Oct. 21, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-204 NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has scheduled a news conference for approximately 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference, originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will begi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 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=40851&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 21, 2009 (Posted on Oct 21, 2009 1:24 PM) TROPICAL STORM RICK Hurrican ...Continue Reading

Oct. 20, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 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: M09-203 NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ARES I-X READINESS TO LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the Ares I-X rocket launch. The briefing will begin at appr ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA Multiple fires burned along the coast of Queensland, Australia, in late October 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40834&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 17, 2009 (Posted on Oct 19, 2009 3:44 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natu ...Continue Reading

Oct. 20, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Tracy Yates United Space Alliance, Houston 321-861-3956 tracy.e.yates@nasa.gov Jessica Rye ATK Space Systems, Magna, Utah 321-328-2468 jessica.rye@atk.com RELEASE: 09-247 NASA'S ARES I-X ROCKET ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD IN FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time in mor ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, CREW REHEARSAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:03:41 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, CREW REHEARSAL October 19, 2009 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-246 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, CREW REHEARSAL WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting Nov. 16 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Managers for NASA's Spac ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov Eric Daniels California Space Authority, Santa Maria, Calif. 916-551-1543 eric.daniels@californiaspaceauthority.org RELEASE: 09-245 TEAMS WIN AT NASA NATIONAL LUNAR ROBOTICS COMPETITION MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Nineteen teams pushed their robot competitors to the limit, and three teams claimed a total of $750 ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2009 Doc Mirelson/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/4997 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-202 HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT AVAILABLE THURSDAY WASHINGTON - Human Space Flight Review Committee Chairman Norman Augustine will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EDT, on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, in Washington. Augustine will be accompanied by committee member Ed Cra ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTH KOREA Multiple fires burned in North Korea in mid-October 2009, sending a plume of smoke over the Sea of Japan. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40810&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 15, 2009 (Posted on Oct 16, 2009 4:47 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 4 new images) -- TYPHOON LU ...Continue Reading