Aug. 25, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov Barron Beneski Orbital Sciences Corp., Dulles, Va. 703-406-5528 beneski.barron@orbital.com RELEASE: 11-276 CYGNUS SPACE STATION CARGO CARRIER ARRIVES AT NASA WALLOPS WASHINGTON -- NASA's work to help develop the next generation of commercial space transportation systems reach ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Aug 25 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 237 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Aug 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1271 N17W42 060 0180 Esi 11 25 Beta 1272 S21W36 054 0020 Cro 03 04 Beta 1274 N18E16 ...Continue Reading

Aug. 24, 2011 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jeannette Owens NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2990 jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-034 NASA EXTENDS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has awarded a two-year contract option to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for information technology services. The option has a va ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ICE ISLAND CALVES OFF PETERMANN GLACIER In early August 2010, a massive ice island calved off Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=51846&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 22, 2011 (Posted on Aug 23, 2011 5:12 PM) ------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Aug. 24, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-271 NASA'S SWIFT SATELLITE SPOTS BLACK HOLE DEVOURING A STAR WASHINGTON -- Two studies appearing in the Aug. 25 issue of the journal Nature provide new insights into a cosmic accident that has been streaming X-rays toward Earth since late March. NASA's Swift satellite first alerted astronomers to ...Continue Reading

Aug. 24, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Daniel Kanigan Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 daniel.n.kanigan@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-177 NASA AND ATK FULL-SCALE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR TEST SET FOR SEPT. 8 WASHINGTON -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) will conduct a full-scale test of a five-segment, solid rocket motor at the ATK Aerospace Systems test facility in Promo ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Aug 24 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 236 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Aug 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1271 N17W29 061 0270 Eki 11 21 Beta 1272 S21W20 052 0040 Dso 07 06 Beta 1274 N19E30 ...Continue Reading

Aug. 23, 2011 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 DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-178 NASA SETS GRAIL/DELTA II LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's GRAIL spacecraft is set to launch to the moon aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket on Sept. 8, 2011 from Cape Canaveral Ai ...Continue Reading

Aug. 23, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 240-684-0821 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-035 NASA AWARDS GROUND SYSTEMS AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has selected Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. in Columbia, Md., to provide Ground Systems and Mission Operations support. The total maximum ordering value of the ...Continue Reading

Aug. 23, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-274 NASA'S WISE MISSION DISCOVERS COOLEST CLASS OF STARS WASHINGTON - Scientists using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered the coldest class of star-like bodies, with temperatures as cool as the human body. Astronomer ...Continue Reading