There are 2 messages totalling 90 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA LAUNCHES SPACE WEEK TEXAS 2009 2. NASA PRESENTS SAFETY AWARD TO KEVIN WINDOW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:06:42 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA LAUNCHES SPACE WEEK TEXAS 2009 February 25, 2009 Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-8609 Victor Scott Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-4942 Report #J09-004 NASA LAUNCHES ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-042 SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program has established a plan that could support shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station, tentatively targeted for March 12. An exact target launch date will be determined as work progresses with th ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-007 NASA AWARDS ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected three companies to receive a subsonic rotary wing technology development contract valued at $40 million. The companies sharing the award are Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of Hurst ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-041 NASA NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the investigation board for the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory on Feb. 24. The Mishap Investigation Board, or MIB, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BUSHFIRES IN SOUTHEAST AUSTRALIA Out-of-control bushfires killed at least 200 people in southeastern Australia in early February 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37218 *** image from Feb 25, 2009 (Posted on Feb 25, 2009 11:54 AM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN THE ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-036 NASA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2008 GEORGE M. LOW AWARD FOR QUALITY WASHINGTON -- NASA has presented its premier honor for quality and performance, the George M. Low Award, to three companies that share a commitment to teamwork, technical and managerial excellence, safety, and customer service. The 2008 Low Awards were presented Feb. 25 at NASA's sixth annual Project Management Challenge in Daytona Beach, Fla ...Continue Reading

<<flyer-rememberingthespaceage.doc>> <<flyerexplunk7.doc>> <<flyer-pickering2008-revisededition.doc>> The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of five new publications.  1. Attached are flyers for three new books: Steven J. Dick, editor,/ Remembering the Space Age:  Proceedings of the 50th Anniversary Conference/ (NASA SP-2008-4703) John M. Logsdon and Roger D. Launius, editors,/ Exploring the Unknown:  Selected Documents in the History ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-040 NASA ANNOUNCES 2009 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS FELLOWS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected fellows in three areas of astronomy and astrophysics for its Einstein, Hubble, and Sagan Fellowships. The recipients of this year's post-doctoral fellowships will conduct independent research at institutions around the country. "The new fellows are among the best and brightest young astronomers in the world,& ...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=37105 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 23, 2009 (Posted on Feb 23, 2009 4:44 PM) ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 24, 2009 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-657-2194 Stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 805-605-3051 George.h.diller@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-653-8339 Alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-039 NASA'S LAUNCH OF CARBON-SEEKING SATELLITE IS UNSUCCESSFUL WASHINGTON -- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Tuesday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. Pr ...Continue Reading