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NASA Extends Johnson Safety and Mission Assurance Contract

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:05:00 GMT

March 9, 2010 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 <a href="mailto:beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov">beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov</a> James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 <a href="mailto:james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov">james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov</a> CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-012 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has exercised a $60 million, one-year extension option for a contract with Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide support to safety and mission assurance activities at the agency's Johnson Space Center. The Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services contract helps ensure safety, reliability, maintainability and quality in the International Space Station, space shuttle and Constellation programs. The cost-plus-award-fee contract option that has been exercised continues services from May 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. Work under the contract will be performed at Johnson, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and NASA's White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico. Significant subcontractors in the work include Futron Corp. of Bethesda, Md.; GHG of Houston; M.H. Chew of Livermore, Calif.; URS - Washington Division of Princeton, N.J.; Management Technology Associates of Huntsville, Ala.; J&P Technologies and JES Tech, both of Houston; SoHaR Incorporated of Culver City, Calif.; and Texas Southern University of Houston. For more information about NASA's Johnson Space Center, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/johnson">http://www.nasa.gov/johnson</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

[nh-announce] 09 March 2010 -- Natural Hazards Updates

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT

<h1><a name="section_1">The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days.</a></h1> -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN SOUTHWESTERN QUEENSLAND Rivers swelled in southwestern Queensland in early March 2010 as settlements experienced varying levels of flooding. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43089&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43089&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 08, 2010 (Posted on Mar 08, 2010 5:21 PM)</li></ul> -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- GLACIERS OFF THE ANTARCTIC COAST Two massive icebergs drifted along the coast of East Antarctica in early March 2010. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43085&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43085&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 08, 2010 (Posted on Mar 08, 2010 4:01 PM)</li></ul> <hr/> Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. <a href="http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/">http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/</a> <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/</a> If you have any questions or comments, please contact us: <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/</a> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov</a> For additional commands, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

NASA Launches Interactive Simulation of Satellite Communications

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:05:00 GMT

March 9, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov">katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov</a> Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 <a href="mailto:rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov">rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov</a> RELEASE: 10-062 NASA LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE SIMULATION OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA today unveiled an interactive computer simulation that allows virtual explorers of all ages to dock the space shuttle at the International Space Station, experience a virtual trip to Mars or a lunar impact, and explore images of star formations taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. In an effort to excite young people about space and NASA's missions, the agency has launched the online Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) simulation, designed to entertain and educate. The interactive simulation offers a virtual 3-D experience to visualize how data travels along various space communications paths. "The elaborate space communications networks that connect scientists and engineers with NASA's spacecraft is essential to all of NASA's missions and can be a challenging concept to comprehend," said Barbara Adde, a policy and strategic communications manager for the Office of Space Communications and Navigation at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "This simulation helps explain this complex infrastructure in an engaging way by using an interactive 3-D game." The interactive Space Communication and Navigation simulation allows visitors to select spacecraft and experience a "flythrough," or a tutorial with images and descriptions of NASA's three space communication networks. For example, the Near Earth Network flythrough shows how data originates at an antenna at McMurdo Station, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The data is then sent to NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite, or ICESat, as it passes overhead. The Space Network flythrough also shows how data is relayed from NASA's White Sands Test Facility, N.M., to the space station via the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, a network of communication satellites and ground stations NASA uses for space communications. Finally, in the Deep Space Network demonstration, visitors learn how NASA communicates with the Mars Exploration Rovers, Sprit and Opportunity, by using the Madrid Deep Space Network antenna to send data to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which then relays the data to the rover. "Making this interactive simulation available to young people is important and may lead them to consider a career in engineering, science or information technology as it relates to space," said Chris C. Kemp, chief information officer at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, Calif. "NASA is embracing the fact that programs like this help convey NASA's message to people who respond well to virtual and online learning environments." The space communication network simulation features nine spacecraft to choose from, including the Hubble Space Telescope, the space station, the space shuttle orbiter, the Spirit and Opportunity rovers, Cassini, the Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS), ICESat and Aura. Once a spacecraft is contacted, visitors can request actions such as "choose an imaging target" and "take pictures" of the Crab Nebula as seen from Hubble, or view videos of the space shuttle docking at the station. In addition to the Space Communication and Navigation simulation, NASA provides interactive applications and other online educational tools on its Web site. To explore the Space Communication and Navigation network simulation, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html">http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html</a> For more information about the Space Communications and Navigation network, visit: <a href="http://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov">http://www.spacecomm.nasa.gov</a> For more information about NASA's educational resources, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/education">http://www.nasa.gov/education</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. 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HSFNEWS Digest - 5 Mar 2010 to 9 Mar 2010 (#2010-29)

