HSFNEWS Digest - 4 May 2012 to 5 May 2012 (#2012-45)

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Date: May 5th 2012

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Topics of the day:

TOUCH THE MOON AT THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES - MONTEREY
DANCING DROPLETS ROCK OUT ON SPACE STATION
VETERAN OF TWO SPACEFLIGHTS RETURNS HOME TO SHARE MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE

Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 15:01:05 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: TOUCH THE MOON AT THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES - MONTEREY

May 4, 2012

Ciandra Jackson Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-2924

Report #JO12-007

TOUCH THE MOON AT THE AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES - MONTEREY

HOUSTON ï¿½ Californians will have the rare chance to touch a nearly 4-billion-year-old piece of moon rock at NASAï¿½s Driven to Explore traveling exhibit, a multimedia experience that immerses visitors in the story of NASA The exhibit will be at the American Le Mans Series ï¿½ Monterey in Salinas, Calif , 8 a m to 5 p m PDT on Friday, May 11, and 8 a m to 8 p m on Saturday, May 12

The centerpiece of Driven to Explore is the opportunity to touch a lunar rock sample brought to Earth by the astronauts of Apollo 17 in 1972, America's last human mission to the moon The rock is one of only eight lunar samples made available for the public to touch

Driven to Explore allows visitors to learn why we explore, discover the challenges of human space exploration and how NASA provides critical technological advances to improve life on Earth The exhibit also details the accomplishments of the space shuttle and the International Space Station

NASA is investing in the building blocks of a more capable approach to space exploration, including research and development to increase space travel capabilities In support of these efforts, NASA is performing field tests, designing surface systems and conducting advanced human research to ensure that future missions are safe, sustainable and affordable

For more information about NASA exploration, visit:

http://www nasa gov/exploration

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Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 15:05:36 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: DANCING DROPLETS ROCK OUT ON SPACE STATION

May 04, 2012

Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #H12-148

DANCING DROPLETS ROCK OUT ON SPACE STATION

HOUSTON -- Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station In the latest video, Pettit takes his demonstrations to the next level by using sound to oscillate water placed on a speaker and letting the droplets fly

The investigation is part of "Science off the Sphere," a video series featuring experiments of Pettit's own design intended to show scientific possibilities on the frontier of space NASA and the American Physical Society, or APS, developed a partnership to share the videos with students, educators and science enthusiasts across the globe

In the short, downloadable videos, Pettit has used knitting needles and water droplets to examine static electricity, demonstrated capillary flow by creating a zero gravity tea cup, used thin water films to experiment with fluid motion, shared infrared imagery of Earth and more Each video includes a physics challenge question to which the online community is invited to respond

"The physics community is absolutely loving seeing what's going on and loving having a different way of looking at concepts they've spent their lives studying," said Becky Thompson-Flagg, head of public outreach at APS

APS, the professional society for physicists, shares new "Science off the Sphere" videos on its outreach website, Physics Central In the latest episode, Pettit's water droplets dance to music by Texas rock band ZZ Top Video of the demonstration will air in the video file on NASA Television at 12 p m CDT today

"Science off the Sphere" is a successor to Pettit's science demonstrations performed during his stay on the space station during Expedition 6 in 2002 and 2003 and during the STS-126 space shuttle mission

Pettit launched to the space station to join the Expedition 30 crew on Dec 23, 2011, with Russian Flight Engineer Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers The crew will be joined by NASA's Joseph Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin as part of Expedition 31, who are scheduled to launch on May 14 Pettit, Kuipers and Kononenko will remain on the station until July

To view Pettit's science demonstrations performed during his current mission, visit:

http://www physicscentral com/sots

To view Pettit's science experiments performed during Expedition 6, visit:

http://go nasa gov/spacechronicles

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

http://www nasa gov/station

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 15:18:55 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: VETERAN OF TWO SPACEFLIGHTS RETURNS HOME TO SHARE MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE

May 4, 2012

Dana Davis Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0933

Report #JA12-010

VETERAN OF TWO SPACEFLIGHTS RETURNS HOME TO SHARE MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGE

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mike Foreman, a native of the Buckeye State, will be the keynote speaker at the 25th anniversary dinner for One Health Ohio on Friday, May 11

The event commemorates 25 years of healthcare service to the medically uninsured, under-insured and underserved populations in the community The dinner will take place at 5 p m EDT at the Tippecanoe Country Club at 5870 Tippecanoe Road in Canfield, Ohio

The theme for One Health Ohioï¿½s anniversary celebration is "Dream Big ï¿½ As the keynote speaker for the evening, Foreman will discuss his big dreams of becoming an astronaut and his career experiences at NASA

Foreman, a veteran of two spaceflights and five spacewalks, was selected as an astronaut by NASA in June 1998 He flew on space shuttle missions STS-123 in March 2008 and STS-129 in November 2009 He logged more than 637 hours in space, including 32 hours and 19 minutes during his five spacewalks Currently, Foreman is working in the Astronaut Office on the Commercial Crew Program to help advance commercial development of future human spaceflight vehicles to carry astronauts to the International Space Station

Foreman received a bachelorï¿½s in aerospace engineering from the U S Naval Academy in 1979 and a masterï¿½s in aeronautical engineering from the U S Naval Postgraduate School in 1986

For more information about this appearance or to schedule an interview with Foreman, contact Dana Davis, publicist, Astronaut Appearances Office, at 281-244-0933

For more information about Foreman, visit:

http://www jsc nasa gov/Bios/htmlbios/foreman html

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 4 May 2012 to 5 May 2012 (#2012-45)

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