Sept. 17, 2012 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Laura J. Brown Federal Aviation Administration 202-267-3455 laura.j.brown@faa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-184 SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR FERRY FLIGHT RESCHEDULED TO SEPT. 19 WASHINGTON -- NASA's ferry flight of space shuttle Endeavour atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19 due to an unf ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2012 Lauren B. Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov Emily Cain Small Business Administration 202-205-6420 emily.cain@sba.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-183 GOOGLE+ HANGOUT WITH NASA, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CHIEFS SEPT. 19 FEATURES MARS CURIOSITY CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Small Business Administration Administrator Karen Mills will speak about the contributions of small businesses to the success of the Mars Scien ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 daniel.h.huot@nasa.gov RELEASE: C12-049 NASA SELECTS ENGINEERING PRODUCT INTEGRATION CONTRACTOR HOUSTON -- NASA has selected S&K Global Solutions LLC of Polson, Mont., to consolidate contractor support into an integrated infrastructure approach for the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The three-year, cost-plus fixed-fee an ...Continue Reading

Readers of this list-serv,Our annual history symposium this year will be held October 25-26, 2012.Solar System Exploration @50  commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the first successful planetary mission, Mariner 2 sent to Venus. The NASA History Program Office, the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum, the NASA Science Mission Directorate, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are co-hosting this two-day symposium.  Through the generous support of Lockheed Martin, the symp ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN WASHINGTON In September 2012, lightning sparked numerous wildfires in central Washington. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79158&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 10, 2012 (Posted on Sep 11, 2012 4:22 PM) WILDFIRES IN IDAHO Dry, windy conditions fueled numerous wildfires in southern and centra ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN IDAHO Dry, windy conditions fueled numerous wildfires in southern and central Idaho in the summer 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=79182&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 13, 2012 (Posted on Sep 14, 2012 5:01 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- TYPHOON SANBA Sanba f ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-327 OPEN FOR BUSINESS: NASA SEEKS SMALL BUSINESS PROPOSALS FOR HIGH TECH R&D WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking proposals for its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs that will create the new technologies needed to enable the agency's future missions while benefiting America. The SBIR and STTR Programs are designed to provide small businesses and non ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 667 2012 Sep 17 Somerville, MA USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station ---------------------------- On Sep 12 the Japanese HTV-3 cargo ship was unberthed by the SSRMS arm at about 1202 UTC and released into space at 1550 UTC. After one of HTV-3's onboard computers failed, a planned small separation burn was replaced by a much larger abort burn which safely and rapidly sepa ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 norma.j.knotts@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-325 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON -- Three members of the Expedition 32 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth on Sunday, wrapping up a mission lasting more than four months. Flight Engineer Joe Acaba of NASA, and Commander Genna ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Sep 17 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1566 N23W89 014 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1569 S12W13 296 0120 Cso 12 06 Beta 1571 S13E06 ...Continue Reading