Feb. 24, 2009 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 805-605-3051 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-038 MEDIA BRIEFING SCHEDULED TO DISCUSS ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory failed to reach orbit this morning after a 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A media briefing on the mishap has been tentatively scheduled for 7:15 a.m. from Vandenberg. The briefing will be carried on NASA TV. For more information about the Orbiting Ca ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-030 ROBOTICS COMPETITION MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE IN WASHINGTON WASHINGTON -- NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms, is sponsoring the first-ever District of Columbia regional high school robotics competition from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 27-28, at the DC Convention Center in Washington. The two-day event is free and open to the public. The competiti ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Agricultural fires of many kinds are common in Southeast Asia in the late winter, which is the mid-dry season for the region. Widespread fires were detected across Cambodia in satellite images from early February 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37099 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from F ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 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: 09-037 NASA DEFERS SETTING NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a thorough review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Friday that more data and possible testing are required before launching the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Engineering teams have been wo ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-035 SEGMENT OF ARES I-X TEST ROCKET ARRIVES AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket arrived at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Called the frustum, the section resemb ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CONTINUING EFFECTS OF CHAITEN VOLCANO Chile’s Chaitén Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and/or steam. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37087 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-029 NASA-INDUSTRY LUNAR SURFACE SYSTEMS WORKSHOP SET FOR FEB. 25-27 WASHINGTON -- NASA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Space Enterprise Council will hold a workshop on lunar surface system concepts to support human and robotic exploration on the moon by 2020. The workshop will take place Feb. 25 - 27 at the U ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: M09-034 BE PART OF HISTORY -- HELP NASA NAME THE NEXT SPACE STATION MODULE WASHINGTON -- NASA is asking the public to help name the International Space Station's next module - a control tower for robotics in space and the world's ultimate observation deck. Eight refrigerator-sized racks in the Node 3 module will provide room for many of the station's life support systems. A ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-028 NASA TEACHERS TURNED ASTRONAUTS HAVE MESSAGES FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS HOUSTON -- NASA astronauts and educators Joseph Acaba and Richard Arnold, members of the next space shuttle crew, have special announcements for teachers and students. The messages from Acaba and Arnold, both former middle and high ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 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 Jodi Smith Channel One News, New York 212-329-8359 jsmith@alloymarketing.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-027 NASA, CHANNEL ONE NEWS LINKUP WITH NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION; STUDENTS CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR ASTRONAUTS HOUSTON -- In a unique event, NASA and Channel One News will offer students ...Continue Reading