August 26th 2009 PDT
August 25, 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 RELEASE: 09-197 NASA SETS NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed after an indication that a va ...Continue Reading
August 26th 2009 PDT
August 25, 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 CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-040 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Computer Science Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas, to support the agency's aircraft used for astronaut training and flight research. The contract has a potential value of approximately $163 millio ...Continue Reading
August 26th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GREECE Aided by strong winds, forest fires burned out of control in Greece in August 2009. The largest fire burned on the outskirts of Athens. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39932&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 24, 2009 (Posted on Aug 24, 2009 3:50 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 3 n ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2009 PDT
August 24, 2009 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7061 june.e.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-195 LIGHTFOOT NAMED DIRECTOR OF NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WASHINGTON -- NASA has named Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., as the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lightfoot had served as the acting director of the center since March. "I'm very pleased to appoint Robert ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GREECE Aided by strong winds, forest fires burned out of control in Greece in August 2009. The largest fire burned on the outskirts of Athens. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39913&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 22, 2009 (Posted on Aug 24, 2009 12:20 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2009 PDT
August 24, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-162 NASA AND ATK MEDIA TELECON AFTER ARES I SOLID ROCKET MOTOR TEST PROMONTORY, Utah -- Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. They will discuss the ...Continue Reading
August 22nd 2009 PDT
August 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: M09-163 NASA TO AIR STEPHEN COLBERT MESSAGE ON EVE OF SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will broadcast a special message from comedian Stephen Colbert on Monday, Aug. 24, as the space shuttle Discovery prepares to deliver the COLBERT treadmill to the International Space Station. The message will air on NASA ...Continue Reading
August 22nd 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE BILL Bill became the first hurricane of the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season on August 17. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39879&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 20, 2009 (Posted on Aug 20, 2009 4:24 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SMOKE OVER THE PACIFI ...Continue Reading
August 22nd 2009 PDT
August 21, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Maria Callier Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Arlington, Va. 703-696-7308 maria.callier@afosr.af.mil RELEASE: 09-194 NASA, AFOSR TEST ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ROCKET PROPELLANT WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, have successfully launched a small rocket using an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice, called ALI ...Continue Reading
August 21st 2009 PDT
August 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: M09-161 NASA SETS BRIEFING ON NEW SPACE STATION SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 23, to discuss new science experiments using the International Space Station's unique research environment. The briefing will originate from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in ...Continue Reading
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