- Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 29 - October 3, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 29 - October 3, 2008 o Hebrus Vallis (Released 29 September 2008) [link] o Landslide (Released 30 September 2008) [link] o Faulting (Released 01 October 2008) [link] o Candor Chasma (Released 02 October 2008) - IBEX Update - October 3, 2008
Oct. 3, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.dil...@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100308 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll - Astronomers Discover Dusty Remains of Two Terrestrial Planets
[link] Worlds in collision Astronomers discover dusty remains of two terrestrial planets By Stuart Wolpert UCLA September 23, 2008 Two terrestrial planets orbiting a mature sun-like star some 300 light-years from Earth recently suffered a violent collision, - Mars Exploration Rover Update: September 19-24, 2008
[link] OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Road Trip Gets Under Way - sol 1655-1660, September 19-24, 2008: Opportunity has embarked on the next great challenge -- a journey of 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) southeast to a huge hole in the ground nicknamed "Endeavour Crater." Measuring 22 kilometers (14 miles) from rim to rim - RHESSI Discovers the Sun Is Not A Perfect Sphere
[link] How Round is the Sun? NASA Science News 10.02.2008 Oct. 2, 2008: Scientists using NASA's RHESSI spacecraft have measured the roundness of the sun with unprecedented precision, and they find that it is not a perfect sphere. During years of high solar activity - Sharpening Up Jupiter
[link] ESO 33/08 - Photo Release 2 October 2008 For Immediate Release Sharpening Up Jupiter New image-correction technique delivers sharpest whole-planet ground-based picture ever A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to - MESSENGER Beams Back First Approach Images of Mercury
[link] MESSENGER Mission News October 3, 2008 MESSENGER Beams Back First Approach Images of Mercury MESSENGER mission operators at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., have received the first optical navigation images - Cassini Update - October 2, 2008
Cassini Significant Events for 09/24/08 - 09/30/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 30 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 - NASA Selects Science Teams For Astrobiology Institute
Oct. 02, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhin...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-252 NASA SELECTS SCIENCE TEAMS FOR ASTROBIOLOGY INSTITUTE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has awarded five-year grants, averaging - MRO HiRISE Images - October 1, 2008
MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES October 1, 2008 o Unconformity in North Polar Layered Deposits [link] o Unnamed, Well-Preserved Crater South of Hypanis Valles [link] o Merging Lobate Debris Aprons of Deuteronilus Mensae - NASA Extends International Space Station Contract
Oct. 1, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.cu...@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-059 NASA EXTENDS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA has awarded a two-year, $650 million contract - 'Smog Blog' For Central America And Caribbean Debuts
Sept. 30, 2008 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.j.morc...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-247 'SMOG BLOG' FOR CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN DEBUTS WASHINGTON -- NASA and its partners today unveiled a new way to - NASA TV Coverage Set For Space Station Crew Exchange
Oct. 01, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 john.yembric...@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-189 NASA TV COVERAGE SET FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will broadcast the launch of the next - NASA Assigns Crew For Space Shuttle Discovery's Sts-129 Mission
Sept. 30, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 john.yembric...@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutie...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-250 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S STS-129 MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle - NASA'S Messenger Spacecraft Returns To Mercury
Oct. 01, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campb...@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 08-251 NASA'S MESSENGER SPACECRAFT RETURNS TO MERCURY WASHINGTON -- A NASA spacecraft will conduct the second of three - NASA Challenges Students To Design Tools For Moon Rovers
Sept. 30, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluom...@nasa.gov ashley.edward...@nasa.gov Keith Henry Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6120 h.k.he...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-248 NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DESIGN TOOLS FOR MOON ROVERS WASHINGTON -- A new NASA contest challenges college-level students to - Cabana to Succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center Director
Sept. 30, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 david.r.mo...@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beu...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-249 CABANA TO SUCCEED PARSONS AS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA announced Tuesday that William Parsons, - Phoenix Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past
