March 11, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-064 NASA OFFERS 'FAST' OPPORTUNITIES FOR ZERO-G TECHNOLOGY TESTING WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the weightless conditions of space. The technologies should have potential use in future NASA projects, support future exploration systems, or improve air and space vehicle capabilities. NASA's Facilitated Access ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE HUBERT Tropical Cyclone Hubert hovered over the Indian Ocean off the east coast of Madagascar in early March 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43115&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 10, 2010 (Posted on Mar 10, 2010 4:29 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLO ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-063 HEADS OF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JOINT STATEMENT TOKYO -- The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on March 11, 2010, to review ISS cooperation. With the assembly of the ISS nearing completion and the capability to support a full-time crew of six established, they noted the outstanding op ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHERN SPAIN By late February 2010, flooding had forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 people in southern Spain. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43093&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 09, 2010 (Posted on Mar 09, 2010 3:39 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new image ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 42 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 16:03:05 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT March 9, 2010 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 Report #C10-012 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSI ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-012 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Cent ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHWESTERN QUEENSLAND Rivers swelled in southwestern Queensland in early March 2010 as settlements experienced varying levels of flooding. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43089&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 08, 2010 (Posted on Mar 08, 2010 5:21 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-062 NASA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a luna ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 58 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:17:29 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT March 5, 2010 Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-040 NASA BRIEFING H ...Continue Reading

March 8, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Christina Valencia Launch, San Francisco 415-624-4832 christina@launchorg.com RELEASE: 10-061 NASA HOSTS FIRST-EVER WATER SUSTAINABILITY FORUM MARCH 16 -18 WASHINGTON -- NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, "Launch: Water," will t ...Continue Reading