October 18th 2008 PST
Oct. 17, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-211 NASA UPDATES TIME FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' ROLL FROM LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20 ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 16 October 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE ARABIAN SEA A thin plume of dust hovered over the Arabian Sea in mid-October 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15107 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 15 2008 (Posted on Oct 16 2008 3:57PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HURRICANE OMAR In mid-October 2008, Hurricane Omar appeared poised to inflict substantial damage on Caribbean Islands, but the storm inste ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2008 PST
Oct. 17, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Becky Ramsey Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Washington 202-349-1125 prcontact@xprize.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-209 LUNAR LANDER TEAMS TO COMPETE FOR $2 MILLION NASA PRIZE WASHINGTON -- Nine teams with rocket-powered vehicles will compete for $2 million in NASA prize money during the 2008 Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Oct. 24-25, at Las Cruces Internatio ...Continue Reading
October 17th 2008 PST
Oct. 16, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov David Harris Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, Calif. 650-926-8580 david.harris@slac.stanford.edu Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu RELEASE: 08-259 NASA'S FERMI TELESCOPE DISCOVERS FIRST GAMMA-RAY-ONLY PULSAR WASHINGTON -- About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth. Discover ...Continue Reading
October 17th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 15 October 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE ARABIAN SEA A thin plume of dust hovered over the Arabian Sea in mid-October 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15105 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 15 2008 (Posted on Oct 15 2008 2:24PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthobser ...Continue Reading
October 17th 2008 PST
Oct. 16, 2008 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-261 SCHMITT COMPLETES NASA ADVISORY COUNCIL SERVICE; FORD NAMED CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON -- NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately. The NASA Advisory Council provides advice to the NASA administrator on important program and policy matters related ...Continue Reading
October 17th 2008 PST
Oct. 16, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-261 ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF THE NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after the signing by the president of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008: "I'm grateful to the president for his signature on the NASA Authorization Act of 2008. The major provisions of this authorization bill affirm Congress' support for the broad goa ...Continue Reading
October 16th 2008 PST
There is 1 message totalling 45 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:44:51 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION October 15, 2008 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Report #M08-206 NASA SE ...Continue Reading
October 16th 2008 PST
Oct. 15, 2008 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-208 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE LUNAR ROVER TESTS IN ARIZONA WASHINGTON -- NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24. The tests help ...Continue Reading
October 16th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 14 October 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE WESTERN SAHARA DESERT A massive dust storm swept through the western half of the Sahara Desert in early October 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15104 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 10 2008 (Posted on Oct 15 2008 1:34PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhaz ...Continue Reading
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