Sept. 29, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 shamm...@lpl.arizona.edu RELEASE: 08-246 NASA MARS LANDER SEES FALLING SNOW, SOIL DATA SUGGEST LIQUID PAST - Cassini Update - September 26, 2008
Cassini Significant Events for 09/17/08 - 09/23/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 23 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 - IBEX Update - September 26, 2008
Sept. 26, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.dil...@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-092608 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll - NASA Updates Aviation Safety Data Web Site
Sept. 29, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dicke...@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-185 NASA UPDATES AVIATION SAFETY DATA WEB SITE WASHINGTON -- NASA will update its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service, or NAOMS, Web site Tuesday to add more information from pilot survey responses. - Jonathan's Space Report, No. 600
Jonathan's Space Report No. 600 2008 Sep 26, Somerville, MA ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------- Shuttle and Station -------------------- Sergey Volkov, Oleg Kononenko, and Greg Chamitoff remain aboard the Station. Progress M-64 undocked from the Zarya nadir port on Sep 1 at - Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 22-26, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 22-26, 2008 o Yardangs (Released 22 September 2008) [link] o Lunae Planum (Released 23 September 2008) [link] o Bright Dunes (Released 24 September 2008) [link] o Crater Ejecta (Released 25 September 2008) - Caltech Scientist Proposes Explanation for Puzzling Property of Night-Shining Clouds at the Edge of Space
Caltech News Release For Immediate Release September 25, 2008 Caltech Scientist Proposes Explanation for Puzzling Property of Night-Shining Clouds at the Edge of Space PASADENA, Calif.-- An explanation for a strange property of noctilucent clouds--thin, wispy clouds hovering at the edge of space at 85 km altitude--has been proposed by an experimental plasma - Dawn Journal - September 27, 2008
[link] Dawn Journal Dr. Marc Rayman September 27, 2008 Dear Dawnniversaries, On the first anniversary of its departure from Earth, Dawn continues with what it has been doing for most of its time in space: with the greatest patience it is gently reshaping its orbit around the Sun with its ion propulsion - Send Your Name Around The Earth On NASA's Glory Mission
Sept. 25, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov Leslie McCarthy Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York 212-678-5507 leslie.m.mccar...@nasa.gov Sarah DeWitt Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 202-286-0535 sarah.l.dew...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-242 SEND YOUR NAME AROUND THE EARTH ON NASA'S GLORY MISSION - NASA Stardust Capsule To Go On Display At Smithsonian
Sept. 25, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.je...@nasa.gov D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 a...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-245 NASA STARDUST CAPSULE TO GO ON DISPLAY AT SMITHSONIAN - Live Space Talk Now Available 24/7 On NASA Web Site
Sept. 25, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.cu...@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphr...@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-182 LIVE SPACE TALK NOW AVAILABLE 24/7 ON NASA WEB SITE HOUSTON -- Conversations between astronauts aboard the International - NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules in Meteors as the 'Origin of Life'
[link] NASA Identifies Carbon-rich Molecules in Meteors as the 'Origin of Life' September 24, 2008 Tons, perhaps tens of tons, of carbon molecules in dust particles and meteorites fall on Earth daily. Meteorites are especially valuable to - NASA Astronomers Compare Meteors to Spacecraft Re-entry (Jules Verne Reentry)
[link] Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.pru...@nasa.gov Michael Braukus NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov - MRO Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars
Sept. 25, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov Lori Stiles University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-4402 lsti...@u.arizona.edu RELEASE: 08-244 NASA ORBITER REVEALS ROCK FRACTURE PLUMBING ON MARS - NASA Announces New Target Launch Dates, Status News Conference
Sept. 24, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.cu...@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herr...@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-181 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATES, STATUS NEWS CONFERENCE - NASA and the Levine School Combine Space and Music
Sept. 24, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov Tyler Kalogeros The Levine School, Washington 202-686-8015 tkaloge...@levineschool.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-180 NASA AND THE LEVINE SCHOOL COMBINE SPACE AND MUSIC WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Levine School of Music in Washington will - Rock Moved by Phoenix Lander Arm
[link] Rock Moved by Mars Lander Arm September 23, 2008 The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander slid a rock out of the way during the mission's 117th Martian day (Sept. 22, 2008) to gain access to soil that had been underneath the rock.The lander's Surface Stereo - Mars Exploration Rovers Update - September 12-20, 2008
