The following sections have been updated in the past 1 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=41371&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 23, 2009 (Posted on Nov 23, 2009 5:22 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated e ...Continue Reading

Dear QuikSCAT Data Users, QuikSCAT has recently experienced significant variability in its antenna spin rate that has likely affected data quality. In recent days prior to 23 November 2009 the antenna spin rate sporadically dropped below 15 RPM. At 7:07 UTC on 23 November 2009 (orbital rev number 54315), the antenna stalled to 0 RPM, and has remained stalled in a fixed-azimuth position since that time. Science data processing has been caught up through rev 54315. The latest delivery batch covering 18-22 November (rev ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Christopher McGee Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 228-688-3249 christopher.mcgee@nasa.gov Vincent Creel City of Biloxi, Miss. 228-435-6368 vcreel@biloxi.ms.us MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-223 NASA HONORS BILOXI'S APOLLO ASTRONAUT FRED HAISE WITH MOON ROCK WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will present astronaut Fred Haise, Jr., with NASA's Ambassador of Exploration Award during a ceremo ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 113 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #14 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #15 3. NASA UPDATES TIME OF TUESDAY NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:25:26 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #14 STS-129 Report #14 2 a.m. CST Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The combined ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-274 NASA CHOOSES SMALL BUSINESS HIGH TECH PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected for development 368 small business innovation projects that include research to minimize aging of aircraft, new techniques for suppressing fires on spacecraft and advanced transmitters for deep space communications. Chosen from more than 1,600 proposals, the competitively selected awards will address ag ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-225 NASA UPDATES TIME OF TUESDAY NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 7 a.m. CST, 13 minutes earlier than previously announced. NASA Television will provide live coverage ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 30 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #13 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:05:20 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #13 STS-129 Report #13 3 p.m. CST Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON –Atlantis crew members got a well-earned half-day off Sunday, a day that began with some exciting news from Mission Speci ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 84 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #10 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:50:12 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #10 STS-129 Report #10 Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 3:30 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – An overnight interruption in their preparations will mean that Mission ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 72 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-129 MCC Status Report #08 2. STS-129 MCC Status Report #09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:07:15 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-129 MCC Status Report #08 STS-129 Report #08 Friday, November 20, 2009 - 4:00 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Though it began a little later than planned, the STS-129 crew is awake an ...Continue Reading

Nov. 20, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-277 NASA AWARDS $350,000 TO WINNING ASTRONAUT GLOVE DESIGNERS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Centennial Challenges program awarded $350,000 this week to a pair of designers who developed concepts for more flexible space gloves that could make it easier for astronauts to perform tasks. The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge awarded a first place prize of $250,000 to Peter Homer of Southwest Harbor, Maine, and ...Continue Reading