March 2nd 2007 PST
SPACE.com Update for March 1, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *March 1, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: March 1, 2007 11:18 am EDT* *SuperBot to Explore With NASA*Researchers building SuperBot, a modular, multifunctional and reconfigurable robot, have received $8 million to demonstrate its potential for space exploration. ...Continue Reading
March 2nd 2007 PST
LiveScience.com Thursday, March 1, 2007 Mission to Study Earth's Gaping 'Open Wound' Scientists have discovered a large area in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean where the Earth?s crust is missing and the mantle is exposed. Ancient Prickly Bugs Discovered The slug-like creature likely scooted along the ocean floor with a muscular foot more than 500 million years ago. Study: Familiarity Can Muddle Communication Close-knit ties, thought to help communication as speakers share ...Continue Reading
March 1st 2007 PST
Mar. 1, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-09 NASA AWARDS CONFIGURATION AND DATA MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center has awarded COLSA Corporation of Huntsville, Ala., a contract to provide configuration and data management services at the center. The contract begins April 2, 2007, with a one-year base period followed by four one-year options that ...Continue Reading
March 1st 2007 PST
Mar. 1, 2007 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 RELEASE: 07-57 NASA RECEIVES AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WASHINGTON - NASA was honored Thursday for achievement in successfully conducting a broad range of technology transfer activities. The International Marketplace and Conference for Technology Transfer (IPTEC), St. Albans, England, presented the award to NASA during its conference in Cannes, France. NASA's Director of the Innovative Partnerships Program Doug Comstock accepted ...Continue Reading
March 1st 2007 PST
The following sections were updated since 28 February 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN TAKLIMAKAN DESERT A dust storm struck western China on February 28, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14147 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 28 2007 (Posted on Feb 28 2007 7:06PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE FAVIO FLOODS MOZAMBIQUE Cyclone Favio came ashore over southern and central Mozambique on February 22, 2007. It's heavy rains caused flood ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PST
LiveScience.com Wednesday, February 28, 2007 Snails Save Energy by Re-Using Mucus Trails Snails save valuable energy by following each other?s mucus trails a new study finds. Longer Penises Give Rodents Mating Advantage A longer penis attracts the ladies, in the rodent world that is, according to a new study. Stromboli Volcano Eruptions Prompt Evacuations slanders were told to evacuate homes that are less than 33 feet above sea level. Scientists Discover Subterranean 'O ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PST
Feb. 28, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 Michael Buckley Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-7536 RELEASE: 07-55 NASA SPACECRAFT GETS BOOST FROM JUPITER FOR PLUTO ENCOUNTER LAUREL, Md. - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed for its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper Belt region beyond. "We're on our way to Pluto," said New Horizons Mi ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PST
SPACE.com Update for February 28, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *February 28, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: February 28, 2007 11:07 am EDT* *New Instrument Designed to Sift for Life on Mars*Future Mars rovers could be equipped with a new instrument that sifts through Martian soil for chemical signs of life.Read More ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PST
Feb. 27, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring/Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-60 HAIL DAMAGE FORCES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS OFF LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA decided Tuesday to roll the space shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Managers made the decision after a hail storm Monday damaged the orbiter's External Tank. A new target launch date has not been determined, ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PST
SPACE.com Update for February 27, 2007  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *February 27, 2007*  *TOP STORY* *posted: February 27, 2007 07:13 pm EDT* *Jupiter Flyby: NASA's Pluto Probe Set for Gas Giant Rendezvous*Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is about to welcome a robotic visitor in the form of NASA?s New Ho ...Continue Reading
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