Jonathan's Space Report No. 619 2009 Dec 17 Somerville, MA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Station -------------------- After Atlantis returned to Earth, remaining on the Station were commander Jeff Williams (NASA) and astronauts Frank De Winne (ESA/Belgium), Robert Thirsk (CSA/Canada), Roman Romanenko (FKA/Russia), and Maksim Suraev (FKA/Russia). Expedition 22 began at 1500 UTC on Nov 24; Williams assumed comma ...Continue Reading

Dec. 16, 2009 David E. Steitz/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-285 EUREKA! WATER ON THE MOON AND OTHER DISCOVERIES HIGHLIGHT STELLAR YEAR FOR NASA AS DISTINGUISHED ASTRONAUT TAKES THE AGENCY'S HELM WASHINGTON -- 2009 was another trailblazing year for NASA as America's space agency reached a number of important milestones on Earth and in space. During the year, NASA upgraded the Hubble Space Telescope, discovered water o ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 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=41916&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 16, 2009 (Posted on Dec 16, 2009 12:09 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new ...Continue Reading

The Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) would like to announce the upcoming GHRSST XI Meeting June 21-25 in Lima, Peru. The meeting will be held at the beautiful Plaza Del Bosque Hotel. Information and registration can be found at http://www.ghrsst.org. Please register and make hotel reservations at the same time. Current deadline for Hotel reservations is January 15, with possible extensions depending on number of registrants. The PO.DAAC Team ------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Dec. 16, 2009 Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-241 NASA OFFERS SOUND CLIPS FOR RADIO, ONLINE NEWSCASTERS WASHINGTON -- NASA is making sound clips available for news producers to download from the agency's Web site. The NASA Audio File page has sound clips with NASA scientists, researchers, astronauts, and officials supporting timely news releases about everything from the latest discoveries in space to climate change here on Earth. The page al ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 56 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SEARCHING FOR NEW VACCINES AND STUDYING BUTTERFLIES IN SPACE; NASA OFFERS TV INTERVIEWS ABOUT LATEST SPACE STATION SCIENCE RESEARCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:49:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SEARCHING FOR NEW VACCINES AND STUDYING BUTTERFLIES IN SPACE; NASA OFFERS TV INTERVIEWS ABOUT LATEST SPACE STATION SCIENCE RESEARCH December 15, 2009 James Hartsf ...Continue Reading

Dec. 15, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-289 CLASSROOM LEARNING TAKES OFF WITH NASA-FUNDED EDUCATION PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- Next-generation interactive moon mission simulations, social networking curricula centered on missions to Mars, and engineering design challenges are among 13 education projects NASA has selected for funding. Other funded programs focus on equipping teachers to integrate space and science into their classrooms. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 15, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-057 NASA BUYS ADDITIONAL SPACE SHUTTLE REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTORS WASHINGTON -- NASA has purchased two reusable solid rocket motors from ATK Launch Systems Inc. of Brigham City, Utah, to provide a "launch on need" rescue capability for the final planned space shuttle mission, t ...Continue Reading

Dec. 15, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-239 SEARCHING FOR NEW VACCINES AND STUDYING BUTTERFLIES IN SPACE; NASA OFFERS TV INTERVIEWS ABOUT LATEST SPACE STATION SCIENCE RESEARCH HOUSTON -- Astronauts are not the only ones earning wings on the International Space Station. Butterflies emerged aboard the station recently, to the delight of scien ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES NEAR PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA Scattered bushfires in southern Western Australia spread smoke over Perth in mid-December 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41869&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 15, 2009 (Posted on Dec 15, 2009 10:13 AM) -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading