September 12th 2006 PST
Sept. 11, 2006 Michael Braukus/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/2087 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 RELEASE: 06-313 NASA SELECTS 12 RESEARCH PROPOSALS IN RADIATION BIOLOGY NASA will fund a dozen new research proposals to better understand and reduce the risks that crews of future moon and Mars missions could face from space radiation. The total potential value of the selected proposals is approximately $14 million. The health risks of radiation during space tra ...Continue Reading
September 12th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 08 September 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SMOKE OVER WESTERN CANADA A thick plume of smoke clouded the skies over Alberta and the Northwest Territories in Canada in early September 2006. The smoke likely resulted from numerous wildfires in the region. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13849 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 09 2006 (Posted on Sep 11 2006 2:00PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFO ...Continue Reading
September 11th 2006 PST
<<flyer-chertok-vol2.doc>> The NASA History Division is pleased to announce the availability of the second volume of Boris Chertok's acclaimed memoirs. / Rockets and People: Creating a Rocket Industry/ (NASA SP-2006-4110, vol. II) tells the story of this Russian space pioneer from his return to the Soviet Union after World War II through the launch of Sputnik in 1957 and the "Nedelin disaster" of 1960. Attached is a flyer with more details, including public ordering information ...Continue Reading
September 11th 2006 PST
SPACE.com Update for September 11, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *September 11, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: September 11, 2006 11:26 am EDT* *Hard Hat Area: Shuttle Atlantis Docks at ISS Construction Site*HOUSTON – An ...Continue Reading
September 10th 2006 PST
Sept. 10, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Fla. 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-150 NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MISSION NASA is providing round-the-clock television and Internet coverage of Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission, STS-115, to the International Space Station. NASA Television features live mission events, daily status news conferences and 24-hour commentary. NASA TV is webcast at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv NASA web coverage ...Continue Reading
September 9th 2006 PST
Sept. 9, 2006 Tracy Young/Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-402 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are on their way to the International Space Station after lifting-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 11:14:55 a.m. EDT Saturday. "It's been almost four years, two Return to Flight missions, a tremendous amount of work by thousands of individuals to get the shuttle program back to where ...Continue Reading
September 9th 2006 PST
Sept. 7, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 Sarah Dewitt Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-0535 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-144 NASA HOSTS ARCTIC SEA ICE MEDIA TELECONFERENCE NASA is hosting a media teleconference where scientists will discuss recent changes in Arctic sea ice and links to climate changes. The teleconference is Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT. Researchers have long suggested that the icy surface of the Arctic's waters is retreating due to a warming clim ...Continue Reading
September 9th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 06 September 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Since late July 2006, firefighters have been working to contain numerous wildfires in several Western states. This image from September 6, 2006, shows multiple large fires in Washington, California, and Nevada. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13840 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 06 2006 (Posted on Sep 07 2006 12:28PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new image ...Continue Reading
September 9th 2006 PST
SPACE.com Update for September 7, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *September 7, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: September 7, 2006 08:45 am EDT* *Mars Rover Poised for Run at Victoria Crater*Wheeling across the open, parking lot-like dune ...Continue Reading
September 9th 2006 PST
Sept. 8, 2006 Tracy Young/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-312 NASA POSTPONES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH, AIMS FOR SATURDAY NASA has delayed Friday's launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on its STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. Lift-off now is set for 11:15 a.m. EDT Saturday. Shuttle program managers decided to postpone Atlantis' launch at 10:52 a.m. EDT Friday due to an issue with a fuel cut-off sensor system inside the external fuel tank. This is one of se ...Continue Reading
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