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:05:00 GMT

There is 1 message totalling 58 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: <ol> <li>NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT</li></ol> <hr/> Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:17:29 -0600 From: <a href="mailto:info@JSC.NASA.GOV">info@JSC.NASA.GOV</a> Subject: NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT March 5, 2010 Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-040 NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT Next mission includes teacher turned astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger HOUSTON -- NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. Reporters will be able to ask questions from participating NASA locations. Astronaut and former school teacher Ricky Arnold will be joined by Cindy McArthur from the Teaching from Space Office to discuss educational activities involving astronaut and former teacher Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger during the STS-131 shuttle flight. Metcalf-Lindenburger will be the last of the three school teachers selected as mission specialists in the 2004 Educator Astronaut Class to fly on the space shuttle. Arnold and Joseph Acaba flew on the STS-119 shuttle mission in March 2009. The educational activities on the STS-131 shuttle mission to the International Space Station will focus on robotics and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The briefing also will explain how educators can become involved in learning activities during and after the shuttle mission. Without robotics, major accomplishments of building the station, repairing satellites in space and exploring other worlds would not be possible. Metcalf-Lindenburger will operate the space shuttle's robotic arm and a 50-foot Orbiter Boom Sensing System to inspect the shuttle for any damage that might have occurred during launch or in space. A digital camera and laser system on the boom's end provide three-dimensional imagery used by analysts to assess the health of the shuttle's heat shield. For more information about robotics education, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/education/robotics">http://www.nasa.gov/education/robotics</a> The education briefing is part of a series of news conferences to preview the STS-131 mission. Metcalf-Lindenburger and her crewmates will be available at 1 p.m. during a crew news conference from Johnson that will air on NASA TV. For Metcalf-Lindenburger's complete biography, visit: <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/metcalf-lindenburger-dm.html">http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/metcalf-lindenburger-dm.html</a> Discovery is targeted to launch April 5 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following STS-131, only three more shuttle flights are scheduled. For more information on the mission, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle">http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle</a> For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/ntv">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv</a> -end- ### NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Status Reports and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to <a href="mailto:listserv@listserver.jsc.nasa.gov">listserv@listserver.jsc.nasa.gov</a>. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type "subscribe hsfnews" (no quotes). 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NASA Hosts First-Ever Water Sustainability Forum March 16 -18

