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Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about expedited debris removal. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about exp More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about expedited debris removal. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about exp More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about expedited debris removal. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about exp More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about expedited debris removal. FEMA is providing assistance to disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about exp More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon speaks with volunteers after a news conference. FEMA is providing assistance to those who were affected by the tornado. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon speaks with volunteers after a ne More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about expedited debris removal. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon's Press Conference Production Date: 08/04/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 4, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon holds a news conference about exp More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon speaks at a news conference at the temporary Joplin High School. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. It tore path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon Tours Temporary Joplin High School Production Date: 08/11/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon speaks at a news More

Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon looks on while Joplin Schools Superintendent, C. J. Huff speaks at a news conference at the temporary Joplin High School. Nixon's wife, Georganne, is seated at right. The school was destroyed by the EF-5 tornado on May 22, 2011. It tore path through Joplin seven miles long and half a mile wide. FEMA is in the city to provide assistance to the disaster survivors. Elissa Jun/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Governor Jay Nixon Tours Temporary Joplin High School Production Date: 08/11/2011 Caption: Joplin, Mo. , August 11, 2011 -- Governor Jay Nixon looks on while J More

Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Hartford, Conn. , November 4, 2011 -- FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino (center) answers questions from reporters during a news conference at the Connecticut Emergency Operations Center. U. S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (left) and U. S. Rep. Chris Murphy (right) also took part in the press briefing. FEMA is assisting the state and its residents recover from the impact of Winter Storm Alfred. Photo by Norman Lenburg/FEMA

The original database describes this as: Title: Deputy Administrator Serino Answers Media Questions in Connecticut Production Date: 11/04/2011 Caption: Hartford, Conn. , November 4, 2011 -- FEMA Deputy Admin More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to reporters during a news conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

LISBON, Portugal (Nov. 15, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to reporters during a news conference in Lisbon, Portugal. Mabus visited Portugal and several European countries to More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to reporters during a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia.

TBILISI, Georgia (Nov. 20, 2011) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus speaks to reporters during a news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia. Mabus held a series of meetings with senior government a More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Leland Melvin, NASA associate administrator for Education; Clara Ma, student, NASA contest winner for naming Curiosity, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas; Scott Anderson, teacher and science department chairman Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts, El Paso, Texas, take a moment pose for the camera before the start of an educational news conference to explore "Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us" in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida during prelaunch activities for the agency’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch. MSL's car-sized Martian rover, Curiosity, has 10 science instruments designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source. Ma's entry was selected the winner from 9,000 entries in NASA's nationwide student contest to name the rover. At the time, she was a twelve-year-old sixth-grade student at the Sunflower Elementary school in Lenexa, Kansas. Liftoff of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is planned during a launch window which extends from 10:02 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST on Nov. 26. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7938

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Leland Melvin, NASA associate administrator for Education; Clara Ma, student, NASA contest winner for naming Curiosity, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas; Scott An More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An educational news conference to explore "Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us" is under way in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida during prelaunch activities for the agency’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) launch. Participants are, from left, moderator George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, NASA Kennedy Space Center; Leland Melvin, NASA associate administrator for Education; Clara Ma, student, NASA contest winner for naming Curiosity, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, Kansas; Scott Anderson, teacher and science department chairman, Da Vinci School for Science and the Arts, El Paso, Texas; Lauren Lyons, graduate student, Harvard University, FIRST robotics alumna; and Veronica McGregor, manager, Media Relations Office, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. MSL's car-sized Martian rover, Curiosity, has 10 science instruments designed to search for signs of life, including methane, and help determine if the gas is from a biological or geological source. Ma's entry was selected the winner from 9,000 entries in NASA's nationwide student contest to name the rover. At the time, she was a twelve-year-old sixth-grade student at the Sunflower Elementary school in Lenexa, Kansas. Liftoff of MSL aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is planned during a launch window which extends from 10:02 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. EST on Nov. 26. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/msl. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2011-7940

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – An educational news conference to explore "Why Mars Excites and Inspires Us" is under way in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida during prelaunch activities for t More

Peter Berg, director of the movie

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 02, 2012) Peter Berg, director of the movie "Battleship", answers questions from international journalists on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CV More

Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Tadanobu Asano, Robyn

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Apr. 02, 2012) Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, Taylor Kitsch, Tadanobu Asano, Robyn "Rihanna" Fenty and Peter Berg, the cast and director of the movie "Battleship", pose for photos taken More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the launch abort of the SpaceX demonstration test flight. From left are George H. Diller, NASA Public Affairs, Gwynne Shotwell, president, SpaceX, and Alan Lindenmoyer, manager, NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program. The next opportunity for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to carry the Dragon capsule to orbit is 4:33 a.m. EDT on May 22. The launch will be the company's second demonstration test flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program, or COTS. During the flight, the capsule will conduct a series of check-out procedures to test and prove its systems, including rendezvous and berthing with the International Space Station. If the capsule performs as planned, the cargo and experiments it is carrying will be transferred to the station. The cargo includes food, water and provisions for the station’s Expedition crews, such as clothing, batteries and computer equipment. Under COTS, NASA has partnered with two aerospace companies to deliver cargo to the station. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-2868

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A news conference is held in the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the launch abort of the SpaceX demonstration test flight. From left are George More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Media representatives pack the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a news conference following the launch abort of the SpaceX demonstration test flight. The next opportunity for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to carry the Dragon capsule to orbit is 4:33 a.m. EDT on May 22. The launch will be the company's second demonstration test flight for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program, or COTS. During the flight, the capsule will conduct a series of check-out procedures to test and prove its systems, including rendezvous and berthing with the International Space Station. If the capsule performs as planned, the cargo and experiments it is carrying will be transferred to the station. The cargo includes food, water and provisions for the station’s Expedition crews, such as clothing, batteries and computer equipment. Under COTS, NASA has partnered with two aerospace companies to deliver cargo to the station. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/spacex. Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-2869

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Media representatives pack the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a news conference following the launch abort of the SpaceX demonstration test flight. More

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Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs George Little speaks to reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 25, 2012. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)

Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs George Little speaks to reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 25, 2012. (DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch news conference is held in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. From left are Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, Sam Scimemi, director of International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, Mike Suffredini, program manager of International Space Station at NASA Johnson Space Center, Gwynne Shotwell, president of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, and Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer from the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making America’s microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to and from the orbiting laboratory. NASA has contracted for 12 commercial resupply flights from SpaceX and eight from the Orbital Sciences Corp. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-5687

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch news conference is held in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. From left are Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kenned More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch news conference is held in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. From left are Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, Sam Scimemi, director of International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, Mike Suffredini, program manager of International Space Station at NASA Johnson Space Center, Gwynne Shotwell, president of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, and Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer from the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making America’s microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to and from the orbiting laboratory. NASA has contracted for 12 commercial resupply flights from SpaceX and eight from the Orbital Sciences Corp. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-5690

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch news conference is held in NASA Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. From left are Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kenned More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Gwynne Shotwell, president of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. or SpaceX, participates in a prelaunch news conference in Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. To her left is Mike Suffredini, program manager, International Space Station, Johnson Space Center and to her right is Mike McAleenan, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making America’s microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to and from the orbiting laboratory. NASA has contracted for 12 commercial resupply flights from SpaceX and eight from the Orbital Sciences Corp. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making America’s microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to and from the orbiting laboratory. NASA has contracted for 12 commercial resupply flights from SpaceX and eight from the Orbital Sciences Corp. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-5689

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Gwynne Shotwell, president of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. or SpaceX, participates in a prelaunch news conference in Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. To h More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sam Scimemi, director of International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, participates in a prelaunch news conference in Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. Also pictured are, from left, Michael Curie, NASA Public Affairs, Bob Cabana, director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, and to Scimemi's right, Mike Suffredini, program manager of International Space Station at NASA Johnson Space Center. The news conference provided the media with a status on the readiness to launch NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services, or CRS-1, mission to the International Space Station. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, built both the mission's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule. Launch is scheduled for 8:35 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX CRS-1 is an important step toward making America’s microgravity research program self-sufficient by providing a way to deliver and return significant amounts of cargo, including science experiments, to and from the orbiting laboratory. NASA has contracted for 12 commercial resupply flights from SpaceX and eight from the Orbital Sciences Corp. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/living/launch/index.html. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2012-5688

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sam Scimemi, director of International Space Station at NASA Headquarters, participates in a prelaunch news conference in Kennedy Space Center's Press Site auditorium in Florida. Also pi More

Air Education and Training Command Commander Gen. Edward

Air Education and Training Command Commander Gen. Edward Rice Jr. and Air Force Chief of Safety Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward brief the media on the findings and recommendations of the commander-directed investig More

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Irwin Edenzon, the president of Ingalls Shipbuilding speak at a news conference at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipbuilding facility.

