July 18th 2007 PDT
July 17, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 RELEASE: 07-157 NEW NASA SYSTEM WILL HELP SPACE STATION CREWS BREATHE EASIER A new oxygen generation system tested between July 11 and 14 aboard the International Space Station will allow the orbiting laboratory's crew size to increase in 2009. The hardware is part of the station's environmental control and lif ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PDT
July 17, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 RELEASE: 07-157-CORRECTED URL 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 ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PDT
July 17, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-087 NASA HOLDS BRIEFING WITH FIRST FEMALE STATION COMMANDER AND CREW HOUSTON - The next visitors to the International Space Station will discuss their upcoming flight during a news conference at 2 p.m. CDT Monday, July 23. The Expedition 16 crew includes Commander Peggy Whitson, the first female to lead a long-duration spaceflight. The news conference from N ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PDT
July 17, 2007 Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937/9000 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-032 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR SUPERCOMPUTING SUPPORT SERVICES MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - NASA has selected Computer Sciences Corporation of Lanham, Md., to provide supercomputing support services at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a potential value of approximately $600 million. The 10-year, cost-plus-award-fee contract consists of a two-year base period and eigh ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2007 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
 * 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 PDT
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 PDT
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