Dec. 15, 2009 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-284 NASA PARTNERS WITH SAUDI ARABIA ON MOON AND ASTEROID RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) have signed a joint statement that allows for collaboration in lunar and asteroid science research. The partnership recognize ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 57 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. CHALLENGES OF LIVING AND WORKING ABOARD THE SPACE STATION: NASA ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT AVAILABLE FOR TV INTERVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:14:23 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: CHALLENGES OF LIVING AND WORKING ABOARD THE SPACE STATION: NASA ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT AVAILABLE FOR TV INTERVIEWS December 14, 2009 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-238 NASA ASTRONAUT, FOOD SCIENTIST AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS ABOUT HOLIDAY FEASTS IN SPACE HOUSTON -- Irradiated smoked turkey, thermostabilized yams and NASA's own special stuffing recipe can mean only one thing -- holiday season aboard the International Space Station. NASA food scientist Vickie Kloeris and astro ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- LAVA AND SNOW ON KLYUCHEVSKAYA VOLCANO Klyuchevskaya volcano has been active throughout most of 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41596&src=nha *** ASTER(Terra) image from Dec 11, 2009 (Posted on Dec 11, 2009 5:09 PM) ------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-287 NASA LAUNCHES WEB SITE FOR TEENAGERS THAT WANT MORE CLASS WASHINGTON - NASA has launched a new Web site created specifically for teenagers that provides teens access to current NASA spacecraft data for use in school science projects, allows them to conduct real experiments with NASA scientists, and helps them locate space-related summer internships. Called "Mission:Science," the site is desig ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 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: M09-237 CHALLENGES OF LIVING AND WORKING ABOARD THE SPACE STATION: NASA ASTRONAUT NICOLE STOTT AVAILABLE FOR TV INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- After three months living aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Nicole Stott will be available for satellite interviews from Houston between 6 a.m. and 7:45 ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-286 NASA'S WISE EYE ON THE UNIVERSE BEGINS ALL-SKY SURVEY MISSION VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean this morning on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light. A Delta II rocket carrying the spacecraft launch ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 2009 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-236 FROM ENDANGERED FISH TO SATURN'S RINGS: NASA SCIENCE HIGHLIGHTED AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING SAN FRANCISCO -- NASA researchers are presenting a wide range of science results at the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting opens Dec. 14 and continues through Friday, Dec. 18, at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. It features more than 15,000 talks ...Continue Reading

Dec. 11, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Leo Makowski Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, Conn. 860-654-9240 leo.makowski@hs.utc.com Caroline d'Otreppe New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks, Conn. 860-623-3305 ext.13 caroline@neam.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-233 CONNECTICUT STUDENTS SET FOR COSMIC CONVERSATION WITH SPACE STATION COMMANDER WASHINGTON -- Fifth grade students in Connecticut will talk science with International Space Station comma ...Continue Reading

Dec. 11, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 805-605-3051 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.b.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-235 LAUNCH OF NASA'S WISE SPACECRAFT DELAYED UNTIL DEC. 14 WASHINGTON -- The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif ...Continue Reading