Dec. 11, 2009 Stephen Cole/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918/0668 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-234 WATER ON THE MOON, DROUGHT ON EARTH: NASA EXPERTS AVAILABLE FOR RADIO AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS DURING MAJOR SCIENCE MEETING WASHINGTON -- Two NASA researchers will discuss the agency's latest findings about our home planet and its nearest neighbor in live interviews from the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco on Monda ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER STORM CROSSES THE UNITED STATES A severe winter storm blustered its way across the United States on December 7 and 8, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41554&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 08, 2009 (Posted on Dec 09, 2009 2:08 PM) ------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-232 SCARCE WATER, OUR QUIET SUN AND SPACE ROCKS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting takes place Dec. 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. News brief ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER STORM CROSSES THE UNITED STATES A severe winter storm blustered its way across the United States on December 7 and 8, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41554&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 08, 2009 (Posted on Dec 09, 2009 2:08 PM) ------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-232 SCARCE WATER, OUR QUIET SUN AND SPACE ROCKS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting takes place Dec. 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. News brief ...Continue Reading

Dear QuikSCAT Data Users, This is a follow-up to the announcement sent on 23 November 2009. The QuikSCAT antenna remains in a stalled position. Near-real-time data have not been available since 0700 UTC on 23 November 2009 (orbital rev number 54315), and science-quality data have not been available since 00 UTC 22 November 2009 (orbital rev 54296). We continue our caution advisory on the latest delivery batch of science-quality products from revs 54240 to 54296 (18-21 November 2009), since the antenna spin rat ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-230 PRESS CREDENTIALS DEADLINES SET FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour and six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch the STS-130 mission on Feb. 6 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The 13-day flight will deliver a pressurized module, known as Tra ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0697 edward.s.campion@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-283 NASA MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE WITH CUTTING-EDGE USE OF NEW MEDIA WASHINGTON -- NASA is supporting the White House's Open Government Directive with a number of Internet-based programs designed to make the agency more accessible and create a dialog with the American people about their space program. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN WESTERN AFRICA Agricultural fires burned in western Africa in early December. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41533&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 06, 2009 (Posted on Dec 07, 2009 2:48 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, AND URUGUAY Late November ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CREW'S JOURNEY TO ORBIT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:29:32 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CREW'S JOURNEY TO ORBIT December 3, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M09-228 NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CR ...Continue Reading