Nov. 23, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-073 NASA AWARDS GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA selected the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory of Cambridge, Mass., to provide advanced guidance, navigation and control system development and avionics technology development and analysis at the agency' ...Continue Reading

Nov. 22, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Gray Creech Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2662 gray.creech-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-072 NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR ADVANCED AIRCRAFT CONCEPTS STUDY WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded two contracts for studies designed to identify advanced concepts for airliners that could enter service in 2025 and fly with less noise, cleaner exhaust and lower fuel consumption. A t ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Scott Galloway L2 Founder 530-784-4655 scott@stern.nyu.edu Caroline Broder/Jill Sankey George Washington University School of Business, Washington 202-994-0884/6466 cbroder@gwu.edu, jpsankey@gwu.edu RELEASE: 10-311 NASA #1 IN INDEX OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB USE WASHINGTON -- By a wide margin, NASA placed first in a study released Tuesday that r ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-308 NASA STUDY FINDS EARTH'S LAKES ARE WARMING WASHINGTON -- In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA' ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Scott Galloway L2 Founder 530-784-4655 scott@stern.nyu.edu Caroline Broder/Jill Sankey George Washington University School of Business, Washington 202-994-0884/6466 cbroder@gwu.edu, jpsankey@gwu.edu RELEASE: 10-311 NASA #1 IN INDEX OF EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEB USE WASHINGTON -- By a wide margin, NASA placed first in a study released Tuesday that r ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-308 NASA STUDY FINDS EARTH'S LAKES ARE WARMING WASHINGTON -- In the first comprehensive global survey of temperature trends in major lakes, NASA researchers determined Earth's largest lakes have warmed during the past 25 years in response to climate change. Researchers Philipp Schneider and Simon Hook of NASA' ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-309 NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO SEND HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO STATION AND WATCH MESSAGE FROM SPACE HOUSTON -- For many Americans, the Thanksgiving holiday is about journeys that bring families and friends together. This Thanksgiving, half of the International Space Station crew will return home to Earth. The crew ...Continue Reading

Nov. 22, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Ruth Dasso Marlaire/Rachel Hoover Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709/0643 ruth.marlaire@nasa.gov / rachel.hoover@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-307 NASA FUNDS NATIONWIDE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ROBOTICS PROGRAM WASHINGTON -- NASA is providing up to $20 million over the next five years to support a national program to inspire student interest in science, techno ...Continue Reading

Nov. 22, 2010 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-298 NASA STATEMENTS ON FAA GRANTING REENTRY LICENSE TO SPACEX WASHINGTON -- NASA issued the following statements Monday after the Federal Aviation Administration issued SpaceX a license for spacecraft reentry: "Congratulations to the SpaceX team for receiving the Federal Aviation Administration's first-ever commercial license to reenter a spacecraft from Earth orbit," NASA Administrator Charlie B ...Continue Reading

Nov. 22, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-071 NASA EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR MISSION, CREW OPERATIONS SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a $165 million contract extension to United Space Alliance of Houston to provide mission and flight crew operations support for the International Space Station and human ...Continue Reading