August 9th 2006 PST
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 STS-115 CREW PARTICIPATES IN COUNTDOWN TEST Date/Time/Location: Aug. 7-10, Kennedy Space Center. The astronauts and ground crews for Space Shuttle Atlantis' upcoming mission, STS-115, are participating in a full launch dress rehearsal. The demonstration test provides the crew of each shuttle mission with an opportunity to participate in various simulated countdown activities, including equipment familiarization and emergency egress tra ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2006 PST
SPACE.com Update for August 8, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold} Â * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|* *Space Business News* *August 8, 2006* Â *TOP STORY* *posted: August 8, 2006 03:54 pm EDT*Â *Organic Molecules Found in Diverse Space Places*A two-year survey of interstellar dust clouds has turned up eight organic m ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 07 August 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SAHARAN DUST STORM A dust storm blew from Algeria southward over Mali and Niger in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13761 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 04 2006 (Posted on Aug 07 2006 10:07AM) DUST STORM OVER THE RED SEA Thick plumes of dust blew off the east coast of Sudan, over the Red Sea, in late June and early July 2006. Dust activity continued in August 2006. ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
Free Gift with Pre-order of New Starry Night Version 6 If you have trouble viewing this email, click here. Details about Special Offer **Pre-order Starry Night Version 6 by August 22, 2006 for a Free Planisphere! To receive your FREE Orion Star Target Constellation and Celestial Object Finder with your pre-order of Starry Night Complete Space and Astronomy Pack (2006 edition), Starry Night Enthusiast version 6, Starry Night Pro version 6, Starry ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
Free Gift with Pre-order of New Starry Night Version 6 If you have trouble viewing this email, click here. Details about Special Offer **Pre-order Starry Night Version 6 by August 22, 2006 for a Free Planisphere! To receive your FREE Orion Star Target Constellation and Celestial Object Finder with your pre-order of Starry Night Complete Space and Astronomy Pack (2006 edition), Starry Night Enthusiast version 6, Starry Night Pro version 6, Starry ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
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August 8th 2006 PST
NASA Science News for August 7, 2006 When the Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th, the nearly-full Moon is probably going to spoil the show. But there might be something to see before the Moon rises: a side-show of Perseid Earthgrazers. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/07aug_perseids.htm?list882224 You are currently subscribed to snglist as: nasa_reports@aus-city.com. This is a free service. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.msfc.nasa.gov/u?id=882224F&n=T&l=snglist or send a blank ema ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
August 7, 2006 Dean Acosta/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1400/1272 RELEASE: 06-289 NASA, AIR FORCE AGREE TO AERONAUTICS COOPERATION NASA and the United States Air Force have formed an aeronautics research partnership. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne signed a Memorandum of Understanding Monday at a Pentagon ceremony. The agreement builds upon and expands on the longstanding relationship between the two organizations. "Although NASA and the ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
LiveScience.com Monday, August 7, 2006 Study: Keyboards Could Be Easily Bugged Keyboards and other devices plugged into computers could be easily bugged by "JitterBugs" to covertly transmit passwords or other sensitive data. Ancient Syrian Settlements Seen in Spy Satellite Images Photos taken in the 1960s and declassified in the 1990s have been used to find 130,000-year-old remains. X-rays Reveal Archimedes' Hidden Writings Previously hidden wri ...Continue Reading
August 8th 2006 PST
The following sections were updated since 04 August 2006. -- FIRE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTHERN WASHINGTON The Tripod Complex Fire, which started in late July, continued to burn in northern Washington in early August 2006. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13756 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 06 2007 (Posted on Aug 07 2006 1:26PM) FIRES IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL Hot and dry conditions settling in across the Iberian Peninsula brought devastating wildfires to Spain and Portugal i ...Continue Reading
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