United We Roll at Stardust Radio

Thoughts of people living in some kind of a bubble under the sea at first gives me Goosebumps. Then, it takes me back to some of the super Hollywood films with the extravagant sets and special effects. Sitting in a living room surrounded by glass with columns of clear bubbles gurgling upwards and all kinds of colorful fish swimming by. That is, until the music turns to a suspenseful tune, a dark shadow grows over the glass from the water side and then there it is - the giant Squid or some such relative, determined to snack on the humans inside the glass bubble.

Okay, my imagination did trail off a bit too far. Yet I still find this project to be every bit as fascinating. I hope we will have opportunities to view the undersea facilities and for frequent updates on how the Neemo Team is doing. By the way, I totally approve of the team name - Neemo. The friendly little Clown Fish

Let's stay tuned for what we can see and learn from this NASA project.

News Releases

Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov

Brandi Dean
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov

April 16, 2012
RELEASE : 12-116

NASA Announces 16th Undersea Exploration Mission Dates and Crew

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/apr/HQ_12-116_NEEMO.html

WASHINGTON -- An international team of aquanauts will travel again to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to simulate a visit to an asteroid in the 16th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO).

This year's NEEMO mission will begin June 11. It will build on lessons learned from 2011's NEEMO 15 mission and test innovative solutions to engineering challenges allowing astronauts to eventually explore asteroids.

"We're trying to look out into the future and understand how we'd operate on an asteroid," said Mike Gernhardt, NASA astronaut and NEEMO principal investigator. "You don't want to make a bunch of guesses about what you'll need and then get to the asteroid to find out it won't work the way you thought it would. NEEMO helps give us the information we need to make informed decisions now."

This NEEMO expedition will focus on three areas: communication delays, restraint and translation techniques, and optimum crew size. The crew of four will spend 12 days living 63 feet below the Atlantic Ocean's surface on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius Reef Base undersea research habitat off the coast of Key Largo, Fla.

NASA astronaut and former space shuttle crew member Dottie M. Metcalf-Lindenburger will lead the crew. She will be joined by fellow astronauts Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Timothy Peake of the European Space Agency and Cornell University professor Steven Squyres, who was also a NEEMO 15 crew member.

To request interviews with the NEEMO 16 crew during the mission, contact Brandi Dean of NASA at brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov, Rosita Suenson of the European Space Agency at Rosita.Suenson@esa.int, Akiko Niizeki of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at niizeki.akiko@jaxa.jp or Fred Gorell of NOAA at fred.gorell@noaa.gov.

The NEEMO mission is sponsored by NASA's Advanced Exploration Systems Program. For more information about NEEMO and the crew and links to follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/neemo

For more information about NASA analog field tests, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/analogs
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National Volunteer Week 2012
April 15 - 21, 2012

If you are not a volunteer yet, this would be a great week to look into opportunities in your area. You do not have to put in a lot of time each week to be a volunteer, but the time and effort that you do put in will be greatly appreciated by those you support. And you may be amazed at the incredibly wonderful feelings that you will receive as result of your participation.

Volunteers come in all sizes, shapes and ages. From children to grandparents and beyond, people have been reaching out to others whether it is through community organizations, church groups or national support associations. You can be a volunteer without having to pay in anything other than your time and participation, you can be a volunteer who donates both time and money or you can be a volunteer who supports an organization financially through donations if you do not have time to participate.

You can find organizations who support our military, our first responders, children who need help due to illness or abuse or other needs, animals, wildlife, sealife, gardening, birds, and on and on. As the old expression used to say "whatever floats your boat". In other words, where your interests and people/things you care about are, you will probably find a way to support them. Even the smallest donation of $1.00 per month is greatly appreciated and your smiling face can make a huge difference in the day of a child, a Veteran, a teacher who needs someone to read to her class, a lunch for homeless persons and more.

What better way to come home tired than from time spent helping others? What better way to feel good inside than from time spent helping others? What better way to earn those angel wings than from time helping others? What better way to get to know some pretty special people than by working with those who also volunteer?

Apr 16th - Already some heart touching stories about people who volunteer in a variety of ways are popping up on the Internet, including many who spend their time at VA facilities with our Veterans. It usually makes us feel good just to read about the wonderful way that volunteers reach out to others. Below are just a few of the stories and websites to visit in celebration of this year's National Volunteer Week.

Stories to check out:

High School Senior Has Volunteered Since She Was Four - Eighteen-year-old Elizabeth Leneski has been volunteering at the VA Medical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., since she was four-years-old. http://www.va.gov/health/NewsFeatures/20120416a.asp

For more information on VA’s outstanding volunteers, and how you can volunteer: www.volunteer.va.gov

People Who Volunteer - Volunteering is often so meaningful to people who try it, that they are inspired to share their experiences with others. Read the personal reflections below to see how people who volunteer, are people like you. http://www.networkforgood.org/volunteer/volunteerstories.aspx

Lots of great stories - http://www.redcrossblood.org/volunteer/volunteer-stories

We feature volunteers each month to showcase the inner beauty of VolunteerMatch members. If you have a story to tell about your volunteer experiences, we want to hear it! http://www.volunteermatch.org/volunteers/stories/spotlight.jsp?id=45

United We Roll World Tour Show
Stardust Radio www.stardustradio.com
Tuesday 4/17/12 2:00pm- 4:05pm Central (Live)
Wednesday 4/18/12 6:30pm- 8:35pm Central (Repeat)

Welcome Stardust Listeners -
We thank you for joining us on Tuesday, April 17th.

