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  • Herschel Finds Water in a Cosmic Desert
    [link]
    Herschel Finds Water in a Cosmic Desert
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    September 01, 2010
    The Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet
    starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the
    only explanation for why a dying star is surrounded by a gigantic cloud

  • NASA and Its Partners Announce a New Space Station Crew
    Sept. 2, 2010
    John Yembrick
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    john.yembric...@nasa.gov
    Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    nicole.cloutie...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-209
    NASA AND ITS PARTNERS ANNOUNCE A NEW SPACE STATION CREW

  • New NASA HD App for iPad With Expanded Content Available Free
    Sept. 2, 2010
    Grey Hautaluoma
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-0668
    grey.hautaluom...@nasa.gov
    Mike Mewhinney
    Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
    650-604-3937
    michael.mewhin...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-207
    NEW NASA HD APP FOR IPAD WITH EXPANDED CONTENT AVAILABLE FREE

  • MRO HiRISE Images - September 1, 2010
    MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
    September 1, 2010
    o Lava Flows at the Base of Olympus Mons
    [link]
    o Lava Channel on the Flank of Ascraeus Mons
    [link]
    o Gullies and Seasonal Frost in a Crater
    [link]

  • Dawn Journal - August 30, 2010
    [link]
    Dawn Journal
    Dr. Marc Rayman
    August 30, 2010
    Dear Papardawnzzi,
    Dawn's journey ever-deeper into the asteroid belt continues to go
    well, as the spacecraft carries out its familiar routine of
    thrusting gently with its ion propulsion system. But the

  • Spitzer Finds a Flavorful Mix of Asteroids
    [link]
    Spitzer Finds a Flavorful Mix of Asteroids
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    September 02, 2010
    New research from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals that asteroids
    somewhat near Earth, termed near-Earth objects, are a mixed bunch, with
    a surprisingly wide array of compositions. Like a pinata filled with

  • NASA Selects University Finalists for Inflatable Loft Competition
    Sept. 1, 2010
    David E. Steitz
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1730
    david.ste...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-206
    NASA SELECTS UNIVERSITY FINALISTS FOR INFLATABLE LOFT COMPETITION
    WASHINGTON -- NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation have
    selected university teams from Maryland, Oklahoma and Wisconsin as

  • NASA Accepting Applications For Aeronautics Scholarships
    Sep. 01, 2010
    Beth Dickey
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-2087
    beth.dicke...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-201
    NASA ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR AERONAUTICS SCHOLARSHIPS
    WASHINGTON -- NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate is
    accepting scholarship applications for the 2011 academic year. The

  • NASA Ranked Fifth In Best Places To Work In The Federal Government
    Sep. 01, 2010
    Doc Mirelson
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-4495/1600
    doc.mirel...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-205
    NASA RANKED FIFTH IN BEST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
    WASHINGTON -- NASA has been ranked fifth in the Partnership for Public
    Service 2010 ratings for the "Best Places to Work in the Federal

  • CORRECTION -- NASA and ATK Successfully Test Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor
    Aug. 31, 2010
    Michael Braukus
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1979
    michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
    Jennifer Stanfield
    Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
    256-544-0034
    jennifer.stanfi...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-202
    CORRECTION -- NASA AND ATK SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIVE-SEGMENT SOLID ROCKET MOTOR

  • NASA Extends Contract With United Space Alliance
    Aug. 31, 2010
    Michael Curie
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    michael.cu...@nasa.gov
    James Hartsfield
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    james.a.hartsfi...@nasa.gov
    CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-050
    NASA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH UNITED SPACE ALLIANCE
    WASHINGTON -- NASA has extended the Space Program Operations Contract

  • Next International Space Station Crew Holds News Conference
    Aug. 31, 2010
    Joshua Buck
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    jb...@nasa.gov
    Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    nicole.cloutie...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-123
    NEXT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW HOLDS NEWS CONFERENCE
    HOUSTON -- The next crew to live and work on the International Space

  • NASA and ATK Successfully Test Five-Segment Solid Rocket Motor
    Aug. 31, 2010
    Michael Braukus
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1979
    michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
    Jennifer Stanfield
    Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
    256-544-0034
    jennifer.stanfi...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-202
    NASA AND ATK SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIVE-SEGMENT SOLID ROCKET MOTOR

