April 18th 2012 PDT
April 18, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Wendy Lewis Space Systems/Loral 650-852-5188 lewisw@ssd.loral.com CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-107 NASA AWARDS LORAL CONTRACT FOR LASER COMM PAYLOAD FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Technology Program has awarded Space System/Loral of Palo Alto, Calif., a $3 million contract to initiate the process of hosting a space laser communications relay demonstration terminal payload aboard a Loral co ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRE IN KUWAIT In mid-April 2012, a fire broke out in a tire dump near Al Jahrah, Kuwait. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77678&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 17, 2012 (Posted on Apr 17, 2012 3:01 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST OVER IRAQ Dust plumes hovered ove ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2012 PDT
April 17, 2012 Tellus Release 5.0 The GRACE project has released a new version of Level 2/spherical harmonic data, Release 5.0 (RL05). As the new RL05 data become available, the Tellus mass grids will be reprocessed with it. It will take some time for the GRACE project to complete reprocessing the entire time series so the Tellus Release 4 (RL04) and RL05 will be distributed simultaneously. Thus users will need to change any bookmarks they may have as there are now 2 ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2012 PDT
There are 2 messages totalling 168 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SPACE WITH INDIANA BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS 2. COVERAGE SET FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:47:09 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SPACE WITH INDIANA BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS April 17, 2012 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #JA12-004 NA ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2012 PDT
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 April 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Fire in Kuwait http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77678&src=eoa-iotd * North America Swelters in March Heat http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77671&src=eoa-iotd * Shanghai At Night: A Growing City http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=77658&src=eoa-iotd * Lakshadweep Islands http:/ ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2012 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 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 109 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1455 N05W78 212 0030 Cao 05 03 Beta 1459 S15E40 094 0150 Dao 09 11 Beta 1460 N16E26 ...Continue Reading
April 17th 2012 PDT
April 17, 2012 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-120 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR GARVER SPEAKS ABOUT NASA'S FUTURE AT DISCOVERY ARRIVAL WASHINGTON -- "Following are excerpts from remarks given by NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver at the arrival of the space shuttle Discovery at Dulles International Airport on Tuesday, April 17: "Discovery was the longest-serving veteran of NASA's space shuttle fleet. Her maiden ...Continue Reading
April 17th 2012 PDT
April 17, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-119 NASA CONTINUES ORION PARACHUTE TESTING FOR FUTURE TEST FLIGHT HOUSTON -- NASA today successfully conducted a drop test of the Orion crew vehicle's entry, descent and landing parachutes high above the Arizona desert in preparation for the vehicle's orbital flight test, Exploration Flight Test -1, in 2014. Orion will car ...Continue Reading
April 17th 2012 PDT
April 17, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-114 NASA SELECTS SCIENCE INSTRUMENT UPGRADE FOR FLYING OBSERVATORY WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected a science instrument upgrade to the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) airborne observatory. The instrument, the High-resolution Airborne Wideband Camera (HAWC), will provide a sensitive, versatile and reliable imaging capability to the SOFIA user community. The upgrade involves ...Continue Reading
April 17th 2012 PDT
April 17, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-118 NASA'S SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM RECEIVES SPACE FOUNDATION AWARD WASHINGTON -- NASA's social media team has received the Space Foundation's Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is presented annually to an individual, team or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness and understanding of space programs. The award was presented on Monday ...Continue Reading
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