June 09, 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: M09-027 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR AEROSPACE TESTING SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn., to receive a follow-on contract for Aerospace Testing and Facilities Operations and Maintenance, or ATOM, at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. The c ...Continue Reading

June 09, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-104 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-127 PRELAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour is scheduled to lift off Saturday, June 13, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE MIDDLE EAST Dust blew through Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38894&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 05, 2009 (Posted on Jun 05, 2009 4:50 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natur ...Continue Reading

June 8, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-130 NASA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN SECOND ANNUAL LUNAR ART CONTEST HAMPTON, Va. -- The results of the second annual NASA Lunar Art Contest are out-of-this-world productions from high school and college students from around the globe. "Crater Core Sample," a painting by Zachary Madere of the Rocky Mountai ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-103 NASA SETS LUNAR SPACECRAFT LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, spacecraft are set to launch together to the moon aboard an Atlas V rocket on June 17. Three launch opportunities from Cape Ca ...Continue Reading

June 5, 2009 Doc Mirelson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4495 doc.mirelson@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-126 NASA LAUNCHES HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT REVIEW WEB SITE FOR PUBLIC USE WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting the public to make its voice heard as a panel of experts undertakes an independent review of planned U.S. human space flight activities. NASA has created a Web site for the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee to facilitate a two-way conversation with the public about the future directi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean in early June 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38872&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 04, 2009 (Posted on Jun 04, 2009 4:18 PM) --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-102 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The shuttle's STS-127 mission to the International Space S ...Continue Reading

June 4, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120/344-7211 h.k.henry@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-101 NASA LAUNCH TESTS ALTERNATE CONCEPT FOR ASTRONAUT ESCAPE SYSTEM WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA's Max Launch Abort System, or MLAS, is scheduled to be ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:50:39 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SELECTS FOUR PROPOSALS TO STUDY SPACE RADIATION RISKS June 2, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #H09-126 NASA SELECTS FOUR ...Continue Reading