The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (03 April 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Tracking Debris from the Tohoku Tsunami http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77489&src=eoa-iotd * Heavy Rains in the South Pacific Islands http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77573&src=eoa-iotd * East African Rift Valley, Kenya http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77566&src=eoa-iotd * E ...Continue Reading

In “A Needed Boost,” Astronaut Don Pettit shares video of ATV-3's reboost of #ISS in his latest #spaceblog entry: bit.ly/HIaeeF   And in “Space Is My Mistress,” spaceflight inspires @astro_Pettit to share a bit of poetry for National Poetry Month in his #spaceblog: bit.ly/HI9Sop   Don's blog also appears at _airspacemag.com_. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to the Space-Blogs list, go to the list info page at _https://lists.nasa ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS AND LANDSLIDES IN FIJI By early April 2012, heavy rains in Fiji had claimed at least three lives and sent thousands to evacuation centers. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77573&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from Mar 26, 2012 (Posted on Apr 02, 2012 2:27 PM) ---------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Read the “Diary of a Space Zucchini” in the latest entry from Don Pettit’s _#__*spaceblog*_.  _http://go.usa.gov/m2K_   Diary of a Space Zucchini   *J**anuary 5, 2012* I sprouted, thrust into this world without anyone consulting me.  I am not one of the beautiful; I am not one that by any other name instills flutters in the human heart.  I am the kind that makes little boys gag at the dinner table thus being sent to bed without their dessert.  I am utilitarian, hearty vegetative matter th ...Continue Reading

April 3, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-059 NASA ANNOUNCES EVENTS FOR SHUTTLE DISCOVERY DEPARTURE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Events and operating hours for the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for space shuttle Discovery's departure. A NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, will transport Discovery to Washington Dulles Int ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 70 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING PREVIEWING SPACEX MISSION TO SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:03:31 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING PREVIEWING SPACEX MISSION TO SPACE STATION April 02, 2012 Josh Byerly/Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 Kirstin Brost Grantham Spac ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 03 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 94 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1445 S22W59 032 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1449 S18W74 047 0040 Dso 06 03 Beta 1450 N16E07 ...Continue Reading

In the first of two photo blog entries, @astro_Pettit shares some photos of the European Space Agency’s ATV-3 cargo vehicle - _http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/letters/posts/post_1333049249173.html_ - and in the second, he creates an artistic self-portrait with the help of the #ISS cupola: _http://bit.ly/H9hBd1_. Don's blog also appears at _airspacemag.com_. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe to the Space-Blogs list, go to the list info page a ...Continue Reading

April 02, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Josh Byerly/Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov/kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov Kirstin Brost Grantham Space Exploration Technologies, Hawthorne, Calif. 202-649-2716 Kirstin@spacex.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-057 NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING PREVIEWING SPACEX MISSION TO SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will hold a media briefing on Monday, April 16, ...Continue Reading

April 2, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Kirstin Brost Grantham Space Exploration Technologies, Hawthorne, Calif. 202-649-2716 kirstin@spacex.com RELEASE: 12-103 NASA, SPACEX ANNOUNCE NASA SOCIAL FOR FALCON 9 LAUNCH ATTEMPT WASHINGTON -- NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will invite 50 of their social media followers to a two-day NASA Social April 29-30 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event is expected to culminate in th ...Continue Reading