The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE ARABIAN PENINSULA Dust plumes swept across the Arabian Peninsula in early March 2009, stretching from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf and beyond. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37459 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 11, 2009 (Posted on Mar 11, 2009 5:09 PM) PLUMES OVER THE ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 65 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:18:13 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-059 NASA SHUTTLE LAUNCH TARGETED FOR NO EARLIER THAN MARCH 15 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station now is targeted for no earlier than March 15. NASA managers postponed Wednesday's planned liftoff due to a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting syste ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-058 NASA HOLDS BRIEFING ON STATUS OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference no earlier than 6:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station. The launch was postponed Wednesday due to a leak associated with ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2009 Katherine Trinidad/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100/1756 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov/ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-056 SPACE RESEARCH MAY HELP EXPLAIN SALMONELLA ILLNESS HOUSTON -- Salmonella bacteria research from two recent NASA space missions discovered key elements of the bacteria's disease-causing potential that hold promise for improv ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MINCHINMAVIDA AND CHAITEN VOLCANOES, CHILE Chile’s Chaiten Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and steam. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=37348 *** ALI(EO-1) image from Mar 06, 2009 (Posted on Mar 10, 2009 2:22 PM) -------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 86 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WEBCAM STREAMING VIDEO 2. NASA AWARDS SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:25:26 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WEBCAM STREAMING VIDEO March 10, 2009 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, ...Continue Reading

March 10, 2009 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov , grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-055 NASA'S ARES I ROCKET FIRST STAGE IGNITER SUCCESSFULLY TESTED HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA has completed a successful test firing of the igniter that will be used to start the Ares I rocket first stage motor. The Marc ...Continue Reading

March 10, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-010 NASA AWARDS SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR JOHNSON SPACE CENTER HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a contract for administrative support services at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to REDE/Critique NSS, Joint Venture, of New Orleans. The contract has a maximum potential value of $58 million. The contract ...Continue Reading

March 10, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2665 alan.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-053 NASA DRYDEN DIRECTOR KEVIN PETERSEN TO RETIRE IN APRIL EDWARDS, Calif. -- Kevin L. Petersen, director of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, announced he plans to retire from NASA effective April 3. A veteran aerospace engineer and manager with 38 years experience at Dryden, Petersen has served as the center ...Continue Reading