Monday, April 23, 2007 Interracial Couples Invest More in Kids They spend more time and money in response to social challenges. Ancient Rainforest Revealed in Coal Mine A natural Sistine chapel shows not religious paintings but images of sprawling tree trunks and fallen leaves. Simple Injection Shows Promise for Treating Paralysi ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 April 2007. -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKE RAISES REEFS IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS An earthquake in the Solomon Islands lifted Ranongga Island as much as three meters, exposing reefs around the island. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14225 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Apr 12 2007 (Posted on Apr 20 2007 4:41PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth O ...Continue Reading

April 21, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-22 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-22 HOUSTON - The 14th crew of the International Space Station, Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, along with spaceflight participant Charles Simonyi landed their Soyuz spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 7:31 a.m CDT Saturday. The Expedition 14 mission included many high ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2007 Beth Dickey/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/5241 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-21 NASA MODIFIES ORION CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE CONTRACT WASHINGTON - NASA has modified its contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colo., to design, test and build the Orion crew exploration vehicle. The updated contract contains three significant changes. Two years have been added to the design phase. Two test flights of Orion's la ...Continue Reading

Friday, April 20, 2007 Shot Stopper: Smart Guns Get Smarter Police are testing smart guns that rely on biometric sensors in the grip to prevent weapons from firing if they detect that the trigger squeezer is not authorized to shoot it. Termites Are Actually Social Cockroaches Termites may look like white ants, but new genetic research confirms they are re ...Continue Reading

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April 20, 2007 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1760 RELEASE: 07-90 STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL GRIFFIN ON SHOOTINGS AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER All of us at NASA are profoundly saddened by today's tragedy at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Our hearts go out to the families of the victims and all those touched by today's events. -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubs ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 20, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 20, 2007 05:26 pm EDT* *ISS Astronauts, Space Tourist to Land Early Saturday*Two professional astronauts and an American billionaire are preparing to leave the International Space Station (ISS) for a weekend return to their home planet. Read More * MISSI ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-21 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-21 HOUSTON - The crew members aboard the International Space Station spent this week finalizing handover operations, conducting experiments and preparing for the departure of the Expedition 14 crew. Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin, accompanied by Spaceflight Particip ...Continue Reading

April 20, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2665 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-20 NASA AWARDS CALIFORNIA AIRCRAFT SUPPORT CONTRACT TO BOEING EDWARDS, Calif. - NASA has awarded a contract to The Boeing Company, St. Louis, for engineering and technical support of several specialized research aircraft at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. The sole-source, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract may be worth up to $2 ...Continue Reading