April 6, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-023 NASA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed a $335 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation, rescue and related services in 2013 and 2014. The firm-fixed price modific ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Hundreds of fires were detected across Southeast Asia in February 2010. Widespread fires are a common occurrence during the region's annual dry season. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43419&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 05, 2010 (Posted on Apr 06, 2010 10:12 AM) -- SEVERE STO ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 140 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-131 MCC Status Report #01 2. MONTEREY STUDENTS SET TO RECEIVE CALL FROM ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS -- INCLUDING FORMER TEACHER 3. STS-131 MCC Status Report #02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 14:30:54 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-131 MCC Status Report #01 STS-131 Report #01 Monday, April 5, 2010 - 2 p.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust raked across the bowl of the Taklimakan Desert in western China on March 31, 2010. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43404&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 31, 2010 (Posted on Apr 02, 2010 6:11 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (3 updated events, 3 new im ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov Alan Richmond Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. 831-656-3649 abrichmo@nps.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-047 MONTEREY STUDENTS SET TO RECEIVE CALL FROM ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS -- INCLUDING FORMER TEACHER WASHINGTON -- Eighth grade students and children of the military community in California's Monterey Penin ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 amy.johson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-075 NASA INVITES EDUCATORS TO WEBCASTS SUPPORTING NATIONAL LAB DAY HAMPTON, Va. - In preparation for National Lab Day on May 12, NASA will host a series of weekly live webcasts during the month of April through the agency's Digital Learning Network. The series is aimed at equipping teachers to promote hands-o ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-050 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIAL DEADLINES FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the May space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts are targeted to launch the STS-132 mission on May 14 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Deadlines for international journalists to apply for the s ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2010 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: 10-076 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY HEADS TO STATION AFTER PREDAWN LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery lit up Florida's Space Coast sky about 45 minutes before sunrise Monday with a 6:21 a.m. EDT launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The launch began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 47 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. RENDEZVOUS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES ON NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:26:20 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: RENDEZVOUS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES ON NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT April 2, 2010 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J10-009 RENDEZVOUS SENSOR TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES ON NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT HAMPTON, V ...Continue Reading

April 2, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-049 NASA PLANS EARTH DAY TWEETUP ON THE NATIONAL MALL IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON -- NASA will host its first Earth Day Tweetup on the National Mall in Washington with @NASA Twitter followers and NASA scientists on April 18 at 1 p.m. EDT. The event will be part of a weeklong series of exhibits and activities on the National Mall marking the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The Tweetup will provide NA ...Continue Reading