Sept. 19, 2011 Michael Braukus / J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 / 5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-312 NASA RELEASES COMMERCIAL CREW DRAFT RFP, ANNOUNCES CCDEV2 OPTIONAL MILESTONES WASHINGTON -- NASA unveiled Monday an outline of its acquisition strategy to procure transportation services from private industry to carry U.S. ast ...Continue Reading

Sept. 19, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-308 NASA'S WISE RAISES DOUBT ABOUT ASTEROID FAMILY BELIEVED RESPONSIBLE FOR DINOSAUR EXTINCTION WASHINGTON -- Observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission indicate the family of asteroids some believed was responsible for the demise of the ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- LIGHTNING FIRES IN OREGON Summer lightning storms ignited fires across southern Oregon in late August 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=52190&src=nha *** TM(Landsat 5) image from Sep 09, 2011 (Posted on Sep 16, 2011 5:19 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Haz ...Continue Reading

Sept. 19, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Mary Blake Northrop Grumman, Redondo Beach, Calif. 310-812-6291 mary.blake@ngc.com RELEASE: 11-311 TESTS UNDER WAY ON THE SUNSHIELD FOR NASA'S WEBB TELESCOPE WASHINGTON -- NASA is testing an element of the sunshield that will protect the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors and instruments during its mission to observe the most distant objects in the universe. The sunshield will consist of five tennis cou ...Continue Reading

Sept. 19, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Eileen Brangan-Mell Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. 508-831-6785 ebmell@wpi.edu RELEASE: 11-307 THE CHALLENGE IS ON: ROBOT PRIZE COMPETITION REGISTRATION OPENS WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., are seeking teams to compete in a robot technology demonstration competition with a potential $1.5 million prize. During the Sample Return Robot C ...Continue Reading

Sept. 19, 2011 J.D. Harrington/ Michael J. Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov/michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-309 NASA ANNOUNCES 15TH UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATE AND CREW WASHINGTON -- An international crew of astronauts will venture into the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 17 to test innovative solutions to engineering challenges during a crewed mission to an asteroid. NASA astron ...Continue Reading

Sept. 19, 2011 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-199 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO SPEAK AT 2011 AIR AND SPACE CONFERENCE Bolden to Announce New Developments in NASA's Commercial Space Efforts WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak on Monday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. EDT at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air and Space Conference at the Gaylord Convention Center at the National Harbor in Maryland. Bolden will announce developments in NA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 19 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 19 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1289 N23W79 127 0310 Hhx 04 04 Alpha 1295 N22W12 060 0300 Dhc 08 26 Beta-Gamma 1296 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2011 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 1289 N22W67 128 0380 Hhx 04 05 Alpha 1290 S13W84 145 0010 Bxo 09 04 Beta 1291 N21W93 ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 155 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE STATION TRIO LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN 2. NASA TEAM HONORED FOR ASSISTING CHILEAN MINER RESCUE 3. NASA ASTRONAUT RON GARAN AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:57:00 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE STATION TRIO LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN Sept. 16, 2011 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshu ...Continue Reading