February 9th 2007 PDT
Feb. 8, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, Calif. 661-276-2665 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-04 NASA AWARDS SOFIA DEVELOPMENT, ENGINEERING TO L-3 COMMUNICATIONS EDWARDS AFB, Calif. - NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications Integrated Systems, L.P., of Waco, Texas, for continued developmental and engineering work on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The cost-plus-award-f ...Continue Reading
February 9th 2007 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, February 8, 2007 Mystery of Moth Flight Uncovered Moths keep themselves stable during flight by using their antennae like gyroscopes, scientists say. Miniature Helicopter Packs Bug-Like Brain A 3-ounce chopper with an electronic brain inspired by insects could lead to better takeoffs, flights and landings for robotic aircraft. New Hospital Gown Fights Deadly Bacteria A new hospital gown could give patients a stylish cover-up plus a shield against lethal b ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
Feb. 8, 2007 Beth Dickey/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-2087/5241 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 RELEASE: 07-36 NASA SOLICITS IDEAS FOR CONSTELLATION GROUND WORK NASA has issued a request for information soliciting ideas on ground processing services for its Constellation Program and the next generation of space vehicles. The request seeks input from industry to assist NASA in planning for the acquisition of ground processing, assembly, integration, test, launch and ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) would like to announce several new sea surface temperature products available through the Global Data Assembly Center (GDAC) of the GHRSST-PP (Global Data Assimilation Experiment (GODAE) High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project). New products available in the GHRSST-PP L2P/L4 format include: 1) Regional 6 km Level 2P from the NOAA GOES 11 and 12 geostationary platforms at 1/2 hourly intervals 2) Global daily 1 km L2P from the NASA Aq ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
SPACE.com Update for February 8, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *February 8, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: February 8, 2007 12:38 pm EDT* *LIVE Coverage: NASA Astronaut Breaks U.S. Spacewalking Record*Spacewalkers Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams have completed their pre-breathing activities for today's planne ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
Feb. 8, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Lindsay Crouch Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3189 Harla Sherwood National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va. 757-636-6300 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-020 FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPACEWALKER SPEAKS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE WASHINGTON - NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) will host the 12th Annual Pre-Service Teacher Conference Feb. 15-17 at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, in Alexandria, Va. Former Astronaut Bernard Harr ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
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February 8th 2007 PDT
Feb. 7, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-25 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ROLLS TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's space shuttle Atlantis completed a milestone to move it one step closer to a targeted March launch. Early Wednesday drivers moved Atlantis from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis, perched on top of the giant, 76 ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
Feb. 7, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 RELEASE: 07-24 SPACECRAFT SET TO REACH MILESTONE, REPORTS TECHNICAL GLITCHES WASHINGTON - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft this month is set to surpass the record for the most science data returned by any Mars spacecraft. While continuing to produce data at record levels, engineers are examining why two instruments are intermittently not performing entirely as pla ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
A beta-version of the PO.DAAC Event Tracker is now available at http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/hurricanes/. This initial release is intended as a preview of a new tool that will provide subsets of PO.DAAC data holdings for major oceanographic events such as hurricanes and typhoons. The Event Tracker currently only subsets wind and sigma0 data from SeaWinds on QuikSCAT along hurricane tracks in 2003, 2006 and 2007. The entire QuikSCAT time series will be added to the tool in upcoming weeks. In addition, future versions ...Continue Reading
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