Oct. 7, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-233 NASA AND ITS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS ASSIGN SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- NASA and its international partners have assigned five new International Space Station crews and made changes to four previously assigned station crews. Among the newly announced crews for future station missions is the assignment ...Continue Reading

Oct. 7, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-232 NASA REFINES ASTEROID APOPHIS' PATH TOWARD EARTH PASADENA, Calif. -- Using updated information, NASA scientists have recalculated the path of a large asteroid. The refined path indicates a significantly reduced likelihood of a hazardous encounter with Earth in 2036. The Apophis asteroid is approximately the size of tw ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SUPER TYPHOON MELOR Super Typhoon Melor formed over the Pacific Ocean in early October 2009. As of October 7, the storm was being predicted to come ashore on the island of Honshu, southeast of Osaka. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40618&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 07, 2009 (Posted on Oc ...Continue Reading

Oct. 7, 2009 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: 09-231 NASA SPACE TELESCOPE DISCOVERS LARGEST RING AROUND SATURN PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn -- by far the largest of the giant planet's many rings. The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit tilted 27 de ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA HONORS JFK WITH MOON ROCK TO BE DISPLAYED AT RICE UNIVERSITY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:30:48 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA HONORS JFK WITH MOON ROCK TO BE DISPLAYED AT RICE UNIVERSITY October 5, 2009 Jennifer Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-792-7671 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 Report #M09-188 NASA HONORS J ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 09-229 NASA SELECTS SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA selected 152 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR. The selected projects have a total value of approximately $91 million. NASA will award the contracts to 126 small high technology firms in 27 states. The SBIR program works with NASA's mi ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Ruth Dasso Marlaire Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709 ruth.d.marlaire@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-230 NASA INVITES YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE VIRTUAL SPACE STATION SPACEWALKS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Imagine the thrill of floating out of the International Space Station and into the emptiness of space and what it would be like to work on the orbiting science laboratory. NASA has developed a new ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN SOUTHERN INDIA Several days of heavy rain in southern India left millions homeless in October 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40601&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 05, 2009 (Posted on Oct 05, 2009 3:58 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40596&src=nha ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-193 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD, PRACTICE LIFTOFF SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to cover space shuttle Atlantis' move to the launch pad on Oct. 13 and the STS-129 mission crew's dress rehearsal activities Oct. 19 to Oct. 21 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.dino@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-192 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO EVENTS FOR LCROSS LUNAR IMPACT WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting journalists to events this week in Washington and California to observe the twin impacts of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and its rocket ...Continue Reading