* DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *March 23, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: March 23, 2007 11:49 am EDT* *Packing for the Moon: New Software Aims to Track Supplies*If an outhouse on the Moon ran out of toilet paper, an intrepid settler might have to waddle about 240,000 miles to get a fresh roll back on Earth. To make sure that doesn't happen, scientists ...Continue Reading

Mar. 22, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 07-73 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR SHUTTLE MISSION TO INSTALL JAPANESE LAB WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-124, targeted for launch in February 2008. The flight will deliver the Pressurized Module and robotic arm of the Japanese Experiment Module, known as "Kibo" (hope), to the International Space Station. Navy Cmdr. Mark E. Kelly will com ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 March 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER CHINA Haze mingled with clouds in the skies over eastern China on March 20, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14177 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 20 2007 (Posted on Mar 21 2007 2:40PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN TASMANIA Fires triggered by lightning in February 2007 continued to burn in March. This image shows the fires on March 21. * http://nat ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, March 22, 2007 Hip Supermarkets Jump on Takeout Bandwagon Grocers are offering sandwiches, sushi and coffee to go, as well as a growing selection of ready-to-cook meals from the deli. Healthier Tomatoes Grown in Seawater Tomatoes irrigated with diluted seawater grow with significantly higher levels of healthy antioxidant compounds, new research shows. Acids in Popular Sodas Erode Tooth Enamel Root beer is be the safest soft drink for your teeth, new ...Continue Reading

Mar. 22, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 RELEASE: 07-74 NASA HELPS LOCAL STUDENT ROCKET SCIENTISTS REACH FOR THE STARS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Some of the best student scientists from across the country are hard at work on their model rockets, set to launch this spring as part of NASA's Student Launch Initiative. Student teams will display and launch their vehicles at a rocket launch event April 25-28 hosted by NASA ...Continue Reading

Mar. 22, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 Doc Mirelson National PNT Coordination Office 202-482-1496/5809 RELEASE: 07-71 NATIONAL POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING ADVISORY BOARD NAMED WASHINGTON - NASA and the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) announced Thursday, March 22 the members of the National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board. James Schlesinger will chair the 24-member board; Brad Parkinson is t ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for March 22, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *March 22, 2007*     *TOP STORY* *posted: March 22, 2007 11:16 am EDT* *The Astronaut Farmer: A Tough Row to Hoe*The Astronaut Farmer is the quintessential American Story. That?s right; it?s the classic, archetypical, consummate, perfected American myth, serv ...Continue Reading

Mar. 21, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/0668 Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-12 NASA AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS AND SERVICES WASHINGTON - NASA has selected Space Systems Loral, Palo Alto, Calif., and MicroSat Systems, Inc., Littleton, Colo., for award of the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office, Rapid II, contracts with a minimum value of $50,000 each. This award is under a commercial, fixed pr ...Continue Reading

NASA has just released never-before-seen movies of intense activity in an unexpected place on the sun. The images were captured by a space telescope onboard Japan's Hinode spacecraft. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/21mar_chromosphere.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F&n=T&l=snglist or send a blank ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 March 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES Numerous fires were burning across the southern United States in early March 2007. This image shows the area on March 20, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14175 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 20 2007 (Posted on Mar 21 2007 11:57AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN HONDURAS Heavy rains triggered floods along the Atlantic Coast of Ho ...Continue Reading