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:05:00 GMT

March 8, 2010 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov">katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov</a> Christina Valencia Launch, San Francisco 415-624-4832 <a href="mailto:christina@launchorg.com">christina@launchorg.com</a> RELEASE: 10-061 NASA HOSTS FIRST-EVER WATER SUSTAINABILITY FORUM MARCH 16 -18 WASHINGTON -- NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, "Launch: Water," will take place at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from March 16-18. "NASA is perfectly positioned to host a conversation with experts about potential solutions to the world's most perplexing sustainability problems," said NASA's Deputy Administrator Lori Garver, the host of the forum. "NASA offers a culture of problem-solving, deep technical expertise on sustainable systems such as the International Space Station, and a unique capacity to capture and analyze data about our home planet." Other founding partners are the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. State Department and Nike. The event will bring together 10 entrepreneurs from around the world who have proposed solutions to water shortages and 40 council members who represent business, policy, engineering, science, communications and sustainability sectors. During the two-and-a-half day forum, the invited innovators and the Launch Council will participate in sessions designed to identify challenges and discuss future opportunities for their innovations. Media are invited to attend this first Launch forum. U.S. journalists must contact Katherine Trinidad at 202-358-1100 by March 15 to arrange credentials. Credentialed journalists may request interviews with the participants. For those unable to attend the event, it will be broadcast live at: <a href="http://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/LAUNCH">http://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/LAUNCH</a> Launch is a global initiative to identify and support innovative work that will contribute to a sustainable future. Organizers have begun a global search for visionaries, whose innovative world-class ideas, technologies or programs show great promise in making tangible impacts on society. Through a series of forums focused on key challenge areas including water, air, food, energy, mobility and sustainable cities, Launch will give thought leaders a forum to present innovative ideas among peers and join in collaborative, solution-driven discussions. To learn about the 10 innovators and their proposed solutions, and for a list of the 40 council members, visit: <a href="http://www.launchorg.com">http://www.launchorg.com</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

[nh-announce] 08 March 2010 -- Natural Hazards Updates

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT

<h1><a name="section_1">The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days.</a></h1> -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN EASTERN UNITED STATES AND CANADA By early March 2010, repeated winter storms had left snow cover stretching from Canada southward to West Virginia. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43053&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43053&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 06, 2010 (Posted on Mar 08, 2010 1:17 PM)</li></ul> -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- THICK ICE IN THE GULF OF BOTHNIA Thick ice stranded dozens of ships in the Baltic Sea in late February and early March 2010. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43048&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43048&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 05, 2010 (Posted on Mar 05, 2010 5:54 PM) </li><li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43042&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43042&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 05, 2010 (Posted on Mar 05, 2010 3:25 PM)</li></ul> <hr/> Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. <a href="http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/">http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/</a> <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/</a> If you have any questions or comments, please contact us: <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/</a> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov</a> For additional commands, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

