var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 30, 2014 * NASA Invests in Hundreds of U.S. Small Businesses to Enable Future Missions *  ADA Technologies Inc. received several NASA SBIR/STTR contracts that enabled the development of a Fine Water Mist Portable Fire Extinguisher intended for use aboard the International Space Station and next-generation, astronaut-occupied ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 30, 2014 * NASA's Carbon-Counting Spacecraft Arrives at Launch Site *  A truck convoy carrying NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 spacecraft arrives at California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base on April 30. The observatory will undergo final tests in preparation for a planned July 1 launch. Image Credit: NASA/ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TORNADOES IN SOUTHERN U.S. Tornadoes in the southern United States. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83578&src=nha *** Image from Apr 28, 2014 (Posted on Apr 29, 2014 3:09 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FRESH LAVA ARRIVES AT UBINAS VOLCANO Located in the Peruvian A ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 30, 2014 * NASA TV to Air U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony May 3 * NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 2014 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony at 3 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 3. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a 2006 hall of famer, and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, in 2008, will ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 67 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Texas Music Students to Perform Live with Space Station Astronaut ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:42:37 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Texas Music Students to Perform Live with Space Station Astronaut April 29, 2014 Megan Sumner Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 Report #MEDIA ADVISORY M14-079 Texas ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Apr 30 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 120 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Apr 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2045 S24W57 118 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2047 S18E14 047 0080 Dai 08 11 Beta 2048 N20W65 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (29 April 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Exploring America's National Parks http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Gallery/parks.php?src=eoa-features The United States has set aside nearly 84 million acres of historic and scenic land in its national parks system. In celebration of National Park Week, here are satellite views of a dozen of those national treasures. - ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option April 29, 2014 * Texas Music Students to Perform Live with Space Station Astronaut * Expedition 39 commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, currently aboard the International Space Station, will make space-to-Earth musical connections with students in Texas this week to share and explore the relationship betwe ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Indianapolis Students to Connect Live with International Space Station Crew ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 08:23:14 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Indianapolis Students to Connect Live with International Space Station Crew April 25, 2014 Elizabeth LeBlanc Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 Report #MED ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Apr 29 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 119 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Apr 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2045 S24W43 117 0100 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 2047 S18E28 046 0060 Dso 06 09 Beta 2048 N20W51 ...Continue Reading