Feb. 04, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-1880 paul.foerman-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-024 MEDIA INVITED TO ENGINE TEST AND MEETING WITH NASA ADMINISTRATOR BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Members of the news media are invited to visit NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center on Monday, Feb. 7, to view a flight acceptance test of ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE YASI Tropical Cyclone Yasi headed for Australia in late January 2011. The storm was forecast to make landfall with winds over 100 knots (185 kilometers per hour). * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49122&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 04, 2011 (Posted on Feb 04, 2011 12:30 PM) * ...Continue Reading

Feb. 04, 2011 Dwayne C. 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-025 NASA RELEASING FIRST VIEWS OF THE ENTIRE SUN ON SUPER SUN-DAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will score big on super SUN-day at 11 a.m. EST, Sunday, Feb. 6, with the release online of the first complete view of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere. Seeing the whole sun ...Continue Reading

Feb. 04, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-036 NASA ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY RESUMES TRAINING FOR STS-134 MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training as commander of the STS-134 space shuttle mission on Monday, Feb. 7. With the exception of some proficiency training, Kelly has been on personal leave since Jan. 8 to care for his ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 124 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASAS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR WINTER STORM 2. NASA NAMES WINNING EXPERIMENTS IN KIDS MICRO-G CHALLENGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:17:46 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASAS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR WINTER STORM February 3, 2011 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J11-002 NASAïÂ& ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-023 NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING ON THE SHUTTLE COMMANDER FOR APRIL FLIGHT HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news conference to discuss command of the STS-134 space shuttle mission at 2 p.m. CST Friday, Feb. 4, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The briefing participants are: -- Mark Kelly, comm ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-006 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO L-3 SERVICES HOUSTON -- NASA has signed a contract modification increasing the not-to-exceed value of a support contract with L-3 Services of Fairfax, Va., by $49.2 million. The contract provides simulation and software technology support to Johnson Space Center's Software, Robotic ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-005 NASA SELECTS SEVEN FIRMS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS HOUSTON -- NASA has selected seven firms for award under a $49 million solicitation to perform general construction and repair work for minor projects at NASA facilities in Houston and in New Mexico. The 8(a) multiple award indefinite-delivery, in ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HISTORIC WINTER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE U.S. A massive winter storm battered two-thirds of the United States on February 1–2, 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49091&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 02, 2011 (Posted on Feb 02, 2011 5:46 P ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-022 NASA'S HEAD OF EDUCATION TO MEET WITH D.C. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin will meet with first and third grade students at Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 8. This is one of the school's Black History Month events and will focus on the importance of reading. Melvin, a former ...Continue Reading