June 5, 2009 Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-126 NASA LAUNCHES HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW WEB SITE FOR PUBLIC USE WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting the public to make its voice heard as a panel of experts undertakes an independent review of planned U.S. human space flight activities. NASA has created a Web site for the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee to facilitate a two-way conversation with the public about the future directi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38872&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 04, 2009 (Posted on Jun 04, 2009 4:18 PM) --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-102 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120/344-7211 h.k.henry@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-101 NASA LAUNCH TESTS ALTERNATE CONCEPT FOR ASTRONAUT ESCAPE SYSTEM WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:50:39 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS June 2, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #H09-126 NASA SELECTS FOUR ...Continue Reading

June 3, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-128 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR JUNE 13 LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Commander Mark Polansky a ...Continue Reading

The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of /Research in NASA History/ (NASA SP-2009-4543, Monograph in Aerospace History 43).   This updated version explains what kinds of resources are available from the NASA History Division at Headquarters, the Field Centers, the National Archives, and other relevant organizations for researchers in aerospace history.  If you’d like a hard copy of this monograph, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the NASA History Division, Su ...Continue Reading

June 3, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-125 NASA SELECTS MUSEUMS AND PLANETARIUMS TO RECEIVE EDUCATION GRANTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 13 informal education providers to share $6.9 million in grants through the Competitive Program for Science Museums and Planetariums. Participating organizations include museums, planetariums, Challenger Centers, aquariums, and other institutions of informal education. Selected projects will p ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- 7.3 MAGNITUDE QUAKE OFF THE HONDURAS COAST A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Honduras at 2:24 a.m. local time (08:24 UTC) on May 28, 2009. Smaller aftershocks followed the initial quake. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38851&src=nha *** RSI(FORMOSAT-2) image from May ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST PLUME OFF THE LIBYAN COAST Dust blew off the coast of Libya, or Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, at the end of May 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38833&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 31, 2009 (Posted on Jun 01, 2009 2:50 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.ph ...Continue Reading