The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN EASTERN RUSSIA Fires are common in the forests of eastern Russia during the warm temperatures and dry weather of summer, and the summer of 2011 saw widespread fire and smoke. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=51376&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 18, 2011 (Posted on Jul 18, 2011 2:15 PM) -- SEVE ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-236 NASA BOOK AVAILABLE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED TO LEARN ABOUT MOON MOFFET FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has released a new book for visually impaired people to experience the wonders of the moon. Called "Getting a Feel for Lunar Craters," the 17-page book features Braille and tact ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 33 2011 July 19 at 9:40 a.m. MDT (2011 July 19 1540 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For July 11-17 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For July 20-26 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services and other obse ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-237 TWO NASA PROBES TACKLE NEW MISSION: STUDYING THE MOON WASHINGTON -- Two small NASA probes that had been used to study space weather now are orbiting the moon to study its interior and surface composition. The spacecraft, called Acceleration, Reconnection, Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2011 Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1694 sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-148 MEDIA INVITED TO CAPE CANAVERAL JOB FAIR ON JULY 26 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Brevard Workforce are partnering to host a job fair with private sector companies and federal employers fr ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 128 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. HOUSTON WELCOMES HOME FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE CREW 2. STS-135 MCC Status Report #21 3. STS-135 MCC Status Report #22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:55:34 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: HOUSTON WELCOMES HOME FINAL SPACE SHUTTLE CREW July 18, 2011 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Jul 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 200 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jul 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1250 S27W61 209 0050 Cso 02 02 Beta 1251 N16W21 169 0080 Hsx 02 03 Alpha 1254 S22E11 ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the availability of two new NASA History publications.    Attached is a flyer about /Psychology of Space Exploration:  Contemporary Research in Historical Perspective /(NASA SP-2011-4411).    This exciting new collection of thought-provoking essays was edited by Douglas A. Vakoch, a professor of clinical psychology and the director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute.  The flyer provides more details about this book, including ordering ...Continue Reading

July 18, 2011 Dwayne Brown/Guy Webster Headquarters, Washington/Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Calif. 202-358-1726/818-354-6278 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov/guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov Isabel Lara National Air and Space Museum, Washington 202-633-2374 laral@si.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-147 NASA ANNOUNCING LANDING SITE FOR NEW MARS ROVER WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, July 22 to announce the selected landing site for the agenc ...Continue Reading

July 18, 2011 Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Priscilla Vega Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-1357 priscilla.r.vega@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-235 NASA DAWN SPACECRAFT RETURNS CLOSE-UP IMAGE OF ASTEROID VESTA PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned the first close-up image after beginning its orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta. On Friday, July 15, Dawn became the first probe to enter orbit aro ...Continue Reading