May 19, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-088 NASA CANCELS MAY 20 MEDIA EVENT FOR ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY NODE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Because bad weather conditions are forecast at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrival time of the Tranquility node is uncertain, the media event scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, is canceled. Reporters will hav ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM BATU TARA Batu Tara, a tiny volcanic island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, released a plume of ash and/or steam in late April 2009. The volcano remained active in May 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38663&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 18, 2009 (Posted on May 18, 200 ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 57 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-125 MCC Status Report #14 2. STS-125 MCC Status Report #15 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 04:32:31 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-125 MCC Status Report #14 STS-125 Report #14 Monday, May 18, 2009 - 5:00 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas As Atlantis’ crew begins their eighth day in space, astronauts Drew Feustel and John ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Michael Finneran Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6110/344-4611 michael.p.finneran@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-022 NASA AWARDS SAFETY AND MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Safety and Quality Assurance Alliance of Cleveland to provide safety and mission assurance services at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The contract, to be administered through NASA's Off ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-109 NASA SELECTS 21 TECH PROJECTS FOR REDUCED-GRAVITY FLIGHT TESTING WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 21 technology demonstration projects to fly on reduced gravity aircraft flights during the week of Aug. 10 through its Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training program known as FAST. The FAST program is designed to enable new technologies to be incorporated ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-086 HUBBLE SERVICING CREW TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE FROM SPACE HOUSTON -- The seven astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis will hold a news conference at 9:26 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 20, to discuss their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Maya Gottfried Abrams Books, New York 212-519-1202 mgottfried@abramsbooks.com RELEASE: 09-110 NASA BOOK CHRONICLES APOLLO MISSIONS THROUGH ASTRONAUT PHOTOS WASHINGTON -- "Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" is a new book produced by NASA and Abrams Books that provides a unique perspective of the historic program that took people to the moon nearly four decades ago. The publication chro ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886, 757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-108 NASA NAMES WINNERS IN HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSONIC RESEARCH CONTEST WASHINGTON -- Airplanes shaped like huge darts and rocket ships -- that's what the future of supersonic passenger travel may look like, according to a number of high school students. Teenagers from eight states and 11 foreign countries ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov Tina Tate Newseum, Washington 202-292-6313 ttate@newseum.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-084 NASA, NEWSEUM CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 10 ON MAY 18 WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Newseum will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 10 mission during a program at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 18, in Washington. Astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan will participate in the program moderated by journalist-in-resi ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-085 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO VIEW ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY MODULE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view the arrival of the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 20. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide roo ...Continue Reading