HSFNEWS Digest - 27 Dec 2013 to 7 Jan 2014 (#2014-1)

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Date: January 7th 2014

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Topics of the day:

International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Students
NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station
NASA Television Updates Coverage for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station

Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:59:32 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Students

January 2, 2014

Ashlï¿½ Harris Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601

Report #M14-001

International Space Station Crew to Connect with Virginia Students

Students in Newport News and Williamsburg, Va , will begin 2014 by talking with astronauts in orbit aboard the International Space Station

Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA will participate in a live video chat, or downlink, at 10:25 a m EST Tuesday, Jan 7, with students and educators from Denbigh High Schoolï¿½s Aviation Academy in Newport News Students will have the opportunity to ask Mastracchio about life, work and research aboard the space station The downlink will air live on NASA Television and on the agency's Web site

Prior to the video conference, education specialists from NASAï¿½s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va , and the National Institute of Aerospaceï¿½s Center for Integrative STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Education, also in Hampton, will provide interactive learning experiences designed to help students gain a better understanding of the space station program The Aviation Academy magnet program is a highly specialized, four-year aviation program for high school students

At 1:33 p m EST, Wednesday, Jan 8, sixth grade students from Berkeley Middle School in Williamsburg, Va , also will connect with Expedition 38 Flight Engineer Mike Hopkins of NASA through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program

Before the radio chat, NASA Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan will address the Berkeley students to discuss current research activities on the orbiting laboratory and how a STEM curriculum could help students join the next generation of explorers In preparation for the event, students have spent the past several weeks learning from Langley scientists, engineers, and education specialists about how the space station works and what it takes to live and work in space

Both events are open to the media To attend the downlink at Denbigh High Schoolï¿½s Aviation Academy, reporters must contact Michelle Price at 757-591-7543 or michelle price@nn k12 va us The Academy is located at 902-B Bland Blvd , in Newport News, at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport

To attend the ARISS ham radio event at Berkeley Middle School, journalists must contact Betsy Overkamp-Smith at 757-603-6480 or overcampsmithb@wjcc k12 va us The school is located at 1118 Ironbound Rd , in Williamsburg

NASA activities have been incorporated into classes at the schools in preparation for these unique educational experiences Linking students directly to station astronauts provides an authentic experience of space exploration, scientific studies and possibilities for future human space exploration

The in-flight education downlink and the ARISS ham radio chat are designed to engage educational organizations in the United States to improve STEM teaching and learning They are managed by 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 streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

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

To follow Twitter updates from astronauts Mastracchio and Hopkins, visit:

http://www twitter com/AstroRM

http://www twitter com/AstroIllini

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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 08:56:58 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station

January 2, 2014

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

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M14-002

NASA Television Coverage Set for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Jan 7 launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS)

On the heels of a successful demonstration flight to the space station in September, Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch the spacecraft on an Antares rocket at 1:55 p m EST from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia

Beginning at 1 p m , NASA TV will air a comprehensive video feed of launch preparations and other footage related to the mission, followed by launch coverage at 1:30 p m

Prior to the launch, NASA TV will broadcast briefings from Wallops Monday, Jan 6, previewing the mission's science cargo and pre-launch status at 2 p m and 3 p m EST, respectively

Cygnus will carry a total of 2,780 pounds of supplies to the station, including vital science experiments to expand the research capability of the Expedition 38 crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory, crew provisions, spare parts and experiment hardware Also aboard the flight are 23 student experiments that will involve more than 10,000 students on the ground These experiments will involve life sciences topics ranging from amoeba reproduction to calcium in the bones to salamanders

The spacecraft will arrive at the ISS Friday, Jan 10 Astronauts Michael Hopkins, of NASA, and Koichi Wakata ,of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will capture the resupply vehicle with the station's robotic arm and install it on the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony module

NASA TV coverage of capture and installation will begin at 5 a m EST Jan 10 Grapple is scheduled for 6:01 a m Coverage of the installation of Cygnus onto the Harmony module will begin at 7 a m This and future commercial resupply missions by Orbital Sciences and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will help ensure a robust national capability to deliver critical science research to orbit, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new science investigations aboard the space station

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

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For video b-roll and media resources on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stationnews

For more information about International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For more information about the mission, and for updated schedules of tours, briefings and NASA TV coverage, visit:

http://www nasa gov/orbital

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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2014 12:16:16 -0600 From: info@JSC NASA GOV Subject: NASA Television Updates Coverage for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station

January 6, 2014

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

Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100

Report #M14-006

NASA Television Updates Coverage for Orbital Sciences Mission to Space Station

NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Wednesday Jan 8 launch of Orbital Sciences Corp 's Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station The Antares rocket carrying Cygnus will lift off at 1:32 p m EST from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in eastern Virginia

Launch from Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops originally was set for Tuesday, Jan 7, but was postponed because of a forecast for unusually cold temperatures

On Tuesday, NASA TV will broadcast two news briefings from Wallops A preview of the mission's science cargo will air at 2 p m and a prelaunch status will air at 3 p m Media wishing to ask questions during the briefing should call the newsroom at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston at 281-483-5111 15 minutes prior to the briefing At 12:30 p m , Wednesday, NASA TV will air a comprehensive video feed of launch preparations and other footage related to the mission Launch coverage will begin at 1 p m

Cygnus will carry 2,780 pounds of supplies to the space station, including vital science experiments that will expand the research capabilities of the Expedition 38 crew members aboard the orbiting laboratory The cargo also includes crew provisions, spare parts, science experiment hardware and 23 student experiments that will involve more than 10,000 students on the ground These experiments will involve life sciences topics ranging from amoeba reproduction to bone calcium to salamanders

The spacecraft will arrive at the space station Sunday, Jan 12 Astronauts Michael Hopkins of NASA and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will capture the resupply vehicle with the station's robotic arm and install it on the Earth-facing port of the station's Harmony module NASA TV coverage of capture and in stallation will begin at 5 a m Sunday Grapple is scheduled for 6:02 a m Coverage of the installation of Cygnus onto the Harmony module will begin at 7 a m

This and future commercial resupply missions by Orbital Sciences of Dulles, Va , and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif , will help ensure a robust national capability to deliver critical science research to orbit, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new science investigations aboard the space station

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

http://www nasa gov/nasatv

For more information about the mission, and for updated schedules of tours, briefings and NASA TV coverage, visit:

http://www nasa gov/orbital

For video b-roll and media resources on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/stationnews

For more information about International Space Station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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