- NASA Awards Civil Design, Engineering and Services Contract
March 12, 2010
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
david.ste...@nasa.gov
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beu...@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-013
NASA AWARDS CIVIL DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND SERVICES CONTRACT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates,
- NASA Announces Systems Engineering Student Competition
March 12, 2010
Ashley Edwards
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1756
ashley.edward...@nasa.gov
Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
tracy.g.yo...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-064
NASA ANNOUNCES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STUDENT COMPETITION
WASHINGTON -- NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is
- Heads of Agency International Space Station Joint Statement
March 11, 2010
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-063
HEADS OF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION JOINT STATEMENT
TOKYO -- The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies
from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the United States met in
- Cassini Data Show Ice and Rock Mixture Inside Titan
[link]
Cassini Data Show Ice and Rock Mixture Inside Titan
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 11, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- By precisely tracking NASA's Cassini spacecraft on
its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan, scientists have determined the
distribution of materials in the moon's interior. The subtle
- NASA TV Provides Coverage of One Space Station Crew's Return to Earth and Another's Journey There
March 11, 2010
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
james.a.hartsfi...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-042
NASA TV PROVIDES COVERAGE OF ONE SPACE STATION CREW'S RETURN TO
EARTH AND ANOTHER'S JOURNEY THERE
- NASA TV Media Channel Provides Clean Feeds for News Organizations
March 11, 2010
Fred Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0713
fred.a.br...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-044
NASA TV MEDIA CHANNEL PROVIDES CLEAN FEEDS FOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS
WASHINGTON -- NASA Television provides a standard digital television
channel as a resource for news media. The NASA Television media
- Cassini Update - March 11, 2010
Cassini Significant Events
for 03/03/10 - 03/09/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Mar. 9 from the
Deep Space Network tracking complex at Madrid, Spain. The Cassini
spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are
operating normally. Information on the present position and speed of
- NASA Offers 'FAST' Opportunities For Zero-G Technology Testing
March 11, 2010
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-064
NASA OFFERS 'FAST' OPPORTUNITIES FOR ZERO-G TECHNOLOGY TESTING
WASHINGTON -- NASA has announced opportunities to test emerging
technologies during flights on an airplane that simulates the
- MRO HiRISE Images - March 10, 2010
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 10, 2010
o At the Summit of Arsia Mons Volcano
[link]
o Northern Hemisphere Gullies with Layers
[link]
o Candidate Landing Site in Possible Salt Playa
[link]
- NASA Hosts First-Ever Water Sustainability Forum March 16 -18
March 8, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Christina Valencia
Launch, San Francisco
415-624-4832
christ...@launchorg.com
RELEASE: 10-061
NASA HOSTS FIRST-EVER WATER SUSTAINABILITY FORUM MARCH 16 -18
WASHINGTON -- NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch,
- NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications
March 9, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Rachel Prucey
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-0643
rachel.l.pru...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-062
NASA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA today unveiled an interactive computer
- Historic Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major Surgery
[link]
Historic Deep Space Network Antenna Starts Major Surgery
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 08, 2010
Like a hard-driving athlete whose joints need help, the giant "Mars
antenna" at NASA's Deep Space Network site in Goldstone, Calif. has
begun major, delicate surgery. The operation on the historic
- Mars Exploration Rovers Update: February 24 - March 3, 2010
[link]
SPIRIT UPDATE: Winter Preparations Nearly Complete - sols 2185-2191,
February 24 - March 02, 2010:
Spirit is in her winter position, still embedded in the area called
"Troy" on the west side of Home Plate.
Efforts are nearing completion to prepare the rover for winter. Because
- Student Teams Ready to Battle Lunar Terrain at NASA's 17th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
March 4, 2010
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
Angela Storey
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
angela.d.sto...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-060
STUDENT TEAMS READY TO BATTLE LUNAR TERRAIN AT NASA'S 17TH ANNUAL GREAT
MOONBUGGY RACE
- NASA and NOAA's GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched
March 4, 2010
Steve Cole
Headquarters, Washington
202-350-0918
stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov
John Leslie
NOAA Satellite and Information Service, Suitland, Md.
301-713-2087
john.les...@noaa.gov
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-059
- NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight
March 5, 2010
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
Jenna C Maddix
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
jenna.c.mad...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-040
NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT
Next mission includes teacher turned astronaut Dottie
- Is That Saturn's Moon Titan or Utah?
[link]
Is That Saturn's Moon Titan or Utah?
