April 20, 2011 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-078 NASA SYMPOSIUM MARKS KEY HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ANNIVERSARIES WASHINGTON -- NASA's History Program Office and the National Air and Space Museum's Division of Space History are hosting a joint symposium entitled "1961/1981: Key Moments in Human Spaceflight." The symposium is April 26-27 in the James Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, locat ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2011 Stephen Cole/Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918/1979 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov/michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Gina Jackson U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington 202-712-1917 gjackson@usaid.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-083 NASA AND USAID TO SIGN AGREEMENT TO TACKLE WORLDWIDE PROBLEMS WASHINGTON -- Reporters are invited to the signing of a formal agreement between NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to promote collaboration on scientif ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN TEXAS Low humidity, dry vegetation, and high winds fueled several large wildfires throughout Texas in April 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50193&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 18, 2011 (Posted on Apr 19, 2011 3:04 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-115 CASSINI PROBE SEES ELECTRIC LINK WITH SATURN AND ONE OF ITS MOONS PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA is releasing the first images and sounds of an electrical connection between Saturn and one of its moons. The data collected by the agency's Cassini spacecraft enable scientists to improve their understanding of the ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-081 NASA MARKS EARTH DAY WITH ONLINE ACTIVITES, CENTER PROGRAMS WASHINGTON -- NASA is celebrating the 41st anniversary of Earth Day this week with several online activities to engage the public in the agency's mission to use the vantage point of space to explore and protect our home planet. One of the activities is a webchat on Earth Day, which is Friday, April 22. Scientists ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-120 NASA SEEKS EDUCATION PARTNERS TO HELP INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking partners to help achieve its strategic goals for education, including informal education done at museums, science centers, and planetariums. The agency is committed to sharing the excitement of NASA's space-based missions and inspiring students of all ages to pursue studies in science ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu RELEASE: 11-119 NASA'S HUBBLE CELEBRATES 21ST ANNIVERSARY WITH "ROSE" OF GALAXIES WASHINGTON -- To celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore pointed Hubble's eye at an especially photogenic pair of i ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 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 110 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1190 N12W82 339 0260 Dko 05 04 Beta 1191 N08W24 280 0050 Cso 07 05 Beta 1193 N17W08 ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2011 Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/1600 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-077 NASA HONORS PIONEER ASTRONAUT ALAN SHEPARD WITH MOON ROCK WASHINGTON -- NASA will posthumously honor Alan B. Shepard Jr., the first American astronaut in space who later walked on the moon, with an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his contributions to the U.S. space program. Shepard's family members will accept the award on his behalf during a ceremony a ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2011 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-082 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-134 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Lift off is targeted for 3:47 p.m. EDT ...Continue Reading