Jan. 13, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Ruth Dasso Marlaire Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4709 ruth.marlaire@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-007 NASA ASTRONAUT CONNECTS WITH UTAH STUDENTS FROM SPACE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Media are invited to witness a chat between students from Utah's only NASA Explorer School and Expedition 18 astronaut Sandra Magnus, who is aboard the International Space ...Continue Reading

Jan. 13, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-006 SHUTTLE CREW TO VISIT NASA HEADQUARTERS, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS WASHINGTON -- NASA Headquarters will welcome the astronauts of the STS-126 space shuttle mission on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 10 a.m. EST. The crew completed a 16-day flight on Nov. 30 and delivered equipment to the International Space Station that will allow the outpost to house up to six astronauts for long-duration stays. ...Continue Reading

Jan. 13, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rita Karl Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va. 703-535-1345 rkarl@challenger.org RELEASE: 09-007 NASA AND CHALLENGER CENTER ANNOUNCE NAME OF ANTARCTIC HABITAT WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education have selected the winner of the Antarctic habitat naming contest. The name "Resolution" took top honors in the & ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GHANA Agricultural fires are widespread across Ghana in the dry season. This image shows hundreds of fires in Ghana and neighboring countries on January 11, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36511 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 11, 2009 (Posted on Jan 12, 2009 11:08 AM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE ...Continue Reading

Jan. 12, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-004 ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY FOREIGN MEDIA BADGING CLOSES JAN. 23 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- International journalists planning to attend the launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, at Vandenber ...Continue Reading

Jan. 12, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-005 NASA SCIENCE UPDATE TO DISCUSS MARS ATMOSPHERE ACTIVITY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a science update at 2 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 15, to discuss analysis of the Martian atmosphere that raises the possibility of life or geologic activity. The briefing will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 52 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:08:04 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE Jan. 9, 2009 William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-001 NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE HOUSTON—NASA has selected ...Continue Reading

Jan. 09, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315/344-6111 marny.skora@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-002 NASA SELECTS HAMPTON FIRMS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Analytical Services & Materials Inc., and Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc., both of Hampton, Va., to provide analysis, systems engineering and research support for NASA's L ...Continue Reading

Jan. 09, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-004 NASA SELECTS RESEARCH TEAMS FOR LUNAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute. The institute supports scientific research to supplement and extend existing NASA lunar science programs ...Continue Reading

Jan. 08, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Betty Flowers Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1584 elizabeth.b.flowers@nasa.gov Dana W. Cruikshank National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va 703-292-8070 dcruiksh@nsf.gov RELEASE: 09-003 NEW NASA BALLOON SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TESTED OVER ANTARCTICA WASHINGTON -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prot ...Continue Reading