Feb. 17, 2010 Morrie Goodman Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 morrie.goodman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-029 PRESIDENT OBAMA SCHEDULED TO SPEAK TO ORBITING ASTRONAUTS WASHINGTON -- President Obama, congressional leaders and middle school students will speak with the astronaut crews of the International Space Station and the space shuttle Endeavour Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. EST to congratulate them on their successful ongoing mission. The call will take place from the Roosevelt Room of the White House. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-028 UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- The next set of International Space Station residents will be available to talk to journalists at 1 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 2. The briefing from the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston will be broadcast ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HEAVY RAIN IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA Heavy rain fell over Australia’s interior in the second week of February 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42727&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from Feb 07, 2010 (Posted on Feb 16, 2010 3:15 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EA ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-6162 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu RELEASE: 10-042 NASA'S CHANDRA REVEALS ORIGIN OF KEY COSMIC EXPLOSIONS WASHINGTON -- New findings from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided a major advance in understanding a type of supernova critical for s ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2010 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-038 NASA'S WISE MISSION RELEASES MEDLEY OF FIRST IMAGES WASHINGTON -- A diverse cast of cosmic characters is showcased in the first survey images NASA released Wednesday from its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. Since WISE began its scan of the entire sky in infrared light on Jan. 14, the ...Continue Reading

There are 4 messages totalling 148 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-130 MCC Status Report #17 2. NASA SETS OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND SPACE STATION CREWS 3. NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT 4. STS-130 MCC Status Report #18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 04:42:11 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-130 MCC Status Report #17 STS-130 Report #17 5 a.m. CST Tuesday, Feb. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 16, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-027 NASA'S NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH NOW TARGETED FOR APRIL 5; MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES UPDATED WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting Monday, April 5, for the launch of the next space shuttle from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Shuttle Discovery's seven crew members had planned to lift off on March 18 to begin the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. However, cold weath ...Continue Reading

Feb. 16, 2010 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 CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-003 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA will exercise a one-year extension option for a contract with Computer Science Corporation of Fort Worth, Texas, to provide aircraft maintenance and modification support. The extension is valued at $58 million. The Aircraft Maintenanc ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- SNOW IN THE US SOUTH An unusual winter storm covered a broad swath of the southern United States with snow on February 12-13, 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=42698&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 14, 2010 (Posted on Feb 15, 2010 4:59 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 16, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-026 NASA SETS OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:39 p.m. CST on Thursday, Feb. 18. U.S. reporters may ask questions in pers ...Continue Reading