The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SMOKE OVER WESTERN RUSSIA Smoke from hundreds of fires hovered over much of western Russia, including a sweltering Moscow, in late July and early August 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44989&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 02, 2010 (Posted on Aug 02, 2010 1:53 PM) -- FLOODS (1 up ...Continue Reading

Aug. 02, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-184 NASA CASTS A WIDE NET FOR SUMMER OF INNOVATION PARTNERS WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting potential partners to participate in the agency's Summer of Innovation project to engage middle school students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning activities. The Summer of Innovation's goal is to provide experiences that will have a positive impact on students' academic performan ...Continue Reading

Aug. 2, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-105 NASA HOSTS WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS EXPLORING NEAR EARTH OBJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA will host an interactive workshop to identify objectives for exploration missions to near-Earth objects, or NEOs, on Aug. 10-11 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington. The event will bring together experts and key leaders from NASA, other government agencies, industry, academia, and international ...Continue Reading

Aug. 02, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-106 NASA SETS BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPDATED SPACE STATION SPACEWALK PLAN HOUSTON -- NASA managers will discuss updated plans for two International Space Station spacewalks during a news briefing at 3 p.m. CDT on Monday, Aug. 2. The briefing replaces one originally scheduled for Tuesday. The news conferen ...Continue Reading

Aug. 2, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4044 robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-104 NASA HOLDS MEDIA TELECONFERENCE TO PREVIEW MAJOR HURRICANE STUDY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 3 p.m. EDT to discuss its upcoming airborne research campaign into hurricane behavior. The Genesis and Rapid Intensification ...Continue Reading

Aug. 02, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jorge Vago European Space Agency, The Netherlands 31-71-5655211 jorge.vago@esa.int RELEASE: 10-181 NASA AND ESA'S FIRST JOINT MISSION TO MARS SELECTS INSTRUMENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have embarked on a joint program to explore Mars in the coming decades and selected the five science instruments for the first mission. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, scheduled to launch in 2016, is t ...Continue Reading

July 30, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-183 NASA'S FIRST ROBOTIC CREW MEMBER TO TWEET FROM SPACE STATION, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will travel to space this fall to give NASA a deeper understanding of human-robotic interacti ...Continue Reading

July 30, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-044 NASA AWARDS NEUTRAL BUOYANCY LABORATORY, SPACE VEHICLE MOCKUP FACILITY SUPPORT CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to Raytheon Technical Services Co. of Webster, Texas, to operate, maintain and provide sustaining engineering at the Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and ...Continue Reading

July 30, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-045 NASA AWARDS ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a sole-source interim contract for electrical systems engineering services to MEI Technologies in Houston. This interim contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity ...Continue Reading

July 30, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-183 NASA'S FIRST ROBOTIC CREW MEMBER TO TWEET FROM SPACE STATION, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- NASA's Robonaut 2 has no voice but is ready to tell you its story -- in 140 characters or less. The prototype robot will travel to space this fall to give NASA a deeper understanding of human-robotic interacti ...Continue Reading