April 6, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-37 NASA HOLDS TELECONFERENCE UPDATE ON SHUTTLE REPAIR WORK WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media teleconference Tuesday, April 10 no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT to discuss the space shuttle Atlantis' external fuel tank, which was damaged during a Feb. 26 hail storm. The teleconference follows a meeting to decide whether the tank will be used for the shuttle's upcoming ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 6, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 6, 2007 10:35 am EDT* *Expedition 15: Cosmonaut Crew Ready for Space Station Mission*Two Russian cosmonauts, a spaceflight veteran and a first-time flyer, are just one day away from rocketing into orbit to begin their six-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) ...Continue Reading

Thursday, April 5, 2007 Southwest Forecast: Expect 90 Years of Drought The American southwest will spend the 21st century in a continual state of drought, a new study finds. Mystery of Greek Amphitheater's Amazing Sound Finally Solved The trick is in the seats, and even the ancient architects didn't know what they had accomplished. ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-36 NASA MEDIA BRIEFING ON MISSION TO STUDY EARTH'S HIGHEST CLOUDS WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media teleconference on Wednesday, April 11 at 2 p.m. EDT to discuss science objectives of the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) mission. AIM is scheduled to launch April 25 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard a Pegasus launch veh ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 5, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 5, 2007 10:09 am EDT* *The Fifth Space Tourist: American Entrepreneur Charles Simonyi Prepares for Liftoff*With his bags packed and his menu set, American entrepreneur Charles Simonyi is ready to launch towards the International Space Station. Read More *  ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Joan of Arc’s Relics are Fake The relics of Joan of Arc are not the remains of the fifteenth-century French heroine and saint, but rather manufactured items made from an Egyptian mummy. How Fruit Flies Find Your Wine Party Crashers: The pesky creatures, which love red wine, use mathematical rules that maximize the c ...Continue Reading

April 4, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-35 NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE WASHINGTON - The launch of Expedition 15, the next crew to the International Space Station, and the landing of Expedition 14 are among the events scheduled for broadcast live on NASA Television April 7-20. Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Expedition 15 commander, and Oleg Kotov, Expedition 15 flight engineer ...Continue Reading

April 4, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 Fran Cook NASA Shared Services Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-813-6012 RELEASE: 07-82 NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - NASA's Shared Services Center was named runner-up for the Best New Shared Services Organization Excellence Award, which recognizes the most successful shared services organization launched within the last three years. The Shared Services Excellence Awards are nationally recognize ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *April 4, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: April 4, 2007 10:37 am EDT* *Movies From Space! Program Tests Satellite Delivery of Digital Films to Theaters*The shift to direct digital transmission of first-run movies from Hollywood to movie theaters across the country via satellite took a step forward when Microspace Communica ...Continue Reading

April 3, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 RELEASE: 07-81 NASA SELECTS 18 SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS WASHINGTON - NASA has selected 18 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) research proposals for Phase 2 contract negotiations. The selected STTR projects have a total value of approximately $11 million. The STTR contracts will be awarded to 17 small, high technology firms in 10 states. The goals of the program are to stimulate technological innovation, increase th ...Continue Reading