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Nov. 29, 2012) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Irwin Edenzon, the president of Ingalls Shipbuilding speak at a news conference at the Huntington Ingalls Industries More

West, Texas, May 16, 2013 -- Representatives from the Texas State Fire Marshall's office and the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brief news media representatives on progress in the investigation into the West Fertilizer Co. fire and explosion April 17. While the investigation by law enforcement continues, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing disaster assistance to help the community recover. Norman Lenburg/FEMA

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Norman Lenburg City/State: West, TX Keywords: explosion ^ news conference ^ fertilizer plant ^ West Texas ^ More

West, Texas, May 16, 2013 -- Representatives from the Texas State Fire Marshall's office and the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brief news media representatives on progress in the investigation into the West Fertilizer Co. fire and explosion April 17. While the investigation by law enforcement continues, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing disaster assistance to help the community recover. Norman Lenburg/FEMA

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Norman Lenburg City/State: West, TX Keywords: explosion ^ news conference ^ fertilizer plant ^ West Texas ^ More

Berlin, Vt., Jan. 8, 2013 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Mark Landry, third from left, and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, fifth from left, break ground with other officials for the Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center. When FEMA provides assistance to replace a damaged facility, the facility must meet applicable access requirements

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Marquita Hynes Keywords: Hospital ^ Public Assistance ^ Vermont ^ Groundbreaking ^ Ceremony ^ news conferenc More

Berlin, Vt., Jan. 8, 2013 -- Shovels and heavy equipment stand ready to break ground for the Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center. FEMA's public assistance program helps states and local governments recover from a declared disaster

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Marquita Hynes Keywords: Public Assistance ^ Vermont ^ Groundbreaking ^ Ceremony ^ news conference ^ Tropica More

West, Texas, May 16, 2013 -- Representatives from the Texas State Fire Marshall's office and the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives brief news media representatives on progress in the investigation into the West Fertilizer Co. fire and explosion April 17. While the investigation by law enforcement continues, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing disaster assistance to help the community recover. Norman Lenburg/FEMA

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Norman Lenburg City/State: West, TX Keywords: explosion ^ news conference ^ fertilizer plant ^ West Texas ^ More

Moore, Okla., Aug. 30, 2013 -- Mayor Glenn Lewis addresses a news conference held to announce a $26.3 million Community Development Block Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The funds may be utilized at the city's discretion to help recovery continue in Moore, where an EF-5 tornado with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour ravaged the community in May

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Veronica Hinke City/State: Moore, OK Disaster Types: Severe Storm ^ Tornado Categories: Recovery Photograp More

Berlin, Vt., Jan. 8, 2013 -- Governor Peter Shumlin, right, and Federal Coordinating Officer Mark Landry, take part in a news conference and groundbreaking ceremony for the Green Mountain Psychiatric Care Center. The public assistance program allows FEMA, following a presidential disaster declaration, to provide federal grant assistance for the repair, replacement, or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly-owned facilities and the facilities of certain private non-profit organizations

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-01-08 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Marquita Hynes Keywords: Public Assistance ^ Vermont ^ Groundbreaking ^ Ceremony ^ event ^ news conference ^ More

West, Texas, May 16, 2013 -- News media representatives ask questions during a briefing by the Texas State Fire Marshall's office and the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on progress in the investigation into the West Fertilizer Co. fire and explosion April 17. While the investigation by law enforcement continues, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing disaster assistance to help the community recover. Norman Lenburg/FEMA

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Norman Lenburg City/State: West, TX Keywords: news conference ^ West Texas ^ ATF ^ West High School ^ ferti More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA hosted a prelaunch mission briefing on the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory scheduled to launch on a Pegasus XL rocket. Participating in the news conference are George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, Dr. S. Pete Worden, director of NASA's Ames Research Center in Calif., Jeffrey Newmark, IRIS Program scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C., and Alan Title, IRIS principal investigator with Lockheed Martin. Scheduled for launch from Vandenberg on June 26, 2013, IRIS will open a new window of discovery by tracing the flow of energy and plasma through the chromospheres and transition region into the sun’s corona using spectrometry and imaging. The IRIS mission will observe how solar material moves, gathers energy and heats up as it travels through a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere. The interface region, located between the sun's visible surface and upper atmosphere, is where most of the sun's ultraviolet emission is generated. These emissions impact the near-Earth space environment and Earth's climate. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/iris Photo credit: NASA/ Daniel Casper KSC-2013-2910

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA hosted a prelaunch mission briefing on the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory scheduled to lau More

