Sept. 18, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-181 COVERAGE SET FOR SPACE STATION DEPARTURE OF EUROPEAN CARGO SHIP WASHINGTON -- The departure of the third European Space Agency Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station will be broadcast live on NASA Television beginning at 6:15 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Sept. 25. T ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 96 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN 2. NASA SELECTS ENGINEERING PRODUCT INTEGRATION CONTRACTOR ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:42:10 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS LAND SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN September 17, 2012 Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarte ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Sep 18 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1569 S12W26 297 0120 Cso 09 03 Beta 1571 S13W08 279 0060 Hsx 02 03 Alpha 1573 N16E48 ...Continue Reading

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