Feb. 27, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-008 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CONSTELLATION SPACESUIT FOR THE MOON WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded an interim letter contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston to begin work on the design, development and product ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN ARGENTINA Since December 2008, Argentina's major agricultural areas have been suffering from severe drought. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37239 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 17, 2009 (Posted on Feb 27, 2009 12:40 PM) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 100 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH 2. BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:08:15 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH February 26, 2009 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-032 NASA'S KEPLER TELESCOPE TO LAUNCH ABOARD DELTA II ROCKET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of NASA's K ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-031 BRIEFING SET WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST SIX-PERSON SPACE STATION CREW HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Wednesday, March 4, with the four future residents of the International Space Station who will usher in an era of six-person crews living aboard the orbiting research laborat ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2009 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-043 NASA STATEMENT ABOUT BUDGET OVERVIEW FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 WASHINGTON -- Acting NASA Administrator Christopher J. Scolese said the following in response to the 2010 fiscal year budget overview for NASA released Feb. 26: "The $18.7 billion budget proposal for 2010 is fiscally responsible and reflects the administration's desire for a robust and innovative agency aligned with the president's goals of advancing ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 90 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA LAUNCHES SPACE WEEK TEXAS 2009 2. NASA PRESENTS SAFETY AWARD TO KEVIN WINDOW ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:06:42 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA LAUNCHES SPACE WEEK TEXAS 2009 February 25, 2009 Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-8609 Victor Scott Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-4942 Report #J09-004 NASA LAUNCHES ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-042 SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program has established a plan that could support shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station, tentatively targeted for March 12. An exact target launch date will be determined as work progresses with th ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-007 NASA AWARDS ROTORCRAFT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected three companies to receive a subsonic rotary wing technology development contract valued at $40 million. The companies sharing the award are Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. of Hurst ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-041 NASA NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the investigation board for the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory on Feb. 24. The Mishap Investigation Board, or MIB, ...Continue Reading