Sept. 1, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov Linda Singleton Lockheed Martin, Houston 281-283-4219 linda.singleton@lmco.com RELEASE: 09-202 NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT PASSES SIGNIFICANT DESIGN MILESTONE HOUSTON -- NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's prelimina ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40018&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN INDIA The northeastern Indian st ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 60 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #06 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:59:52 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #06 STS-128 Report #06 Monday, August 31, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas The combined crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station awoke today to ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-165 NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT COMPLETION OF ORION VEHICLE DESIGN REVIEW WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a teleconference Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 3 p.m. EDT to discuss the conclusion of the preliminary design review for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The preliminary design review is one of a series of reviews that ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Angela Pierce Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2813 angela.l.pierce@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-043 NASA EXTENDS ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a one-year contract option to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) of Greenbelt, Md., for engineering and scientific services. The option has a value that will not exceed $50 million. The ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40011&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 30, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 1:48 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40000&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image f ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #04 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:34:27 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #04 STS-128 Report #04 Sunday, August 30 - 1 p.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – For the second time in history, thirteen people will be assembled on one spacecr ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 67 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #02 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:45:37 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #02 STS-128 Report #02 Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 2 p.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON –The crew of space shuttle Discovery woke at 1:30 p.m. to start work on th ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 85 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS BRIEFING, TV COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S FIRST CARGO SPACECRAFT 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:11:26 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS BRIEFING, TV COVERAGE OF JAPAN'S FIRST CARGO SPACECRAFT August 28, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358- ...Continue Reading

August 29, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-196 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCHES TO ENHANCE SPACE STATION SCIENCE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will deliver supplies, equipment and a new crew member to the International Space S ...Continue Reading