Dec. 20, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-295 CREW LIFTS OFF FROM KAZAKHSTAN TO BEGIN SCIENCE AND CONSTRUCTION WORK ABOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut T.J. Creamer, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi safely launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station ...Continue Reading

Dec. 18, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Beth Hagenauer Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-7960 beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-292 NASA FLIGHT TESTS UNIQUE JUMBO JET WITH OPENING IN SIDE; PLANE'S AIRBORNE TELESCOPE WILL BE USED TO STUDY COSMOS EDWARDS, Calif. -- A NASA jumbo jet that will help scientists unlock the origins of the universe with infrared observations reached a milestone Friday when doors covering the plane's tele ...Continue Reading

Dec. 18, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-244 MOCK AND ROLL! NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD, LIFTOFF DRESS REHEARSAL SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A on Jan. 6 and observe the STS-130 crew's m ...Continue Reading

Dec. 18, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: M09-293 NASA NAMES NEW DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR EXPLORATION WASHINGTON -- Laurie Leshin has been named the new deputy associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, effective in January. Leshin previously served as the deputy center director for science and technology at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Cent ...Continue Reading

Dec. 18, 2009 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-291 NASA AND MARYLAND RESEARCHER RECOGNIZED FOR DATA THAT PROVIDES CLUES TO EARTH'S CHANGING CLIMATE, FORESTS, AND CROPS WASHINGTON -- A NASA-led team has been recognized with a prestigious award for helping scientists better understand our home planet. NASA and the U.S. Department of the Interior presented the William T. Pecora Award to the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, or CERES, team and ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 115 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. HARK, NASA HERALDS SEASON'S GREETINGS EXCHANGE WITH SPACE STATION CREW 2. NASA ASTRONAUTS AND MANAGERS TO DISCUSS THE FIRST OF FIVE REMAINING SHUTTLE FLIGHTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:27:10 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: HARK, NASA HERALDS SEASON'S GREETINGS EXCHANGE WITH SPACE STATION CREW December 17, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Hous ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2009 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: M09-243 NASA ASTRONAUTS AND MANAGERS TO DISCUSS THE FIRST OF FIVE REMAINING SHUTTLE FLIGHTS HOUSTON -- Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final module of the U.S. portion of the International Space Station on the STS-130 mission, now targeted to launch Feb. 7. NASA will preview this mission during a series ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE LAURENCE The first cyclone of the Australian season, Laurence struck off the northwest coast in mid-December 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41948&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from Dec 10, 2009 (Posted on Dec 17, 2009 12:10 PM) HEAVY RAIN IN THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES Heavy rai ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2009 Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-240 NASA TELEVISION MOVING TO SATELLITE AMC3; MAKE SURE YOU MAKE THE MOVE TOO WASHINGTON -- Effective Jan. 16, 2010, NASA Television's Public, Education and Media channels will be available for downlink on satellite AMC 3. Additionally, NASA TV has reformatted its online program schedule to improve its readability. Cable and satellite service providers, broadcasters, and educational and scientific ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-242 HARK, NASA HERALDS SEASON'S GREETINGS EXCHANGE WITH SPACE STATION CREW WASHINGTON -- Season's greetings will be offered by International Space Station Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev in a special video message airing this week on NASA Television and the NASA Web site. The greeti ...Continue Reading