Dec. 27, 2010 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Patton Tidmore NASA Shared Services Center, Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-813-6486 c.patton.tidmore@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C-10-080 NASA AWARDS AGENCY CONSOLIDATED END-USER SERVICES (ACES) CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA awarded on Dec. 27 a 10-year contract to HP Enterprise Services of Herndon, Va., for Agency Consolidated End-user Services, or ACES. This firm-fixed-price, inde ...Continue Reading

Dec. 22, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta/Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601/1600 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jeff Hirz Great Lakes Science Center 216-696-3823 hirz@glsc.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-176 SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS CONNECT LIVE WITH OHIO STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- International Space Station residents Scott Kelly, Catherine Coleman and Paolo Nespoli will speak to elementary, middle and high school students from the greater Cleveland met ...Continue Reading

Dec. 22, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jessica Culler Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calf. 650-604-4110 jessica.culler@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-346 NASA HOSTS PLANET-FINDING TWEETUP IN CALIFORNIA'S SILICON VALLEY WASHINGTON -- NASA will give 100 of its Twitter followers an insider look at its planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft and the agency's Ames Research Center on Feb. 11 in Moffett Field in California. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 22, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-347 NASA SPINOFF 2010 REVEALS BENEFITS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY IN OUR DAILY LIVES WASHINGTON -- Curious how a device designed to produce fuel and oxygen on Mars transformed into a source of clean energy right here on Earth? The 2010 edition of NASA's annual Spinoff publication is now available online, highlighting new innovations and notable examples of NASA technology impr ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Leslie Williams Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-3893 leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-345 NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR TECHNOLOGY FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS AND INFORMATION ABOUT SUBORBITAL FLIGHT SERVICES WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking proposals from researchers interested in testing new technologies during suborbital flights. The agency also is requesting infor ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2010 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2791 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-342 NASA SELECTS UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND TO HELP BUILD SCIENCE CAREERS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the United Negro College Fund Special Programs Corp. of Falls Church, Va., to administer a $1 million career development and educational program designed to address the critical shortage of U.S. minority ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 48 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR FURTHER LUNAR DEMONSTRATIONS DATA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:40:21 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR FURTHER LUNAR DEMONSTRATIONS DATA December 20, 2010 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Report ...Continue Reading

Dec. 20, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-344 NASA SELECTS COMPANIES FOR FURTHER LUNAR DEMONSTRATIONS DATA WASHINGTON -- NASA has issued delivery orders to three companies as part of its Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) project. Each order is worth $500,000 and will help develop vehicle capabilities and demonstrate end-to-e ...Continue Reading

Dec. 20, 2010 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-175 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ROLLS OFF LAUNCH PAD TUESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for additional work related to its final schedule ...Continue Reading

Dec. 20, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-333 NASA COMPLETES SPACE STATION, FOSTERS COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT AND MAKES AMAZING DISCOVERIES DURING AMBITIOUS YEAR OF EXPLORATION WASHINGTON -- NASA in 2010 set a new course for human spaceflight, helped rewrite science textbooks, redefined our understanding of Earth's nearest celestial neighbor, put the finishing touches on one of the world's greatest engineering marvels, made major contribu ...Continue Reading