The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST OVER THE BLACK SEA Thick dust blew north across Turkey and over the Black Sea on October 13, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40769&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 14, 2009 (Posted on Oct 14, 2009 7:02 PM) AUSTRALIAN DUST STORM Dust from inland Australia blew east over the Au ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov Eric Daniels California Space Authority, Santa Maria, Calif. 916-551-1543 eric.daniels@californiaspaceauthority.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-200 NASA HOSTS NATIONAL LUNAR ROBOTICS MOON EXCAVATION COMPETITION WASHINGTON -- Reporters are invited to attend the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge Oct. 17-18 at NASA's ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 42 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL AT SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:23:43 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL AT SPACE STATION October 14, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M09-198 NASA TELEVISION TO BR ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN EASTERN AFRICA Fires burned near the shores of three East African lakes in early October 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=40760&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 13, 2009 (Posted on Oct 14, 2009 12:56 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM PARMA Typhoon Pa ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-199 NASA OFFERS MEDIA SATELLITE INTERVIEWS OCT. 21 FOR ARES I-X LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Ares I-X Deputy Mission Manager Jon Cowart is available for satellite interviews from 6 to 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 21. He will conduct the interviews from the r ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-198 NASA TELEVISION TO BROADCAST CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL AT SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies at 8:41 p.m. CDT on Saturday, Oct. 17. NASA Television's coverage of the ship's arrival at the station will begin at 8:15 p.m. ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 95 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SOYUZ LANDING CAPS HISTORIC SPACE STATION INCREMENT 2. NASA PORTABLE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER TECHNOLOGY FINDS HOME ON EARTH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:28:51 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SOYUZ LANDING CAPS HISTORIC SPACE STATION INCREMENT October 11, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-240 NASA LAUNCHES TWEETUP FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LIFTOFF IN FLORIDA WASHINGTON -- For the first time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a space shuttle launch in person at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is hosting this unique Tweetup on Nov. 11 and 12. Space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to launch at 4:04 p.m. EST, Nov. 12 on its STS-129 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-238 NASA ANNOUNCES COMMERCIAL RLV TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA is partnering with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a technology roadmap for the commercial reusable launch vehicle, or RLV, industry. "NASA is committed to stimulating the emerging commercial reusable launch vehicle industry," said Lori Garver, deputy administrator at NASA Headquarters in W ...Continue Reading

Oct. 13, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Rob Gutro/Laura Layton Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4044/8170 robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov laura.a.layton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-197 NASA TO REVEAL DATA SHOWING A NEW VIEW OF OUR GALAXY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a NASA Science Update at 2:15 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 15, to discuss new science data of our galaxy obtained from the agency's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, spacecraft. NA ...Continue Reading