Jan. 23, 2009 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-016 MEDIA INVITED TO SEE NEW HARDWARE FOR NASA'S ARES I-X FLIGHT TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view new hardware that will be used in the launch of the Ares I-X rocket, which will be the first flight test to develop the Ares I rocket. Ares I is part of NASA's next generation spacecraft and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CONTINUING EFFECTS OF CHAITEN VOLCANO Chile’s Chaitén Volcano remained active in early 2009, releasing plumes of ash and/or steam. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36725 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jan 19, 2009 (Posted on Jan ...Continue Reading

Jan. 21, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-013 SPACE STATION COMMANDER GUIDES NEW HD TOUR OF COMPLEX HOUSTON -- Expedition 18 Commander Mike Fincke, aboard the International Space Station with Flight Engineers Sandy Magnus and Yury Lonchakov, recently filmed a high-definition tour of the orbiting comple ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONE FANELE Madagascar was plagued by two tropical cyclones in mid-January 2009. Cyclone Eric brushed the northeast coast on January 19, killing at least one person and leaving nearly a thousand homeless, according to news reports. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36723 *** MODIS(Terra) image from J ...Continue Reading

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The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze hovered over eastern China in mid-January 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36679 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 15, 2009 (Posted on Jan 16, 2009 2:10 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKE IN COSTA RICA A 6.1 magnitu ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 95 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA EXTENDS SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SPACESUIT CONTRACT 2. NASA ROVER IN INAUGURAL PARADE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:14:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA EXTENDS SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SPACESUIT CONTRACT January 16, 2009 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2009 Michael Curie/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100/0668 michael.curie@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-011 56TH INAUGURATION FEATURES NASA ASTRONAUTS, LUNAR ROVER, PANORAMIC PHOTOS AND LIVE TWITTER WASHINGTON -- NASA astronauts who recently returned from a trip to the International Space Station will join representatives from across the country and the nation's armed forces in the 56th Inaugural Parade. The NASA contingent will include a next-generation lunar ...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 OVER THE RED SEA Dust plumes blew off the coast of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea in mid-January 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36668 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 15, 2009 (Posted on Jan 15, 2009 2:35 PM) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-012 DEADLINE NEARS FOR STUDENT CONTEST TO NAME NASA'S NEXT MARS ROVER WASHINGTON -- NASA is issuing a last call to the nation's youth for entries in a contest to name the agency's next Mars rover. The naming contest, in partnership with Disney-Pixar's WALL-E, invites ideas from students 5 to 18 years old and en ...Continue Reading