Oct. 13, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-240 NASA LAUNCHES TWEETUP FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LIFTOFF IN FLORIDA WASHINGTON -- For the first time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a space shuttle launch in person at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is hosting this unique Tweetup on Nov. 11 and 12. Space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch at 4:04 p.m. EST, Nov. 12 on its STS-129 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-238 NASA ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL RLV TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a technology roadmap for the commercial reusable launch vehicle, or RLV, industry. "NASA is committed to stimulating the emerging commercial reusable launch vehicle industry," said Lori Garver, deputy administrator at NASA Headquarters in W ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-197 NASA TO REVEAL DATA SHOWING A NEW VIEW OF OUR GALAXY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a NASA Science Update at 2:15 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 15, to discuss new science data of our galaxy obtained from the agency's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. NA ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-239 NASA PORTABLE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER TECHNOLOGY FINDS HOME ON EARTH WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed a patent license agreement with a California company to improve the medical community's access to hyperbaric chambers used to treat many medical conditions and emergencies. OxyHeal Medical Systems Inc. of National City, Calif., ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTH CENTRAL RUSSIA Wildfires and/or agricultural fires burned in south Central Russia in early October 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40726&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 10, 2009 (Posted on Oct 12, 2009 4:58 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SOUFR ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON PARMA Typhoon Parma moved westward across the Pacific Ocean in late September 2009. Parma was downgraded to a tropical storm as it passed over the Philippines, but moved back toward the islands, apparently interacting with Typhoon Melor to the northeast. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40687&src ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-237 SOYUZ LANDING CAPS HISTORIC SPACE STATION INCREMENT WASHINGTON -- International Space Station Expedition 20 Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Michael Barratt landed their Soyuz TMA-14 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Sunday, wrapping up a six-month stay. Joining them w ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKES NEAR VANUATU On October 8 and 9, 2009, more than a dozen earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater occurred near the island nation of Vanuatu. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40677&src=nha *** SRTM(Space Shuttle) image from Oct 08, 2009 (Posted on Oct 08, 2009 4:15 PM) ---------- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 9, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/202-358-0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-196 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW HISTORIC ARES I-X MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to cover the historic Ares I-X rocket move to Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 19 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first flight test of ...Continue Reading

Oct. 9, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.dino@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-236 NASA SPACECRAFT IMPACTS LUNAR CRATER IN SEARCH FOR WATER ICE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, created twin impacts on the moon's surface early Friday in a search for water ice. Scientists will analyze data ...Continue Reading