The following sections were updated since 29 November 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE ALONG THE HIMALAYA Haze hugged the southern side of the Himalayas in late November 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13995 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 28 2006 (Posted on Nov 30 2006 1:27PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Spurred by dry conditions and high winds, wildfires raged through several natural areas in New South Wal ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 30, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 30, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 30, 2006 11:53 am EDT* *New Horizons: Outbound For Jupiter Flyby*BOULDER, Colorado -- Now heading outward on its lengthy trek to tiny Pluto, NASA?s New Horizons spacecraft is on course to zip by giganti ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 28 November 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze clouded the skies over eastern China in late November 2006. Pollution levels reached the highest category in the nation's environmental monitoring index. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13988 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 28 2006 (Posted on Nov 28 2006 10:30AM) DUST OFF NORTHWESTERN AFRICA A plume of dust blew off the northwestern coast of Africa on Novem ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for November 29, 2006  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *November 29, 2006*     *TOP STORY* *posted: November 29, 2006 11:11 am EDT* *Heavy-Lift Helicopter Inspires NASA?s New Mars Lander*If NASA?s 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) reaches the red planet?s surface in one piece, the agency will owe a debt of gr ...Continue Reading

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Nov. 29, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 RELEASE: C06-061 NASA AWARDS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AT MARSHALL HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA has awarded a contract to GSC Construction Inc. of Augusta, Ga., to construct a replacement building at the agency's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The 480-day contract begins Nov. 28, 2006, with a value of $26.3 million. It is a firm fixed-price contract. The procure ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Churchgoers Breathe Easier Some people live and breathe their religion. Turns out going to church might actually help them breathe easier. Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine Extraordinary device predicted positions of the sun, Moon and planets. Nothing like it has ever been found. New 'Quiet' Stethoscope Could Save Lives A "noise-immune" stethoscope designed by U.S. Army-sponsored researchers could help doct ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2006 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-183 NASA FLIGHT DIRECTOR INTERVIEWS SET AS SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN STARTS HOUSTON - The flight director for NASA's third space shuttle mission this year, STS-116, will be available for satellite interviews from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. CST Monday, Dec. 4, shortly before the launch countdown begins for shuttle Discovery's flight. STS-116 Lead Flight Director John Curry, an Albuqu ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-359 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA senior managers today unanimously recommended launching the Space Shuttle Discovery on December 7. Commander Mark Polansky and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 9:35 p.m. EST on the STS-116 mission, one of the most challenging flights to continue building the International Space St ...Continue Reading

---------------------------------------------- Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006 BRIEFING: EXPLORATION STRATEGY AND LUNAR ARCHITECTURE Date/Time/Location: Monday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m., Johnson Space Center NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and senior executives from the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host a press conference to announce the agency's global exploration strategy and lunar architecture. Scott Horowitz, associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and his deputy, Doug Cooke, ...Continue Reading