June 17th 2009 PDT
June 16, 2009 Doc Mirelson/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495/4997 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-108 AGENDA RELEASED FOR U.S. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PLANS MEETING WASHINGTON -- The first public meeting of the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 17, at the Carnegie Institute, located at 1530 P Street NW in Washington. The meeting will take place in the auditorium and is open ...Continue Reading
June 17th 2009 PDT
June 16, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jeannette P. Owens Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2990 jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-137 NASA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS TO 100 COLLEGE STUDENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 100 full-time undergraduate students to receive a one-year college scholarship. NASA's Motivating Undergraduates in Science and Technology, or MUST, project awards scholarships and internships to students pursuing de ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
PO.DAAC begins distribution of two upgraded Naval Oceanographic Office's (NAVOCEANO) level 2 Multi-Channel Sea Surface Temperature (MCSST) data sets. Due to popular demand PO.DAAC is resuming distribution of near real-time Sea Surface Temperature (SST) coastal product 179. The NAVOCEANO MCSST Level 2 Fine Resolution Area Coverage (FRAC) replaces the High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) Local Area Coverage (LAC) data stream. The FRAC product has 2.2km resolution in various global coastal locations. New SST ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
June 15, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0542 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-029 NASA AWARDS HYDROSPHERIC AND BIOSPHERIC SCIENCE SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Sigma Space Corporation of Lanham, Md., to provide Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Support Services. The total maximum ordering value of the cost-plus fixed fee contract will be $120 million. ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
June 15, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-028 NASA AWARDS FIRST RECOVERY ACT CONTRACT FOR JOHNSON REPAIRS HOUSTON -- Using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, NASA has awarded to DRI Commercial Corporation of Irvine, Calif., a contract to repair critical infrastructure facilities at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston th ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
June 15, 2009 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-107 NASA HOSTS MEDIA BRIEFINGS ABOUT EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE ADVANCES WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold two media briefings to present new developments in research and benefits to society made possible by the Earth system science approach pioneered by the agency during the last 20 years. The briefings will be held on June 23 and 24 at 12:30 p.m. EDT at the National Academy of Sciences, 2100 C St., NW, Washingt ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 2 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=38953&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 14, 2009 (Posted on Jun 14, 2009 6:51 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.go ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2009 PDT
June 15, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas/George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov, george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-136 NASA SETS NEW LAUNCH DATES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE, LRO AND LCROSS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers have scheduled the next launch attempt of space shu ...Continue Reading
June 13th 2009 PDT
June 13, 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: 09-135 NASA POSTPONES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed space shuttle Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station on Saturday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank. The system is used to carry excess hyd ...Continue Reading
June 13th 2009 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY 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=38936&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 12, 2009 (Posted on Jun 12, 2009 1:39 PM) -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) ...Continue Reading
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