The NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Technology, offered by SHOT and supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division, will fund one predoctoral or postdoctoral fellow for up to one academic year to undertake a research project related to the history of space technology. The fellowship may support advanced research related to all aspects of space history, leading to publications on the history of space technology broadly considered, including cultural and intellectual histo ...Continue Reading

The _*Fellowship in Aerospace History*_, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (_NASA_), annually funds one or more research projects for six months to one year. Proposals of advanced research in history related to all aspects of aerospace, from the earliest human interest in flight to the present, are eligible, including cultural and intellectual history, economic history, history of law and public policy, and history of science, engineering, and management. The fellowship is open to applican ...Continue Reading

**************************The History of Science Society is now accepting applications for the 2013-14 HSS/NASA Fellowship in the History of Space Science. The Fellowship, supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Division, funds a nine-month research project that is related to any aspect of the history of space science, from the earliest human interest in space to the present. The program is broadly conceived and includes the social, cultural, institutional and personal context ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Feb 12 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 43 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Feb 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1667 N22W63 200 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1670 N17W28 164 0160 Dsi 07 13 Beta 1671 N14E58 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2013 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Rebecca Strecker Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-3249 rebecca.a.strecker@nasa.gov Kim Henry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.h.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-047 NASA SET FOR NEW ROUND OF J-2X TESTING AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- NASA's progress toward a return to deep space missions continues with a new round of upcoming tests on the next-generati ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2013 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-010 NASA AWARDS PROGRAM INTEGRATION CONTRACT FOR ORION WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corp. of Burlingame, Calif., for its program integration contract for Orion. The cost-plus-fixed-fee services contract has a potential value of $49 million, including options. The contract begins April 1 with ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-040 NASA LAUNCHES NEW EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE TO CONTINUE 40-YEAR LEGACY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) roared into space at 1:02 p.m. EST (10:02 a.m. PST) Monday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Va ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2013 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-039 NASA UNVEILS STRATEGIC SPACE TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PLAN WASHINGTON -- NASA's Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan has been posted to the agency's website. The comprehensive strategic plan prioritizes space technologies essential to the pursuit of NASA's mission and achievement of national goals. The NASA Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan was created following development of a s ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- THE SUMMER OF 2012-13 BRINGS FIRES TO AUSTRALIA Wildfires burned in Australia during 2012 and 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80351&src=nha *** ASTER(Terra) image from Feb 04, 2013 (Posted on Feb 05, 2013 12:39 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- EARLY FEBRUARY BLIZZARD STRIKES U.S. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- EARLY FEBRUARY BLIZZARD STRIKES U.S. NORTH EAST A record-setting blizzard strikes the north-eastern portion of the United States in early February 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80405&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 10, 2013 (Posted on Feb 11, 2013 12:42 PM) * http://earthobservatory.na ...Continue Reading