April 20, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@xxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-081 NASA MARKS EARTH DAY WITH ONLINE ACTIVITES, CENTER PROGRAMS WASHINGTON -- NASA is celebrating the 41st anniversary of Earth Day this week with several online activities to engage the public in the agency's mission to use the vantage point of space to explore and protect our home planet. One of the activities is a webchat on Earth Day, which is Friday, April 22. Scientists involved in an airborne campaign in Greenland to monitor Arctic ice cover will participate. NASA maintains the world's largest contingent of dedicated Earth scientists and engineers to lead and assist other agencies in preserving the planet's environment. For details on NASA Earth Day activities and new agency programs dedicated to expanding our knowledge of our home planet, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/earthday NASA Chat: Live from the Top of the World Friday, April 22 (3-4 p.m. EDT) -- A team of Arctic explorers is in Greenland keeping a careful eye on changes in the ice landscape. Chat online with NASA's Lora Koenig from Kangerlussuag, Greenland, and Tom Wagner from NASA Headquarters in Washington about the Operation IceBridge airborne mission. The chat window opens at 2:30 p.m. EDT for advance registration. http://www.nasa.gov/connect/chat/live_from_greenland.html NASA Earth Day Video Contest 2011 Share your vision of what NASA's exploration of Earth means to you by creating a short YouTube video. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., announced on Wednesday a contest for the best video about discoveries or real-world benefits resulting from NASA's Earth science program. Producers are encouraged to draw from NASA's extensive collection of public domain Earth imagery. Submissions are due by May 27. http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/earth-videos.html Student Video Chat with a NASA Earth Scientist Thursday, April 21 (1-1:30 p.m. EDT) -- The Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., is hosting a live web video chat with JPL scientist Annmarie Eldering who will answer questions submitted in advance by middle school students. Eldering is the deputy project scientist for NASA's upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 mission that will measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. http://www.ustream.tv/nasajpl2/ NASA Center Activities Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., Thursday, April 21 (10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CDT) -- Events organized around the theme "Sustainability" include ceremonial tree planting, announcement of photo contest winners, and exhibits by environmental vendors and organizations. Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif., Wednesday-Friday, April 20-22 (3:30-4:30 p.m. PDT) -- Employees can tour the "Sustainability Base," a new facility that has re-purposed NASA technology designed for closed-loop systems in space. The project is a candidate for the platinum-plus rating by the internationally recognized LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification system. http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sustainability-base/index.html -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
