Nov. 9, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Sarah DeWitt/Kathryn Hansen Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0535/301-614-5883 sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov/kathryn.h.hansen@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-158 NASA HOSTS BRIEFING ABOUT ANTARCTIC SCIENCE MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 15, from Punta Arenas, Chile, to discuss the agency's Operation IceBridge. Researchers are using seven instruments ab ...Continue Reading

Nov. 09, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-296 SUPERCOMPUTING CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS NASA EARTH, SPACE MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA will showcase the latest achievements in climate simulation, space exploration, aeronautics engineering, science research and supercomputing technology at the 23rd annual Supercomputing 2010 (SC10) meeting. The leading international conference on high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis wil ...Continue Reading

Nov. 09, 2010 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-295 NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE DISCOVERS GIANT STRUCTURE IN OUR GALAXY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way. The feature spans 50,000 light-years and may be the remnant of an eruption from a supersized black hole at the cente ...Continue Reading

Nov. 09, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-296 SUPERCOMPUTING CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS NASA EARTH, SPACE MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA will showcase the latest achievements in climate simulation, space exploration, aeronautics engineering, science research and supercomputing technology at the 23rd annual Supercomputing 2010 (SC10) meeting. The leading international conference on high-performance computing, networking, storage and analysis wil ...Continue Reading

Nov. 09, 2010 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-295 NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE DISCOVERS GIANT STRUCTURE IN OUR GALAXY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way. The feature spans 50,000 light-years and may be the remnant of an eruption from a supersized black hole at the cente ...Continue Reading

Nov. 08, 2010 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-292 NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLE STUDIES WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 13 companies for negotiations leading to potential contract awards to conduct systems analysis and trade studies for evaluating heavy-lift launch vehicle system concepts, propulsion technologies, and affordability. The selected companies are: Aerojet ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 56 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA'S 'KIDS IN MICRO-G' PROGRAM SEEKS SCIENCE SUBMISSIONS FOR 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2010 12:57:27 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA'S 'KIDS IN MICRO-G' PROGRAM SEEKS SCIENCE SUBMISSIONS FOR 2011 Nov. 5, 2010 Jenna C. Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 Report #H10-289 NASA' ...Continue Reading

Nov. 05, 2010 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: 10-290 NASA POSTPONES SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to no earlier than 4:05 a.m. EST on Nov. 30. The delay will allow engineers and technicians time to diagnose and repair a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank Friday morning. They a ...Continue Reading

Nov. 05, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Jenna C. Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-289 NASA'S 'KIDS IN MICRO-G' PROGRAM SEEKS SCIENCE SUBMISSIONS FOR 2011 HOUSTON -- NASA's "Kids in Micro-g" challenge is accepting proposals from students in fifth through eighth grades to design a classroom experiment that also can be performed by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (I ...Continue Reading

Nov. 5, 2010 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: 10-294 NASA POSTPONES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station due to a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank. The next launch attempt could be no earlier than Monday, Nov. 8 at 12 ...Continue Reading