Dec. 9, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2791 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov Maria Martinez Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio 210-522-3305 maria.martinez@swri.org RELEASE: 10-329 NASA SCIENTISTS THEORIZE FINAL GROWTH SPURT FOR PLANETS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif -- A team of NASA-funded researchers has unvei ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov H. Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.henry@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-078 NASA AWARDS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT CONTRACT HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA selected Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) of Lanham, Md., to provide science, technology and research support services for the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The five-year maximum value of th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Gray Creech Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2662 gray.creech-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-076 NASA SELECTS BOEING FOR ADVANCED AIRCRAFT VEHICLE CONCEPTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a third contract for studies designed to identify advanced concepts for airliners that could enter service in 2025, fly with less noise, cleaner exhaust and lower fuel consumption. NASA refers to technology th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov H. Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.henry@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-078 NASA AWARDS SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SUPPORT CONTRACT HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA selected Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI) of Lanham, Md., to provide science, technology and research support services for the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The five-year maximum value of th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Gray Creech Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2662 gray.creech-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-076 NASA SELECTS BOEING FOR ADVANCED AIRCRAFT VEHICLE CONCEPTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a third contract for studies designed to identify advanced concepts for airliners that could enter service in 2025, fly with less noise, cleaner exhaust and lower fuel consumption. NASA refers to technology th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 9, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Lynnette B. Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-325 "WINGS IN ORBIT" DETAILS SHUTTLE HISTORY BY THOSE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN HOUSTON -- As NASA's space shuttle fleet nears retirement, the agency is preparing to release a comprehensive account of the program that managed the spacecraft and the dedicated people who made its accomplishments possible. The ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET SET FOR WEDNESDAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 12:53:07 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET SET FOR WEDNESDAY Dec. 7, 2010 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 R ...Continue Reading

Dec. 08, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Sabine Goege German Aerospace Center, Cologne, Germany 0049 173 530 70 42 RELEASE: 10-324 NASA AND GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER SIGN CIVIL SPACE AGREEMENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Chairman of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Executive Board Johann-Dietrich Worner signed a framework agreement for cooperative activities in aeronautics, exploration and the peaceful use of space Wednesday at NA ...Continue Reading

Dec. 8, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-322 NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECH PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA is negotiating contracts with 350 small businesses that had the best proposals to address critical research and technology needs for agency programs and projects. The proposals are part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research Program, known as SBIR, and the Small Business Technology Transfer program, known as STTR. "Th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 8, 2010 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-327 NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN'S STATEMENT ON FALCON 9 LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement about SpaceX's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule: "While rocket launches from the Cape are considered a common occurrence, the historic significance of today's achievement by SpaceX should not be lost. "This is the first in a new generation of ...Continue Reading