The following sections were updated since 18 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BUSHFIRES IN NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA Numerous large bushfires were burning in the tropical savannas of Arnhem Land, in Northern Territory, Australia, in mid-August 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15013 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 17 2008 (Posted on Aug 19 2008 8:57AM) -- STORM (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TYPHOON NURI Typhoon Nuri first formed in the Western Pacific Ocean, ...Continue Reading

Aug. 19, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 jharring@nasa.gov Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4044 robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-156 NASA TO ANNOUNCE NEW NAME FOR GLAST, FIRST LIGHT FINDINGS WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 2 p.m. EDT, to announce the first results from NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope and the observatory's new name. The telecon also will include the Large Area Telesc ...Continue Reading

Aug. 19, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 Michael.curie@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-209 NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CLOSES FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 19, because of the potential threat from Tropical Storm Fay. Current plans call for the center to be closed for 24 hours, starting with workers' first-shift Tuesday morning. Kennedy Space Center ...Continue Reading

Aug. 18, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/4997 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 june.e.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-208 NASA ENGINEERS COMPLETE ENGINE TEST SERIES FOR ARES I ROCKET HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed a series of tests on a key component of the J-2X engine. The J-2X powers the uppe ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 15 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A dust storm blew over the Persian Gulf in mid-August 2008. The dust likely arose from the Tigris and Euphrates floodplain in Iraq. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15011 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 14 2008 (Posted on Aug 15 2008 10:54AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ALEUTIAN ISLANDS' KASATOCHI VOLCANO ERUPTS After earthquakes and o ...Continue Reading

Aug. 18, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov , grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov June Malone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7061 june.e.malone@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-155 NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT ARES I THRUST OSCILLATION PLANS WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 11:30 a.m. EDT, to discuss results and recommendations from the Are ...Continue Reading

Aug. 15, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-053 NASA TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION IN SPACESUIT CONTRACT PROTEST WASHINGTON -- NASA has concluded that corrective action is appropriate in the Government Accountability Office bid protest of Exploration Systems & Technology, Inc. NASA determined that a compliance issue requires the terminatio ...Continue Reading

Aug. 15, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: C08-052 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AWARDS CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Brevard Achievement Center Inc., of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The new firm-fixed price contract begins on Oct. 1, 200 ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 August 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. In Northern California, fires continued to burn in August. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15010 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 14 2008 (Posted on Aug 15 2008 10:50AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 44 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:12:30 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE Aug. 13, 2008 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Report #M08-153 NASA ASTRON ...Continue Reading