Sept. 04, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 jharring@nasa.gov Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-165 NASA TO ANNOUNCE SWIFT GAMMA-RAY BURST FINDINGS WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss new results regarding the gamma-ray burst GRB 080319B, which was visible to the naked eye. The burst's optical ...Continue Reading

Sept. 4, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-219 NASA CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO IMAGINE SUPERSONIC AIRLINER WASHINGTON -- A new NASA competition is challenging students in high school and college to research and describe a small, supersonic airliner that could enter commercial service in the next decade. During the upcoming academic year, individuals and teams ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 43 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 15:42:18 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL September 3, 2008 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Report #M08-167 NASA T ...Continue Reading

Sep. 3, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov Harry Wadsworth Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans 504-257-0094 harry.wadsworth@lmco.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-170 NASA'S MICHOUD ASSEMBLY FACILITY TO RESUME OPERATIONS THURSDAY NEW ORLEANS -- NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is fully operational and will reopen Thursday, Sept. 4. The wo ...Continue Reading

Sept. 03, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-169 NASA SETS SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD THURSDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis is tentatively scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10 a.m. EDT, on Thursday, Sept. 4. Managers will meet at 5:30 a.m. Th ...Continue Reading

Sept. 3, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-168 MEDIA BRIEFING ON USE OF EARTH DATA TO SUPPORT NATIONAL PRIORITIES WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. EDT, to present the results of a study on how the U.S. government currently uses Earth science information to manage resources and protect public health. The report is the latest in a series from the U.S. Climate Change Science Program addressing var ...Continue Reading

Sept. 03, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-167 NASA TV TO AIR THE NEXT SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week. NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Fli ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 September 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MONSOON FLOODS IN NORTHEAST INDIA Monsoon rains regularly swell rivers in northern India, but in 2008, the Kosi, a tributary of the Ganges and a major river in its own right, did something different. It burst through its banks to flow into a channel it had abandoned more than 200 years ago. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15043 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 02 2008 (Posted on Sep 02 2008 1:2 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 3, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2769 jharring@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-218 NASA'S CARL SAGAN FELLOWS TO STUDY EXTRATERRESTRIAL WORLDS WASHINGTON -- NASA announced Wednesday the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars. Planets ...Continue Reading

Sept. 2, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Miss. 228-688-1880 paul.foerman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-166 NASA'S STENNIS REMAINS CLOSED AFTER GUSTAV, WILL REOPEN THURSDAY BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. -- Because of Hurricane Gustav's impact on employees who live in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast in south Mississippi, NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center will remain closed Wednesday, Sept. 3. The center will reopen for normal ...Continue Reading