March 20th 2008 PST
March 19, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-083 NASA STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF ARTHUR C. CLARKE WASHINGTON - The following is a statement from Alan Stern, NASA associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at Headquarters in Washington, regarding the death of Arthur C. Clarke: "Arthur Clarke was a gifted writer of science and science fiction, and an unparalleled visionary of the future, inspiring countless young people throughout the ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 17 March 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE PERSIAN GULF AND SAUDI ARABIA Dust plumes blew over the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia in mid-March 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14747 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 14 2008 (Posted on Mar 17 2008 2:18PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN BOLIVIA Floods swept across Bolivia in the wake of unusually heavy rains in December 2007 through March 200 ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2008 PST
Listserv readers: As a correction to this previous email, this event is actually not formally open to the public and seating is quite limited. However, if any readers of this listserv in the Washington, DC area would like to attend this event, please contact me directly as soon as possible at stephen.j.garber@nasa.gov and I will do my best to try to make sure there is room for you. My apologies for miscommunicating about this event. -Steve Gar ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2008 PST
Readers of this listserv may be interested in attending this upcoming public event. An electronic, translated copy of Noordung's short book is available at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4026/cover.html and the preface and foreword sections provide excellent background information on who Noordung was and the significance of this book. *From:* Launius, Roger [mailto:LauniusR@si.edu] *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2008 9:04 AM*To:* Garber, Stephen J. (HQ-TC000)*Cc:* Dick, Steven J. (HQ-TC000)*Subject ...Continue Reading
March 18th 2008 PST
March 17, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-014 NASA AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR DESIGN STUDY OF LUNAR LANDING CRAFT HOUSTON - NASA's Constellation Program has selected five space-related companies to receive contract awards for a 210-day study to independently evaluate NASA's in-house design concept for ...Continue Reading
March 18th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 14 March 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OVER SYRIA AND IRAQ A dust storm struck the Middle East in mid-March 2008, blowing primarily through Syria and Iraq. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14746 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 15 2008 (Posted on Mar 17 2008 1:53PM) DUST STORM AT WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO A dust storm struck White Sands National Monument in mid-March, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3 ...Continue Reading
March 15th 2008 PST
March 14, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-012 NASA AWARDS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded Rede-Critique of Metairie, La., the contract for Kennedy institutional support services. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has an estimated value of $45 million dur ...Continue Reading
March 15th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 13 March 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN A thick swath of smog and/or dust swept over the Sea of Japan on March 11, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14741 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 11 2008 (Posted on Mar 13 2008 9:20AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://ea ...Continue Reading
March 15th 2008 PST
March 14, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-058 HUBBLE DETECTS ORGANIC MOLECULE ON AN EXTRASOLAR PLANET WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 19, to report on the first-ever detection of the organic molecule methane in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star. Though the planet is too hot to su ...Continue Reading
March 14th 2008 PST
March 13, 2008 Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-082 SHAPING THE MOONSCAPE: WORKERS READY COURSE FOR NASA'S 15TH ANNUAL GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE IN HUNTSVILLE, ALA., APRIL 4-5 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Each year around this time, John Tripp walks across a lunar surface, pondering the challenges ahead for explorers brave enough to take on its cratered terrain. For now ...Continue Reading
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