HSFNEWS Digest - 21 Jun 2012 to 23 Jun 2012 (#2012-65)

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Date: June 22nd 2012

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Topics of the day:

NASA OFFERS WEB, MOBILE LINKS TO FOLLOW SPACE STATION AND MISSION CONTROL
ASTRONAUT REX WALHEIM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ON NASA'S ORION
STUDENTS GATHER IN PHILADELPHIA TO SPEAK WITH ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:27:56 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA OFFERS WEB, MOBILE LINKS TO FOLLOW SPACE STATION AND MISSION CONTROL

June 21, 2012

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100

Report #H12-210

NASA OFFERS WEB, MOBILE LINKS TO FOLLOW SPACE STATION AND MISSION CONTROL

WASHINGTON -- NASA is using the Internet and smartphones to provide the public with a new inside look at what happens aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and in the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Log onto the agency's Space Station Live! web page or download the companion ISSLive! mobile application to get up-to-the-minute information

Groundbreaking research and technology development work is going on every day in the microgravity environment of space, and Space Station Live! allows users to see what the expedition astronauts do minute by minute Streaming data from the space station lets the public see the latest information on temperatures, communications and power generation Students and teachers can use the data to solve classroom problems in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or to tour the space station and mission control operator consoles through virtual 3-D view models

Space Station Live! includes a web experience and free mobile ISSLive! app for smart phones and tablet computers accessible on NASA's website The app also is available through the Google Play and iTunes app stores

Special features of the Space Station Live! web and mobile app experience include: -- live streaming data from various space station systems -- live streaming data from actual crew and science timelines with social media links -- descriptions and educational material that describe how the space station works -- educational lessons using the live content -- 3-D virtual mission control -- 3-D virtual space station using live streaming data to correctly position the sun, Earth, moon and the station's solar arrays -- 3-D model of the space station with labels and colored by the international partner contributions to its assembly -- links to NASA's five international partner space agencies' mission information

To use Space Station Live!, visit:

http://spacestationlive nasa gov

To download ISSLive! and other NASA mobile apps, visit:

http://www nasa gov/connect/apps html

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:28:21 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: ASTRONAUT REX WALHEIM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ON NASA'S ORION

June 22, 2012

Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0321

Report #M12-120

ASTRONAUT REX WALHEIM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ON NASA'S ORION

HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Rex Walheim will be available for live satellite interviews in front of a full-scale model of the Orion spacecraft from 6 - 7:30 a m CDT, Thursday, June 28 Interviews will originate at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston The first space-bound Orion capsule is set to arrive at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida next week

Walheim is the Astronaut Office's main liaison with the Orion Program He provides input from an astronaut's perspective on Orion's design and testing process Walheim was one of four NASA astronauts to fly on the final space shuttle mission, STS-135, in July 2011

Orion will be used to carry out the uncrewed Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla , in 2014 At Kennedy, Orion's heat shield will be installed and the capsule will undergo final assembly and checkout operations EFT-1 will be the first spaceflight of NASA's next-generation crew vehicle and send the capsule farther into space than any human spacecraft since Apollo 17's return from the moon

Walheim is a native of San Carlos, Calif , and a 1984 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley He received a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in May 1984, eventually serving as an instructor at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School before NASA selected him as an astronaut in 1996 He received a master of science degree from the University of Houston in 1989

To arrange an interview, news media representatives must contact Karen Svetaka at 281-483-8684 or karen a svetaka@nasa gov by 1 p m Wednesday, June 27

The NASA Live Interview Media Service (LIMS) satellite will be used for the interviews LIMS satellite parameters will be provided by NASA to confirmed clients

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For Walheim's biography, visit:

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

For more information about Orion, visit:

http://www nasa gov/orion

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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:31:55 -0500 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: STUDENTS GATHER IN PHILADELPHIA TO SPEAK WITH ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE

June 22, 2012

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

Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761

Report #M12-119

STUDENTS GATHER IN PHILADELPHIA TO SPEAK WITH ASTRONAUTS IN SPACE

WASHINGTON - Elementary, middle and high school students will have the opportunity to speak with Expedition 31 flight engineers Don Pettit, Joseph Acaba and Andr?? Kuipers aboard the International Space Station at 10:35 a m EDT, Tuesday, June 26

The event will take place at Philadelphia University in Philadelphia Media representatives are invited to attend It will be broadcast live on NASA Television and include video of the space station residents

The event will be hosted by Destination Imagination, a non-profit organization that provides education programs for students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving

To attend the event, reporters must contact Michelle Griffith at 813-597-8187 or michelle@clearviewcom com Philadelphia University is located at 4201 Henry Avenue

Pettit, Kuipers, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Konenenko arrived at the space station on Dec 23, 2011 Acaba and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin completed the six-person crew on May 17

This in-flight education downlink is one in a series with educational organizations in the United States and abroad to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teaching and learning It is an integral component of NASA's Teaching From Space education program, which promotes learning opportunities and builds partnerships with the education community using the unique environment of space and NASA's human spaceflight program

The exact time of the downlink could change For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

For information about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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End of HSFNEWS Digest - 21 Jun 2012 to 23 Jun 2012 (#2012-65)

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