On this United We Roll, we are bringing you three outstanding interviews with deployed military members located around the globe - the Kyrgyzstan Republic, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. We also bring you a very interesting conversation with the commander of the nuclear powered submarine, the USS Dallas.

(2:10pm) We begin with our first visit at Transit Center Manas in the Kyrgyzstan Republic with Capt Holly L. Gebert, who is an Air Force Reserve member and on deployment with the 376th AEW in the TSC or Theater Security Cooperation. Capt Gebert's duties involve Humanitarian Assistance Projects throughout the country with a focus on medical projects specifically such as procurement of medical equipment and immunization.

(2:43pm) Our next visit takes us to Submarine Base New London, Conn, home base to Submarine Group 2, where we have an outstanding conversation with CDR Jack Houdeshell, commander of the USS Dallas. We learn a great deal from CDR Houdeshell about what it is like to live on this nuclear powered submarine, typical time at sea and more. It was an added treat that we were speaking on the 112th Birthday of the US Submarine Forces, which was on Wednesday, April 11th. You can check our blog for follow-up information to this visit by going to http://stardustradio.info/b2evolution/blog1.php?blog=1.

(3:02pm) Our third interview takes us to Afghanistan where we visit with Maj David Polizzotti of the 1st Sqdn 14th CAV, 3rd Stryker Brigade 2nd ID. As the squadron XO (Executive Officer), Maj Polizzotti is the squadron commander's "right hand man" and is tuned in to the overall pulse of the squadron operations and the hundreds of members. Now on his 3rd deployment, Maj Polizzotti shares information about living conditions, talented people with whom they work and much more.

By the way, at the beginning of this interview, you might hear a bit of growling. That is not me or our guest - those are our show mascots (Snowball & Buffy) as they were trying to get the microphone. They want to give a shoutout to all the MWD's out there - the Military Working Dogs.

(3:37pm) Our fourth visit takes us on our weekly visit by phone to the Horn of Africa where we speak with SSG James B. Horan of the CJTF-HOA. Being familiar with deployments (this being his 7th), SSG Horan also brings us a visit rich in information about his current location at Djibouti, Africa and his military experiences. With 18 years of service (15 active and 3 in the National Guard), SSG Horan is in for the full career run for reasons that again command our respect and gratitude.

(4:10pm) Our fifth and final visit keeps us in the Horn of Africa where we visit with SrA Trevor M. Sullivan, also of the CJTF-HOA. With just 3 years of service, SrA Sullivan is already on his 3rd deployment. Working in his field of interest which is similar to that of a civilian cop, is keeping this airman happy, but it is in addition to the rest of what the Air Force offers that has made his decision to stay in for a full career. This visit is so full of information and energy, that you will not want to miss it.

If all goes according to schedule here on live radio, our show will end at 4:30pm Central. Remember, if you are not able to stay with us through the afternoon, this show will repeat again Wednesday evening - that is April 18th at 6:30pm Central.

Once again we are very grateful to have the opportunity to bring you these beautiful visits with our Heroes of Freedom today and every Tuesday. We hope that you have enjoyed them and will join us again next week, Tuesday, April 17th for more interviews and news from our units as they stand guard over our country and our freedom.

As always, our hearts and our prayers go out to all of our military members and Veterans, our first responders and to all their families, who also serve.

Of course, we thank all of you, our Stardust Listeners, for tuning in to United We Roll and to all of our programs here at Stardust Radio today and over the past ten years.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL & MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA!

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Happy Birthday, U.S. Submarine Force!
Celebrating 112 Years of Undersea Dominance
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=66415

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APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE MILITARY CHILD
For more information, you can also check out the website for the
National Military Family Association. http://www.militaryfamily.org/.
Their Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/militaryfamily

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TRANSIT CENTER MANAS

BRINGING YOU WEEKLY VISITS FROM DEPLOYED MEMBERS
WHO SUPPORT A CRITICAL MISSION AND STILL FIND
TIME TO REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS, ORPHANAGES, ELDERLY AND MORE.

"SUSTAINING THE LINE!"

JOIN US FOR INTERVIEWS WITH THE
US ARMY 3d ESC (EXPEDITIONARY SUSTAINMENT COMMAND)
AS DEPLOYMENT PREP WINDS UP AND
MEMBERS HEAD TO AFGHANISTAN AND BECOME JSC-A

"ARROWHEAD BRIGADE"

HHC, 3rdRD STRYKER BRIGADE, 2nd ID
ON DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN

Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa

CJTF - HOA
DJIBOUTI, AFRICA

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Stardust Radio – www.stardustradio.com
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Stardust Archive Site for MP3 Copies of Shows - www.stardustradio.info
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