Jonathan's Space Report, No. 624

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:05:00 GMT

Jonathan's Space Report No. 624 2010 Mar 6 Somerville, MA <hr/> <h1><a name="section_1">Shuttle and Station</a></h1> STS-131 was rolled out to the launch pad on Mar 4; it is scheduled for launch in April. The STS-130 mission was completed on Feb 22. STS-130's second spacewalk began on Feb 14, with Quest airlock depressurization at 0219 UTC and hatch open at 0220 UTC. Patrick, in SEMU 3004, and Behnken, in SEMU 3018, hooked up fluid lines and electrical cables between Unity and Tranquility. The spacewalk ended with repressurization of Quest at 0814 UTC. The Cupola was unberthed from the end of the Tranquility module at 0524 UTC Feb 15, after an hour's delay due to uncooperative bolts and latches. The Space Station's module shuffle continues as reserve docking port PMA-3 was unbolted from the zenith location on the Harmony module at 0052 UTC on Feb 16 and moved by the SSRMS arm to the end location on Tranquility, where the Cupola used to be. PMA-3 was fixed in its new location at 0228 UTC. For EVA3 Behnken used SEMU 3005 and Patrick used SEMU 3004. Quest was depressurized at 0213 UTC, with hatch open a minute later. They completed the exterior outfitting of Tranquility and Cupola. The airlock was repressurized at 0803 UTC, with Cupola's newly open window shutters exposing the windows and giving the crew a new view of the Earth. Endeavour undocked at 0054 UTC on Feb 20. The OMS engines were fired at 0214 UTC on Feb 22 to drop the vehicle out of orbit, and it landed on runway 15 at Kennedy Space Center at 0320 UTC. Landing of Soyuz TMA-16, with Maksim Suraev and Jeff Williams, is scheduled for March 18. <h1><a name="section_2">Yaogan 9</a></h1> China launched the 'yaogan weixing jiu hao' (Resource Satellite No. 9) from the Jiuquan space center on Mar 5. The satellite is thought to have both civilian and military applications; the large fairing on the CZ-4C launch vehicle suggests the possibility of a big SAR radar antenna. US tracking reports the satellite in a 1083 x 1100 km x 63.4 deg orbit, very like that used by the US Navy ocean surveillance satellites. The orbital inclination is lower than previous Yaogan missions but similar to that used by the old low-orbit FSW satellites launched from Jiuquan. This is the 19th launch of the Shanghai-developed Chang Zheng 4 (CZ-4, Long March 4) launch vehicle, and the first from the northern Jiuquan base. All previous CZ-4, CZ-4B and CZ-4C launches were from the Taiyuan center. Current orbits of Yaogan Weixing satellites: (km x km x deg) YW1 627 x 629 x 97.9 YW2 631 x 655 x 97.6 YW3 627 x 629 x 97.8 YW4 634 x 652 x 97.9 YW5 486 x 493 x 97.4 YW6 510 x 511 x 97.6 YW7 622 x 660 x 97.9 YW8 1192 x 1204 x 100.5 YW9 1083 x 1100 x 63.4 <h2><a name="section_2_1">GLONASS</a></h2> A Khrunichev Proton-M rocket with an Energiya Blok DM-2 upper stage was launched from Baykonur on Mar 1. Early on Mar 2 it deployed three Uragan-M navigation satellites, Nos. 731, 732 and 735; they were given code names in the Kosmos series. The satellites will form part of the GLONASS navigation system and are in 19100 km orbits. <h2><a name="section_2_2">GOES P</a></h2> A new weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on Mar 4 aboard a Boeing Delta 4. The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES P, has a launch mass of 3215 kg and a dry mass of around 1540 kg and is based on the Boeing 601 bus. It reached a 6623 x 35177 km x 12.1 deg orbit at 0418 UTC on Mar 5. GOES P carries a weather imager and sounder, as well as a space environment monitor, a search and rescue transponder, and a solar X-ray telescope. Mars Express <hr/> Europe's Mars Express orbiter has been making close flybys of the small Martian moon Phobos, with a record close approach of 67 km on March 3, beating the previous 89 km record set by Viking Orbiter 1 on 1977 Feb 20. Mars Express is in a 353 x 10333 km x 86.8 deg orbit around Mars, while Phobos is in a 5838 x 6122 km x 1.1 deg orbit. Details from ESA are as follows: Flyby date Distance Feb 16 0552 991 km <pre> Feb 22 574 km Feb 25 398 km Feb 28 226 km Mar 3 2055 67 km</pre> Future scheduled flybys are: <pre> Mar 7 107 km Mar 10 286 km Mar 13 476 km Mar 16 662 km Mar 19 848 km Mar 23 1341 km Mar 26 1304 km</pre> Cassini <hr/> The Cassini probe made the closest ever flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas (Saturn I) at 1723 UTC on Feb 13, passing 9520 km from the icy world's surface. At 1742 UTC on Mar 2, Cassini flew only 101 km from Rhea (Saturn V), and the next day on Mar 3 at 1342 UTC passed 1817 km from the Dione Trojan moon, Helene (Saturn XII). <h1><a name="section_3">Stardust</a></h1> The Stardust space probe changed its orbit slightly on Feb 17, decreasing its perihelion by 75000 km to target a flyby of comet 9P/Tempel-1 at 0442 UTC on 2011 Feb 15. Stardust is now in a 0.971 x 1.728 AU x 8.5 deg solar orbit and is currently in the paramartian region in the (heliocentric) direction of Pisces. Suborbital flights <hr/> Dartmouth'se CHARM II payload was launched on a Black Brant XII, NASA 40.025UE, on Feb 16 to study auroral particle acceleration. The Swedish-German REXUS program launched two small Orion rockets from the ESRANGE base in Kiruna, Sweden, carrying student experiments to the edge of space. The Russian Navy launched an R-29RM Sineva missile from a submarine in the Barents Sea, probably to the Kura target range in Kamchatka. The Sineva usually carries around 4 reentry vehicles. The two MARTI targets used as victims of the Airborne Laser were flights NASA 36.250DR on Feb 4 and NASA 36.251DR on Feb 12, following on from the Jan 10 test launch of NASA 36.247DR. India launched a new sounding rocket on Mar 3. The Advanced Technology Vehicle is a two-stage rocket which, based on photos, appears to have two identical stages based on the old RH-560 sounding rocket motor, itself derived from the old French Stromboli motor. This makes ATV very similar to the 1960s Eridan rocket in external appearance. The rocket reached a 46 km apogee; since it didn't leave the atmosphere on this flight it is not included in the table below. <h1><a name="section_4">Table of Recent (orbital) Launches </a></h1> <pre> Date UT Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission INTL. DES. Feb 3 0345 Progress M-04M Soyuz-U Baykonur LC1 Cargo 03A Feb 8 0914 Endeavour (STS-130) Space Shuttle Kennedy LC39A Spaceship 04A Tranquility/Cupola Module 04 Feb 11 1523 SDO Atlas V 401 Canaveral SLC41 Astronomy 05A Feb 12 0039 Intelsat IS-16 Proton-M/Briz-M Baykonur LC200/39 Comms 06A Mar 1 2119 Kosmos-2459 ) Proton-M/DM-2 Baykonur Navigation 07A Kosmos-2460 ) Navigation 07B Kosmos-2461 ) Navigation 07C Mar 4 2357 GOES P Delta 4M+(4,2) Canaveral SLC37B Weather 08A Mar 5 0455 Yaogan Weixing 9 Chang Zheng 4C Jiuquan Radar? 09A</pre> <h1><a name="section_5">Table of Recent (suborbital) Launches</a></h1> <pre> Date UT Payload/Flt Name Launch Vehicle Site Mission Apogee/km Feb 3 Kavoshgar-3 Kavoshgar Iran Bio 100? Feb 4 0803 MARTI Target Black Brant IX San Nicolas I Target 100? Feb 7 0520 Agni III RV Agni III Chandipur R&D flight 350 Feb 9 0901 NASA 41.084UE Terrier Orion Poker Flat Atmosphere 160? Feb 12 0444 ABL Target Scud MLP, Pacific O. Target 100? Feb 12 0531 MARTI Target Black Brant IX San Nicolas I Target 100? Feb 16 0949 NASA 40.025UE Black Brant XII Poker Flat Auroral 803 Mar 2 0725 SSC REXUS 7 Improved Orion Esrange Aeron/Tech 83 Mar 4 0450 Sineva RV-1) Sineva K-114, Barents Op. Test 1000? 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NASA Briefing Highlights Education Outreach During Next Shuttle Flight

