Oct. 23, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-250 UNDERGRAD PROPOSAL DEADLINE NEARS FOR NASA REDUCED GRAVITY FLIGHTS HOUSTON -- The deadline is fast-approaching for undergraduate students to submit their team proposals to NASA's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. Proposals must be received by 11:59 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, Oct. 28. NASA's Reduced Gravi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHWESTERN INDIA Agricultural fires burned in northwestern India in late October 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40878&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 21, 2009 (Posted on Oct 22, 2009 3:34 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- TYPHOON LUPIT Lupit began as a tropical ...Continue Reading

Oct. 23, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 09-248 NASA APP NOW AVAILABLE FROM APP STORE WASHINGTON -- A NASA App for the iPhone and iPod touch is available free of charge at the App Store from Apple. The NASA application will deliver a wealth of information, videos, images and news updates a ...Continue Reading

Oct. 23, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/202-358-1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-206 NASA SETS ARES I-X PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test. The rocket is t ...Continue Reading

Oct. 22, 2009 J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-205 NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE CELEBRATES FIRST YEAR OF GAMMA-RAY SCIENCE WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss the first-year science results from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The briefing will be held in the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. S.W., in Washington. It will be carried live on NASA Televis ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON LUPIT Lupit began as a tropical depression over the Western Pacific on October 14, 2009. By October 16, the storm had strengthened to a typhoon. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40869&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 22, 2009 (Posted on Oct 22, 2009 12:21 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 44 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA KICKS OFF OPEN INNOVATION COMPETITION TO BENEFIT SPACEFLIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:21:28 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA KICKS OFF OPEN INNOVATION COMPETITION TO BENEFIT SPACEFLIGHT October 21, 2009 William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-028 NASA KICKS OFF OPEN INNOVATION COMPETITION TO BENEFIT SPACEFLIGHT H ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jenna C. Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-244 NASA SELECTS 18 UNIVERSITY PROPOSALS FOR STECKLER SPACE GRANTS HOUSTON -- NASA has chosen 18 proposals from universities around the country to receive up to $70,000 for Phase One of the NASA Ralph Steckler Space Grant Colonization Research and Technology Development Opportunity. Grant money will support ...Continue Reading

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Oct. 21, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/757-272-9859 amy.johnson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-243 NASA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AWARDS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $6.1 million in cooperative agreements to 15 organizations across the United States to enhance learning through the use of NASA's Earth Science resources. The selected organizations include colleges and univ ...Continue Reading