Oct. 19, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-246 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, CREW REHEARSAL WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting Nov. 16 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Managers for NASA's Spac ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov Eric Daniels California Space Authority, Santa Maria, Calif. 916-551-1543 eric.daniels@californiaspaceauthority.org RELEASE: 09-245 TEAMS WIN AT NASA NATIONAL LUNAR ROBOTICS COMPETITION MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Nineteen teams pushed their robot competitors to the limit, and three teams claimed a total of $750 ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2009 Doc Mirelson/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/4997 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-202 HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW COMMITTEE REPORT AVAILABLE THURSDAY WASHINGTON - Human Space Flight Review Committee Chairman Norman Augustine will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EDT, on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW, in Washington. Augustine will be accompanied by committee member Ed Cra ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTH KOREA Multiple fires burned in North Korea in mid-October 2009, sending a plume of smoke over the Sea of Japan. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40810&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 15, 2009 (Posted on Oct 16, 2009 4:47 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 4 new images) -- TYPHOON LU ...Continue Reading

Oct. 18, 2009 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-201 NASA RESCHEDULES ROLLOUT OF ARES I-X CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 20, the rollout of the Ares I-X rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first motion of the Ares I-X out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building is t ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA Multiple fires burned in Western Australia, south of Perth, on October 16, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40795&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 16, 2009 (Posted on Oct 16, 2009 12:13 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON LUPIT Lupit beg ...Continue Reading

Oct. 16, 2009 David E. Stetiz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-242 NASA RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA has been recognized for 40 years of shared project management success by the Project Management Institute, or PMI, of Newton Square, Pa. "NASA has advanced the discipline of project, program and portfolio management by example," said Ricardo Viana Vargas, chairman of the PMI Board of Directors during their Global Con ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Rob Gutro/Laura Layton Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4044/8170 robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov laura.a.layton@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-241 NASA SPACECRAFT PROVIDES FIRST VIEW OF OUR PLACE IN THE GALAXY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft has made it possible for scientists to construct the first comprehensive sky map of our solar system and its location in the Milky Way galax ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST OVER THE BLACK SEA Thick dust blew north across Turkey and over the Black Sea on October 13, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40769&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 14, 2009 (Posted on Oct 14, 2009 7:02 PM) AUSTRALIAN DUST STORM Dust from inland Australia blew east over the Au ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov Eric Daniels California Space Authority, Santa Maria, Calif. 916-551-1543 eric.daniels@californiaspaceauthority.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-200 NASA HOSTS NATIONAL LUNAR ROBOTICS MOON EXCAVATION COMPETITION WASHINGTON -- Reporters are invited to attend the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Oct. 17-18 at NASA's ...Continue Reading