Dec. 5, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-404 VETERAN SPACE SHUTTLE COMMANDER CHRIS FERGUSON TO LEAVE AGENCY HOUSTON -- Astronaut Chris Ferguson, the last commander of a space shuttle mission, has announced his plans to retire from NASA on Dec. 9. He will leave for a new job in the private sector. "Chris has been a true leader at ...Continue Reading

Dec. 05, 2011 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-395 NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO TRAIN LIKE AN ASTRONAUT WASHINGTON -- An engaging new NASA program brings the excitement of space exploration to children learning to live a healthy lifestyle. Inspired by First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative, NASA's Train Like an Astronaut program aims to increase oppo ...Continue Reading

Dec. 5, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile) amy.johnson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-244 MEDIA INVITED TO ORION SPACECRAFT WATER LANDING TEST AT LANGLEY HAMPTON, Va. -- Reporters are invited to watch a test version of the Orion crew capsule take its final s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Dec 05 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 339 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Dec 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1358 N20W82 195 0040 Cso 01 03 Beta 1361 N19W58 171 0060 Dao 07 07 Beta 1362 N08W18 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Dec 04 0737 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 338 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Dec 2011 ::::::::::CORRECTED COPY:::::::::: Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1358 N19W68 194 0050 Cso 03 03 Beta 1361 N19W45 171 00 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Dec 04 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 338 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Dec 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1358 N19W68 194 0050 Cso 03 03 Beta 1361 N19W45 171 0090 Dai 08 11 Beta 1362 N08W06 ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 92 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SIGNS PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS TREATMENT 2. SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT WILL ANSWER VIDEO QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 13:35:59 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SIGNS PATENT LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS TREATMENT Dec. 2, 2011 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 Report #JT11-001 NASA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Dec 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 337 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Dec 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1358 N20W54 193 0090 Cso 05 03 Beta 1361 N20W32 171 0060 Dso 06 07 Beta 1362 N08E08 ...Continue Reading

Dec. 2, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-7674 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-406 SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT WILL ANSWER VIDEO QUESTIONS FROM PUBLIC HOUSTON -- NASA has announced a unique opportunity to ask the commander of the International Space Station a question about his role on the orbiting outpost. Commander Dan Burbank will answer videotaped questions from the public during a live event tentative ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN AUSTRALIA Flooding isolated communities in northern New South Wales in late November 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76586&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 02, 2011 (Posted on Dec 02, 2011 1:48 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards ...Continue Reading