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Show ttdom by SP5 Dave Pinnick On August 25, a journey that began in the late 70 will reach one of its climactic moments, as Voyager II has its encounter with Saturn. fi Voyager II s incredible odyssey continues -- planet, although Jupiter and Uranus have both been discovered to have faint rings, not' usually visable from Earth. .if a average surface Almost two billion miles from the suii, the tiny spacecraft will be examining what many writers and poets have called The jewel of the Solar System,; Saturn, with its rings and moons. temperature is minus 180 degrees Celsius . IT IS A golden-hue-d planet, with a 1.1 force of times that of gravitation 1 -- VOYAGER II in its encounter last year that showed us that Saturns rings were as numerous as grooves on a stereo record, and added a couple of new moons to Saturns collection, bringing the current total to 15. earths. Its atmosphere mostly hydrogen and helium and its day last 10 hours 14 minutes earth time. A year on Saturn lasts 29.46 earth years, and its average surface temperature is minus 180 degrees Celius! With a diameter of 120,000 kilometers at the equator, Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system with Jupiter as the biggest. Voyager 1 answered some questions, and gave us our first tantalizing glimpse of the only moon in the solar When Voyager II arrives at Saturn, system to have an atmosphere. Titan. will take its radio messages almost it But, it also raised even more questions. and gave scientists a better idea 90 minutes to reach the earth, at the what to expect and to look for with. speed of light, or about three hours for ' ' communication. Because of this extreme distance from earth and the sun. Voyager 1 and II as well as the earlier Pioneer 10 and 11 are all powSaturn is the 6th planet from the ered by radioisotope generators, that sun, one of the gais giants, or draw their power from the decay of jovian worlds (such as Jupter,-Satum- , radioactive elements which produpe Uranus, Neptune) that have heat that is turned into electricity. no real solid surface, but instead Any vehicle beyond the orbit of Mars have atmosphere hundreds of miles would have to either have massive deep. It has a system of rings, com- solar cells or panels or use similar enposed of rocks and various ices that ergy producing devices to the nuclear are the most noticeable feature of the generators on Voyager. two-wa-y Voyager II. Voyager II will approach the moon system of Saturn before the actual flyby1 of the planet itself, and TITAN is the only moon in the solar system known to possess an atmosphere, and Voyager I revealed some interesting facts about it. According to NASA, (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), figures and information. Titan is approximately the size of the planet Mercury and nas an atmosphere composed of nitrogen, with other hydrocarbons as well at twice Earths air pressure. Its surface temperature is 280 degrees Fahrenheit, wamer than expected for its distance from the sun because the atmosphere acts like a greenhouse letting light in, but holding heat from escaping. It is still too cold for life as we know it since methane is probably in liquid form as water would be here on earth. -- : still too cold9 for life as we know it. . nance and disposal of chemical surety materials. The purpose of the Chemical They also handle operating proceindure affecting safety, security and reSurety Program at Dugway is to sure the security of chemical mater- liability of personnel and Chemical ials by maintaining reliable, responsi- Accident and Incident Control ble and qualified personnel in those (CAIC) as well. Colvins duties require him to serve jobs that require contact with chemion Chemical as a point cal surety materials. The office is also responsible for the Surety matters with other installa-contact smooth operation of the Chemical tions, such as Rocky Mountain Surety Program which has the respon- Arsenal. In fact, during the Wet eye or RMT move, he is in constant consibilities to: 1. ENSURE the safety, security and tact with RMA coordinating matters. COLVIN said, Im also involved reliability of chemical agents and in their associated weapon systems initiating several different roisters, as Entry Control Rosters, blood such without life cycle throughout their cholinesterase and monitor mask degrading operational performance. 2. Develop and maintain a safe and inventory. secure environment throughout the Enrolling personnel into the life cycle management of this mater- CPRP (Chemical' Personnel Reliabilial because of risk of accidental expo- ity Program), he said, we check out sure to the agents, and opportunities the person's 3180, personal screening for unauthorized access to, or removal and evaluation report. This form is used to screen people that are going of the material. is the Colvin into the chemical surety program. C. Capt. Christopher Parts of this form, he continued, Mrs. and Chemical Surety Officer, filled out by military or civilian are Chemical Freddie L. Olson is Surety personnel using the persons 201 file,' Assistant. TOGETHER, they monitor the and then the medical people go files verifying safety, physical security research, through the medical in a chemical be condition to development, testing, evaluation, your Then a comtheres surety position. training, procurement, production, Comwhere the surmanders section, storage, handling, transportation, makes and veillance, technical escort, mainte- mander reviews the data, . 