August 1st 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 28 July 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES In blazing heat, firefighters were working to contain numerous wildfires in several Western states in late July 2006. The largest was the Winters Fire in northern Nevada. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13737 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 30 2006 (Posted on Jul 31 2006 9:24AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards ...Continue Reading
August 1st 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for July 31, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 31, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 31, 2006 11:32 am EDT* *Hubble Puzzle: How Safe is a Shuttle Servicing Mission?*Despite the success of NASA’s se ...Continue Reading
August 1st 2006 PDT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006 STATION SPACEWALK COVERAGE ON NASA TV Date/Time: Thursday, Aug. 3, 9 a.m. International Space Station Expedition 13 crew members Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter are scheduled to begin their six-hour spacewalk at 9:55 a.m. NASA TV coverage of the event will start at 9 a.m. For details, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Dealing with Difficult People Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug. 11, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p ...Continue Reading
August 1st 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Monday, July 31, 2006 The Real Scoop on Rumors and Gossip What you hear depends on who you're with. Scientists have found that while many rumors can cause mistrust, gossiping can bring friends closer together. Modern M.A.S.H.: Soldiers Could Pack Their Own Freeze-Dried Blood Soldiers in the field may carry an emergency blood supply based on their own blood, revolutionizing trauma care on the battlefield. Scientists Say Erie Mirage Co ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2006 PDT
July 31, 2006 Dwayne Brown/Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/1237 RELEASE: 06-286 (Corrected) NASA SELECTS TEAMS FOR SPACE WEATHER MISSION AND STUDIES Four university teams will share $100 million to provide experiments and supporting hardware for a future NASA mission to study near-Earth space radiation. This type of radiation is hazardous to astronauts, orbiting satellites and aircraft flying high altitude polar routes. The teams will initially use $4.2 million to perform a one-year cost, mana ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2006 PDT
July 31, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-123 NASA'S NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE CREW READY FOR COUNTDOWN TEST The astronauts and ground crews for Space Shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission, STS-115, will participate in a full launch dress rehearsal Aug. 7-10 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The demonstration test provides the crew of each shuttle mission with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown ...Continue Reading
July 28th 2006 PDT
July 28, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0688 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS06-035 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS06-035 The International Space Station's Expedition 13 crew members are a week away from their first U.S. spacewalk. They spent much of this week preparing themselves and their gear, and they activated a new laboratory super deep-freezer. Astronauts Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter will leave the station's Quest a ...Continue Reading
July 28th 2006 PDT
July 28, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-042 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES FOR LUNAR MISSION NASA announced today the award of launch services for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission to Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services Inc. of Littleton, Colo. The total cost of launch services for NASA, which includes spacecraft processing, and associated mission integration services such as telemetry support ...Continue Reading
July 28th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 27 July 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES In blazing heat, firefighters were working to contain numerous wildfires in several Western states in late July 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13736 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 27 2006 (Posted on Jul 28 2006 12:10PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON KAEMI Typhoon Kaemi tracked northwest across the Philippine Sea before striking Taiwan ...Continue Reading
July 28th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, July 28, 2006 New Type of Volcano Pops Up Small volcanoes discovered east of the Japanese Islands on the western Pacific Ocean floor formed through an unrecognized type of volcanism. Shadowy T-rays: Hunting Tumors and Exploring the Universe X-rays and microwaves have all sorts of applications, but researchers are just beginning to explore lesser known T-rays. Newfound Snake Anti-Venom is Already Inside You Our immune systems mi ...Continue Reading
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