The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER STORM CROSSES THE UNITED STATES A severe winter storm blustered its way across the United States on December 7 and 8, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41554&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 08, 2009 (Posted on Dec 09, 2009 2:08 PM) ------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-232 SCARCE WATER, OUR QUIET SUN AND SPACE ROCKS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting takes place Dec. 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. News brief ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- WINTER STORM CROSSES THE UNITED STATES A severe winter storm blustered its way across the United States on December 7 and 8, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41554&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 08, 2009 (Posted on Dec 09, 2009 2:08 PM) ------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-232 SCARCE WATER, OUR QUIET SUN AND SPACE ROCKS AMONG NASA NEWS HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MEETING WASHINGTON -- NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics during the 2009 fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The meeting takes place Dec. 14-18 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., in San Francisco. News brief ...Continue Reading

Dear QuikSCAT Data Users, This is a follow-up to the announcement sent on 23 November 2009. The QuikSCAT antenna remains in a stalled position. Near-real-time data have not been available since 0700 UTC on 23 November 2009 (orbital rev number 54315), and science-quality data have not been available since 00 UTC 22 November 2009 (orbital rev 54296). We continue our caution advisory on the latest delivery batch of science-quality products from revs 54240 to 54296 (18-21 November 2009), since the antenna spin rat ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-230 PRESS CREDENTIALS DEADLINES SET FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour and six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch the STS-130 mission on Feb. 6 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The 13-day flight will deliver a pressurized module, known as Tra ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0697 edward.s.campion@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-283 NASA MAKING GOVERNMENT MORE ACCESSIBLE WITH CUTTING-EDGE USE OF NEW MEDIA WASHINGTON -- NASA is supporting the White House's Open Government Directive with a number of Internet-based programs designed to make the agency more accessible and create a dialog with the American people about their space program. ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN WESTERN AFRICA Agricultural fires burned in western Africa in early December. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=41533&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 06, 2009 (Posted on Dec 07, 2009 2:48 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, AND URUGUAY Late November ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CREW'S JOURNEY TO ORBIT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:29:32 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CREW'S JOURNEY TO ORBIT December 3, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M09-228 NASA TV COVERS NEXT SPACE STATION CR ...Continue Reading

Dec. 7, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-9284 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.b.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-229 NASA'S WISE SKY SURVEYING SPACECRAFT READY FOR LAUNCH DEC. 11 WASHINGTON -- The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, between 9: ...Continue Reading