  • NASA Selects Two Firms for Experimental Space Vehicle Test Flights
    Aug. 30, 2010
    David E. Steitz
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1730
    david.ste...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-203
    NASA SELECTS TWO FIRMS FOR EXPERIMENTAL SPACE VEHICLE TEST FLIGHTS
    WASHINGTON -- NASA's Commercial Reusable Suborbital Research Program
    (CRuSR) has awarded a total of approximately $475,000 to Armadillo

  • NASA, Internet Archive And Flickr Launch Historic Image Collection
    Aug. 30, 2010
    Sonja Alexander
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1761
    sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
    Jon Hornstein
    Internet Archive, San Francisco
    415-561-6767
    hornst...@archive.org
    Jason Khoury
    Yahoo!, Sunnyvale, Calif.
    408-368-3753
    jkho...@yahoo-inc.com
    RELEASE: 10-186
    NASA, INTERNET ARCHIVE AND FLICKR LAUNCH HISTORIC IMAGE COLLECTION

  • SA TV Airs Interview Excerpts About Assistance To Trapped Miners In Chile
    Aug. 27, 2010
    Mike Curie/Stephanie Schierholz
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    michael.cu...@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov
    William Jeffs
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    william.p.je...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-122
    NASA TV AIRS INTERVIEW EXCERPTS ABOUT ASSISTANCE TO TRAPPED MINERS IN CHILE

  • Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - August 27, 2010
    Aug. 27, 2010
    George H. Diller
    Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
    321-867-2468
    george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
    STATUS REPORT: ELV-082710
    EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
    Spacecraft: Glory
    Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110
    Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
    Launch Date: Nov. 22, 2010
    Launch Time: 2:09 a.m. PST

  • Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 23-27, 2010
    MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
    August 23-27, 2010
    o Arsia Mons (23 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Zephyria Planum (24 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Utopia Planitia (25 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Channel (26 August 2010)
    [link]

  • NASA Receives Spirit Of Houston Award
    Aug. 27, 2010
    Katherine Trinidad
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-3749
    katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
    Kylie Clem
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    kylie.s.c...@nasa.gov
    Susan Christian
    City of Houston
    832-393-0868
    susan.christ...@cityofhouston. net
    RELEASE: 10-201

  • U2 And NASA Create Video To Celebrate Collaboration
    Aug. 27, 2010
    Joshua Buck
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    jb...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-199
    U2 AND NASA CREATE VIDEO TO CELEBRATE COLLABORATION
    WASHINGTON -- NASA and U2 released a commemorative video highlighting
    a year's worth of collaboration in space and on the Irish rock band's
    360 Degree tour.

  • Cassini Update - August 27, 2010
    Cassini Significant Events
    for 08/18/10 - 08/24/10
    The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Aug. 24 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

  • Tracing the Big Picture of Mars' Atmosphere (ExoMars)
    [link]
    Tracing the Big Picture of Mars' Atmosphere
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    August 26, 2010
    One of the instruments on a 2016 mission to orbit Mars will provide
    daily maps of global, pole-to-pole, vertical distributions of the
    temperature, dust, water vapor and ice clouds in the Martian atmosphere.

  • NASA TV Airs Interview With Twin Astronauts; Kelly Brothers Scheduled To Be In Space Together
    Aug. 27, 2010
    Stephanie Schierholz
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov
    Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    nicole.cloutie...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-200
    NASA TV AIRS INTERVIEW WITH TWIN ASTRONAUTS; KELLY BROTHERS SCHEDULED TO BE IN SPACE TOGETHER

  • New International Study Shows Some Asteroids Live in Own 'Little Worlds'
    [link]
    New International Study Shows Some Asteroids Live in Own 'Little Worlds'
    University of Colorado at Boulder
    August 25, 2010
    While the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks
    lumbering about in orbit, a new study shows they actually are constantly

  • NASA Awards Facility Operating Services Contract Award Term Period 1
    Aug. 26, 2010
    Sonja Alexander
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1761
    sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
    Rebecca Strecker
    Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
    228-688-3249
    rebecca.a.strec...@nasa.gov
    CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-048
    NASA AWARDS FACILITY OPERATING SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD TERM PERIOD 1

  • NASA's Kepler Mission Discovers Two Planets Transiting Same Star
    Aug. 26, 2010
    J.D. Harrington
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-5241
    j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
    Michael Mewhinney
    Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
    650-604-3937
    michael.s.mewhin...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-197
    NASA'S KEPLER MISSION DISCOVERS TWO PLANETS TRANSITING SAME STAR

