Feb. 3, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-006 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO L-3 SERVICES HOUSTON -- NASA has signed a contract modification increasing the not-to-exceed value of a support contract with L-3 Services of Fairfax, Va., by $49.2 million. The contract provides simulation and software technology support to Johnson Space Center's Software, Robotic ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-005 NASA SELECTS SEVEN FIRMS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AWARDS HOUSTON -- NASA has selected seven firms for award under a $49 million solicitation to perform general construction and repair work for minor projects at NASA facilities in Houston and in New Mexico. The 8(a) multiple award indefinite-delivery, in ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HISTORIC WINTER STORM MOVES ACROSS THE U.S. A massive winter storm battered two-thirds of the United States on February 1–2, 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49091&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 02, 2011 (Posted on Feb 02, 2011 5:46 PM) * http://ear ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-022 NASA'S HEAD OF EDUCATION TO MEET WITH D.C. ELEMENTARY STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA Associate Administrator for Education Leland Melvin will meet with first and third grade students at Ferebee-Hope Elementary School in Washington from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 8. This is one of the school's Black History Month events and will focus on the importance of reading. Melvin, a former ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-032 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS DISCUSS SPACE STATION OPERATIONS WASHINGTON -- The International Space Station partner agencies met Thursday, Feb. 3, by videoconference to discuss coordinating the increased use of the space station as a research laboratory. The agencies want to continue using the station as a test-bed for exploration and find innovative ways to reduce costs while increasing use. The Multilateral C ...Continue Reading

Feb. 03, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.kraft@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-031 NASA NAMES WINNING EXPERIMENTS IN KIDS MICRO-G CHALLENGE HOUSTON -- Astronauts aboard the International Space Station this spring will conduct six experiments designed by middle school students from across the country. The winning proposals of the "Kids in Micro-g" Challenge are from California, Idaho, Mont ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 39 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT WITH EXPEDITION 23, 24 AND 25 CREW MEMBERS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 15:57:20 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT WITH EXPEDITION 23, 24 AND 25 CREW MEMBERS February 2, 2011 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #J11-001 NASA HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT WITH EXPEDITION 23, 24 AND 25 CREW MEMBERS ...Continue Reading

Feb. 2, 2011 Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-215-9680 sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-021 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR MEETS WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE INNOVATORS WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will travel to Las Vegas and Boulder, Colo., this week to meet with leaders of two commercial space companies, Bigelow Aerospace and Sierra Nevada Corp., and tour their facilities. NASA is partnering with the commercial sector to develop innovative technologies to ensure that th ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 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=49074&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 02, 2011 (Posted on Feb 02, 2011 11:17 AM) - ...Continue Reading

Feb. 02, 2011 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney/Rachel Hoover Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937/650-604-0643 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov, rachel.hoover@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-030 NASA FINDS EARTH-SIZE PLANET CANDIDATES IN HABITABLE ZONE, SIX PLANET SYSTEM WASHINGTON -- NASA's Kepler mission has discovered its first Earth-size planet candidates and its first candidates in the habitable zone, a region where liquid water c ...Continue Reading