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 04, 2010
Planetary scientists have been puzzling for years over the honeycomb
patterns and flat valleys with squiggly edges evident in radar images of
Saturn's moon Titan. Now, working with a "volunteer researcher" who has
- Cassini Update - March 5, 2010
Cassini Significant Events
for 02/24/10 - 03/02/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Mar. 2 from the
Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The
Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all
subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present
- Mars Express: Phobos Flyby Success
[link]
Phobos Flyby Success
European Space Agency
4 March 2010
Mars Express encountered Phobos last night, smoothly skimming past at
just 67 km, the closest any manmade object has ever approached Mars'
enigmatic moon. The data collected could help unlock the origin of not
- Herschel Finds Possible Life-Enabling Molecules in Space
[link]
Herschel Finds Possible Life-Enabling Molecules in Space
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 04, 2010
The Herschel Space Observatory has revealed the chemical fingerprints of
potentially life-enabling organic molecules in the Orion nebula, a
nearby stellar nursery in our Milky Way galaxy. Herschel is led by the
- Mars Dunes: On the Move?
[link]
Mars Dunes: On the Move?
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 04, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- New studies of ripples and dunes shaped by the winds
on Mars testify to variability on that planet, identifying at least one
place where ripples are actively migrating and another where the ripples
- Robot vs. Robot: Live In Washington and Across the Nation
March 4, 2010
Dwayne Brown
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1726
dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-039
ROBOT VS. ROBOT: LIVE IN WASHINGTON AND ACROSS THE NATION
WASHINGTON -- NASA, in cooperation with local technology firms and
sponsors, launches a nationwide series of high school robotics
- NASA's International Space Station Program Wins Collier Trophy
March 3, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-058
NASA'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM WINS COLLIER TROPHY
WASHINGTON - NASA's International Space Station Program has won the
- Science Team Says Giant Meteorite, Not Volcanoes, Killed Dinosaurs
[link]
SCIENCE TEAM SAYS GIANT METEORITE, NOT VOLCANOES, KILLED DINOSAURS
Ed Stiles
Public Information Office
Planetary Science Institute
520-248-7119
psin...@psi.edu
March 4, 2010 - A team of scientists, including Elisabetta Pierazzo, a
senior scientist at the Tucson-based Planetary Science Institute, has
- NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone (MRO)
[link]
NASA Mars Orbiter Speeds Past Data Milestone
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 03, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's newest Mars orbiter, completing its fourth
year at the Red Planet next week, has just passed a data-volume
milestone unimaginable a generation ago and still difficult to fathom:
- MRO HiRISE Images - March 3, 2010
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
March 3, 2010
o Craters on an Ice-Rich Débris Apron
[link]
o Northern Meridiani Etched Terrain and Hematite Plains Contact
[link]
o Gullies and... Gullies? in Terra Sirenum
[link]
- Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record (MRO)
[link]
Radar Map of Buried Martian Ice Adds to Climate Record
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 02, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude
region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite
common beneath protective coverings of rubble.
- Mars Express Heading for Closest Flyby of Phobos
[link]
Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
European Space Agency
1 March 2010
ESA's Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars' largest moon Phobos on
Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio
tracking will allow researchers to peer inside the mysterious moon.
- Aquarius Satellite Shaken By Quake, But Not Stirred
[link]
Salt-Seeking Satellite Shaken By Quake, But Not Stirred
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
March 01, 2010
NASA's Aquarius instrument, and the Argentinian spacecraft that will
carry it into space, the Satelite de Aplicaciones Cientificas (SAC-D),
successfully rode out one of the largest earthquakes in recorded history
- NASA Announces Agency Center Management Changes
March 1, 2010
Morrie Goodman
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
morrie.good...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-054
NASA ANNOUNCES AGENCY CENTER MANAGEMENT CHANGES
WASHINGTON -- Administrator Charles F. Bolden announced Monday
leadership changes involving three of the agency's field centers,
including NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Miss.,
- NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon
March 1, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-055
NASA RADAR FINDS ICE DEPOSITS AT MOON'S NORTH POLE; ADDITIONAL
EVIDENCE OF WATER ACTIVITY ON MOON
WASHINGTON -- Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's
Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near
- MESSENGER's Odometer Reading: Four Billion Miles!
[link]
MESSENGER Mission News
February 27, 2010
MESSENGER's Odometer Reading: Four Billion Miles!