[link] SPIRIT UPDATE: Warming Up on Mars - sol 1669-1677, September 12-20, 2008: With Martian winter on the wane, Spirit is using significantly less energy to stay warm. During the winter solstice, Spirit needed 90 watt-hours to run the heater. Now, the rover uses between 30 and 40 - NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests
[link] NASA's Kepler Spacecraft Baked and Ready for More Tests Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 23, 2008 NASA's planet-hunting Kepler mission, scheduled to launch in 2009, has survived an extreme temperature test. The thermal vacuum test is part of a series of environmental tests the - Ulysses Reveals Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low
Sept. 23, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 a...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-241 ULYSSES REVEALS GLOBAL SOLAR WIND PLASMA OUTPUT AT 50-YEAR LOW WASHINGTON -- Data from the Ulysses spacecraft, a joint NASA-European - 50th Anniversary Gala Event Carried Live On NASA TV and Internet
Sept. 23, 2008 Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jac...@nasa.gov Duane Hyland AIAA Headquarters, Reston, Va. 703-264-7558 dua...@aiaa.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-179 50TH ANNIVERSARY GALA EVENT CARRIED LIVE ON NASA TV AND INTERNET WASHINGTON -- NASA Television and [link] will broadcast a gala - MESSENGER's Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Gears up for Mercury Flyby
[link] MESSENGER Mission News September 22, 2008 MESSENGER's Gamma-Ray Spectrometer Gears up for Mercury Flyby Two weeks from today, the MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by Mercury for the second time. As part of the final preparations for this encounter, - NASA's Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
[link] NASA's Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock Jet Propulsion Laboratory September 22, 2008 TUCSON, Ariz. -- If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to see what's underneath. - NASA's Mars Rover To Head Toward Bigger Crater
Sept. 22, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.br...@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webs...@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-240 NASA'S MARS ROVER TO HEAD TOWARD BIGGER CRATER PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its - NASA And Air Force Work To Establish Hypersonic Science Centers
Sept. 22, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dicke...@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy.barnsto...@nasa.gov Larine Barr Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 937-522-3525 larine.b...@wpafb.af.mil RELEASE: 08-238 - Phoenix Images Discarded Heat Shield
[link] Crumpled Heat Shield 2008-09-17 The Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this image of the spacecraft's crumpled heat shield on Sept. 16, 2008, the 111th Martian day of the mission. The 2-1/2 meter (about 8-1/2 feet) heat shield landed southeast of Phoenix, about halfway between the spacecraft and - IBEX Update - September 19, 2008
Sept. 19, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.dil...@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-091908 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll - Scientists Debate Planet Definition and Agree to Disagree
[link] Scientists Debate Planet Definition and Agree to Disagree Planetary Science Institute Press Release September 19, 2008 - Two years ago the International Astronomical Union (IAU) elected to define the term planet, restricting it to the eight largest bodies orbiting the Sun, and deleting Pluto from the list. The - NASA's Swift Catches Farthest-Ever Gamma-Ray Burst
Sept. 19, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harring...@nasa.gov Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 ly...@universe.sonoma.edu RELEASE: 08-239 NASA'S SWIFT CATCHES FARTHEST-EVER GAMMA-RAY BURST WASHINGTON -- NASA's Swift satellite has found the most distant - Cassini Update - September 19, 2008
Cassini Significant Events for 09/10/08 - 09/16/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Sept. 16 from the Deep Space Network tracking complex at Goldstone, California. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally. Information on the - Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: September 15-19, 2008
MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES September 15-19, 2008 o Lava Channel (Released 15 September 2008) [link] o Buvinda Vallis (Released 16 September 2008) [link] o Tempe Terra (Released 17 September 2008) [link] o Iani Chaos (Released 18 September 2008) - Space Shuttle Endeavour Moves To Launch Pad 39B
Sept. 19, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembric...@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.tho...@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-237 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD 39B CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time since July 2001, two - Mars Exploration Rovers Update - September 4-11, 2008
[link] SPIRIT UPDATE: Light Duty for Now - sol 1663-1668, September 05-11, 2008: Spirit continues to conserve solar power while performing light science activities during the Martian winter. During the past week, Spirit studied the atmosphere and acquired two frames of the full-color image |