There is 1 message totalling 41 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN TEXAS RECYCLES DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:37:45 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN TEXAS RECYCLES DAY Nov. 12, 2008 Jennifer Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-792-7671 Report #J08-014 JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN TEXAS RECYCLES DAY HOUSTON – John ...Continue Reading

Nov. 12, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-232 NASA TV TO AIR CLEAN FEED OF ENDEAVOUR'S STS-126 COUNTDOWN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Television will provide a continuous clean video feed on its Media Channel of space shuttle Endeavour in the hours before its 7:55 p.m. EST liftoff on Nov. 14. Beginning at 2:30 p.m., video will show one stationary wide ...Continue Reading

Nov. 12, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-285 NASA'S CARBON-SNIFFING SATELLITE SLEUTH ARRIVES AT LAUNCH SITE WASHINGTON -- NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations. The Orbitin ...Continue Reading

Nov. 12, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-286 NASA ANNOUNCES EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MISSION DIRECTORATE LEADERSHIP CHANGES WASHINGTON -- NASA Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Rick Gilbrech announced Wednesday that he will be leaving the agency for a position in the private sector. NASA Administrator Michael D. Griffin announced that Doug Cooke, who has been serving as deputy associate administrator for the directorate since its inception i ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE PALOMA A late-season storm, Paloma developed as a tropical depression in the Caribbean off the coast of Honduras and Nicaragua on November 5, 2008, and became a hurricane the following day. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=35875 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 08, 2008 (Posted on Nov 10, 2008 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Katherine K. Martin Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2406 katherine.k.martin@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-065 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SPACE FLIGHT PROJECTS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has awarded a contract to ZIN Technologies Inc., of Middleburg Heights, Ohio, for the definition, design, fabrication, assem ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster/Rhea Borja Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278/0850 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov, rhea.r.borja@jpl.nasa.gov Lori Stiles University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-4402 lstiles@email.arizona.edu RELEASE: 08-284 MARS PHOENIX LANDER FINISHES SUCCESSFUL WORK ON RED PLANET WASHINGTON -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipate ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Lynnette B. Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK, Promontory, Utah 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-225 NASA TO TEST MOTOR FOR ORION CREW CAPSULE'S LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM PROMONTORY, Utah -- NASA and ATK w ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE PALOMA A late-season storm, Paloma developed as a tropical depression in the Caribbean off the coast of Honduras and Nicaragua on November 5, 2008, and became a hurricane the following day. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=35869 *** (GOES) image from Nov 07, 2008 (Posted on Nov 10, 2008 10:14 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-231 NASA TELECONFERENCE TODAY ABOUT STATUS OF PHOENIX MARS LANDER WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 10, to discuss the status of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix has been operating on the Red Planet for more than five months. Participants will be: -- ...Continue Reading