July 18th 2007 PST
July 17, 2007 David Mould/Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 RELEASE: 07-156 NASA ADMINISTRATOR NAMES RYSCHKEWITSCH AS NEW CHIEF ENGINEER WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin has named Michael Ryschkewitsch as the agency's chief engineer. He succeeds Christopher Scolese, who Griffin selected as NASA's associate administrator on July 11. As chief engineer, Ryschkewitsch is responsible for the overall review and technical readiness of all NASA programs. The Office of the Chief Enginee ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PST
Today's Top News Tuesday July 17, 2007 Possible Link to Lucy's Ancestors Found Jawbone found in Ethiopia could reveal ancestors of earliest hominids. Birds Bend Rules of Flight Aggressive Men Turn Down Free Money New Flour Aims to be Healthy and Palatable Study: Americans Don't Understand Others advertisement Top Features Why We Walk Upright: Beats Being a Chimp Read More Nature's Biggest Pests Read More How to Suppress Bad Memories Read More ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PST
The following sections were updated since 16 July 2007. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST Fires in the forests of Russia's Far East are a common summer occurrence. Started by lightning and by people, fires transform the landscape and influence air quality. Numerous fires were burning in the area in mid-July 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14388 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 15 2007 (Posted on Jul 17 2007 1:59PM) FIRES IN OREGON The Egley Complex and o ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PST
 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 17, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 17, 2007 12:16 pm EDT* *Slimming Down Future Spacesuits*Skintight spacesuits may yield more flexible, stylish ways to explore.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Endeavour Astronauts Arrive at NASA Spaceport for Rehearsal * *Engineers Close in on Source of ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PST
July 17, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 RELEASE: 07-157 NASA WELCOMES DOCTORS' SUPPORT FOR HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION WASHINGTON - NASA welcomes a vote of support for its future space exploration plans from the nation's largest organization of doctors. The American Medical Association recently passed a resolution in support of human space travel, citing "potential future benefits to medicine and advances in patient care." The resolution passed in a unanimou ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PST
July 17th 2007 PST
July 16, 2007 Tabatha Thompson/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895/1726 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-031 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR LAND-IMAGING INSTRUMENT WASHINGTON - NASA has selected Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. of Boulder, Colo., to develop the Operational Land Imager instrument for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The instrument will capture images in the visible and near-infrared spectra. The cost-plus-award-fee contract, including all options, is $127.9 million. Under the c ...Continue Reading
July 17th 2007 PST
Today's Top News Monday July 16, 2007 First Atomic Bomb Test Exposed U.S. Civilians to Radiation An unawares public might have been exposed to high doses of radiation. Global Warming: How Do Scientists Know They're Not Wrong? Secret to Abalone Shell Strength Revealed Robot Air Attack Squadron Bound for Iraq Boy, These Receptionists are Real Robots! advertisement Top Features Nature's Biggest Pests Read More How to Suppress Bad Memories Read More Study: Wo ...Continue Reading
July 17th 2007 PST
July 16, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-030 NASA AWARDS UPPER STAGE ENGINE CONTRACT FOR ARES ROCKETS WASHINGTON - NASA has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne Inc., of Canoga Park, Calif., for design, development, testing and evaluation of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V launch vehicles. The contract i ...Continue Reading
July 17th 2007 PST
July 16, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma/ Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1979 RELEASE: 07-155 NASA AND CANADA SIGN AGREEMENT FOR FUTURE COOPERATION WASHINGTON -- At a ceremony held Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President and Chief Executive Officer Laurier J. Boisvert signed the official agreement that defines the terms of the agencies' cooperation on the James Webb Space Telescope. According to the agreement, NASA w ...Continue Reading
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