Dec. 02, 2008 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-068 NASA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed a $141 million modification to the current International Space Station contract with the Russian Federal Space Agency for crew transportation services planned through the spring of 2012. The firm-fixed price extension cover ...Continue Reading

Dec. 02, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov John Leslie National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-9210, ext. 174 john.leslie@noaa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-067 NASA SELECTS NOAA GOES-R SERIES SPACECRAFT CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON -- NASA, in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmosphe ...Continue Reading

Dec. 02, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-316 NASA INVITES YOUNG ENGINEERS TO ALABAMA STUDENT LAUNCH INITIATIVE HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA has invited 14 groups of ambitious young rocketeers from 11 middle schools, high schools and youth organizations around the country to light up the sky over North Alabama d ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM SOUFRIERE HILLS VOLCANO The Soufriere Hills volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat released a plume of ash and/or steam in late November 2008. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36045 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 29, 2008 (Posted on Dec 01, 2008 3:22 PM) ------------------ ...Continue Reading

Dec. 02, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Leslie Williams Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-3893 leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-243 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET TO RETURN TO FLORIDA EDWARDS, Calif. -- After landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Nov. 30, space shuttle Endeavour is about to make its cross-count ...Continue Reading

Dec. 01, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-242 NASA TV TO AIR SPACE SHUTTLE COMMANDER REMARKS ON 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF INAUGURAL STATION ASSEMBLY FLIGHT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In honor of the 10th anniversary of the first construction flight for the International Space Station, NASA Television will provide sound bites and video b-roll featuring the comma ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL AFRICA Late in 2008, widespread agricultural fires sprang up across Africa in the semi-arid grasslands known as the Sahel and in the tropical savannas to the south. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36038 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 27, 2008 (Posted on Dec 01, 2008 10:15 AM) ---------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 1, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Sarah Evans X PRIZE Foundation 310-741-4899 prcontact@xprize.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-241 NASA TO RECOGNIZE WINNER OF LUNAR LANDER CHALLENGE WASHINGTON -- NASA will recognize Armadillo Aerospace, the winner of the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, during a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Dec. 5 at NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW, Washington. The winning vehicle successfully de ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 98 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #32 2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #33 (2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:58:49 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #32 STS-126 Report #32 Sunday, November 30, 2008 - 5:00 a.m. CST Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas Endeavour astronauts are beginning what is scheduled to be their flightÂ’s landi ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-315 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR GLIDES HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION EDWARDS, Calif. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 1:25 p.m. PST Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.6 million miles. The STS-126 mission featured important repair work and prepared the ...Continue Reading