Book 6 postscript
PostScript ... Author's Note
In a very large darkened room that only has a single and very weak source of light, it may be difficult to find something if one looks only where there's light. One should not only move the light, but also consider that one may find something other than what one seeks.
Acronyms
a/o and / or
ARECIBO RT Arecibo Radio Telescope Facility in Puerto Rica
asap as soon as possible
BEA bubble effect (atmospheric) anomaly
bs bullshit
CCS Cryptographic Construction Services (a US Corporation)
CS Unit The Communications Satellite Unit at Chandler
DA Unit The Data Analysis Unit at Chandler
DBP Telekom Deutsche Bundespost Telekom
DMM Diamond Multi-Media
DNO did not orbit
DOD Department of Defense (USA)
DS Digital Security
DSCS Defense Satellite Communications Service
DSO, DOD Digital Security Operations of Dept of Defense
DSN Deep Space Network
ELF Extra low Frequency (radio signals)
ESA European Space Agency
EV Emergency Vehicle
GEO satellit Geo-Statioary Earth orbiting satellite
GSO Geostationary Orbit
GS Unit The Ground Station Unit at Chandler
HD Hard Disc (of a computer)
IF Infra-Red (transmitter)
ISS International Space Station
JPL CalTech Jet Propulsion Laboratories at California Tech College
KSC Kennedy Space Center
LAN Local Area Network
MA Medical Assistant
MO Medical Officer
NSA National Security Agency
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (US Gov).
NWT North West Territories (of Canada)
PINE GAP USA Space & Defence Communications Centre
PMO Para-Medical Orderly
PR Public Relations
RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RDF Radio Direction Finder
RT Radio Telescope
satcomm satellite communications
Sat Comm satellite communications
SC4 SatComm 04 Communications Satellite
SERENDIP/SETI organisations involved in Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
SETI (organisation for the) Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
SEU Single Event Upset
STS the Space Shuttle program code name
TLC tender loving care
TMOD Telecommunications and Mission Operations Directorate
UHF Ultra High Frequency (radio signals)
ULF Ultra Low Frequency (radio signals)
VHF Very High Frequency (radio signals)
VLH . Very Low Frequency (radio signals)
VLA Very Large Array (radio telescope)
VLLA Very Long Linear Array
List of Characters
eDNA Electronic Deoxyribonucleic acid, your neighbour and mine.
ARECIBO DSN PUERTO RICO
Prof.Richard Hallman Retired, ex Director ARECIBO
see also Dr Avril Stone
Gordano Security Guard
Wiley Facility Manager & Duty Officer, Security
Manolo Emergency Vehicle Driver
Gonzalez Paramedic
Sister Maria Med Superintendent, ARECIBO Town Medical Center
MO Pariso Medical Orderly, ARECIBO Town Medical Center
MA Ferrero Medical Assistant ditto
Adjutant Garcia Policia, ARECIBO Town
TIDBINBILA DSN AUSTRALIA
Dr Grant Wallace Director, Tidbinbila DSN Facility, Canberra
Bob Grafton Meteorologist, Tidbinbila DSN Facility
Tiziana Secretary to Dr Grant Wallace
Vladimir Pavletich Esoterics specialist, Canberra
Jenny Moore Journalist, Canberra Times, Canberra
PINE GAP, USA SPACE COMMUNICATIONS AND DEFENSE FACILITY AUSTRALIA
Adolf News Editor, Alice Springs News, Alice Springs
Harry Lynne Engineer, Alice Springs
Ray Mendez Ditto
Hilary Wells Spokeperson, US Pine Gap Center, Alice Springs
GOLDSTONE DSN USA
Harold Thierman Director, Goldstone DeepSpaceNetwork Facility, USA
Abraham Stein Engineer
MICROSAT NWT NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Alistair Aluitin Computer Services Bureau, Iqaluit, Baffin Island NWT
Mike Renfrey Head, Microsat Services, Fort Providence, NWT
SATELLITE SERVICE CORPORATION:USA/KOURU
Walter Brown Director of Operations, Satellite Services Corporation, Launch Center, Kourou
COSMO COMMUNICATIONS USA
Ralf Little Operations Manager, Cosmo Communications
CHANDLER TASK FORCE ARIZONA USA
Everett St John Hillier: Head of Digital Security Operations (DSO) DOD Washington
and Operations Director, Task Force
Dr Avril Stone SETI Scientist, active at Parkes/Serendip Program, Australia, then at Chandler Task Force, ETI .
