Sept. 20, 2011 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-315 NASA INVITES TWITTER AND FACEBOOK FANS TO A TWEETUP AT WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY WASHINGTON -- Do you follow NASA on Twitter or "like" the space agency on Facebook? If so, NASA invites you to register for a Tweetup and behind-the-scenes tour of its Wallops Flight Facility. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-201 MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN FOR NASA'S MARS SCIENCE LAB LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media accreditation for the launch of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is open. Liftoff aboard an Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape C ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 62 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ANNOUNCES 15TH UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATE AND CREW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:37:59 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ANNOUNCES 15TH UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATE AND CREW Sept. 19, 2011 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 J.D. Harrington/ Michael J. Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 Report #H11-309 NAS ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 20 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1289 N23W93 128 0120 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 1295 N22W23 058 0300 Dhc 10 24 Beta-Gamma 1296 ...Continue Reading

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