  • MRO HiRISE Images - August 25, 2010
    MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
    August 25, 2010
    o DTM: Area Traversed by Mars Exploration Rover
    [link]
    o Concentric Crater Fill in the Northern Plains
    [link]
    o Dry Ice and Dunes
    [link]

  • The Mutating Mars Hoax
    [link]
    The Mutating Mars Hoax
    NASA Science News
    August 25, 2010: It spreads, it mutates, it refuses to die.
    For the seventh year in a row, the Mars Hoax is infecting email boxes
    around the world. Passed from one reader to another, the message states

  • Space Calendar - August 25, 2010
    Welcome to the Space Calendar!
    This Space Calendar covers space-related activities and anniversaries
    for the upcoming year. It is also available on the web at:
    [link]
    The web version of the Space Calendar includes over 1,800 links to related
    home pages.
    This calendar is compiled and maintained by Ron Baalke. Please send any

  • 'Avatar' Director And NASA Focus On Earth Science Exploration In PSA Campaign
    Aug. 24, 2010
    Bert Ulrich/Steve Cole
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1713/-0918
    bert.ulr...@nasa.gov/stephen.e .c...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-119
    "AVATAR" DIRECTOR AND NASA FOCUS ON EARTH SCIENCE EXPLORATION IN PSA CAMPAIGN
    WASHINGTON -- James Cameron, director of "Avatar," the most successful

  • Pulverized Planet Dust May Lie Around Double Stars (Spitzer)
    [link]
    Pulverized Planet Dust May Lie Around Double Stars
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    August 23, 2010
    PASADENA, Calif. -- Tight double-star systems might not be the best
    places for life to spring up, according to a new study using data from
    NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The infrared observatory spotted a

  • History-Making Mars Mission Launched 35 Years Ago (Viking 1)
    [link]
    History-Making Mars Mission Launched 35 Years Ago
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    August 20, 2010
    Thrust from a Titan 3/Centaur rocket launched NASA's Viking 1 spacecraft
    on a 505-million-mile journey to Mars on Aug. 20, 1975. Viking 2
    followed three weeks later.

  • NASA To Announce Latest Findings By Kepler Spacecraft
    Aug. 23, 2010
    J.D. Harrington
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-5241
    j.d.harring...@nasa.gov
    Michael Mewhinney
    Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
    650-604-3937
    michael.s.mewhin...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-120
    NASA TO ANNOUNCE LATEST FINDINGS BY KEPLER SPACECRAFT

  • Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: August 16-20, 2010
    MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES
    August 16-20, 2010
    o Polar Dunes (16 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Wind Effects (17 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Aram Chaos (18 August 2010)
    [link]
    o Polar Dunes (19 August 2010)
    [link]

  • NASA's LRO Reveals 'Incredible Shrinking Moon'
    August 19, 2010
    Contacts:
    Bill Steigerwald / Nancy Neal-Jones
    +1 301-286-5017 / +1 301-286-0039
    william.a.steigerw...@nasa.gov / nancy.n.jo...@nasa.gov
    NASA'S LRO REVEALS 'INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MOON'
    Newly discovered cliffs in the lunar crust indicate the Moon shrank
    globally in the geologically recent past and might still be shrinking

  • Astronaut Muscles Waste In Space (Forwarded)
    Office of Marketing and Communication
    Marquette University
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Contact:
    Andy Brodzeller
    Media Relations Specialist
    (414) 288-0286 (office)
    August 18, 2010
    Astronaut Muscles Waste In Space
    Astronaut muscles waste away on long space flights and their ability to do
    physical work is reduced by more than 40% according to research by Marquette

  • Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - August 20, 2010
    Aug. 20, 2010
    George H. Diller
    Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
    321-867-2468
    george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
    STATUS REPORT: ELV-082010
    EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
    Spacecraft: Glory
    Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110
    Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
    Launch Date: Nov. 22, 2010
    Launch Time: 2:09 a.m. PST

  • NASA Supports New FAA Commerical Space Transportation Center
    Aug. 20, 2010
    Allard Beutel
    Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
    321-867-2468
    allard.beu...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 42-10
    NASA SUPPORTS NEW FAA COMMERICAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION CENTER
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will
    support the new Center of Excellence for Commercial Space
    Transportation (COE), a university-led consortium sponsored and

