Feb. 1, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-019 EAST COAST STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION COMMANDER WASHINGTON -- Students participating in a U.S. Coast Guard Academy mentoring program will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank aboard the International Space Station at 11:15 EST on Thursday, Feb. 2. Burbank, a NASA astronaut and retir ...Continue Reading

Feb. 01, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-039 NASA RECEIVES FINAL NRC REPORT ON SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS WASHINGTON -- NASA has received the National Research Council (NRC) report "NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities," which provides the agency with findings and recommendations on where best to invest in technologies needed to enable NASA's future missions in space. The NRC report will help de ...Continue Reading

Feb. 01, 2012 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lori J. Rachul Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio 216-433-8806 lori.j.rachul@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-037 NASA GLENN TO HOST TWEETUP CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT EARTH CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland will host a special event on March 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's first orbital flight by an ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 43 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. LEGENDARY ASTRONAUT SHANNON LUCID RETIRES FROM NASA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:03 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: LEGENDARY ASTRONAUT SHANNON LUCID RETIRES FROM NASA Jan. 31, 2012 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H12-038 LEGENDARY ASTRONAUT SHANNON LUCID RETIRES ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Feb 01 0222 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1408 N08W64 133 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1410 N18E11 059 0200 Cso 08 08 Beta 1411 S27W28 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Feb 01 0222 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1408 N08W64 133 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1410 N18E11 059 0200 Cso 08 08 Beta 1411 S27W28 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Feb 01 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 32 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Feb 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1408 N08W64 133 0050 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1410 N18E11 059 0200 Cso 08 08 Beta 1411 S27W28 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 31, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-038 LEGENDARY ASTRONAUT SHANNON LUCID RETIRES FROM NASA HOUSTON -- Shannon Lucid, a member of NASA's first astronaut class to include women, has retired after more than three decades of service to the agency. A veteran of five spaceflights, Lucid logged more than 223 days in spa ...Continue Reading

Jan. 31, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Missy Corley Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland, College Park 301-405-6501 mcorley@umd.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-018 NASA, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND INVITE PUBLIC TO ASTRONAUTS' DISCUSSION OF RECENT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA and the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering invite the public to a discussion with three astronauts ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCANIC ACTIVITY AT KILAUEA'S SUMMIT Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt, with centers of activity at Pu'u O'o and Halema'uma'u Craters. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77046&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Jan 28, 2012 (Posted on Jan 30, 2012 3:52 PM) ------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading