The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON CHABA Typhoon Chaba formed over the northwest Pacific Ocean on October 21, 2010, and gradually strengthened as it moved toward Japan. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=46611&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 27, 2010 (Posted on Oct 27, 2010 11:57 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated ...Continue Reading

Oct. 27, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-154 LAUNCH: HEALTH FORUM MEDIA BRIEFING SET FOR OCT. 30 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and partners from the LAUNCH: Health forum will discuss innovative ideas during a media briefing on Saturday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. EDT. The local-only briefing will air live on NASA Television from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. LAUNCH: Health is part of an ongoing initiative to identify, showcase ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 82 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA HOSTS TWEETUP DURING UPCOMING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:29:13 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA HOSTS TWEETUP DURING UPCOMING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION October 26, 2010 Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H10-281 NASA HOSTS TWEETUP DURING ...Continue Reading

Oct. 26, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Karen Jenvey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4034 karen.jenvey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-280 NASA SOFTWARE PROMOTES AIRLINE FUEL EFFICIENCY MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Software developed at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif., is enabling major fuel savings for airlines and an increase in environmental efficiency. The Ames Direct-To software is a product of NASA aeronautics research ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHWEST INDIA Northwest India was ablaze in October 2010 as farmers prepared to plant in time for the winter growing season. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=46604&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 26, 2010 (Posted on Oct 26, 2010 12:10 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 26, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-151 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-133 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has set the news conferences, events and operating hours for the news center for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Discovery. The spacecraft's STS-133 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

Oct. 26, 2010 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov Anders Correll Aarhus University Press Office, Denmark +45 2899 2235 ac@adm.au.dk RELEASE: 10-276 NASA'S KEPLER SPACECRAFT TAKES PULSE OF DISTANT STARS WASHINGTON -- An international cadre of scientists that used data from NASA's Kepler spacecraft announced Tuesday the detection of stellar oscillations ...Continue Reading

Oct. 26, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-275 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WATER SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ACTIVATED WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced the successful activation of new hardware that will support water production services aboard the International Space Station. The Sabatier system can create up to 530 gallons of water per year from byproducts of the station's Oxygen Generation System and Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly. The process is n ...Continue Reading

Oct. 26, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-281 NASA HOSTS TWEETUP DURING UPCOMING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA will give 50 Twitter followers the opportunity to go inside the heart of a space shuttle mission during a Tweetup Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the agency's Johnson Space Center. Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch on an 11-day ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SEEKS MORE PROPOSALS ON COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:53:27 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SEEKS MORE PROPOSALS ON COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT Oct. 25, 2010 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202- ...Continue Reading