June 22, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-035 NASA SELECTS WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY RANGE OPERATIONS CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected LJT & Associates Inc. in Columbia, Md., for the Range Operations Contract at the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The total value of this indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cost- ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SCHULTZ FIRE IN ARIZONA Nearly 9,000 acres and growing, the Schultz Fire was burning in forests north of Flagstaff, Arizona in the fourth week of June 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44388&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 21, 2010 (Posted on Jun 22, 2010 8:35 AM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-151 NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN NAMED CHAMPION OF SUMMER LEARNING WASHINGTON -- The National Summer Learning Association has recognized NASA Administrator Charles Bolden as a Champion of Summer Learning. The award honors Bolden's dedication to keeping America's middle school students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through a new initiative c ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Linda Berdere Rio Vista Elementary School San Bernardino, Calif. 909-381-1250 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-093 CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AWAIT CALL FROM SPACE STATION CREW WASHINGTON -- About 300 elementary students will be treated to a unique show and tell on June 23 when they speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The call between students and the astronauts is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. EDT. ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-094 NASA HOSTS NEW SPACE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY FORUM WASHINGTON -- NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist will host an industry forum July 13-14 to discuss the agency's proposed new space technology investments and announce three new Centennial Challenges prize competitions. The forum will be held at the University of Maryland Inn and Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd. East, in Adelphi. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM BLAS In mid-June 2010, Tropical Storm Blas hovered over the eastern Pacific, just off the west coast of central Mexico. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44384&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 20, 2010 (Posted on Jun 21, 2010 1:56 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazar ...Continue Reading

June 21, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-149 STUDENTS DESIGN FUTURISTIC FLYING RESCUE VEHICLES FOR NASA CONTEST WASHINGTON -- A rotorcraft that resembles a catamaran has taken the top prize in a NASA aeronautics competition for college students to develop a multi-purpose aircraft. The entry by ten students at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., met th ...Continue Reading

June 21, 2010 Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-150 PRESIDENT OBAMA PROPOSES ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR GROWTH AND JOBS WASHINGTON -- The president submitted to Congress on Friday, June 18, a fiscal year 2011 budget amendment that targets up to $100 million toward spurring regional economic growth and job creation in the aerospace industry. The amendment would provide up to $40 million in aid for Florida's Space Coast and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TRPICAL STORM BLAS In mid-June 2010, Tropical Storm Blas hovered over the eastern Pacific, just off the west coast of central Mexico. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44358&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 17, 2010 (Posted on Jun 18, 2010 2:00 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- F ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 110 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN 2. NEBRASKA ASTRONAUT COMES HOME, RETURNS FLOWN BALL TO COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:41:52 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN June 15, 2010 Kelly Humprhies Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washi ...Continue Reading