Nov. 8, 2006 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Debbie Nguyen Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Jane Glickman/Stephanie Babyak U.S. Department of Education, Washington 202-401-1576 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-175 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CHAT WITH SPACE STATION CREW To highlight International Educational Week, NASA and the U.S Department of Education will host a live, ultra-long distance call with the crew of the International Space Station at 9:21 a.m. EST Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the U.S. Depar ...Continue Reading

Nov. 9, 2006 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 Les Dorr, Jr. Federal Aviation Administration, Washington 202-267-3883 Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 RELEASE: 06-345 NASA AVIATION SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM TURNS 30 WASHINGTON -- NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30-year anniversary. The confidential reporting system is widely used by pilots and other airline employees to identify potential safety hazards. Establis ...Continue Reading

Nov. 9, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-176 NASA SCHEDULES FIRST LIVE HDTV BROADCAST FROM SPACE Houston -- NASA makes history next week with the first live broadcasts from space in High Definition television (HDTV). NASA, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Discovery HD Theater and Japanese broadcast network NHK will produce the broadcasts on Nov. 15. Two live HDTV broadcasts ...Continue Reading

Nov. 9, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-049 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-049 The International Space Station crewmembers spent this week getting ready for an upcoming spacewalk, performing scientific research and voting in the U.S. elections back on Earth. Throughout the week the crew prepared the Pirs docking compartment for the Nov. 22 spacewalk by Expedition 14 Commander Michael L ...Continue Reading

Nov. 9, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 RELEASE: 06-344 NASA SEES INTO THE EYE OF A MONSTER STORM ON SATURN NASA's Cassini spacecraft has seen something never before seen on another planet -- a hurricane-like storm at Saturn's South Pole with a well-developed eye, ringed by towering clouds. The "hurricane" spans a dark area inside a thick, brighter ring of clouds. It is approximately ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 9, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 9, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: November 9, 2006 10:55 am EDT* *Listening for ET’s Television*Given that stars in our neighborhood are separated ...Continue Reading

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LiveScience.com Wednesday, November 8, 2006 The Strangest Little Things in Nature Puffed up electrons, indecisive photons and foamy vacuums. Physics turns a little weird when small cannot get any smaller. Cell Transplants Restore Vision in Mice Scientists say they've restored the vision of blind mice by introducing light-sensitive cells into the rodents' retinas. Bird Brains Actually Brilliant In two recent studies, scientists discovered the common pigeo ...Continue Reading

Nov. 8, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-060 NASA AWARDS SYSTEMS AND SERVICES CONTRACT NASA has selected Alcatel Alenia Space, Toulouse, France for award of a $50,000 Rapid Spacecraft Development Office II contract. This award under a commercial, fixed price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a potential maximum value of $1.5 billion. Rapid II is a multiple award contract f ...Continue Reading