<<nltrc.pdf>> This newsletter is also available at _http://history.nasa.gov/nltrc.pdf_ on-line.  Previous editions of our newsletter are available from _http://history.nasa.gov/histnews.htm_ on-line. Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail Suite CO72, Room 7U82 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, December 7, 2006 Weird Finding: Smoking Causes Knee Pain Men with osteoarthritis in the knee experience more severe pain and more loss of cartilage if they smoke. Soldiers in Iraq Need More Silly String A New Jersey woman is collecting cans of Silly String to send to soldiers in Iraq, who use the gooey substance to detect trip wires around bombs. ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for Dec. 7, 2006 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY: Big sunspot 930 continues to be a source of strong solar activity. The active region has produced two X-class flares and several lesser flares since it appeared only two days ago. Forecasters estimate a 50% chance of another X-flare during the next 24 hours. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) hurled into space by the blasts of Dec. 5th and 6th will not hit Earth head-on. Why not? Because the sunspot was near the sun's eastern limb and thus ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 December 2006. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SUPER TYPHOON DURIAN Super Typhoon Durian came ashore in the Philippines on November 30, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14015 *** (TRMM) image from Dec 01 2006 (Posted on Dec 07 2006 11:37AM) -- VOLCANO (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA, SICILY Sicily's Mount Etna released a thick plume of volcanic ash on November 24, 2006, forcing the overnight closure of a nearby airport. ...Continue Reading

Dec. 7, 2006 Jessica Rye/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-368 NASA RESCHEDULES SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH FOR SATURDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers postponed Thursday's space shuttle launch until Saturday because of low cloud cover. Friday's weather is not expected to be favorable for a launch attempt but mission managers believe conditions will improve by the weekend. Launch of Discovery is now scheduled for 8:47 p.m. EST Dec. 9. Tomorrow's weather is not expected to b ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 7, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 7, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 7, 2006 11:32 am EDT* *Night Launch: Shuttle Discovery Set for Evening Space Shot*CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla ? For the first time in more than four years, a NASA space shuttle Discovery is poised to light up the ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for December 6, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *December 6, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: December 6, 2006 01:07 pm EDT* *Changing Mars Gullies Hint at Recent Flowing Water*The changing appearance of gullies on Mars within the last few years has prompted new hopes that liquid water may have flowed rece ...Continue Reading

Dec. 6, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4044 RELEASE: 06-364 NASA RESEARCH REVEALS CLIMATE WARMING REDUCES OCEAN FOOD SUPPLY WASHINGTON - In a NASA study, scientists have concluded that when Earth's climate warms, there is a reduction in the ocean's primary food supply. This poses a potential threat to fisheries and ecosystems. By comparing nearly a decade of global ocean satellite data with several recor ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 05 December 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING FROM TYPHOON DURIAN Typhoon Durian pounded southern Luzon Island in the Philippines on November 30, 2006. Widespread flooding was evident after the clouds cleared on December 3. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14008 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 03 2005 (Posted on Dec 05 2006 10:47AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- SUPER TYPHOON DURIAN Super Typhoon Durian came ashore ...Continue Reading

------------------------------------------ Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 STS-116 CREW SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Dec. 7, 9:35 p.m., Kennedy Space Center STS-116 Commander Mark Polansky and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off on the STS-116 mission to continue building the International Space Station. During the 12-day mission and three spacewalks, the crew will work closely with flight controllers at Johnson Space Center to install a new segment of the station's girder-like truss and activat ...Continue Reading