March 2, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 june.e.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-045 NASA SUCCESSFULLY TESTS PARACHUTE FOR ARES ROCKET HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground ne ...Continue Reading

March 2, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-044 NASA FLYING WING MODEL SOARS INTO NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM WASHINGTON -- A flying model NASA built to research futuristic aircraft designs will spend its future in the United States' premier air and space museum. The 12-foot wing span blended wing body, or BWB, model, used during wind tunnel f ...Continue Reading

March 02, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-033 PUBLIC INVITED TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space enthusiasts from across the United States and around the world are invited to submit questions about space shuttle Discovery's upcoming launch, its STS-119 mission to the International Space Station, and NASA space ex ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CONSTELLATION SPACESUIT FOR THE MOON ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:49:19 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CONSTELLATION SPACESUIT FOR THE MOON February 27, 2009 Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washi ...Continue Reading

Feb. 27, 2009 Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-009 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT MODIFICATION FOR ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS AND TRADES SUPPORT SERVICES HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA has signed a $7.8 million contract modification with InfoPro Corporation for a continuation of engineering technicians and trades support services to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The contract provides services that cover a wide ra ...Continue Reading

Feb. 27, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-008 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CONSTELLATION SPACESUIT FOR THE MOON WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded an interim letter contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston to begin work on the design, development and product ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN ARGENTINA Since December 2008, Argentina's major agricultural areas have been suffering from severe drought. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37239 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 17, 2009 (Posted on Feb 27, 2009 12:40 PM) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 100 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH 2. BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:08:15 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH February 26, 2009 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-032 NASA'S KEPLER TELESCOPE TO LAUNCH ABOARD DELTA II ROCKET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of NASA's K ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-031 BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, March 4, with the four future residents of the International Space Station who will usher in an era of six-person crews living aboard the orbiting research laborat ...Continue Reading