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1. NASA ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY KICKS OFF GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA FROM SPACE
2. NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH

Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:50:27 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY KICKS OFF GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA FROM SPACE

Nov 15, 2010

Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #H10-300

NASA ASTRONAUT SCOTT KELLY KICKS OFF GEOGRAPHY TRIVIA FROM SPACE

HOUSTON -- Where over the world is NASA astronaut Scott Kelly? Kelly, who will be living aboard the International Space Station for nearly six months, wants to test your knowledge of the world through a geography trivia game on Twitter

The first person to correctly identify the place depicted in his photos will win an autographed copy of the picture Kelly began his contest at the start of Geography Awareness Week, which continues through Nov 21 He plans to continue the game for the duration of his flight

Kelly launched to the space station along with two Russian cosmonauts, Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka on Oct 8 He is set to return to Earth March 16, 2011 The orbiting outpost and its six crew members circle Earth more than a dozen times each day, traveling more than 200 miles above Earth at 17,500 mph

During Kelly's stay on station, he will have opportunities to see and photograph various locations on Earth In fact, part of his job is to capture a kaleidoscope of geographic spots used for scientific analysis of our planet

"From the cupola, which is much like a bay window in a house, we are able to take pictures for many scientific reasons, but also to share with the public what we are learning about the planet on which we live," Kelly said

Kelly announced the contest Nov 8 by posting the following update from his Twitter account, @StationCDRKelly: "Got game? Be the first to correctly name that inkblot on Earth from space " He posted the first image in the geography contest on Monday, Nov 15 To play the geography trivia and get other updates from Kelly throughout his mission, follow his Twitter account at:

http://www twitter com/StationCDRKelly

"Expanding our geography knowledge is essential to our economic well-being, our relationships with other nations and the environment," Kelly said "It helps us make sense of our world and allows us to make connections between people and places Space exploration is a global endeavor, and the International Space Station is the result of these connections "

For complete rules of the Geography Trivia from Space contest and more information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

Find all the ways you can connect and collaborate with NASA at:

http://www nasa gov/connect

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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:54:28 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH

Nov 16, 2010

Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M10-162

NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH

HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference no earlier than 5 p m CST on Monday, Nov 22, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, which was delayed on Nov 5

NASA officials will announce the status of repairs to a leaking hydrogen system that caused the initial delay They also will discuss the cracks on the tops of two, 21-foot-long support beams, called stringers, on the exterior of the shuttle's external fuel tank in an area known as the intertank The next launch window for space shuttle Discovery and six NASA astronauts begins Nov 30

The briefing participants are:

-- Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations

-- John Shannon, Space Shuttle Program manager

The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by calling into a phone bridge

To use the phone bridge, reporters must have valid media credentials issued by a NASA center or issued specifically for the STS-133 mission Journalists planning to use the phone bridge must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no earlier than 4:45 p m Newsroom personnel will verify credentials and transfer reporters to the phone bridge Capacity is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis

Live status updates will be provided during the meeting via the NASA News Twitter feed To access the feed, go to the nasa gov homepage or visit:

http://www twitter com/nasa

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For STS-133 crew and mission information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/shuttle

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