There is 1 message totalling 70 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S FLIGHT DIRECTORS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:21:48 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S FLIGHT DIRECTORS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS Oct. 21, 2010 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-1 ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-149 NASA TO MARK 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LIFE ON SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- NASA will commemorate the 10th anniversary of human life, work and research on the International Space Station (ISS) with an Oct. 27 series of roundtable discussions. The events at three NASA centers and headquarters in Washington will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website www.nasa.gov/ntv. News media are ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-065 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR MAVEN MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected United Launch Services, LLC of Littleton, Colo., to launch the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft known as MAVEN. MAVEN will launch in November 2013 ab ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-271 NASA MISSIONS UNCOVER THE MOON'S BURIED TREASURES WASHINGTON -- Nearly a year after announcing the discovery of water molecules on the moon, scientists Thursday revealed new data uncovered by NASA's Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO. The missions found evidence that the lunar soil within shadowy craters is rich in useful materials ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-264 WATCH CONSTRUCTION OF NASA'S NEW MARS ROVER LIVE ON THE WEB PASADENA, Calif. -- A newly installed webcam is giving the public an opportunity to watch technicians assemble and test the next NASA Mars rover, one of the most technologically challenging interplanetary missions ever designed. NASA's Mars Sc ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON MEGI After forming quickly on October 13, 2010, Typhoon Megi grew to “super” typhoon status by October 16. After striking the Philippines on October 18, the storm moved over the South China Sea toward China. * h ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-148 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S FLIGHT DIRECTORS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- NASA Flight Directors Bryan Lunney from Houston and Royce Renfrew from Marble Falls, Texas, are available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7 a.m. CDT Thursday, Oct. 28. Lunney and Renfrew will discuss spa ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 60 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CENTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:22:49 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CENTER Oct. 20, 2010 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H10-268 NASA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF HUMAN HE ...Continue Reading

Oct. 20, 2010 Katherine Trinidad/Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov/doc.mirelson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-267 NASA OPEN GOVERNMENT SUMMIT EMPHASIZED DATA EXCHANGE WASHINGTON -- NASA is working to publish more of its data sets online and create more opportunities to engage with the public using digital tools. This was a major part of the discussion during the monthly Open Government Community Summit at NASA Headquarters in Washington last week. NASA's Office of the Chi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA A large grassfire burned in Queensland, Australia on October 13, 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=46461&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Oct 13, 2010 (Posted on Oct 20, 2010 12:46 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON MEGI After forming quickly o ...Continue Reading