Jan. 27, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-019 NASA-DERIVED TECHNOLOGY CAPTURES UNIQUE INAUGURAL IMAGE WASHINGTON -- NASA spinoff technology from the Mars exploration rovers was used to capture a unique panoramic image of President Obama's inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20. A photographer at the inauguration, David Bergman, used the Gigapan camera system to generate an image from a press platform. The resulting pictur ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONE DOMINIC Cyclone Dominic swirled off the northwestern coast of Australia in late January 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36795 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 27, 2009 (Posted on Jan 27, 2009 11:45 AM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36787 *** MODIS(Aqua) ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@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: M09-018 NASA KEPLER LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACCREDITATION ENDS FEB. 5 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of NASA's Kepler telescope, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets aro ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUME OFF EGYPT A dust plume several hundred kilometers long blew off the north coast of Egypt and over the Mediterranean Sea in late January 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36783 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 23, 2008 (Posted on Jan 23, 2009 3:03 PM) ---------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 49 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE SHUTTLE CREW VISITS TROOPS ON OVERSEAS TRIP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:38:16 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE SHUTTLE CREW VISITS TROOPS ON OVERSEAS TRIP January 23, 2009 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M09-015 SPACE ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0632 angela.d.story@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-017 MISSOURI STUDENTS TO RECEIVE SPECIAL CALL FROM SPACE PARNELL, Mo. -- A little bit of the final frontier is coming to Missouri during a live in-flight education downlink from the International Space Station. On Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 10:05 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. CST ...Continue Reading

PLANNED SYSTEM OUTAGE: PO.DAAC's website: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov and all PO.DAAC data tools and services (including POET, FTP, Dods, and Aspera sites) will be unavailable for approximately 2 days on February 7th - 8th, starting at 8:00pm PST on Friday, February 6th due to scheduled facility maintenance activities. Services should be restored sometime after 10am on Monday, February 9th. Please note, the only exception is that Jason OSDR NRT data, if produced (see announcement regarding Jason-1 orbit maneuver), wil ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-016 MEDIA INVITED TO SEE NEW HARDWARE FOR NASA'S ARES I-X FLIGHT TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view new hardware that will be used in the launch of the Ares I-X rocket, which will be the first flight test to develop the Ares I rocket. Ares I is part of NASA's next generation spacecraft and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (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=36725 *** ASTER(Terra) image from ...Continue Reading

Jan. 21, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-013 SPACE STATION COMMANDER GUIDES NEW HD TOUR OF COMPLEX HOUSTON -- Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke, aboard the International Space Station with Flight Engineers Sandy Magnus and Yury Lonchakov, recently filmed a high-definition tour of the orbiting comple ...Continue Reading