Dr Grant Wallace Director, Tidbinbila DSN Facility, Canberra and Team Leader GROUND STATION UNIT, Task Force
Kim Featherston Data Analyst, ex Motorola, Team Leader, Chandler Task Force
Mark Ripley External Missions Manager, TMOD/JPL Pasadena and Liaison Manager, Task Force
Martin Amis Defense Satellite Communications Centre, US DOD and Leader, Task Force Communcations (COMMSAT UNIT)
CHANDLER TASK FORCE ARIZONA USA ... SPECIALISTS
DATA ANALYSIS UNIT
Kim Featherston Data Analyst, ex Motorola, Team Leader, Chandler Task Force
DA UNIT 1 External communications
DA UNIT 2
Gotcha Hacker
The Wally Hacker
Kevin Hacker
DA UNIT 3
Paul Trimble aka "Ironman", ex Hacker, WhiteHat contractor to DSO
Black Magic Trichometrics specialist and Hacker
Halverson Data Analyst
Timmo Hacker
DA UNIT 4
Don Whelan DSO data analyst
Sevi Catalan Data Analyst
Panama
DA UNIT 5
Len Smith (Crackers)Data Analyst
Speed Data Analyst
DA UNIT 6
Mary Little Cipher expert, ex NSA
Maximilian ex NSA, Cryptographer (Director CCS)
Algebra (Al) Mathematician
GROUND STATION UNIT
Dr Grant Wallace Team Leader
Harold Thierman Director, Goldstone DeepSpaceNetwork Facility, USA
COMMSAT UNIT
Martin Amis Team Leader
Ralf Little Operations Manager, Cosmo Communications
Maria-José Ferrer ex JPL Spacecraft Data Systems specialist
GASCHROMO SPECIALISTS
Colin Greeves Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry
Max Curtain Mass Spectrometry
Paco Fernandez Mass Spectrometry
GENETIC / DNA SPECIALISTS
John Craig President, Genetic Research Inc.
Prof: Henry Edwards Chief of Research, US Gov. Human Genome Project
PARKES/FORBES
CSIRO AUSTRALIA TELESCOPE NATIONAL FACILITY
Prof: Robert Lasalle: Director
RUSSIA: STAR CITY SPACE FACILITY
General Alexai Wasalikov Ex Commander, Russian Space Advisory Council
USA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Osborne Secretary of Defense
Walter Hammond DOD / NASA Liaison
Roger Hart DSCS Advisors Group
Stephen Walls Director, Operations, First Global, satellite communications
Colin Forbes Representative of major ISP's
Rajan Vishnaputi Representative, telekoms
Admiral Sean Davies Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy
General Westergard Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marines
Joint Chiefs of Staff, AirForce
OTHER PLAYERS
Ironman see Paul Trimble
Gotoel Hacker
Snowdrop Hacker
Zed Hacker
SPACE SHUTTLE CREW STS 96/94
Ron V. Steiner Commander
Daryl D. Busch Pilot
Neus Ferrero Mission
Specialist
Samantha E. Kahn Mission Specialist
Donald J. Carter Mission
Specialist
Amanda Frexinet Mission Specialist (Canadian)
Ivan Ivanovich Rostok Mission
Specialist (Russian)
Avril Stone Mission Specialist (see above)
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Also By Rod H Imer
Shades, set in Australia's Outback where the white man’s greed conflicts with the wild forces of nature and the Aboriginal Dreamtime and where one man finds an unexpected ally.
Tall Man Long Shadow, an episode in the USA’s hunt for master terrorist and Al Qaeda leader Osma bin Laden.
Short Stories on the Web:
The Treasures of the Pharoahs
The Lost Emerald Mines of Queen Cleopatra
Zabargad Island, and others.
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