Oct. 02, 2009 Doc Mirelson/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/4997 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-186 AUGUSTINE SPACE FLIGHT COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL MEETING WASHINGTON -- The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold a public teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 8, from approximately 1 to 2 p.m. EDT. The only topic for discussion will be finalization of scoring of options the committee presented in their summary repor ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-187 FIRST NASA ASTRONAUT ON TWITTER TOPS A MILLION FOLLOWERS HOUSTON -- The first astronaut to tweet from space has passed another social media milestone. NASA's Mike Massimino, known as @Astro_Mike on Twitter, now shares his daily experiences with more than a million followers on the micro-blogging s ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-051 NASA EXTENDS ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES CONTRACT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA has signed a contract modification with Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to exercise the final option of the Engineering, Science and Technical Services Contract at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN CHINA Patches of gray-white haze covered eastern China and snaked east to Korea on October 2, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40557&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 02, 2009 (Posted on Oct 02, 2009 12:58 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Duncan Wardle Walt Disney World Public Relations, Orlando, Fla. 407-566-6397 duncan.wardle@disney.com RELEASE: 09-229 NASA LAUNCHES NEW EDUCATION INITIATIVES WITH DISNEY'S BUZZ LIGHTYEAR WASHINGTON -- NASA and Disney Parks, which collaborated to carry toy space ranger Buzz Lightyear into orbit, are launching new efforts to encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mat ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-227 NASA SPONSORS STUDENT WATER RECYCLING COMPETITION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is inviting fifth through eighth grade students to participate in a waste limitation management and recycling design challenge. Participants in the competition will design and test water recycling systems that could be used for future ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-185 NASA HOSTS LONG-DISTANCE TWEETUP WITH ASTRONAUTS ON SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- For the first time, NASA's Twitter followers will have the opportunity to directly talk live with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. NASA is hosting this unique Tweetup for 35 people from 10 a.m. to noon EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 21, from the James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium at NASA Headquarters, 300 E ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON PARMA Typhoon Parma moved westward across the Pacific Ocean in late September 2009. The storm was headed for the Philippines, which had already experienced the worst flooding in decades from Tropical Storm Ketsana. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40550&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 0 ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 96 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEW SPACE STATION CREW LAUNCHES; IN-ORBIT NEWS CONFERENCE SET 2. NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER SUPPORT CONTRACT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:09:13 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NEW SPACE STATION CREW LAUNCHES; IN-ORBIT NEWS CONFERENCE SET September 30, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washingt ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-052 NASA AWARDS ENVIRONMENTALLY-DRIVEN RISK REDUCTION CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to International Trade Bridge Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to support agency-wide efforts to reduce the environmental impact of NASA activities and improve energy conservation. International Trade Bridge Inc. will provide engineering, technical and administrative support for activities under t ...Continue Reading