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA hosted a prelaunch news conference on the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory scheduled to launch on a Pegasus XL rocket. Participating in the news conference are George Diller, NASA Public Affairs, Geoffrey Yoder, deputy associate administrator for the Programs, Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Tim Dunn, NASA launch director/NASA Launch Manager at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Bryan Baldwin, Pegasus launch vehicle program director for Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., Gary Kushner, IRIS project manager for Lockheed Martin's Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory in Palo Alto, Calif., and First Lt. Jennifer Kelley, launch weather officer for the U.S. Air Force 30th Operations Support Squadron at Vandenberg. Scheduled for launch from Vandenberg on June 26, 2013, IRIS will open a new window of discovery by tracing the flow of energy and plasma through the chromospheres and transition region into the sun’s corona using spectrometry and imaging. The IRIS mission will observe how solar material moves, gathers energy and heats up as it travels through a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere. The interface region, located between the sun's visible surface and upper atmosphere, is where most of the sun's ultraviolet emission is generated. These emissions impact the near-Earth space environment and Earth's climate. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/iris Photo credit: NASA/ Daniel Casper KSC-2013-2909

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA hosted a prelaunch news conference on the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, solar observatory scheduled to laun More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana comments on the prospect of a new agency partnership during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2965

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana comments on the prospect of a new agency partnership during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. NASA More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announces the prospect of a new agency partnership at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2963

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announces the prospect of a new agency partnership at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. NASA has selected S More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Also participating in the news conference are, from left, Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, standing, Kennedy's Director of Public Affairs Lisa Malone, and Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma, both seated. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2969

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Also participating in the news conference are, seated from left, Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and Kennedy's Director of Public Affairs Lisa Malone. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2966

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, welcomes Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana to the podium following the announcement of a new agency partnership during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. At right is Lisa Malone, director of Public Affairs at Kennedy. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2964

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, welcomes Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana to the podium following the announcement of a new agency partnership during a news conferenc More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma comments on the prospect of a new agency partnership during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2968

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma comments on the prospect of a new agency partnership during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Also participating in the news conference are, seated from left, Kennedy's Director of Public Affairs Lisa Malone, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, not in view, and Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2967

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Also participating in the news conference are, from left, Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana, Kennedy's Director of Public Affairs Lisa Malone, and Space Florida Chief Operating Officer Jim Kuzma. NASA has selected Space Florida, the aerospace economic development agency for the state of Florida, for negotiations toward a partnership agreement to maintain and operate the historic Shuttle Landing Facility, or SLF. NASA issued a request for information to industry in 2012 to identify new and innovative ways to use the facility for current and future commercial and government mission activities. Space Florida's proposal is aligned closely with Kennedy's vision for creating a multiuser spaceport. The SLF, specially designed for space shuttles returning to Kennedy, opened for flights in 1976. The concrete runway is 15,000 feet long and 300 feet wide. The SLF is capable of handling all types and sizes of aircraft and horizontal launch and landing vehicles. For more information on Space Florida, visit http://www.spaceflorida.gov. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2013-2970

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, at the podium, addresses the media assembled for a news conference on a new agency partnership at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, the commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District speaks during a news conference at the Warner Park Nature Center, where he announces the Cumberland River, Ha More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (second from left) holds a toy cat mascot during a pre-launch news conference Sept. 6 as his crewmates, Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins of NASA (far left) and Flight Engineer Sergey Ryazanskiy (second from the right) look on. Also participating in the news conference was the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center, Sergei Krikalev (far right). The mascot will be mounted inside the crew’s Soyuz TMA-10M spacecraft over Kotov’s head as a “zero-g indicator” once the crew launches. Their launch to the International Space Station is set for Sept. 26, Kazakh time, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e080223

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 37/38 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kotov (second from left) holds a toy cat mascot during a pre-launch news conference Sept. 6 as his crewmates, More

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and U.S. Army

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Sept. 18, 2013. (DOD photo by S More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 following a news conference and traditional ceremonies. Front left to right are prime crewmembers Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA and backup crewmembers Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, Max Suraev and NASA’s Reid Wiseman. Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for the start of a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090729

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime and backup crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, Octobe More

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 following a news conference and traditional ceremonies. Front left to right Flight Engineer Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (left), Soyuz Commander Mikhail Tyurin (center) and Flight Engineer Rick Mastracchio of NASA (right). Wakata, Tyurin and Mastracchio will launch Nov. 7, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the Soyuz TMA-11M spacecraft for the start of a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Stephanie Stoll jsc2013e090728

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, the Expedition 38/39 prime crewmembers pose for pictures in front of the statue of Yuri Gagarin, the first human to fly in space, October 22, 2013 More