Sept. 2, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-167 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE ROBOTICS TESTS IN ARIZONA DESERT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold the annual Desert "RATS," or Research and Technology Studies, field test in the Arizona desert this fall, hosting a media day for journalists on Sept. 15. De ...Continue Reading

Sept. 2, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-168 NASA SETS DISCOVERY, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON -- The 13 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:54 p.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 4. Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Kenn ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE JIMENA Hurricane Jimena headed toward the Baja Peninsula as a Category 4 hurricane on August 30, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40044&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 01, 2009 (Posted on Sep 01, 2009 6:17 PM) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 82 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT COMPLETION OF ORION VEHICLE DESIGN REVIEW 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #08 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 11:54:43 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT COMPLETION OF ORION VEHICLE DESIGN REVIEW September 1, 2009 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center 281-483-5111 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Rep ...Continue Reading

Sept. 1, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov Linda Singleton Lockheed Martin, Houston 281-283-4219 linda.singleton@lmco.com RELEASE: 09-202 NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT PASSES SIGNIFICANT DESIGN MILESTONE HOUSTON -- NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project's prelimina ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40018&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 31, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NORTHEASTERN INDIA The northeastern Indian st ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 60 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-128 MCC Status Report #06 2. STS-128 MCC Status Report #07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:59:52 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-128 MCC Status Report #06 STS-128 Report #06 Monday, August 31, 2009 - 1:00 p.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas The combined crews of space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station awoke today to ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-165 NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT COMPLETION OF ORION VEHICLE DESIGN REVIEW WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a teleconference Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 3 p.m. EDT to discuss the conclusion of the preliminary design review for the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The preliminary design review is one of a series of reviews that ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Angela Pierce Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2813 angela.l.pierce@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-043 NASA EXTENDS ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a one-year contract option to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) of Greenbelt, Md., for engineering and scientific services. The option has a value that will not exceed $50 million. The ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY Wildfires raged in Los Angeles County in late August 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40011&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 30, 2009 (Posted on Aug 31, 2009 1:48 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40000&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image f ...Continue Reading