The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM BATU TARA Batu Tara, a tiny volcanic island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, released a plume of ash and/or steam in late April 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38377&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 30, 2009 (Posted on Apr 30, 2009 2:53 PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 110 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA AWARDS $80,000 IN RICE ALLIANCE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION 2. NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:15:30 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS $80,000 IN RICE ALLIANCE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION April 30, 2009 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J09-009 NASA AWA ...Continue Reading

April 30, 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 RELEASE: 09-093 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON MAY 11 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Commander Scott Altman and his six crewmates a ...Continue Reading

April 30, 2009 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 09-092 MESSENGER SPACECRAFT REVEALS A VERY DYNAMIC PLANET MERCURY WASHINGTON -- A NASA spacecraft gliding over the surface of Mercury has revealed that the planet's atmosphere, the interaction of its surrounding magnetic field with the solar wind, and its geological past display grea ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN WESTERN RUSSIA Widespread agricultural fires were burning across western Russia in mid-April 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38371&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 24, 2009 (Posted on Apr 29, 2009 3:49 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PL ...Continue Reading

April 30, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-072 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of media briefings on Wednesday, May 27, to preview the upcoming space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will p ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN CHINA AND MONGOLIA A day before dust settled over eastern China, dust storms blew through northern China and southern Mongolia, on April 23, 2009. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=38363&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 23, 2009 (Posted on Apr 28, 2009 3:37 PM) ------------ ...Continue Reading

April 29, 2009 Katherine Trinidad/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100/1600 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Scott Lusk Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md. 301-897-6934 scott.lusk@lmco.com RELEASE: 09-091 NASA AND LOCKHEED MARTIN CELEBRATE SPACE DAY 2009 WASHINGTON -- NASA, Lockheed Martin and learners of all ages around the world are celebrating Space Day 2009 beginning Friday, May 1. Space Day is an education and public outreach initiative that takes place a ...Continue Reading

April 29, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-071 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR JUNE SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch June 13 to begin its mission, designated STS-127. The 16-day flight will deliver a new station crew member and will complete construction of the Japan Ae ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-090 STUDENTS FROM NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE MEET IN HOUSTON WASHINGTON -- Students and teachers from throughout the nation will be gathering at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston April 29-May 1 to present research results to fellow students and NASA scientists and engineers. The 62 students and 31 ed ...Continue Reading