NASA Advisory Council Commercial Space Committee Committee Meeting 16 Feb 2010

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Committee to the NASA Advisory Council.

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Statement on NASA's Anticipated Announcement of a $6 Billion Commercial Crew Program and NASA Budget Increase

CSF is issuing the following statement applauding NASA's anticipated announcement of a $6 billion competitive, commercial crew program and welcoming the President's show of support for NASA with his significant planned increase for NASA's overall budget.

NASA Provides Inside Look at International Space Station with Streaming Video

NASA soon will provide Internet viewers an inside look at astronauts working in space by streaming video live from the International Space Station's laboratories. The internal views are set to begin Feb. 1 and will be available during all crew duty hours.

NASA Solicitation: Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2010

NASA Solicitation: IEEE Earthzine Supporting Committee of Earth Observation

NASA Solicitation: Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer LADEE NMS and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Maven NGIMS Phase BCD Flight Software Development

NASA Advisory Council Aeronautics Committee Meeting 16-17 Feb 2010

NASA Gives Go for February 7 as Final Space Shuttle Night Launch

Space Shuttle Endeavour will be the last ever shuttle to launch at night. NASA officially announced the launch time of 4:39 a.m. EST on February 7th today, as expected.

NASA Day of Remembrance at Kennedy Space Center Jan. 29

NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Friday, Jan. 29.

NASA'S Mars Rover Spirit Topic Of Media Call Jan. 26

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to discuss the status of the agency's Mars rover Spirit. The robotic explorer has been stuck in sandy soil on Mars for the past eight months.

NASA Announces ISS EarthKAM Winter 2010 Mission

NASA has exciting news! EarthKAM has just launched a new beta version of its Web site.

NAS: Report Examines Options for Detecting & Countering Near-Earth Objects

A new report from the National Research Council lays out options NASA could follow to detect more near-Earth objects (NEOs) -- asteroids and comets that could pose a hazard if they cross Earth's orbit.

From Space to the Classroom: NASA Science Improves Climate Change Education

NASA has awarded approximately $1.4 million in cooperative agreements to enhance learning through the use of the agency's unique Earth science resources.

High School Students Can Send Experiments Flying with NASA

NASA is inviting student teams nationwide to design and build an experiment or technology demonstration to be sent to the near space environment of the stratosphere, an altitude of 100,000 feet.

Rover Gives NASA an "Opportunity" to View Interior of Mars

NASA's Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two months.

NASA Schedules News Conference About Next Space Shuttle Launch

NASA managers will hold a news conference on Wednesday, Jan. 27, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.

NASA Invites Public to Pick Pixels on Mars

The most powerful camera aboard a NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars will soon be taking photo suggestions from the public.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Status Update #5015

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 January 2010

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

Wayne Hale's Blog: Thoughts on Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight

Shortly after I moved into the Shuttle Program office, I was very surprised to learn that NASA did not own the blueprints for the space shuttle!

NASA ARC Internal Memo: NASA Causeway Passes for STS-130 Space Shuttle Launch

Four Challenger Learning Centers Awarded Major NASA Grants to Inspire and Educate

Missions to the Moon and to Mars and interactive climate change exhibits are among the projects NASA has selected to receive agency funding.

NASA Revises Cost and Schedule for Displaying Retired Shuttles

NASA has issued a follow-up RFI for ideas from education institutions, science museums and other appropriate organizations about the community's ability to acquire and publicly display orbiters after the conclusion of the Space Shuttle Program.

Texarkana Man Designs NASA Spacesuits for Return to Moon, Mars

Space Center Houston and Walden Media Launch Exclusive "Totally Cosmic Adventure at NASA" Sweepstakes

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 13 January 2010

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Short workday, to accommodate tomorrow's EVA timeline (hatch open ~5:10am EST).

NASA Holds Briefing and One-On-One Media Interviews With ISS Crew on Jan. 21

NASA will hold a briefing for journalists with the next set of residents of the International Space Station at 1 p.m. CST Thursday, Jan. 21, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA to Check for Unlikely Winter Survival of Mars Lander

Beginning Jan. 18, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter will listen for possible, though improbable, radio transmissions from the Phoenix Mars Lander, which completed five months of studying an arctic Martian site in November 2008.

NASA Briefings to Preview Year's First Space Shuttle Mission Rescheduled

NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships Program Accepting Proposals for 2010/2011 Academic Year

NASA JSC Advanced Planning Office Blog Sustainability in Space = Sustainability on Earth

JSC Advanced Planning Office Blog Sustainability in Space = Sustainability on Earth

NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 8 January 2010

All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. FE-1 Suraev started his day with the regular daily checkup of the aerosol filters at the Elektron O2 generator.

NASA Mars Spirit Rover: Toe-In Maneuver Before Drive

Spirit remains embedded at the location called "Troy" on the west side of Home Plate. Attempts to extricate Spirit have been complicated by the lack of functionality in both the right-rear and right-front wheels.

NASA Mars Opportunity Rover: Brushing out the RAT Cuttings

Opportunity has been investigating the rock known as "Marquette Island." The rock abrasion tool (RAT) was used to grind a 1.5-millimeter-deep (0.06-inch-deep) hole in this very hard rock at the target called "Peck Bay 2."

NASA Administrator Bolden Stresses Importance of Inspiration & Education

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr. stressed the importance of inspirational space exploration missions and education during his keynote address at the American Astronomical Society's national meeting in Washington, DC on January 6.

NASA Chooses Student Teams to Drop Science Experiments

NASA has selected teams of middle school and high school students to test their science experiments in microgravity competitions that simulate the microgravity in space

NASA's Space Shuttle Crew in Washington, Available for Interviews

NASA Headquarters in Washington will welcome space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 astronauts for a visit on Monday, Jan. 11, through Thursday, Jan. 14. The crew wrapped up an 11-day journey in space of nearly 4.5 million miles on Nov. 27.

NASA Names New Dryden Flight Research Center Director

NASA Sets Jan. 11 Briefing to Preview Upcoming Spacewalk, Soyuz Relocation and Other January Space Station Milestones

NASA officials will discuss an upcoming spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts, the relocation of a Soyuz spacecraft to a new docking port and other International Space Station activities during a briefing at 1 p.m. CST on Monday, Jan. 11.

NASA Supports the President's Educate to Innovate Campaign with Summer of Innovation to Bring Students the Universe

NASA has launched an initiative to use its missions and technology programs to boost summer learning. NASA's Summer of Innovation supports the President's Educate to Innovate campaign for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

NASA Cassini Significant Events 12/16/09 - 12/22/09

The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Dec. 22 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.