  • NASA Asks Public for Final Shuttle Missions' Wakeup Songs
    Aug. 20, 2010
    John Yembrick
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1100
    john.yembric...@nasa.gov
    Kyle Herring
    Johnson Space Center, Houston
    281-483-5111
    kyle.j.herr...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-193
    NASA ASKS PUBLIC FOR FINAL SHUTTLE MISSIONS' WAKEUP SONGS
    HOUSTON -- If you like music, the space program and are a little

  • Cassini Update - August 20, 2010
    Cassini Significant Events
    for 08/11/10 - 08/17/10
    The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Aug. 17 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

  • Drought Drives Decade-Long Decline in Plant Growth
    Aug. 19, 2010
    Steve Cole
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-0918
    stephen.e.c...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-196
    DROUGHT DRIVES DECADE-LONG DECLINE IN PLANT GROWTH
    WASHINGTON -- Global plant productivity that once was on the rise with
    warming temperatures and a lengthened growing season is now on the

  • Countdown to Vesta
    [link]
    Countdown to Vesta
    NASA Science News
    August 19, 2010
    Let the countdown begin. NASA's Dawn spacecraft is less than one year
    away from giant asteroid Vesta.
    "There's nothing more exciting than revealing an unexplored, alien
    world," says Marc Rayman, Dawn's chief engineer at the Jet Propulsion

  • Full-Scale NASA and ATK Solid Rocket Motor Test Set for Aug. 31
    Aug. 18, 2010
    Michael Braukus
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1979
    michael.j.brau...@nasa.gov
    Jennifer Stanfield
    Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
    256-544-0034
    jennifer.stanfi...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-117
    FULL-SCALE NASA AND ATK SOLID ROCKET MOTOR TEST SET FOR AUG. 31
    WASHINGTON -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) will conduct a

  • Move Over Caravaggio: Cassini's Light and Dark Moons
    [link]
    Move Over Caravaggio: Cassini's Light and Dark Moons
    Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    August 16, 2010
    NASA's Cassini spacecraft has returned Saturnian moon images from its
    flyby late last week, revealing light and dark contrasts worthy of
    chiaroscuro painters like Caravaggio.

  • NASA To Hold Green Aviation Summit Sept. 8-9
    Aug. 18, 2010
    Beth Dickey
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-2087
    beth.dicke...@nasa.gov
    Karen Jenvey
    Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
    650-604-4034
    karen.jen...@nasa.gov
    MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-116
    NASA TO HOLD GREEN AVIATION SUMMIT SEPT. 8-9; BOLDEN TO HIGHLIGHT

  • NASA Extends Engineering And Scientific Services Contract
    Aug. 18, 2010
    Sonja Alexander
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1761
    sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
    Sandra Nagy
    Glenn Research Center, Cleveland
    216-433-9079
    sandra.l.n...@nasa.gov
    CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-047
    NASA EXTENDS ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC SERVICES CONTRACT
    CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has awarded a

  • Eclipsing Pulsar Promises Clues to Crushed Matter
    August 17, 2010
    Contacts:
    Francis Reddy
    +1 301-286-4453
    francis.j.re...@nasa.gov
    Lynn Chandler
    +1 301-286-2806
    lynn.chandle...@nasa.gov
    ECLIPSING PULSAR PROMISES CLUES TO CRUSHED MATTER
    Astronomers using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) have found
    the first fast X-ray pulsar to be eclipsed by its companion star.

  • Vulcanoid Search Continues as MESSENGER Reaches Orbital Perihelion
    [link]
    MESSENGER Mission News
    August 17, 2010
    Vulcanoid Search Continues as MESSENGER Reaches Orbital Perihelion
    Today MESSENGER will pass within 0.308 astronomical units (AU) of the
    Sun (one AU is Earth's distance from the Sun, approximately 150 million

  • NASA And Mary J. Blige Encourage Science Careers For Women
    Aug. 18, 2010
    Sonja Alexander
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1761
    sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-195
    NASA AND MARY J. BLIGE ENCOURAGE SCIENCE CAREERS FOR WOMEN
    WASHINGTON -- NASA is collaborating with award-winning recording
    artist Mary J. Blige to encourage young women to pursue exciting

  • NASA Announces 2010 Global Climate Change Education Awards
    Aug. 17, 2010
    Sonja Alexander
    Headquarters, Washington
    202-358-1761
    sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
    Amy Johnson
    Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
    757-864-7022/757-272-9859
    amy.john...@nasa.gov
    RELEASE: 10-192
    NASA ANNOUNCES 2010 GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AWARDS