June 18, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-142 NASA RETURNING TO THE MOON WITH FIRST LUNAR LAUNCH IN A DECADE GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket fro ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120/344-7211 h.k.henry@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-110 NASA RESCHEDULES TEST OF MAX LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM TO JUNE 22 WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Because of weather concerns and launch site preparations, NASA has ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ASH PLUME OVERLYING CLOUDS AT SARYCHEV PEAK Sarychev Peak in the Central Kuril Islands released volcanic ash plumes and a large cloud of sulfur dioxide in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38975&src=nha *** OMI(Aura) image from Jun 10, 2009 (Posted on Jun 17, 2009 4:11 PM) - ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 74 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASAS LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM HARDWARE IN LAS CRUCES JUNE 18 2. NASA ASTRONAUT, HOMETOWN HERO COMES TO TURNER FIELD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:17:16 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASAS LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM HARDWARE IN LAS CRUCES JUNE 18 June 17, 2009 Debbie V. Nguyen Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 483-5111 Report #J09-014 NASA’S LAUNCH ...Continue Reading

June 17, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-139 NASA ANNOUNCES EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded approximately $19 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development in areas of importance to NASA's mission. In addition, the awards enable faculty development and higher education student support. The selections are part of NASA's Experimental Program to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM ALONG THE IRANIAN COAST A dust storm struck Iran in mid-June 2009. The dust blew along the Iranian coast over the Gulf of Oman. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38972&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 17, 2009 (Posted on Jun 17, 2009 12:30 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 upd ...Continue Reading

June 17, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Spaceflight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.dino@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-140 LUNAR EXPLORATION MISSIONS ROLL TO PAD FOR THURSDAY LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensi ...Continue Reading

June 17, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-138 FUEL LEAK AGAIN POSTPONES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission Wednesday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank. Endeavour's next launch opportunity is July 11. T ...Continue Reading

June 16, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-109 NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR GOES-O LAUNCH ON JUNE 26 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, is scheduled for a liftoff on Friday, June 26, from Cape Canav ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ASH PLUME OVERLYING CLOUDS AT SARYCHEV PEAK Sarychev Peak in the Central Kuril Islands released volcanic ash plumes in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38955&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 15, 2009 (Posted on Jun 15, 2009 4:02 PM) ---------------------------------- ...Continue Reading