July 6, 2006 James Hartsfield/Allard Beutel Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-111 NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MISSION NASA is providing round-the-clock television and Internet coverage of Space Shuttle Discovery's ongoing mission, STS-121, to the International Space Station. NASA Television features live mission events, daily status news conferences and 24 hour commentary. NASA TV is webcast on the Internet at: http://www.nasa.gov/ntv NASA web coverage of STS ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, July 6, 2006 Age of the Sierra Nevada Revealed Drops of water reveal the age of the tallest mountain range in the continental U.S. Designer Trees Coming to New York City New propagation techniques allow easy establishment of trees in urban settings. Design Competition Brings Sci-Fi Material to Life A new trasformable material has been made into a beanie that turns into a helmet and a suit fit for a superhero. Now it's ...Continue Reading

July 6, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 Kylie S. Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston (281) 483-5111 RELEASE: 06-276 NASA USES UNDERSEA LAB TO PREP FOR FUTURE SPACE EXPLORATION NASA will test concepts for future space exploration next month by sending three astronauts and an oceanographer on a mission to an underwater laboratory off the coast of Florida. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata will lead the crew on a seven-day undersea mission July 22 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather News for July 6, 2006 http://spaceweather.com SUNSPOT BREAKUP: Big sunspot 898 is breaking apart, sending shock waves through the sun's atmosphere and radio bursts toward Earth. You can listen to some of the radio sounds at http://spaceweather.com . The breakup does not herald a major solar storm, but it does offer an opportunity to watch a sunspot in its death throes--very entertaining. STORMS ON JUPITER: The long-awaited glancing collision between Jupiter's Great Red Spot and Red Jr. is underway. So ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for July 6, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 6, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: July 6, 2006 10:50 am EDT* *Shuttle Astronauts to Dock at Space Station*HOUSTON – The seven astronauts aboard NASA&Atild ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Thursday, July 6, 2006 Designer Trees Coming to New York City New propagation techniques allow easy establishment of trees in urban settings. ...Continue Reading

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday, July 6, 2006 STS-121 MISSION COVERAGE ON NASA TV The Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-121 crew launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 4. View coverage of their 12-day mission on NASA TV (NASA HQ Channel 36) and online. For mission information and a NASA TV schedule, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle MANDATORY FY 2006 IT SECURITY TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 6, 9:15 a.m., MIC 6; Tuesday, July 11, 9:15 a.m., MIC 5 Contact: Gr ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for July 5, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 5, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: July 5, 2006 03:58 pm EDT* *Tourism Update: Jeff Bezos’ Spaceship Plans Revealed*An environmental assessment of the Tex ...Continue Reading

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