14 NEW HOMES-GRANTSVI- aMiMuNSWrive A Fiem TPfW TD MS ntvtKfE.9C)uni! AMflfAM IN WITH IT Momw VETERANS MOVE IN FOR $500 TOTAL uur SPFUtntMM. which orfeervumrs ARM 1 AMSAWOF in FHA245and245B Graduated loans available lO year HOW Warranty Priced from S-1- 4, Enceladus, 44,500-54,70- 0, Tethys, Rhea and Phoebe on its way out of the Saturn moon system. It will be making closer approaches to one of S--ll, Encelthe moons, 4, adus, Tethys, Hyperion, Iapetus and Phoebe than did Voyager I, so that even more data may be collected. . S-1- S-1- 3, (ro-tati- ng . Scientists are also hoping that Voyager 2. will help shed more light into the mysterious rings of Saturn' ff .. the that were first examined in detail by Uranus, rings Such I. as Voyager questions why one the there are so many rings, what theyre supposedly darkest items in the solar made of, and how they ve managed to remain intact despite gravitational system. forces striving to destroy them. of his decision to approve the person or (Cholinesterase is the body not. It is also screened by Security to jobs. chemical affected by chemical verify current investigation IAW agents.) AR50-6Q- . They insure along with the Health Clinic that personnel take their blood Usually, unless its something realtests at regular intervals from mice a ly different, he explained, either to once a week, depending on myself or Mrs. Olson reviews the data year, the persons proximity to chemical ourselves and makes the decision as to and that the lab gets the materials whether the person is accepted or tests completed. This information is not. provided by the clinic and is used by SOME OF the criteria under which a person may be rejected from, or suspended for in the chemical surety program include such things as alcohol drug abuse, medical conditions; or problems, and inability to wear protective clothing; Lack of mental or emotional maturity, or to relate to the social structure, or to peo- sense of responsibility, failure ple in general, are other disqualifying traits. As part of the chemical surety program, making sure that those persons involved in the program have regular blood tests to monitor cholinesterase levels is one of Colvin and Olsons the Surety Office to update their ' rosters. IN ADDITION to his duties as Chemical Surety Officer, Colvin is also Operations Officer, and Alternate Emergency Operations Officer, in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The EOC is manned when there is any kind of movement or operation involving chemical surety material such as the Weteye move. It is also manned for chemical accident incident (CAIC) exercises or the real thing if it should occur. Colvin is responsible for the overall running of the EOC, and making sure 1990s passing the orbit of Pluto which it would not be encountering. of Then, if the hardy little spacecraft for Neptune where it would arrive in is still operational, it can be targeted 1989. Because of the duration of Voyagers power source, scientists may still be receiving data from Voyager until early 2080 when it will be approximately 100 AlTs (100 times the distance from the earth to the sun) as they continue their incredible odyssey to the stars. dependability, that the radios are functional, phones open, status boards updated and the to her, and the person may be interviewed prior to a final determination EOC is always ready for use. being made. He also sets up and acts as an evaluator for CAIC exercises and hanShe assists Colvin in monitoring dles the critiques concerning CAIC. and 'spot checking maintenance of activities. protective masks, gathers, composes and puts out a semi-annureport to TECOM on the his IN ADDITION to Surety program, and Surety duties, Colvin is also mortuary officer, a similar report annually to chairman of menu office, narcotics in- DARCOM. ventory and destruction officer, as Olson is also alternate authenticatwell as precious metals inventory ofing officer for rosters, verifying that ficer, (inventories gold and silver used those persons on the CPRP rosters in dental clinic). are surety program enrollees. Mrs. Olson assists him in many of the surety, matters but in addition to When the EOC is activated, helping Colvin, she also for an exercise or Surety whether personnel who are being processed .for the CPRP, starting the work oh chemical movement, she is the retheir DA form 3180 and the screening corder, monitoring radio nets, and telephone traffic. process itself. Together, they help maintain the If the person passes all the screenand competence of those! ing required by the 3180, then she reliability who Handle ctiemical surgives the final briefing prior to their personnel ety materials, ensuring the safety and enrollment in the CPRP. IF SOMETHING isnt satisfac- security of testing and operations at tory, then the information is sent back Dugway. al pre-scree- ns in-cran- PLANT NOW! in beautiful bloom. $1.00 Off TUNE-U- P . . FOR FALL! Reg. 7.65 with duel exhausts! Also. 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Scientists will get to see Tri-tio- n, planet is one of two (Venus and Uranthe largest moon in the solar sysus) planets in retrograde rotation tem and discover whether its orbit backwards. . .). Out in the dark around Neptune was really deteriornether regions of the solar system, a ating as had been predicted before. year on Uranus lasts 84.01 of our earths. Passing Neptune, Voyager II would join its predecessors in leaving the solar system sometime in the early UE You choose colors 1961 and counter, and is still in good condition, it will be targeted for an encounter with Uranus in 1986, another billion miles further out. If all goes well, scientists may get their first good look at the rings of Uranus, supposedly one of the darkest items in the solar sys- satiety and competence FHA-V- A 30 Year Mortgages Available FROM S-1- alntaOiniBng ' MBi S-1- 2, cloud-shroude- r TWO S-1- - Annual Percentage Rate 1930 AFTER TITAN, Voyager II will Dione, Mimas, 5, pass by, 3 before encounter with Saturn, Still, there are too many variables involved, so NASA is looking forward to getting a better look at Titan with Voyager II making another approach d to the orangeish Thtm, assuming that Voyager sue- little cessfully completes the Saturn En- sphere. Chemical Surety by SP5 Dave Pinnick en- counters Titan after passing Iapetus and Hyperion first. AIR Me iffuff-n- w m e m4i ALL JOINT CONDITIOlilW L- LATION 109.95 24.95 Includes 'l R. Freon 119.95 r. MM CM |