June 23, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-037 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO EG&G TECHNICAL SERVICES WASHINGTON -- NASA has extended the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center operations support services contract with EG&G Technical Services of Austin, Texas. The contract extension, valued at ...Continue Reading

*From:* Launius, Roger [mailto:LauniusR@si.edu] *Sent:* Wednesday, June 23, 2010 7:32 AM *Subject:* FW: NCPH Annual Meeting Hi All: I want to make a special call to friends and colleagues to participate in the 2011 National Council for Public History (NCPH) Annual Meeting. A call for proposals is out and closes this July 15. The NCPH meeting will take place April 6-10, 2011, in Pensacola, FL, and if you would like to organize a session or submit a paper, the proposal is due by that date so that the Program Committee, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE CELIA Celia strengthened to a category 2 hurricane over the eastern Pacific Ocean in late June 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=44398&src=nha *** (TRMM) image from Jun 20, 2010 (Posted on Jun 22, 2010 5:10 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING ALONG THE MISSOURI RI ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2010 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-036 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR OCO-2 MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to launch the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) mission. The spacecraft will fly in February 2013 aboard a Taurus XL 3110 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...Continue Reading

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