The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN GHANA Agricultural fires are widespread across Ghana in the dry season. This image shows hundreds of fires in Ghana and neighboring countries on January 11, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36511 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 11, 2009 (Posted on Jan 12, 2009 11:08 AM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE ...Continue Reading

Jan. 12, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-004 ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY FOREIGN MEDIA BADGING CLOSES JAN. 23 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- International journalists planning to attend the launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, at Vandenber ...Continue Reading

Jan. 12, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-005 NASA SCIENCE UPDATE TO DISCUSS MARS ATMOSPHERE ACTIVITY WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a science update at 2 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 15, to discuss analysis of the Martian atmosphere that raises the possibility of life or geologic activity. The briefing will take place in the James E. Webb Memorial ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 52 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:08:04 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE Jan. 9, 2009 William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-001 NASA NAMES TEAM OF TEXAS SCIENTISTS TO LUNAR INSTITUTE HOUSTON—NASA has selected ...Continue Reading

Jan. 09, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315/344-6111 marny.skora@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-002 NASA SELECTS HAMPTON FIRMS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Analytical Services & Materials Inc., and Analytical Mechanics Associates Inc., both of Hampton, Va., to provide analysis, systems engineering and research support for NASA's L ...Continue Reading

Jan. 09, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-004 NASA SELECTS RESEARCH TEAMS FOR LUNAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has selected seven academic and research teams as initial members of the agency's Lunar Science Institute. The institute supports scientific research to supplement and extend existing NASA lunar science programs ...Continue Reading

Jan. 08, 2009 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Betty Flowers Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1584 elizabeth.b.flowers@nasa.gov Dana W. Cruikshank National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va 703-292-8070 dcruiksh@nsf.gov RELEASE: 09-003 NEW NASA BALLOON SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TESTED OVER ANTARCTICA WASHINGTON -- NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon prot ...Continue Reading

Jan. 08, 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: M09-003 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as preparations for the STS-119 mission move forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off Feb. 12 to the I ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER INDIA AND THE BAY OF BENGAL Thick haze collected south of the Himalaya in early December 2008, continuing a weeks-long pattern. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36492 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 07, 2009 (Posted on Jan 07, 2009 1:59 PM) -- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

Jan. 06, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-001 NASA AWARDS AGENCY-WIDE CONFERENCING SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded Verizon Business of Ashburn, Va., a contract to provide conferencing services for the agency. Verizon Business will provide video, audio and Web conferencing services to ...Continue Reading