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:05:00 GMT

March 5, 2010 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov">john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov</a> Jenna C Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 <a href="mailto:jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov">jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-040 NASA BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION OUTREACH DURING NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT Next mission includes teacher turned astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger HOUSTON -- NASA will highlight the educational activities planned on the next space shuttle mission during a news briefing at 12 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, March 9. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and be carried live on NASA Television and the agency's Web site. Reporters will be able to ask questions from participating NASA locations. Astronaut and former school teacher Ricky Arnold will be joined by Cindy McArthur from the Teaching from Space Office to discuss educational activities involving astronaut and former teacher Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger during the STS-131 shuttle flight. Metcalf-Lindenburger will be the last of the three school teachers selected as mission specialists in the 2004 Educator Astronaut Class to fly on the space shuttle. Arnold and Joseph Acaba flew on the STS-119 shuttle mission in March 2009. The educational activities on the STS-131 shuttle mission to the International Space Station will focus on robotics and careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The briefing also will explain how educators can become involved in learning activities during and after the shuttle mission. Without robotics, major accomplishments of building the station, repairing satellites in space and exploring other worlds would not be possible. Metcalf-Lindenburger will operate the space shuttle's robotic arm and a 50-foot Orbiter Boom Sensing System to inspect the shuttle for any damage that might have occurred during launch or in space. A digital camera and laser system on the boom's end provide three-dimensional imagery used by analysts to assess the health of the shuttle's heat shield. For more information about robotics education, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/education/robotics">http://www.nasa.gov/education/robotics</a> The education briefing is part of a series of news conferences to preview the STS-131 mission. Metcalf-Lindenburger and her crewmates will be available at 1 p.m. during a crew news conference from Johnson that will air on NASA TV. For Metcalf-Lindenburger's complete biography, visit: <a href="http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/metcalf-lindenburger-dm.html">http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/metcalf-lindenburger-dm.html</a> Discovery is targeted to launch April 5 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following STS-131, only three more shuttle flights are scheduled. For more information on the mission, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle">http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle</a> For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule information, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/ntv">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

