Dec. 6, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-310 FALCON 9 LAUNCH POSTPONED TO NO EARLIER THAN WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A demonstration launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been rescheduled for no earlier than ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 08:32:13 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH December 3, 2010 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-169 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERE ...Continue Reading

Dec. 3, 2010 Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov Harla Sherwood National Institute of Aerospace 757-636-6300 sherwood@nianet.org RELEASE: 10-319 NASA TV PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE AIR AND ON THE SEAS HAMPTON, Va. -- Airline and cruise ship passengers will soon be able to see an Emmy award-winning NASA TV program that shows how agency technology is part of everyday life. The producers of "NASA 360" have reached agreement with Airlin ...Continue Reading

Dec. 03, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-321 NASA TARGETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN FEB. 3 WASHINGTON -- NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Feb. 3 at 1:34 a.m. EST. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the launch of the STS-133 miss ...Continue Reading

Dec. 03, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-169 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. CST today at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, and the progress of repairs since Discovery's original launch delay Nov. 5. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 02, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2791 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-320 NASA-FUNDED RESEARCH DISCOVERS LIFE BUILT WITH TOXIC CHEMICAL WASHINGTON -- NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of Mono Lake in California have discovered the first known ...Continue Reading

Dec. 02, 2010 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-316 NASA SEEKS NONPROFIT TO MANAGE SPACE STATION NATIONAL LAB RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- As the International Space Station transitions from its assembly phase to full utilization as a unique scientific outpost, NASA is investing in the station's future use by ensuring a wide pool of organizations outside the agency have access to the orbiting lab. NASA is seeking an independent, nonprofit re ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 635 2010 Dec 2; en route Somerville to Tokyo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Station ------------------- Astronauts Yurchikin, Wheelock and Walker left the Station aboard Soyuz TMA-19 on Nov 26. They undocked from Rassvet at 0123 UTC concluding Expedition 25 after 62.0 days. The Soyuz deorbit burn was at 0355 UTC and landing in Kazakhstan at 0446 UTC. There were some problems with the pressure i ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 124 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR COTS 1 LAUNCH TARGETED FOR DEC. 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:54:32 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR COTS 1 LAUNCH TARGETED FOR DEC. 7 Nov. 30, 2010 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 1, 2010 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Priscilla Vega/Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-1357/354-4673 priscilla.r.vega@jpl.nasa.gov / whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-318 NASA AIDS FIRST CHARACTERIZATION OF SUPER-EARTH ATMOSPHERE WASHINGTON -- A team of astronomers, including two NASA Sagan Fellows, has made the first characterizations of a super-Earth's atmosphere by using a ground-based telescope. A super-Earth ...Continue Reading