April 14, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-055 NASA ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a conference following President Obama's remarks about the bold new course the administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight on Thursday, April 15, at the Kenne ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-088 NASA HOSTS LAUNCH AND MISSION TWEETUPS FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON -- During the next space shuttle mission, NASA will host two Tweetups to give the public an insider's look at the nation's space program. For a second time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a shuttle launch in person at the ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-057 NASA, NEWSEUM TO DEBUT IMAGES FROM UNIQUE SOLAR SPACECRAFT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing and unveil initial images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 21, in the atrium of the Newseum. The Newseum is located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jia-Rui C. Cook 818-354-0850 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-085 FLASH: NASA'S CASSINI SPACECRAFT SEES LIGHTNING ON SATURN WASHINGTON -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet. After waiting years for Saturn to dim enough ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MAGNITUDE 7.7 EARTHQUAKE OFF SUMATRA Active subduction off the Indian Ocean coast of Sumatra is responsible for both the region’s geography and its earthquakes. Although rare on human timescales, over geologic time, earthquakes are frequent in the area. The same force ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov 202-358-1756 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov 281-483-5111 Dan Flores General Motors, Detroit daniel.flores@gm.com 313-418-2374 RELEASE: 10-086 NASA TO LAUNCH HUMAN-LIKE ROBOT TO JOIN SPACE STATION CREW WASHINGTON -- NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed ...Continue Reading

April 14, 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: M10-056 NASA TO PREVIEW FINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT OF SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS HOUSTON -- NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission, the final scheduled flight of space shuttle Atlantis, during a series of news briefings Monday, May 3, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Television and the agency's ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 108 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #17 2. NASA AND CHRYSLER ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO EXPLORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES 3. STS-131 MCC Status Report #18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:37:51 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #17 STS-131 Report #17 9 a.m. CDT Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON à...Continue Reading

April 13, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov Russell Pang Office of the Governor, Honolulu 808-586-0043 russell.pang@hawaii.gov Travis Taylor Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Honolulu 808-586-0283 travis.taylor@hawaii.gov RELEASE: 10-084 NASA PARTNERS WITH HAWAII ON SPACE EXPLORATION, SCIENCE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA and the S ...Continue Reading

April 13, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov H. Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.henry@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-025 NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR AEROSPACE VEHICLE R&D CONTRACTS HAMPTON, Va. -- NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., has selected five companies to provide the agency with support for analytical and experimental research and technology development, primarily for aerospace vehicles. The companies are ...Continue Reading