[nh-announce] 05 March 2010 -- Natural Hazards Updates

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:05:00 GMT

<h1><a name="section_1">The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days.</a></h1> -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Hundreds of fires were detected across Southeast Asia in February 2010. Widespread fires are a common occurrence during the region's annual dry season. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43033&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43033&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 05, 2010 (Posted on Mar 05, 2010 11:41 AM)</li></ul> -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST Winter weather left a blanket of snow stretching from Missouri north to Canada by early March 2010. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43038&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43038&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 04, 2010 (Posted on Mar 05, 2010 1:18 PM)</li></ul> -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES BETWEEN JORDAN AND IRAN Dust blew east-northeastward across Jordan, Syria and Iraq in early March 2010. The dust continued its eastward journey across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf. <ul> <li><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43030&src=nha">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=43030&src=nha</a> *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 04, 2010 (Posted on Mar 04, 2010 2:50 PM)</li></ul> <hr/> Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. <a href="http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/">http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/</a> <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/</a> If you have any questions or comments, please contact us: <a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/">http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/contact/</a> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-leave@lists.nasa.gov</a> For additional commands, e-mail: <a href="mailto:nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov">nh-announce-request@lists.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

HSFNEWS Digest - 27 Feb 2010 to 5 Mar 2010 (#2010-28)

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:05:00 GMT

There is 1 message totalling 56 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: <ol> <li>NASA'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM WINS COLLIER TROPHY</li></ol> <hr/> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:27:02 -0600 From: <a href="mailto:info@JSC.NASA.GOV">info@JSC.NASA.GOV</a> Subject: NASA'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM WINS COLLIER TROPHY March 3, 2010 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H10-058 NASA'S INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION PROGRAM WINS COLLIER TROPHY WASHINGTON - NASA's International Space Station Program has won the 2009 Collier Trophy, which is considered the top award in aviation. The National Aeronautic Association in Washington bestows the award annually to recognize the greatest achievement in aeronautics or astronautics in America. The association says it selected the station "for the design, development, and assembly of the of the world's largest spacecraft, an orbiting laboratory that promises new discoveries for mankind and sets new standards for international cooperation in space." "We are very proud to receive the Collier Trophy," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "This prestigious award is a testament to the dedication and hard work of thousands of people around the world. With our intention to extend station operations to at least 2020, there are limitless possibilities for science and technological breakthroughs." The station is a joint project of NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Russian Federal Space Agency. The orbiting laboratory is nearing completion and will mark the tenth anniversary of a continuous human presence in orbit later this year. "We're honored to be recognized for our past achievements for building and operating the space station, and we're excited about the future," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate. "There's a new era ahead of potential groundbreaking scientific research aboard the station." Congress designated the space station a national laboratory in 2005. The station provides a research platform that takes advantage of the microgravity conditions 220 miles above Earth's surface across a wide variety of fields. These include human life sciences, biological science, human physiology, physical and materials science, and Earth and space science. After completion of assembly later this year, the station's crew and its U.S., European, Japanese and Russian laboratory facilities will expand the pace of space-based research to unprecedented levels. Nearly 150 experiments are under way on the station. More than 400 experiments have been conducted since research began nine years ago. These experiments already are leading to advances in the fight against food poisoning, new methods for delivering medicine to cancer cells and the development of more capable engines and materials for use on Earth and in space. Supporting an international crew of six, the station has a mass of almost 800,000 pounds and a habitable volume of more than 12,000 cubic feet. It is approximately the size of a five-bedroom home. The station uses state-of-the-art systems to generate solar electricity, recycle nearly 85 percent of its water and generate much of its own oxygen. Nearly 190 people have visited the station, which is supporting its 22nd resident crew. The award will be formally presented to the International Space Station Program team on May 13. The trophy is named for Robert J. Collier, a publisher who commissioned it in 1910 with the intent to encourage the U.S. aviation community to strive for excellence and achievement in aeronautic development. For more information about the Collier Trophy, visit: <a href="http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=62">http://www.naa.aero/html/awards/index.cfm?cmsid=62</a> For more information about the space station, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/station">http://www.nasa.gov/station</a> -end- ### NASA Johnson Space Center Mission Status Reports and other information are available automatically by sending an Internet electronic mail message to <a href="mailto:listserv@listserver.jsc.nasa.gov">listserv@listserver.jsc.nasa.gov</a>. In the body of the message (not the subject line) users should type "subscribe hsfnews" (no quotes). This will add the e-mail address that sent the subscribe message to the news release distribution list. The system will reply with a confirmation via e-mail of each subscription. 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NASA and NOAA's GOES-P Satellite Successfully Launched

