April 19, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 amy.johnson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-080 NASA AND MUSIC PRODUCER PHARRELL WILLIAMS ENCOURAGE VIRGINIA STUDENTS TO REACH FOR THE STARS HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA and producer and recording artist Pharrell Williams will host an education event on Saturday, April 23, at Williams Farms Park in Virginia Beach, Va. The eve ...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 RELEASE: 11-116 NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 19 2011 April 19 at 12:12 p.m. MDT (2011 April 19 1812 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 11-17 A geomagnetic storm reaching the G1 (Minor) level occurred on 12 April due to the effects of a coronal hole high-speed stream. An R1 (Minor) radio blackout was observed at 15/1712 UTC associated with a solar flare. Outlook For April 20-26 No space weat ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2011 Merrilee Fellows Headquarters, Washington 818-393-0754 mfellows@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-117 NASA RELEASES SCORECARD ON ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY GOALS WASHINGTON -- NASA has released its fiscal year 2010 scorecard on sustainability and energy performance. The agency exceeded the 5 percent target on renewable energy use for federal agencies last year. The scorecard measures federal agency progress in a number of areas related to energy efficiency, greenhouse gas em ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS Dust plumes blew through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas in mid-April 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50179&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 15, 2011 (Posted on Apr 18, 2011 4:35 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SPRING FLOODS IN THE US ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 70 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. INTERVIEWS WITH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS FOR FINAL ENDEAVOUR MISSION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:20:48 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: INTERVIEWS WITH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS FOR FINAL ENDEAVOUR MISSION April 18, 2011 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M11-079 INTERVIEWS WITH ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 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 109 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1190 N13W68 339 0260 Dko 05 08 Beta 1191 N08W07 279 0070 Cso 09 07 Beta 1193 N17E05 ...Continue Reading

April 18, 2011 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-102 NASA AWARDS NEXT SET OF COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded four Space Act Agreements in the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort. Each company will receive between $22 million and $92.3 million to advance commercial crew space transportat ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 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=50168&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 15, 2011 (Posted on Apr 18, 2011 1:45 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DU ...Continue Reading

April 18, 2011 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-079 INTERVIEWS WITH NASA FLIGHT DIRECTORS FOR FINAL ENDEAVOUR MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Gary Horlacher of Chesterton, Ind., and Derek Hassmann of San Antonio are available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7 a.m. CDT on Friday, April 22. Horlacher and Hassmann will discuss the upco ...Continue Reading