The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST Dust blew through Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38894&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 05, 2009 (Posted on Jun 05, 2009 4:50 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natur ...Continue Reading

June 8, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-130 NASA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN SECOND ANNUAL LUNAR ART CONTEST HAMPTON, Va. -- The results of the second annual NASA Lunar Art Contest are out-of-this-world productions from high school and college students from around the globe. "Crater Core Sample," a painting by Zachary Madere of the Rocky Mountai ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-103 NASA SETS LUNAR SPACECRAFT LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, spacecraft are set to launch together to the moon aboard an Atlas V rocket on June 17. Three launch opportunities from Cape Ca ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2009 Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-126 NASA LAUNCHES HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW WEB SITE FOR PUBLIC USE WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting the public to make its voice heard as a panel of experts undertakes an independent review of planned U.S. human space flight activities. NASA has created a Web site for the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee to facilitate a two-way conversation with the public about the future directi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38872&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 04, 2009 (Posted on Jun 04, 2009 4:18 PM) --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-102 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120/344-7211 h.k.henry@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-101 NASA LAUNCH TESTS ALTERNATE CONCEPT FOR ASTRONAUT ESCAPE SYSTEM WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:50:39 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS June 2, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #H09-126 NASA SELECTS FOUR ...Continue Reading

June 3, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-128 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR JUNE 13 LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Commander Mark Polansky a ...Continue Reading

The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of /Research in NASA History/ (NASA SP-2009-4543, Monograph in Aerospace History 43).   This updated version explains what kinds of resources are available from the NASA History Division at Headquarters, the Field Centers, the National Archives, and other relevant organizations for researchers in aerospace history.  If you’d like a hard copy of this monograph, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the NASA History Division, Su ...Continue Reading