The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SNOWY DALLAS A rare winter storm blanketed northern Texas with five inches of snow on February 4, 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49184&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 06, 2011 (Posted on Feb 08, 2011 1:57 PM) HEAVY RAINS IN SRI LANKA Heavy rains struck Sri Lanka for the second time in ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-037 NASA PARTICIPATES IN UNITED NATIONS OUTREACH SEMINAR ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- NASA participated today in a seminar to create awareness among United Nations member states on potential uses of the International Space Station. At the request of the U.N.'s Office for Outer Space Affairs, NASA and its international partner agencies attended the outreach seminar in Vie ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 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=49156&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 05, 2011 (Posted on Feb 07, 2011 1:54 PM) * ...Continue Reading

Feb. 7, 2011 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-034 NASA AND WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ARE CHALLENGE PARTNERS WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed an agreement with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) of Worcester, Mass., to manage the Sample Return Robot Challenge, one of the agency's new Centennial Challenges prize competitions. The challenge will demonstrate how a robot can locate and retrieve geologic ...Continue Reading

Feb. 5, 2011 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-035 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS COLORADO INNOVATION SITES WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver visited Boulder, Colo. today to meet with entrepreneurs and discuss innovations in space exploration and technology development critical to America's future in space. Garver toured the facilities of Sierra Nevada Corporation, a company with wide involvement in developing technologies for space ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 101 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY RESUMES TRAINING FOR STS-134 MISSION 2. NASAS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO REMAIN CLOSED FRIDAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 10:52:22 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY RESUMES TRAINING FOR STS-134 MISSION Feb. 4, 2011 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, W ...Continue Reading

Feb. 4, 2011 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-033 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS NEVADA INNOVATION SITES WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver visited Las Vegas today to meet with Nevada entrepreneurs and discuss innovations in space exploration and technology development critical to America's future in space. Garver toured the facilities of Bigelow Aerospace, a company that has been developing expandable space habitats. NASA is e ...Continue Reading

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