There are 2 messages totalling 81 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 2. NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO INTEGRATION CONTRACT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:06:00 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE August 26, 2009 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1 ...Continue Reading

August 26, 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: C09-040 NASA AWARDS CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACTS CLEVELAND-- NASA's Glenn Research Center has selected four Ohio companies to provide electrical, mechanical and structural construction-related activities. The work will support both institutional and research construction needs at Glenn's Lewis Field and the ...Continue Reading

August 26, 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: C09-039 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR PRESSURE SYSTEMS CERTIFICATION CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract valued at $30 million to Mainthia Technologies, Inc. (MTI) of Cleveland. MTI will provide on-site services for the certification of pressure vessels and systems, ...Continue Reading

August 26, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-038 NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO INTEGRATION CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. in Houston a one-year contract extension valued at $33 million to provide integration services for cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station. Lockheed Martin h ...Continue Reading

August 25, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-197 NASA SETS NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed after an indication that a va ...Continue Reading

August 25, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-040 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a follow-on contract to Computer Science Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas, to support the agency's aircraft used for astronaut training and flight research. The contract has a potential value of approximately $163 millio ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GREECE Aided by strong winds, forest fires burned out of control in Greece in August 2009. The largest fire burned on the outskirts of Athens. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39932&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 24, 2009 (Posted on Aug 24, 2009 3:50 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (3 updated events, 3 n ...Continue Reading

August 24, 2009 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7061 june.e.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-195 LIGHTFOOT NAMED DIRECTOR OF NASA'S MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WASHINGTON -- NASA has named Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr., as the director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Lightfoot had served as the acting director of the center since March. "I'm very pleased to appoint Robert ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GREECE Aided by strong winds, forest fires burned out of control in Greece in August 2009. The largest fire burned on the outskirts of Athens. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39913&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 22, 2009 (Posted on Aug 24, 2009 12:20 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 ...Continue Reading

August 24, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-162 NASA AND ATK MEDIA TELECON AFTER ARES I SOLID ROCKET MOTOR TEST PROMONTORY, Utah -- Representatives from NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will hold a media teleconference Thursday, Aug. 27 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. They will discuss the ...Continue Reading