There is 1 message totalling 30 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:20 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #13 STS-129 Report #13 3 p.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON –Atlantis crew members got a well-earned half-day off Sunday, a day that began with some exciting news from Mission S ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 84 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #10 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:50:12 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #10 STS-129 Report #10 Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 3:30 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – An overnight interruption in their preparations will mean that Miss ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 72 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #08 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:07:15 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #08 STS-129 Report #08 Friday, November 20, 2009 - 4:00 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Though it began a little later than planned, the STS-129 crew is awak ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-277 NASA AWARDS $350,000 TO WINNING ASTRONAUT GLOVE DESIGNERS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks. The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge awarded a first place prize of $250,000 to Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S NUYTSLAND NATURE RESERVE A fire in the Nuytsland Nature Reserve in Western Australia was triggered by lightning in the second week of November, and it had burned about 30,000 hectares (74,130 acres) as of November 20. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41315&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) i ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-276 SCIENCE MAGAZINES HONOR CUTTING-EDGE NASA PROGRAMS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's revolutionary planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been honored with the 2009 Best of What's New Grand Award from Popular Science Magazine and a 2009 Breakthrough Award from Popular Mechanics Magazine. ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2009 Bert Ulrich/Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1713/1600 bert.ulrich@nasa.gov bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-273 PLANET 51 STAR BRINGS NASA'S MESSAGE OF EXPLORATION DOWN TO EARTH WASHINGTON -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration and education to those of us here on Earth. Johnson provides the voice of space ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2009 Bert Ulrich/Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1713/1600 bert.ulrich@nasa.gov bob.jacobs@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-221 PLANET 51 PSA CAMPAIGN BRINGS NASA'S MESSAGE OF EXPLORATION DOWN TO EARTH WASHINGTON -- Broadcast-quality digital public service announcements are available for download from NASA featuring actor Dwayne Johnson, star of the new film "Planet 51," discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education. NASA Television also will air the pu ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 113 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #06 2. SPACE STATION, SPACE SHUTTLE JOINT CREW NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY 3. STS-129 MCC Status Report #07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:37:27 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #06 STS-129 Report #06 Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 - 3:30 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – A ...Continue Reading

Nov. 19, 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: M09-220 SPACE STATION, SPACE SHUTTLE JOINT CREW NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:13 a.m. CST on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Reporters can ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston ...Continue Reading