Nov. 25, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.b.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-225 NASA'S WISE SPACECRAFT READY FOR LAUNCH DEC. 9 FROM CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON -- The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled to occur between ...Continue Reading

Nov. 25, 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: M09-226 SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW SET TO LAND IN FLORIDA FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission. The two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are at 9:44 a.m. and 11 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 27, 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 RELEASE: 09-279 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER 11-DAY MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, designated STS-129, included thr ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:22 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE Nov. 30, 2009 William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-030 NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE HOUST ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM NIDA Nida formed as a tropical depression over the western Pacific Ocean on November 22, 2009, and soon strengthened to a tropical storm. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41433&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 30, 2009 (Posted on Nov 30, 2009 1:57 PM) ----------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 57 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #22 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:12:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #22 STS-129 Report #22 2 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The crew of space shuttle Atlantis has begun what is scheduled to be the STS-129 m ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 618 2009 Nov 27 Somerville, MA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Station -------------------- Japan's HTV-1 cargo vehicle has left the Station. It was released at 1731 UTC on Oct 30 and deorbited on Nov 1 at 2125 UTC over the S Pacific. The Poisk module (Maliy Issledovatel'ny Modul'-2, MIM-2) was launched on Nov 10. Poisk is the successor to the Pirs docking module and the Mir SO mod ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 67 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #20 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:55:31 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #20 STS-129 Report #20 1 a.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The seven-member crew of Atlantis are packing the orbiter and preparing to retur ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO Despite no reports of activity, Bezymianny Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula exhibited a modest plume in late November, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41420&src=nha *** ASTER(Terra) image from Nov 25, 2009 (Posted on No ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #18 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:40:46 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #18 STS-129 Report #18 Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 2:00 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON –Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to le ...Continue Reading