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Thursday, May 16, 2013

NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.


NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

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05/16/2013 05:45 PM EDT

WW 0164 Status Updates
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    STATUS REPORT ON WW 164 
 
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. 
..MARSH..05/16/13 ATTN...WFO...SHV... 
STATUS REPORT FOR WT 164 
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 
 
LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111- 
119-127-162240-  LA   . 
LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE 
BIENVILLE            BOSSIER             CADDO 
CALDWELL             CLAIBORNE           DE SOTO 
GRANT                JACKSON             LA SALLE 
LINCOLN              NATCHITOCHES        OUACHITA 
 RED RIVER            SABINE              UNION 
WEBSTER              WINN 

NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.


European Space Agency YouTube Update


16-05-2013 07:40 PM CEST


ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano plays one of his own compositions on guitar at ESA's technical heart ESTEC in The Netherlands. The song doesn't have a name yet as playing the guitar is a way to relax for Luca after the extensive astronaut training he receives for his Volare mission to the International Space Station.




Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems.

NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.

Astronaut Chris Cassidy

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Expedition 35 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, who currently is living and working aboard the International Space Station, is captured in a close-up image in the Quest Airlock prior to a spacewalk.

On Thursday, May 16, 2013, at noon EDT, NASA is hosting a Google+ Hangout connecting the Space Station and "Star Trek Into Darkness" crews. Cassidy; astronauts Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof; and stars of the film, Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho will take part in the event.