Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 19, 2014 * Recently Returned International Space Station Astronauts Speak at NASA Events around Washington * Two astronauts recently returned from the International Space Station will be in Washington for a series of events, which are open to the media, March 24-26. Karen Nyberg of NASA and Luca Parmitano of the Europ ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Land use fires burned across Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and southern China. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=83365&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 18, 2014 (Posted on Mar 18, 2014 4:56 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazard ...Continue Reading

Folks:          You or a colleague may be interested in submitting an essay for the Sacknoff prize.  Thanks,          Steve   Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Room 5R16 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 http://history.nasa.gov Details on the 2014 prize (and a pdf flyer) can be found at: www.spacehistory101.com/prize * * First awarded in 2011, the annual prize is desig ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 101 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Future Space Station Crew to Participate in NASA TV News Conference, Media Interviews 2. NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:39:11 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Future Space Station Crew to Participate in NASA TV News Conference, Media Interviews March 18, 2014 Jay Bolden Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Mar 19 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 78 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Mar 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2002 S18W72 327 0130 Cao 13 10 Beta 2004 S10W45 300 0040 Cao 04 08 Beta 2005 N13W09 2 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 March 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tournament: Earth Round 3 Voting Voting is now open for the third round of Tournament Earth. After two rounds, only the Earthly Eight remain. Is your bracket busted? "The Global Toll of Fine Particulate Matter" is the only top seed remaining in the tournament; the low-ranked longshots are gone, too. Go cast your votes for the final four by 4pm ET (2100 UCT) on Friday, March 21! ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 18, 2014 * NASA Releases First Interactive Mosaic of Lunar North Pole *  A new interactive mosaic from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter covers the north pole of the moon from 60 to 90 degrees north latitude at a resolution of 6-1/2 feet (2 meters) per pixel. Close-ups of Thales crater (right side) zoom in to re ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 18, 2014 * Coverage Set for Next Space Station Crew Launch * NASA Television will broadcast prelaunch activities for the next three crew members flying to the International Space Station, followed by extensive live coverage of their launch and docking to the orbital laboratory Tuesday, March 25. Expedition 39/40 Fligh ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 18, 2014 * NASA Announces Small Business Industry Awards * NASA announced Tuesday the recipients of the agency's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Small Business Industry Awards (SBIA) program at its inaugural Industry Forum. More than 30 nominations were received from all NASA centers. The SBIA program recognizes the outstanding ...Continue Reading

Text Size var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option March 18, 2014 * NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Solar Orbiter Mission * NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Centennial, Colo., to launch the Solar Orbiter Collaboration mission to study the sun in July 2017. The Solar Orbiter will launch on an Atlas V 411 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Cana ...Continue Reading