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About WSTF:

  The NASA White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), located on the west slope of the San Andres mountains between Las Cruces, New Mexico, and the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), is a component of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

WSTF was constructed in 1963 to support the Apollo Project. It occupies 94 square miles in the southwest corner of the White Sands Missile Range. It has 98 buildings and 311,000 square feet. The test facility's plant value is $200 million, and its annual budget is $40 million.

The present workforce is 1200 people (over seventy percent scientific/technical): One half WSTF, the other half TDRSS and USAF employees. WSTF has 59 NASA Civil Service employees, and 485 contractors.  TDRSS has 9 NASA Civil Service employees and 610 contractors. 

WSTF also operates the White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH) which provides approach and landing training for Space Shuttle astronauts and serves as an alternate orbiter landing site.

    I would like to say congratulations' to our Union Brothers who have been promoted; 

Randy Rodriguez          Materials Test Specialist
David Denney             Clean Room Technician B
Andrew Lerdahl       Electronic Test Technician B
James Robles           System Test Technician A   

    Recommendations for the next promotion cycle are do in August 2009.  It would be a good idea to check to see if your Placement Qualification is still up to date, qualifications are good for three years. 

Sincerely,
Lou Rosales
Chief Steward, NTEC
IAM LL 2515

Our Chief Steward for WSTF

  Lou Rosales
 

Our Chief Steward for Easi-FOSC

Tommy Black

Our Shop Stewards for WSTF 


 

200/800 ( Chem  lab, Environmental, Test Support) 

Ron Ledesma
ron.s.ledesma@nasa.gov

300/400/CTF ( Electrical)

Arleen Tinsley
arleen.e.tinsley@nasa.gov

 300/400/ CTF ( Mechanical)

Chris Valdivia
chris.valdivia@nasa.gov

WSSH

 Scott Bernal
sbernal@wstf.nasa.gov

STGT 

Ron Schmidt 
 RSCHMIDT@mail.wsc.nasa.gov

 

WSTG 

 Fernando Pedraza 
 FPEDRAZA@mail.wsc.nasa.gov

 

WSC (Logistics ) 

 Debra Russell
 DRUSSELL@mail.wsc.nasa.gov