August 11th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 10 August 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAZE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES Air quality dropped when a heat wave trapped pollution over many cities along the east coast of the United States in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13773 *** MOPITT(Terra) image from Aug 07 2006 (Posted on Aug 11 2006 12:22PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13771 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 04 2006 (Posted o ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 11, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 11, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 11, 2006 11:02 am EDT* *Foxy Star Pattern Points to Other Stellar Sights*A foxy little star pattern points to the Dumbel ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2006 PDT
Aug. 10, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-125 NASA ANNOUNCES POST READINESS REVIEW PRESS CONFERENCE NASA officials will host a news conference no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 16, following a two-day detailed assessment of the readiness of Space Shuttle Atlantis for launch. The briefing will air live on NASA TV from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The news conference follows the traditional Fligh ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 09 August 2006. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL Hot and dry conditions settling in across the Iberian Peninsula fanned devastating wildfires in Spain and Portugal in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13768 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 09 2006 (Posted on Aug 10 2006 10:34AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN PAKISTAN Seasonal monsoon rains falling over Pakistan triggered floo ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2006 PDT
Space Weather News for August 10, 2006 http://spaceweather.com NEW SUNSPOT: A large and beautiful new sunspot is emerging from the sun's eastern limb. So far it poses no threat for Earth-directed solar flares, but this could change. The spot is growing fast and turning toward Earth. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and updates. PERSEID FIREBALLS: With the Moon glaring in the background, this weekend's Perseid meteor shower is supposed to be a dud. But maybe it won't be so bad after all. Observers have been ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2006 PDT
SPACE.com Update for August 10, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 10, 2006*  *TOP STORY* *posted: August 10, 2006 11:13 am EDT* *The First Female Space Tourist? U.S. Entrepreneur Determined to Reach Orbit*For U.S. entrepreneur ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2006 PDT
LiveScience.com Thursday, August 10, 2006 The PC Turns 25, for Better or Worse Aug. 12 marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of IBM’s first personal computer, a landmark system that would spawn generations of clones and make IBM a household name. Ancient Fossilized Embryos Imaged in 3D Scientists get rare glimpse of 500-million-year-old unborn creatures using a new imaging technique. Surprise for Linguists: Nouns and Verbs Sound Dif ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2006 PDT
________________________________________________ Thursday, Aug. 10, 2006 STS-115 PRE-LAUNCH BRIEFINGS ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug. 11, 9 a.m., Johnson Space Center Program managers and the six-member STS-115 crew will participate in a series of media briefings that will air live on NASA TV. These include: the Program and International Space Station Assembly Overview Briefing, 9 a.m.; STS-115 Mission Overview Briefing, 10:30 a.m.; STS-115 Spacewalk Overview Briefing, noon; STS-115 crew news conference, ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2006 PDT
Aug. 9, 2006 Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-1880 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 CONTRACT RELEASE: C06-043 NASA ANNOUNCES STENNIS SPACE CENTER CONTRACTS NASA's Stennis Space Center, Miss., announced two contract awards Wednesday. Mississippi Space Services, located at Stennis, received a one-year contract extension to provide facility operating services at the center. Stennis also exercised the first option on a six-year, cost-plus-award-fee contract with Sverdrup Techn ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2006 PDT
The following sections were updated since 08 August 2006. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN LUZON, PHILIPPINES In mid-July, a combination of monsoon rains and downpours associated with Tropical Storm Bilis left the Philippine Island Luzon soggy. Floods affected the low-lying center of the island from Manila to Dagupan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13766 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 06 2006 (Posted on Aug 09 2006 2:04PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new image ...Continue Reading
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