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:05:00 GMT

March 4, 2010 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-350-0918 <a href="mailto:stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov">stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov</a> John Leslie NOAA Satellite and Information Service, Suitland, Md. 301-713-2087 <a href="mailto:john.leslie@noaa.gov">john.leslie@noaa.gov</a> George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:george.h.diller@nasa.gov">george.h.diller@nasa.gov</a> RELEASE: 10-059 NASA AND NOAA'S GOES-P SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted off Thursday aboard a Delta IV rocket at 6:57 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite joins four other similar spacecraft to improve weather forecasting and monitoring of environmental events. Approximately four hours and 21 minutes after liftoff, the spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle. The NASA Deep Space Network tracking site in Canberra, Western Australia, monitored the spacecraft separation. "It's a great day for NASA and NOAA, as this last launch completes the spacecraft in the GOES N-P series," said Andre Dress, the NASA GOES Deputy Project Manager. "It means the hard work and dedication from this team during the past 12-plus years all has been worth it. Our review of the spacecraft and launch vehicle data shows that GOES-P is in a nominal transfer orbit with all spacecraft systems functioning properly." GOES-P is the third and final spacecraft in the GOES N Series of geostationary environmental weather satellites. On March 13, GOES-P is scheduled to be placed in its final orbit and renamed GOES-15. NOAA has two operational GOES satellites hovering 22,300 miles above the equator -- GOES-12 in the east and GOES-11 in the west. Each provides continuous observations of environmental conditions in North, Central and South America and the surrounding oceans. GOES-13 is being moved to replace GOES-12, which will be positioned to provide coverage for South America as part of the Global Earth Observing System of Systems, or GEOSS. NASA contracted with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems of Seal Beach, Calif., to build and launch the GOES-P spacecraft. Approximately 20 days after launch, Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems will turn engineering control over to NASA. About five months later, NASA will transfer operational control of GOES-15 to NOAA. The satellite will be checked out and stored on-orbit. It will be available for activation should one of the operational GOES satellites degrade or exhaust their fuel. NOAA manages the GOES program, establishes requirements, provides all funding and distributes environmental satellite data for the United States. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., procures and manages the design, development and launch of the satellites for NOAA on a cost reimbursable basis. NASA's Launch Services Program at the NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida supported the GOES-P launch in an advisory role. For more information about the GOES-P mission and program, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/goes-p">http://www.nasa.gov/goes-p</a> For more information about NOAA, visit: <a href="http://www.noaa.gov">http://www.noaa.gov</a> For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov">http://www.nasa.gov</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-subscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov">hqnews-unsubscribe@mediaservices.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [NASA REPORTS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/NASA_REPORTS/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/NASA_REPORTS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>