAX: (713) 743-9134
Internet: http://www.isso.uh.edu/
e-mail: dcriswell@uh.edu

A unique new
Post-Doctoral
Aerospace
Fellowship Program
employs the skills of
university faculty
with
JSC scientists and
engineers
in teams
that pursue research,
enhance development,
and
improve operations.

Senior Editorial Assistant: Debbie Bush
Photography: Arthur Bernhardt, University Media Services
Photographic Advisor: Bill Ashley, Manager, Photo and Graphic Services, University Media Services

December 1998