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Tribal Chairman, Jeff Haozous Visits NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Following is information regarding Chairman’s visit to the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas.

  • The NASA Johnson Space Center provided a special V.I.P. tour of the Center on January 26, 2016 for Fort Sill Apache representatives. Present on the tour were:
    • Chairman Jeff Haozous
    • Rich Rabin, Chief Financial Officer
    • Kriss Ethridge, President, Fort Sill Apache Industries, Inc.
    • Tammy Smith, Director of Contracts, Fort Sill Apache Industries, Inc.
    • Jeanne Newman, Director of Business Development, Fort Sill Apache Industries, Inc.
  • The tour included:
    • Welcome to JSC from the JSC Protocol Office
    • Tour of the International Space Station Flight Control Viewing Room where NASA engineers and flight directors monitor Space Station operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year as they support U.S. and Russian astronauts.
    • Tour of the historic Apollo Era Mission Operations Control Room floor where the Fort Sill Apache group was able to actually sit at consoles that were used during Apollo missions to the moon.
    • Tour of the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility where astronauts train in high fidelity trainers. The Fort Sill Group was allowed to go inside the International Space Station Trainer, the Russian Soyuz Trainer, the Orion Trainer, and a retired Space Shuttle cockpit and mid-deck trainer.
  • During their visit, the Fort Sill Apache group also met with the JSC Small Business Office, as well as potential customers and teaming partners to discuss upcoming contract opportunities.
Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
Chairman Jeff Haozous at a display of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) space suits used by NASA astronauts at the Johnson Space Center to train for spacewalks.

 

Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
While at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Chairman Jeff Haozous tours one of the International Space Station high-fidelity mock-ups where astronauts train for upcoming space flights.

 

Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
While at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Fort Sill Apache Industries President Kriss Ethridge and Fort Sill Apache Chief Financial Officer Rich Rabin tour one of the International Space Station high-fidelity mock-ups where astronauts train for upcoming space flights.

 

Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
Chief Financial Officer Rich Rabin and Chairman Jeff Haozous sit in the cockpit of a high fidelity Space Shuttle trainer at the NASA Johnson Space Center where Shuttle pilots and co-pilots prepared for their missions to low-Earth orbit.

 

Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
Chief Financial Officer Rich Rabin, Chairman Jeff Haozous, and Fort Sill Apache Industries President Kriss Ethridge at the NASA Johnson Space Center Space Vehicle Mockup Facility where NASA trains astronauts for upcoming spaceflight missions.

 

Jeff Haozous Visits NASA
Chairman Jeff Haozous looks at a display of Extravehicular Activity (EVA) space suits used by NASA astronauts at the Johnson Space Center to train for spacewalks. To the left of Chairman is a cutout of Astronaut Scott Kelly who is currently on a year-long mission to the International Space Station.

Fort Sill Apache Industries, LLC (FSAI) is a tribally owned holding company whose subsidiary companies provide Government and commercial clients with a diverse range of products and services, including program management, construction, information technology, logistics and facilities services, and technical and administrative support. Our team consistently delivers innovative solutions and exceptional contract performance to Government and commercial clients.

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