Today the MESSENGER spacecraft crossed the four-billion-mile mark since
its launch. The probe has completed about 81 percent of its journey
toward its destination to be the first spacecraft inserted into orbit
- NASA Opens High Frontier to Education and Not-For-Profit Groups
Feb. 26, 2010
John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
john.yembric...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-052
NASA OPENS HIGH FRONTIER TO EDUCATION AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT GROUPS
WASHINGTON -- NASA is announcing a new initiative to launch small
cube-shaped satellites for education and not-for-profit
- NASA Pioneer Aaron Cohen Dies
Feb. 26, 2010
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.ste...@nasa.gov
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
james.a.hartsfi...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-053
NASA PIONEER AARON COHEN DIES
WASHINGTON -- Spaceflight pioneer Aaron Cohen, a former director of
- Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - February 26, 2010
Feb. 26, 2010
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-022610
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Spacecraft: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P)
Launch Vehicle: Delta IV
Launch Pad: Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
- Cassini: Rhea Flyby on March 2, 2010
[link]
Cassini
Rhea Flyby (R-2) - March 2, 2010
Cassini swoops down to within about 100 kilometers of Rhea to "sniff"
the moon. Particle and fields instruments will try to determine what is
coming off Rhea. The last targeted flyby of Rhea happened in November 2005.
- NASA Announces 2010 Carl Sagan Fellows
[link]
NASA Announces 2010 Carl Sagan Fellows
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
February 26, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA has selected seven scientists as recipients of
Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in exoplanet exploration for 2010.
The Sagan Fellowships support outstanding recent postdoctoral scientists
- New Horizons: The Approach Begins
[link]
New Horizons
The Approach Begins
February 25, 2010
Another milestone passed! Today NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is 15.96
astronomical units (about 2.39 billion kilometers, or 1.48 billion
miles) from the Sun - putting it halfway between Earth's location on
- NASA Extends Johnson Space Center Facilities Contract
Feb. 25, 2010
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.ste...@nasa.gov
James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
james.a.hartsfi...@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-010
NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SPACE CENTER FACILITIES CONTRACT
HOUSTON -- NASA exercised two one-year extension options with a
- Cassini: Helene Flyby on March 3, 2010
[link]
Cassini
Helene (Quasi-targeted) Flyby - March 3, 2010
Helene Quasi-targeted Flyby
Following a day after a targeted flyby of the moon Rhea, the Cassini
spacecraft makes its closest approach of the mission to Helene at about
1,800 kilometers (1,131 miles). The small moon is referred to as a
- Cassini Update - February 26, 2010
Cassini Significant Events
for 02/17/10 - 02/23/10
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Feb. 23 from the
Deep Space Network tracking complex at Canberra, Australia. The
Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all
subsystems are operating normally. Information on the present
- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: February 22-24, 2010
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
February 22-24, 2010
o Gale Crater (22 February 2010)
[link]
o Dunes (23 February 2010)
[link]
o Pasteur Crater (24 February 2010)
[link]
All of the THEMIS images are archived here:
- No Signal Heard During First Day of Resumed Listening for Phoenix
[link]
No Signal Heard During First Day of Resumed Listening for Phoenix
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
February 23, 2010
Mars Odyssey and Phoenix Mars Lander Missions Status Report
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Monday
to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the
- Mars Express to Make Closest Ever Approach to Phobos
[link]
Mars Express to make closest ever approach to Phobos
European Space Agency
24 Feb 2010
On 3 March 2010 Mars Express will make its closest ever approach to
Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons. During a series of flybys,
spanning six weeks, all seven instruments onboard Mars Express will be
- NASA and Italian Space Agency Find New Use for Module
Feb. 26, 2010
Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.cu...@nasa.gov
Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1979
michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-044
NASA AND ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY FIND NEW USE FOR MODULE
WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Italian Space Agency announced a new use
- NASA Ground-Breaking Unearths New Generation Of Deep Space Network Antennas
Feb. 25, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Jia-Rui C. Cook
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-0850
jia-rui.c.c...@jpl.nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-050
NASA GROUND-BREAKING UNEARTHS NEW GENERATION OF DEEP SPACE NETWORK ANTENNAS
- NASA's Space Shuttle Program Successfully Conducts Final Motor Test In Utah
Feb. 25, 2010
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Steve Roy
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
steven.e....@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-057
NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTS FINAL MOTOR TEST IN UTAH
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final
- Dawn Journal - February 24, 2010
[link]
Dawn Journal
Dr. Marc Rayman
February 24, 2010
Dear Dawnthropoids,
Pushing ever farther into space, deeper into the asteroid belt,
Dawn is continuing to progress smoothly on its solar system journey.
The spacecraft spends most days climbing away from the Sun atop
- Science Team From Ames Research Center Wins 2009 NASA Software Of Year Award
Feb. 25, 2010
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
Rachel Prucey
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-0643
rachel.l.pru...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 10-049
SCIENCE TEAM FROM AMES RESEARCH CENTER WINS 2009 NASA SOFTWARE OF YEAR AWARD
MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The NASA World Wind Java computer program
- MRO HiRISE Images - February 24, 2010
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
February 24, 2010
o DTM: Channels from Hale Crater
[link]
o A Field of Secondary Craters
[link]
o Central Deposits in Pasteur Crater
[link]
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