May 21, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-080 NASA'S HIGH-FLYING SPACE SHUTTLE CREW TO ANSWER STUDENT QUESTIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA's space shuttle astronauts will answer elementary and middle school students' questions Saturday while orbiting approximately 220 miles above Earth on the International Space Station. The event is scheduled from 7:40 to ...Continue Reading

May 21, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-079 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 5:25 a.m. CDT on Sunday, May 23. U.S. reporters may ask questions in person from NASA's Johnson Space Center in ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 64 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-132 MCC Status Report #12 2. STS-132 MCC Status Report #13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 01:28:16 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #12 STS-132 Report #12 Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 1:30 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON � The space shuttle c ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Sid Dinsay/CeCe Cheng Dan Klores Communications for World Science Festival, New York 212-685-4300/917-370-8631 sid.dinsay@dkcnews.com; cece_cheng@dkcnews.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-078 NASA AND WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL HOST SPECIAL TWEETUP IN NEW YORK WASHINGTON -- NASA and the World Science Festival are inviting Twitter followers to a unique behind-the-scenes Tweetup at 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 5, in ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-076 NASA SPACE SHUTTLE CREW IN WASHINGTON, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS WASHINGTON -- NASA Headquarters in Washington will welcome space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 astronauts for a visit Tuesday, May 25, through Thursday, May 27. Their 15-day mission of more than 6.2 million miles wrapped up on April 20. The crew includes Rockville, Md., native Alan Poindexter and Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, the last ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE LAILA Tropical Cyclone Laila affected the Bay of Bengal, the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Sri Lanka in late May 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44045&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from May 17, 2010 (Posted on May 20, 2010 12:42 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 2 new i ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-118 NASA KICKS OFF VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will provide college students from across the country with the opportunity to participate in virtual interactive educational sessions focusing on NASA technical challenges and competitions. The agency's new Minority Innovation Cha ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 65 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-132 MCC Status Report #10 2. STS-132 MCC Status Report #11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 01:32:32 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-132 MCC Status Report #10 STS-132 Report #10 Wednesday, May 19, 2010 - 1:30 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON � The flight control ...Continue Reading

May 19, 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: 10-117 NASA'S MARS ROVERS SET LONGEVITY RECORD ON THE RED PLANET; SATELLITE INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERT AVAILABLE PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Project will pass a historic Martian longevity record on Thursday, May 20. The Opportunity rover will surpass the duration record set by NASA's Viking 1 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE LAILA Tropical Cyclone Laila affected the Bay of Bengal, the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Sri Lanka in late May 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44031&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 19, 2010 (Posted on May 19, 2010 1:47 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated eve ...Continue Reading