June 21, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-25 NASA AUTHORIZES CONTRACT FOR ARES I MATERIALS WASHINGTON -- NASA has authorized a contract with a maximum value of $16.7 million with Alcoa North American Rolled Products of Bettendorf, Iowa, to supply aluminum lithium plates and metal ingots for early development of the Ares I crew launch vehicles upper stage. The firm fixed-price ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Thursday June 21, 2007   Antarctic Icebergs Are 'Hotspots' for Marine Life Icebergs formed from Antarctic melting support teeming communities of life. Expedition Seeks Primordial Life Beneath the Arctic Solar Shingles Could Power Tomorrow's Homes Bone-Crushing Wolves Once Roamed Alaska Study: Older Siblings Have Higher IQs advertisement Top Features The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers Read More Gallery: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Read More ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 June 2007. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN EASTERN CANADA Eastern Canada's Quebec province was experiencing a more-active-than-normal fire season in late spring and early summer 2007. This image shows several large, smoky fires north of the St. Lawrence River. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14318 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 19 2007 (Posted on Jun 20 2007 11:13AM) NEWCASTLE FIRE, COLORADO The Newcastle Fire in Colorado was near ...Continue Reading

June 21, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 RELEASE: 07-141 NASA PREPARES FOR PERFORMING NEW SCIENCE ON THE MOON WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected proposals for future lunar science activities and established two new programs that will enhance research made possible by the Vision for Space Exploration. The proposals and programs are part of an effort by NASA to develop new opportunities to conduct important science investigations during the planned renewal of human exploration of the moon. ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *June 21, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: June 21, 2007 12:44 pm EDT* *Mission Atlantis: Shuttle Astronauts to Land Today*Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis are hoping to land today.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Volunteers Sought for Simulated Mars Mission * *NASA Clears Space Shuttle Atlantis ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-71 NASA BRIEFING ON UPCOMING LAUNCH OF ASTEROID BELT MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA has scheduled a news briefing at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 26, to preview the July 7 launch of the asteroid belt-bound Dawn mission. The briefing will be held in the NASA Headquarters auditorium, 300 E St., S.W., Washington. It will air live on NASA Television and be streamed on the ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Wednesday June 20, 2007   Sex Makes Teens Feel Older Teens who date older people, have sex and drink booze feel older than they are. Herpes Virus Killing Coral Reefs Bees Have Favorite Color Cartoon Seizures: Are They Real? Planet-Saving Remedy Proposed: Stop Shopping advertisement Top Features The Top 10 Intrepid Explorers Read More Top 10 Aphrodisiacs Read More Gallery: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Read More Gallery: ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *June 20, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: June 20, 2007 11:50 am EDT* *Hubble Photographs Two Huge Asteroids*Ceres and Vesta will soon be targets for NASA's Dawn mission.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Atlantis Shuttle Crew Prepares for Landing * *Atlantis Shuttle Crew Undocks from Space Station *&n ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-70 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS IN JULY TO PREVIEW NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission, designated STS-118, during a series of media briefings July 10-11 at NASA's Johnson Space Center. The briefings will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Questions also will be taken from participating NASA centers. The mission will featu ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 Jim Scott University of Colorado, Boulder 303-492-3114 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-68 NASA MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ON UPCOMING CLIMATE, OZONE EXPEDITION WASHINGTON -- Scientists planning NASA's largest Earth science expedition of the year will hold a media teleconference on Wednesday, June 27, at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss the upcoming Tropical Composition, Cloud and Climate Coupling (TC4) field campaign. The TC4 study will tackle challenging questions abo ...Continue Reading