August 11th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 4 new images) -- TYPHOON MORAKOT Typhoon Morakot became a Category 2 storm before moving over Taiwan on August 7, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39741&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 09, 2009 (Posted on Aug 10, 2009 1:03 PM) HURRICANE FELICIA Hurricane Felicia became a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2009 PDT
August 10, 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: M09-149 INDIANA ASTRONAUT TO FLY ON NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA astronaut Kevin Ford, who was born in Portland, Ind., and considers Montpelier, Ind., his hometown, will serve as the pilot on space shuttle Discovery's next mission to the International Space Station. Discovery is target ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2009 PDT
August 07, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-184 TEXAS STUDENTS TO TALK LIVE WITH ASTRONAUT IN SPACE WASHINGTON -- Students will have a unique opportunity to speak with International Space Station resident and NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra during an in-flight hookup from 10:20 to 10:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Kopra is a U.S Army colonel and flight engineer on the ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2009 PDT
August 07, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-183 NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT MAKES STOPS DURING FLORIDA-TEXAS TREK HOUSTON -- A full scale mockup of NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle soon will be moved from Florida to Texas to continue its testing. During the trip, the capsule will make several stops for public vie ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON MORAKOT Typhoon Morakot became a Category 2 storm before moving over Taiwan on August 7, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39720&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 07, 2009 (Posted on Aug 07, 2009 9:00 AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural H ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2009 PDT
August 07, 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: M09-148 NASA AND ATK TO CONDUCT FULL-SCALE MOTOR TEST FOR ARES I ROCKET WASHINGTON -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. [ATK] will conduct the first full-scale, full-duration test of the new first-stage solid rocket motor for the Ares I roc ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2009 PDT
The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of Boris Chertok’s /Rockets a//nd People: Hot Days of the Cold War/ (NASA SP-2009-4110). This is the third volume in the planned four volume memoir series by this eminent Russian aerospace engineer. More details about this book and how to purchase a copy are included in the attached flyer. We plan to post a pdf version of this large book to our Web site in the future. Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail S ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2009 PDT
August 6, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-180 NASA'S KEPLER MISSION SPIES CHANGING PHASES IN A DISTANT WORLD WASHINGTON -- NASA's new exoplanet-hunting Kepler space telescope has detected the atmosphere of a known giant gas planet, demonstrating the telescope's extraordinary scientific capabilities. The discovery will be published Friday ...Continue Reading
August 7th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE FELICIA Hurricane Felicia became a dangerous Category 4 hurricane as it tracked west across the Pacific Ocean in August 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39708&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05, 2009 (Posted on Aug 06, 2009 10:05 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated even ...Continue Reading
August 6th 2009 PDT
Jonathan's Space Report No. 614 2009 Aug 6 Somerville, MA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Station -------------------- Endeavor docked to the Station at 1747 UTC on Jul 17. The hatches were open by 1948 UTC, and at 2122 UTC Tim Kopra replaced Koichi Wakata on the Expedition 20 crew. During the flight there were a record 13 people on board the Station; this also equals the record total number of people in space at ...Continue Reading
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