SPACE.com Update for September 28, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 28, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 28, 2006 11:52 am EDT* *Back to Earth: Expedition 13 Astronauts, Ansari to Leave ISS Today*Two astronauts and the ...Continue Reading

Sept. 28, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-153 NASA'S HUBBLE DISCOVERS EXTRASOLAR PLANETS ACROSS OUR GALAXY NASA is hosting a science update at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 4, to discuss a Hubble Space Telescope discovery of extrasolar planet candidates orbiting a variety of distant stars. The update will be in the NASA auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., Washington. Panelists: -- Jennif ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 RELEASE: 06-324 NASA MARS ROVER ARRIVES AT DRAMATIC VISTA ON RED PLANET NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity has arrived at the rim of a crater approximately five times wider than a previous stadium-sized one it studied for half a year. Initial images from the rover's first overlook after a 21-month journey to "Victoria Crater" show rugged walls with layers o ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 RELEASE: 06-324 NASA MARS ROVER ARRIVES AT DRAMATIC VISTA ON RED PLANET NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity has arrived at the rim of a crater approximately five times wider than a previous stadium-sized one it studied for half a year. Initial images from the rover's first overlook after a 21-month journey to “Victoria Crater” show rugged walls with layers of exposed ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 26 September 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES ON SUMATRA On September 27, 2006, scores of fires were burning in southeastern Sumatra. The island's largest city, Palembang, was shrouded in haze. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13898 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 27 2006 (Posted on Sep 27 2006 1:47PM) DAY FIRE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA The Day Fire started in Los Padres National Forest north of Los Angeles on September 4, 2006. As of S ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237-1726 Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-152 NASA'S HUBBLE DISCOVERS EXTRASOLAR PLANET ACROSS OUR GALAXY NASA hosts a science update at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 4, to discuss a Hubble Space Telescope discovery of extrasolar planet candidates orbiting a variety of distant stars. The update will be in the NASA Headquarters Auditorium, 300 E Street S.W., Washington. Panelists: -- ...Continue Reading

--------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON HQ CHANNEL 31 Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. Contact: Lon Forehand 358-0853 Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Scott Horowitz will testify before the House Science Committee regarding the GAO Report, "NASA: Long-Term Commitment to and Investment in Space Exploration Program Requires More Knowledge" (GA)-06-817R). The hearing will be broadcast live on NASA TV. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2006 Linda Matthews-Schmidt Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-4111 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-051 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT NASA has awarded a potential two-year extension valued at $26 million to the existing contract for security support services at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, to The Diamond Group of Dallas. The contract provides protective services, industrial and physical security, emergency response, risk ass ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, September 27, 2006 VIDEO: Freezing Light Physicist Matt Sellars’ decelerated laser pulses shine the way to quantum computers. Solar Flares Could Disrupt Critical GPS Devices Fiery discharges from the sun could disrupt Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, according to new research. How to Make Busy Bees Busier Wild bees dive-bomb honeybees, making them more active. The result: better pollination. Tarantulas S ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 27, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 27, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 27, 2006 11:28 am EDT* *Project Orion: NASA's Next Spaceship Takes Shape*The pieces are coming together for NASA&A ...Continue Reading