July 17th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for July 17th http://spaceweather.com GENESIS I: An inflatable satellite? Believe it. Genesis I, launched last week by Russia for a private aerospace firm, blew up like a balloon when it reached Earth orbit on July 12th. The mission tests an unorthodox idea, that inflatable modules might be used to build future space stations. So far so good. Although it's not the brightest object in the night sky, Genesis I can be seen making regular passes over the United States and Europe. A picture of suc ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 13 July 2006. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- WILDFIRES IN MONTANA AND WYOMING In southeastern Montana and northern Wyoming the winds were whipping eastward and spreading several large wildfires on July 13, 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13710 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 13 2006 (Posted on Jul 14 2006 12:53PM) FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Several large fires were burning in California in mid-July 2006. This event contains images of the Sawto ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2006 PDT
July 14, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-115 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET TO LAND MONDAY Commander Steve Lindsey and his crew onboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will complete their mission, STS-121, with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., set for 9:07 a.m. EDT on Monday, July 17. Discovery began its 13-day mission to the International Spac ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for July 14, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *July 14, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: July 14, 2006 10:39 am EDT* *Shuttle Crew to Scan Discovery's Wing for Space Rock Damage*HOUSTON – Astronauts aboard ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2006 PDT
July 14, 2006 Erica Hupp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237 Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 RELEASE: 06-279 NASA MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF MARS VIKING MISSION Thirty years after the first successful landing on Mars by NASA's Viking spacecraft, the ambitious mission continues to evoke pride and enthusiasm for future space exploration. NASA's Viking 1 and 2 missions to Mars, each consisting of an orbiter and a ...Continue Reading
July 15th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Friday, July 14, 2006 Scientists Concoct Chocolate That Won't Melt The question now is whether consumers will approve the taste and texture. Many past attempts have failed. Desire Controls What We See, Study Finds Without realizing it, people will perceive things according to how they want to see them, a new study suggests. Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes Competition for food between two species drives an important evo ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2006 PDT
July 13, 2006 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Rebecca Hudson Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 757-824-1139 RELEASE: 06-277 NASA HELPS VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS ROCKET ON Twelve visually impaired or blind high school students will have the opportunity to explore careers in rocketry as part of a partnership between NASA and the National Federation of the Blind. The students are participating in a weeklong rocket science camp, July 14-22, at the federation's Jernigan Institute in Baltimore ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 12 July 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Two large fires were burning in California in mid-July 2006. This event contains images of both the Sawtooth and Canyon Fires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13706 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 12 2006 (Posted on Jul 13 2006 9:14AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13705 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 11 2006 (Posted on Jul 12 2006 3:21PM) -- STORM (2 updat ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2006 PDT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, July 13, 2006 NEWS CONFERENCE WITH NEXT SPACE STATION CREW Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 13, 3:30 p.m., Johnson Space Center The next residents of the International Space Station and a Japanese spaceflight participant will discuss their mission during a news conference on NASA TV. Participants include: the Expedition 14 crew, NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, and Japanese business ...Continue Reading
July 14th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, July 13, 2006 Tyrannosaurs Suffered Terrible Teens Scientists suggest a midlife crisis killed off many of these beasts just as they entered their sexual prime. Darwin's Finches Evolve Before Scientists' Eyes Competition for food between two species drives an important evolutionary concept. Girl's First Period Depends on Who She Lives With A new study suggests that like many animals, humans have evolved built-in mechanisms to h ...Continue Reading
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