---------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ EMPLOYEES Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Contact: Jody Williams 358-3706 or Luke Weaver 358-1218 Headquarters employees are required to update their competencies and select corresponding proficiency levels in the Competency Management System (CMS) by Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. To learn more, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367), ext. 0, or visit: http://baso.hq.nasa.gov TOASTMASTERS HUMOROUS ...Continue Reading

Sept. 21, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-321 NASA WELCOMES SPACE SHUTTLE CREW BACK TO EARTH The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew are home after a 12-day journey of more than 4.9 million miles in space. The mission, STS-115, succeeded in restarting assembly of the International Space Station. The crew delivered and installed the massive P3/P4 truss, an integral part of the station's backbone, and two sets of solar a ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-150 SPACE STATION CREWS BRIEF MEDIA ON NASA TV The NASA astronauts, Russian cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 9:25 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 22. The event will be broadcast live on NASA TV. Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston; Kennedy Space Cent ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 September 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A thick band of haze hung over eastern China in mid-September 2006. The haze likely resulted from urban and industrial pollution, agricultural fires, and weather patterns that trapped the pollutants in the region. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13877 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 17 2006 (Posted on Sep 19 2006 9:36AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, September 20, 2006 U.S. Population Nears 300 Million as Households Shrink A baby born some time this October will be the 300-millionth American, but he or she shouldn’t expect a house full of siblings. Tiny Silicon Engine is Newfangled Battery Scientists are developing a battery with a tiny gas turbine engine that could last up to 10 times conventional batteries. Breast Implants Linked to Higher Suicide Rate ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-319 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET FOR THURSDAY LANDING The Space Shuttle Atlantis, led by Commander Brent Jett, is scheduled to land at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 21, completing space shuttle mission STS-115. Touchdown is expected at about 6:21 a.m. EDT at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis began its mission of nearly 12 days to the Inter ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 20, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 20, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 20, 2006 10:31 am EDT* *Fourth Space Tourist, Expedition 14 Crew Docks at ISS*The world's first female space tour ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2006 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 Peter Banks Red Planet Capital, Inc., San Mateo, Calif. 650-522-0085 RELEASE: 06-317 NASA FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH RED PLANET CAPITAL, INC. NASA has joined with Red Planet Capital, Inc., San Mateo, Calif., in a partnership to help the agency gain access to new and innovative technologies through the venture capital community. Red Planet Capital is a nonprofit organization that will establish a strategic venture capital fund for NASA. The purpo ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 19, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 19, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 19, 2006 05:09 pm EDT* *Atlantis Landing Delayed After Mystery Object Spotted*NASA shuttle managers are deciding wh ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Tuesday, September 19, 2006 Ancient Hindu Text Preserved by Modern Technology Digital imaging records 700-year-old manuscript written on crumbling palm leaves before it's put back in its wooden chest, never to be opened again. Fish Explores Land with Robotic Device First time on land? Terranaut, the robotic exploration vehicle art project by Seth Weiner, is definitely the way to go. Study: You /Do/ Have Time to Exercise Short bursts ...Continue Reading