http://www.spaceref.com/ SpaceRef - Space News and Reference en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 4:23:00 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2011, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://images.spaceref.com/srrss.jpg http://www.spaceref.com/ 101 67 SpaceRef - Space News and Reference http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36030 Greenwalt Named Vice President of Acquisition Policy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:46:26 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36029 Senators Urge Administration to Select Mid-Atlantic Region as Test Range for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:45:34 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36028 South Carolina Students to Speak Live with Space Station Astronauts Wednesday Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:41:19 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36027 Next NASA Future Forum with John Glenn at Ohio State Feb. 20-21 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:40:52 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39854 Amendment #6 to NASA OCT Unique and Innovate Space Technology BAA (Solicitation NNH11ZUA001K) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:38:47 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39853 Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 9 February 2012 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:37:50 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39852 After wakeup this morning (~1:00am EST), FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Daily Morning Inspection. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:36:45 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39851 The primary driver for the schedule continues to be the need to conduct extensive software testing. This is a challenging mission and we intend to take every necessary precaution in order to improve the likelihood of success. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 0:35:07 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39850 NASA Office of Education in cooperation with HEOM) and the Johnson Space Center (JSC) Office of Education, invites proposals to seven (7) areas within the ISS National Lab Education Project's (ISS NLEP) portfolio. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:55:31 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36026 The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recorded a scene on Jan. 29, 2012, that includes the first color image from orbit showing the three-petal lander of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit mission. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:40:41 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36025 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:34:14 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39849 This 3-D image shows the central complex in Vesta's Rheasilvia impact basin. The images used to generate the two differently colored images that make up this anaglyph were obtained during the approach phase of NASA's Dawn mission in July 2011. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:32:19 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.rss.html?pid=39848 This photograph, taken by one of the Expedition 30 crew members on New Year's Day of 2012, from onboard the International Space Station flying at a point above the Bahamas, shows most of the peninsular part of Florida. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:29:51 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36024 Black Point Lava Flow in northern Arizona offers a research haven for NASA Desert RATS because this rough, dusty terrain, with its extreme temperatures that swing from hot to cold, resembles other places in the solar system. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:20:08 http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.rss.html?pid=36023 Spaceborne Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar Ships from Japan to U.S. Thu, 9 Feb 2012 18:18:37