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NASA's LCROSS Impacts Confirm Water in Lunar Crater

baa...@earthlink.net — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:15:21 UT

Nov. 13, 2009
Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-0668/1756
grey.hautaluom...@nasa.gov, ashley.edward...@nasa.gov
Jonas Dino
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-5612
jonas.d...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-265
NASA'S LCROSS IMPACTS CONFIRM WATER IN LUNAR CRATER

Cassini Update - November 12, 2009

baa...@earthlink.net — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:07:17 UT

Cassini Significant Events
for 11/04/09 - 11/10/09
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Nov. 10 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.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 (DOY 308)

NASA to Begin Attempts to Free Sand-Trapped Mars Rover

baa...@earthlink.net — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:03:16 UT

Nov. 12, 2009
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: 09-263
NASA TO BEGIN ATTEMPTS TO FREE SAND-TRAPPED MARS ROVER
PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will begin transmitting commands to its Mars

Students Send Microbe Experiment on Space Shuttle Atlantis

baa...@earthlink.net — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:05:01 UT

Nov. 12, 2009
Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997
stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov
Ruth Dasso Marlaire
Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
650-604-4709
ruth.marla...@nasa.gov
Eva Pickens
Texas Southern University, Houston
713-313-4205
pickens...@tsu.edu
RELEASE: 09-264

Inventors to Compete for $400,000 in NASA Astronaut Glove Challenge

baa...@earthlink.net — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:04:06 UT

Nov. 12, 2009
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-217
INVENTORS TO COMPETE FOR $400,000 IN NASA ASTRONAUT GLOVE CHALLENGE
WASHINGTON -- Reporters and the public are invited to attend the 2009
Astronaut Glove Challenge on Nov. 19 at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in

NASA Spinoff 2009 Highlights Technologies That Improve Life on Earth

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:09:04 UT

Nov. 6, 2009
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-260
NASA SPINOFF 2009 HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGIES THAT IMPROVE LIFE ON EARTH
WASHINGTON -- The 2009 edition of NASA's Spinoff, a publication that
shows how NASA technology is being put to use in everyday life here

NASA Live Digital Network Brings Apollo 11 Experts into Classrooms

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:14:08 UT

Nov. 9, 2009
Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997
stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov
Amy Johnson
Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.
757-864-7022/272-9859
amy.john...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-262
NASA LIVE DIGITAL NETWORK BRINGS APOLLO 11 EXPERTS INTO CLASSROOMS
WASHINGTON -- Forty years after humans first walked on the moon, NASA

NASA and Spaceward Foundation Award Prize Money for Successful Wireless Power Demonstration

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:12:35 UT

Nov. 9, 2009
Sonja Alexander
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1761
sonja.r.alexan...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-261
NASA AND SPACEWARD FOUNDATION AWARD PRIZE MONEY FOR SUCCESSFUL WIRELESS POWER DEMONSTRATION
WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $900,000 in prize money to a Seattle
company that successfully demonstrated new wireless energy beaming

NASA Awards Institutional Support Services Contract for Kennedy

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:14:45 UT

Nov. 9, 2009
David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.ste...@nasa.gov
Allard Beutel
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
allard.beu...@nasa.gov
CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-053
NASA AWARDS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT FOR KENNEDY
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected C&C International Computers

Cassini Update - November 6, 2009

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:04:14 UT

Cassini Significant Events
for 10/28/09 - 11/03/09
The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Nov. 3 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 Seeks Student Payloads for High-Flying Research Balloon

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:04:59 UT

Nov. 6, 2009
Stephanie Schierholz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997
stephanie.schierh...@nasa.gov
Keith Koehler
Wallops Flight Facility, Va.
757-824-1579
keith.a.koeh...@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 09-259
NASA SEEKS STUDENT PAYLOADS FOR HIGH-FLYING RESEARCH BALLOON
WASHINGTON -- NASA is accepting applications from students at U.S.

Expendable Launch Vehicle Status Report - November 6, 2009

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:05:57 UT

Nov. 6, 2009
George H. Diller
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
george.h.dil...@nasa.gov
STATUS REPORT: ELV-110609
EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT
Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320
Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: Dec. 7, 2009

Ceremony Reset for ESA Handover of Tranquility to NASA

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:59:25 UT

Nov. 5, 2009
Katherine Trinidad
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
katherine.trini...@nasa.gov
Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
tracy.g.yo...@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-213
CEREMONY RESET FOR ESA HANDOVER OF TRANQUILITY TO NASA
WASHINGTON -- The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from

MRO HiRISE Images - November 4, 2009

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:48:11 UT

MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER HIRISE IMAGES
November 4, 2009
o Pitted Layers Northeast of Hellas Region (PSP_010839_1525)
[link]
o Evolution of the South Polar Residual Cap
[link]
o Southeastern Margin of Athabasca Valles

Small Asteroid 2009 VA Whizzes By The Earth

baa...@earthlink.net — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:45:55 UT

[link]
Small Asteroid 2009 VA Whizzes By The Earth
Don Yeomans, Paul Chodas, Steve Chesley
NASA/JPL Near-Earth Object Program Office
November 9, 2009
[Graphic]
Trajectory of Asteroid 2009 VA Past Earth on November 6, 2009
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2009 VA, which is only about 7