April 16, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-058 NASA CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH DAY NATIONWIDE WASHINGTON -- NASA centers across the nation invite journalists and the public to see and hear about the agency's contributions to exploring and protecting our home planet during this year's Earth Day celebrations. A highlight of this year's activities is a weeklong series of exhibits and talks on the Natio ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 59 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #22 2. STS-131 MCC Status Report #23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:53:11 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #22 STS-131 Report #22 6 p.m. CDT Thursday, April 15, 2010 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON � After dealing with a b ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- ERUPTION OF EYJAFJALLAJöKULL VOLCANO, ICELAND Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull Volcano burst into life on March 20, 2010. A 500-meter- (2,000-foot) long fissure opened in the FimmvÃ& ...Continue Reading

There are 6 messages totalling 265 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #19 2. NASA TO LAUNCH HUMAN-LIKE ROBOT TO JOIN SPACE STATION CREW 3. NASA TO PREVIEW FINAL SCHEDULED FLIGHT OF SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS 4. STS-131 MCC Status Report #20 5. NASA HOSTS LAUNCH AND MISSION TWEETUPS FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 6. STS-131 MCC Status Report #21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:59:39 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-055 NASA ANNOUNCES CONFERENCE ON THE AMERICAN SPACE PROGRAM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a conference following President Obama's remarks about the bold new course the administration is charting for NASA and the future of U.S. leadership in human spaceflight on Thursday, April 15, at the Kenne ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Amiko Kauderer Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 amiko.kauderer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-088 NASA HOSTS LAUNCH AND MISSION TWEETUPS FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON -- During the next space shuttle mission, NASA will host two Tweetups to give the public an insider's look at the nation's space program. For a second time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a shuttle launch in person at the ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-057 NASA, NEWSEUM TO DEBUT IMAGES FROM UNIQUE SOLAR SPACECRAFT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing and unveil initial images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 21, in the atrium of the Newseum. The Newseum is located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jia-Rui C. Cook 818-354-0850 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. jia-rui.c.cook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-085 FLASH: NASA'S CASSINI SPACECRAFT SEES LIGHTNING ON SATURN WASHINGTON -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet. After waiting years for Saturn to dim enough ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MAGNITUDE 7.7 EARTHQUAKE OFF SUMATRA Active subduction off the Indian Ocean coast of Sumatra is responsible for both the region’s geography and its earthquakes. Although rare on human timescales, over geologic time, earthquakes are frequent in the area. The same force ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2010 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov 202-358-1756 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov 281-483-5111 Dan Flores General Motors, Detroit daniel.flores@gm.com 313-418-2374 RELEASE: 10-086 NASA TO LAUNCH HUMAN-LIKE ROBOT TO JOIN SPACE STATION CREW WASHINGTON -- NASA will launch the first human-like robot to space later this year to become a permanent resident of the International Space Station. Robonaut 2, or R2, was developed ...Continue Reading