HSFNEWS Digest - 8 Sep 2011 to 13 Sep 2011 (#2011-106)

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Date: September 13th 2011

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EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS
NASA AWARDS SPACE RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS
DEEP SPACE CAPSULE COMES ALIVE WITH FIRST WELD; MAJOR PROGRESS MADE ON NATION'S NEW SPACE EXPLORATION PLAN

Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:43:24 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS

Sept 12, 2011

Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #M11-190

EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS

HOUSTON -- Three International Space Station crew members will discuss their upcoming Expedition 30 and 31 missions in a news conference at 1 p m CDT Tuesday, Sept 20, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston The briefing will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agency's website Reporters may ask questions from participating NASA centers or by phone

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency astronaut Andre Kuipers are set to launch to the station aboard a Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft later this year They will round out the six-man crew aboard the orbiting laboratory

Following the news conference, round-robin interview opportunities are available in-person, by phone or via satellite To reserve an interview opportunity, U S media representatives must contact the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 by 5 p m Friday, Sept 16 To participate in the news conference from a NASA center, U S journalists must call the center's public affairs office by 5 p m local time on Monday, Sept 19 Reporters participating in the briefing by phone must call the Johnson newsroom by 12:45 p m on Tuesday, Sept 20 Priority will be given to media participating in person and questions from reporters on the phone will be taken as time permits

International journalists wishing to attend in person at Johnson must contact the newsroom and submit the required paperwork for credentials by 5 p m Tuesday, Sept 13

Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers are three of six crew members who will comprise Expeditions 30 and 31 Aboard the station, they will join NASA astronaut Dan Burbank and Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoli Ivanishin

The NASA Live Interview Media Outlet (LIMO) that will be used for satellite interviews following the news conference is a digital satellite C-band downlink by uplink provider Americom It is on satellite AMC 3, transponder 9C, located at 87 degrees west, downlink frequency 3865 5 Mhz based on a standard C-band, horizontal downlink polarity, FEC is 3/4, data rate is 6 0 Mbps, symbol rate is 4 3404 Msps, transmission DVB-S, 4:2:0

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:44:49 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS SPACE RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS

Sept 12, 2011

William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

J D Harrington/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/-1979

Report #H11-295

NASA AWARDS SPACE RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS

WASHINGTON -- NASA is funding nine proposals from eight states to investigate space radiation's effect on human explorers The proposals from researchers in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Texas have a total value of approximately $12 million

The ground-based studies will work to better understand and mitigate risk of damage to the heart and central nervous system from cosmic rays The studies also will assess cancer risks and how genetics affect space radiation risks

"These studies will pave the way for new approaches to better prepare astronauts for living in space," said Francis A Cucinotta, chief scientist for the Human Research Program Space Radiation Program Element at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston "The proposals will examine biological changes caused by unavoidable exposure to cosmic rays and their relation to heart, neuronal and cancer risks "

The Human Research Program provides knowledge and technologies to improve astronaut health during space exploration and identifies possible countermeasures for known problems The program quantifies crew health and performance risks during spaceflight and develops strategies that mission planners and system developers can use to monitor and mitigate health risks

NASA selected the nine projects from proposals that were reviewed by scientific and technical experts from academia and government laboratories A complete list of the selected principal investigators, organizations and proposals is available at:

http://go nasa gov/rbPIvJ

For information about NASA's Human Research Program, visit:

http://humanresearch jsc nasa gov

For information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov

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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:47:22 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: DEEP SPACE CAPSULE COMES ALIVE WITH FIRST WELD; MAJOR PROGRESS MADE ON NATION'S NEW SPACE EXPLORATION PLAN

Sept 12, 2011

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Michael Braukus/J D Harrington
Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241

Report #H11-297

DEEP SPACE CAPSULE COMES ALIVE WITH FIRST WELD; MAJOR PROGRESS MADE ON NATION'S NEW SPACE EXPLORATION PLAN

NEW ORLEANS -- Construction began this week on the first new NASA spacecraft built to take humans to orbit since space shuttle Endeavour left the factory in 1991, and marked a significant milestone in carrying out the ambitious exploration vision President Obama and Congress have laid out for the nation

Engineers at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans started welding together the first space-bound Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle "The Orion team has maintained a steady focus on progress, and we now are beginning to build hardware for spaceflight," said Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer, NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston

"This marks a major milestone in NASA's ambitious plans to send humans farther into space than the nation has ever been before," said NASA spokesman David Weaver, Headquarters, Washington "We're not only working to send people into deep space, we are putting people to work right here in America "

The first welds were completed Friday using an innovative new friction stir welding process, developed especially for Orion construction The process creates a seamless, leak-proof bond that has proven stronger and higher in quality than can be achieved with conventional welding

After welding is completed at Michoud, the Orion spacecraft orbital test article will be shipped to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where the heat shield will be installed At Kennedy, it will undergo final assembly and checkout operations for flight

A picture of Friday's work is available at:

http://go nasa gov/OrionWeld

To learn more about the development of Orion, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration/systems/mpcv

For more information about what's next for NASA, visit:

http://www nasa gov/next

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 8 Sep 2011 to 13 Sep 2011 (#2011-106)

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