May 22, 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: M08-105 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery. Shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission to the International Space Station is sched ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN Dust plumes blew off the north African coast and over the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14849 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 19 2008 (Posted on May 21 2008 4:36PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY ON RABAUL VOLCANO, NEW BRITIAN Rabaul Volcano, on the northeastern tip of the island of New Britain ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-133 NASA UPDATES SPACE SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES HOUSTON -- NASA Thursday adjusted the target launch dates for two space shuttle missions in 2008. Shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope is now targeted for Oct. 8, and Endeavour's STS-126 supply mission to the International Space Station has move ...Continue Reading

May 21, 2008 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-028 NASA AWARDS AGENCY-WIDE PROTECTIVE SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded its consolidated protective services contract to Coastal International Security, Inc. of Lorton, Va. The contract has a maximum value of $1.56 billion, if all options are exercised. Work under the contract will provide fire services, security services, emergency management, export control, protective services ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 May 2008. -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 4 new images) -- EARTHQUAKE NEAR CHENGDU, CHINA On May 12, 2008, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 struck China's Sichuan Province. Aftershocks, some of them larger than magnitude 6.0, continued in the week after the quake. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14848 *** RSI(FORMOSAT-2) image from May 14 2008 (Posted on May 20 2008 10:12AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=1484 ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-103 NASA ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITIES TO VIEW INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- If you've never seen the International Space Station flying 220 miles overhead, this is the week to do so. The station will be in almost constant sunlight from Wednesday through Friday, offering an incredible view to sky gazers ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Rob Gutro / Robert Naeye Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4044/4453 Robert.J.Gutro@nasa.gov, Robert.P.Naeye@nasa.gov Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-104 NASA TO HOLD GLAST PRE-LAUNCH NEWS BRIEFING GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will hold a teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, May 27, for a science ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE HAMOUN WETLANDS In mid-May 2008, a dust storm arose from dry lakebeds left behind by the Hamoun Wetlands that straddle the borders of Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14843 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 18 2008 (Posted on May 19 2008 11:52AM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTHQUAKE NEAR CHENGDU, CHINA On May 12, 2008, ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-102 FLIGHT DIRECTOR SET FOR INTERVIEWS AS SHUTTLE COUNTDOWN STARTS HOUSTON -- As the next space shuttle launch countdown begins, International Space Station Flight Director Annette Hasbrook will be available for satellite interviews from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, May 28. Hasbrook will lead NASA's Mis ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-131 NASA NANOTECHNOLOGY-BASED BIOSENSOR HELPS DETECT BIOHAZARDS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA has developed a revolutionary nanotechnology-based biosensor that can detect trace amounts of specific bacteria, viruses and parasites. This biosensor will be used to help prevent the spread of potentially dea ...Continue Reading