March 10, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-072 NASA SEEKS PARTNERS TO MANAGE NIGHT ROVER, NANO-SAT LAUNCHER CHALLENGES WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking partner organizations to manage the agency's upcoming Night Rover and Nano-Satellite Launcher Centennial Challenges. NASA's Centennial Challenges are prize competitions for technological achievements by independent teams who work without government funding. The challenges are extended to indi ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 12 2011 March 10 at 11:09 a.m. MST (2011 March 10 1809 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For February 28-March 06 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 01 March due to flare activity from active Region 1164. Outlook For March 09-15 Isolated R1 (Minor) radiation storms are possible through 15 March. Data used to provide space weather servi ...Continue Reading

There are 4 messages totalling 226 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-133 MCC Status Report #26 2. STS-133 MCC Status Report #27 3. NASA TV TO COVER SOYUZ LANDING AND LAUNCH EVENTS 4. NASA ANNOUNCES TWEETUP FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL LIFT OFF ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 02:47:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-133 MCC Status Report #26 STS-133 Report #26 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 2:45 a.m. CST Mission Control C ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Mar 10 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 69 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Mar 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1164 N23W84 164 0350 Dai 10 09 Beta-Gamma 1166 N09W12 092 0630 Ekc 13 55 Beta-Gamma-Delt ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-071 NASA NAMES MISHAP BOARD FOR TAURUS XL LAUNCH FAILURE INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the members of the board that will investigate the unsuccessful March 4 launch of the Glory spacecraft. Bradley C. Flick, director of the Research and Engineering Directorate at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., will lead the mishap investigation board. Flick is responsible for the te ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-053 SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL ROLLOUT DELAYED, CREW Q&A CANCELLED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's move to its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been postponed at least 24 hours because of potential lightning and storms in the area. As a result, Wed ...Continue Reading

March 09, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-069 NASA ANNOUNCES TWEETUP FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL LIFT OFF WASHINGTON -- NASA will give 150 of its Twitter followers an insider's look at the nation's space program and the opportunity to view a space shuttle launch in person. The fourth shuttle launch Tweetup, scheduled April 18-19, will be held at NASA's Kennedy Spa ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RAIN TRANSFORMS CHANNEL COUNTRY In early March 2011, rainfall caused dramatic changes in Australia's Channel Country. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49582&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 02, 2011 (Posted on Mar 08, 2011 3:07 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- 2011 ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-068 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY RETURNS HOME AFTER FINAL MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery and its six-astronaut crew ended a 13-day journey of more than five million miles and concluded the spacecraft's illustrious 27-year career with an 11:57 a.m. EST landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ST ...Continue Reading

March 09, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-050 NASA TV TO COVER SOYUZ LANDING AND LAUNCH EVENTS HOUSTON -- NASA Television will cover the March 16th return of three crew members who have called the International Space Station home for more than five months. The March 29th launch of three new residents to the station also will be televised and streamed on the ...Continue Reading