Nov. 27, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-279 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER 11-DAY MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, designated STS-129, included thr ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:22 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE Nov. 30, 2009 William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-030 NEW STUDY ADDS TO FINDING OF ANCIENT LIFE SIGNS IN MARS METEORITE HOUST ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM NIDA Nida formed as a tropical depression over the western Pacific Ocean on November 22, 2009, and soon strengthened to a tropical storm. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41433&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 30, 2009 (Posted on Nov 30, 2009 1:57 PM) ----------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 57 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #22 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #23 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:12:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #22 STS-129 Report #22 2 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The crew of space shuttle Atlantis has begun what is scheduled to be the STS-129 m ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 618 2009 Nov 27 Somerville, MA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shuttle and Station -------------------- Japan's HTV-1 cargo vehicle has left the Station. It was released at 1731 UTC on Oct 30 and deorbited on Nov 1 at 2125 UTC over the S Pacific. The Poisk module (Maliy Issledovatel'ny Modul'-2, MIM-2) was launched on Nov 10. Poisk is the successor to the Pirs docking module and the Mir SO mod ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 67 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #20 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #21 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:55:31 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #20 STS-129 Report #20 1 a.m. CST Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The seven-member crew of Atlantis are packing the orbiter and preparing to retur ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO Despite no reports of activity, Bezymianny Volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula exhibited a modest plume in late November, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41420&src=nha *** ASTER(Terra) image from Nov 25, 2009 (Posted on No ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #18 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #19 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:40:46 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #18 STS-129 Report #18 Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 2:00 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON –Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to le ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 63 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #01 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #17 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:14:32 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #01 STS-129 Report #01 Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 1:30 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The 12 crew members onboard the International Space Station and space sh ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 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: M09-224 NASA TV TO BROADCAST SPACE STATION CREW SOYUZ LANDING EVENTS HOUSTON -- NASA Television will air the events surrounding the landing of three International Space Station crew members who will return to Earth Dec. 1. The space travelers have lived and worked aboard the space station for the past six mo ...Continue Reading