March 13, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-041 NASA SETS SATURDAY BRIEFING FOR DISCOVERY'S STS-119 MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a prelaunch news conference no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 14, to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Statio ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST CLOUDS OVER CENTRAL AFRICA Dust plumes blew over central Africa in early March 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37485 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 10, 2009 (Posted on Mar 12, 2009 4:29 PM) -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA Drenching wet-season rain ...Continue Reading

March 13, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov/grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Daniel Kanigan Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 daniel.n.kanigan@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-060 FINAL PIECE OF NASA'S NEXT-GENERATION ROCKET HEADS TO LAUNCH SITE PROMONTORY, Utah -- The final pieces of the Ares I-X flight test rocket l ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-039 NASA HOLDS BRIEFING FRIDAY ON STATUS OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 13, to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station. Launch currently is targeted for no earlier than ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Dust plumes swept across the Arabian Peninsula in early March 2009, stretching from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and beyond. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37459 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 11, 2009 (Posted on Mar 11, 2009 5:09 PM) PLUMES OVER THE ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 65 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:18:13 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-059 NASA SHUTTLE LAUNCH TARGETED FOR NO EARLIER THAN MARCH 15 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station now is targeted for no earlier than March 15. NASA managers postponed Wednesday's planned liftoff due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting syste ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-058 NASA HOLDS BRIEFING ON STATUS OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference no earlier than 6:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station. The launch was postponed Wednesday due to a leak associated with ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100/1756 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov/ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-056 SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS HOUSTON -- Salmonella bacteria research from two recent NASA space missions discovered key elements of the bacteria's disease-causing potential that hold promise for improv ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MINCHINMAVIDA AND CHAITEN VOLCANOES, CHILE Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37348 *** ALI(EO-1) image from Mar 06, 2009 (Posted on Mar 10, 2009 2 ...Continue Reading