Sept. 9, 2009 J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2665 alan.brown@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-044 NASA AWARDS SOFIA CONTRACT OPTION TO L-3 COMMUNICATIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract modification to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for further developmental engineering in support of the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy mission, known as ...Continue Reading

Sept. 9, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Rob Lazaro Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 robert.lazaro-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-207 VETERAN ASTRONAUT HEIDEMARIE M. STEFANYSHYN-PIPER LEAVES NASA HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy Capt. Heidemarie M. Stefanyshyn-Piper has left NASA to return to the Navy. Stefanyshyn-Piper is a veteran of two space shuttle flights and five spacewalks. "Heide has been an outstanding astronaut, contributing sign ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August and early September 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40118&src=nha *** ASTER(Terra) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 08, 2009 2:41 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40115&src=nha *** ...Continue Reading

Sept. 9, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu Rachel MacKnight Office of U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski, Washington 202-228-1122 Rachel_MacKnight@Mikulski.senate.gov RELEASE: 09-205 SEN. MIKULSKI UNVEILS FIRST IMAGES FROM REJUVENATED HUBBLE WASHINGTON -- Astronomers dec ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 58 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #22 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 11:08:12 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #22 STS-128 Report #22 11 a.m. CDT Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – After closing the hatches between the two spacecraft last night, the two crew ...Continue Reading

Sept. 8, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-045 NASA AWARDS HELIUM CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected five companies to provide liquid and gaseous helium for 17 agency locations, including centers and facilities. This new fixed-price requirements contract with economic price adjustment is for the acquisition of approximately 12.5 million liter ...Continue Reading

Sept. 8, 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: M09-172 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CREW SET TO RETURN TO EARTH THURSDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth Thursday after a 13-day mission. Two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are available at 7:05 p.m. and 8:42 p.m. EDT. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 8, 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: M09-171 NASA SELECTS TARGET CRATER FOR LUNAR IMPACT OF LCROSS SPACECRAFT MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has identified the spot where it will search for water on the moon. Reporters are invited to attend the announcement of the target location where the Lunar Crat ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 62 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #20 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 10:53:40 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #20 STS-128 Report #20 Monday, Sept. 9, 2009 - 11 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The 13 crewmembers onboard the International Space Station and space shuttle ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August and early September 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40113&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 06, 2009 (Posted on Sep 07, 2009 1:27 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40110&src=nha *** ...Continue Reading