In her latest blog entry, Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Suni Williams describes some of the work being done in this unique laboratory in space. _http://go.nasa.gov/OQ5DJM_   *Laboratory in Space*   Lots of fun and interesting science with a quick break for the arrival of Progress (unpiloted resupply ship). That means even fresher fruit and care packages for us, as well as lots of supplies, including our EVA cables…more on that in a later post.   We are not the experts in all the science that we do up he ...Continue Reading

Aug. 10, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-268 NASA SELECTS SPACE BIOLOGY RESEARCH PROPOSALS WASHINGTON -- NASA selected 15 experiments to be funded through its most recent research announcement for opportunities in space biology research. Ten of these experiments will be conducted aboard the International Space Station in the near future. Five others will be ground-based studies. NASA's Space Biology Program will fund the proposals to investigate how cells ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- 2012 ARCTIC CYCLONE An unusually strong summer cyclone formed in the Arctic in August of 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78812&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 07, 2012 (Posted on Aug 09, 2012 4:21 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78808&src=nha *** VIIRS( ...Continue Reading

Aug. 10, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Chris Rink Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6786 chris.rink@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-270 HERE COMES THE SUN: NASA PICKS SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Technology Program has selected Deployable Space Systems (DSS) of Goleta, Calif. and ATK Space Systems Inc., of Commerce, Calif., for contract negotiation to develop advanced solar array systems. High-power solar electric ...Continue Reading

Aug. 10, 2012 J.D. Harrington NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Geoffrey Brown Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-5618 geoffrey.brown@jhuapl.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-148 NASA SETS RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES MISSION LAUNCH EVENTS COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) are set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 10 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 223 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1535 N19W70 136 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1537 N13W42 108 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1538 S22W47 ...Continue Reading

Aug. 9, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle / Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011/818-354-6278 agle@jpl.nasa.gov / guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-275 NASA'S CURIOSITY BEAMS BACK A COLOR 360 OF GALE CRATER PASADENA, Calif. -- The first images from Curiosity's color Mast Camera (Mastcam) have been received by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. The 130 low-resolution thumbna ...Continue Reading

Aug. 09, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Doug LeMere NASA Shared Services Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-813-6617 douglas.m.lemere@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: C12-035 NASA SELECTS CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYEE RELOCATION SERVICES WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Franconia Real Estate Services of Woodbridge, Va., for agencywide employee relocation services effective Oct. 1. The firm-fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreement with delivery/task orders includes ...Continue Reading

Aug. 9, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-147 NASA TO HOLD MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ABOUT RECORD-BREAKING GALAXY CLUSTER WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 15, to discuss an extraordinary galaxy cluster that is smashing several important cosmic records. The panelists are: -- Michael McDonald, Hubble Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. -- Bradford Benson, astroph ...Continue Reading

Aug. 09, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Rachel Hoover Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif. 650-604-4789 rachel.hoover@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-274 TO THE STARS: NASA SELECTS SMALL SPACECRAFT TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA has chosen three teams to advance the state of the art for small spacecraft in the areas of communications, formation flying and docking systems. The cutting-edge space technology flights are expected to tak ...Continue Reading