The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF WEST AFRICA A new dust storm began blowing off the west coast of Africa on July 18, 2009. The dust remained visible the next day. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39455&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 19, 2009 (Posted on Jul 20, 2009 1:05 PM) * http://earthobservatory.na ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 75 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-127 MCC Status Report #08 2. STS-127 MCC Status Report #09 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 06:01:30 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #08 STS-127 Report #08 6 a.m. CDT Sunday, July 19, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station complex will ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-127 MCC Status Report #06 2. STS-127 MCC Status Report #07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:21:20 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #06 STS-127 Report #06 Friday, July 18, 2009 - 7:00 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – The third and final piece of Japan’s Kibo laboratory will be asse ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 63 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-127 MCC Status Report #04 2. STS-127 MCC Status Report #05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:20:25 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #04 STS-127 Report #04 Friday, July 17, 2009 - 7:00 a.m. CDT Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas The International Space Station population will grow to a record 13 today once the space shuttle En ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2009 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-170 NEIL ARMSTRONG STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF WALTER CRONKITE The following is a statement issued by Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong on the death of Walter Cronkite. "For a news analyst and reporter of the happenings of the day to be successful, he or she needs three things: accuracy, timeliness, and the trust of the audience. Many are fortunate to have the first two. The trust of the audience must be ear ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2009 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-169 NASA MOURNS THE DEATH OF WALTER CRONKITE WASHINGTON --The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the death of veteran journalist Walter Cronkite. "It is with great sadness that the NASA family learned of Walter Cronkite's passing. He led the transition from print and radio reporting to the juggernaut that became television journalism. His insight and integrity were unparallel ...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 IRAQ AND IRAN A dust storm struck Iraq in late June 2009 and continued for over a week, disrupting air traffic and forcing hundreds to seek medical assistance. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=39403&src=nha *** OMI(Aura) image from Jul 05, 2009 (Posted on Jul 17, 2009 8:50 AM) ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma@nasa.gov Andy Freeberg Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0746 andy.freeberg@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-168 NASA'S LRO SPACECRAFT GETS ITS FIRST LOOK AT APOLLO LANDING SITES WASHINGTON -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions' lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon's surface, as long shad ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-163 NASA RELEASES ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY ACCIDENT SUMMARY WASHINGTON -- A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report. NASA's OCO satellite to study atmospheric carbon dioxide launched aboard a Taurus XL rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Feb. 24 at 4:55 a.m. EST, but it failed to r ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 115 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-127 MCC Status Report #02 2. APOLLO ERA VETERANS TO THROW FIRST PITCH AT ASTROS NASA NIGHT 3. STS-127 MCC Status Report #03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:26:21 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-127 MCC Status Report #02 STS-127 Report #02 7 a.m. CDT Thursday, July 16, 2009 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Seven astron ...Continue Reading