May 8th 2008 PST
May 7, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Rob Navias Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rob.navias-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-090 NASA TV TO AIR 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, and NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Garrett Reisman will be ...Continue Reading
May 7th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 05 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust storms covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14817 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 03 2008 (Posted on May 05 2008 9:00AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS The formation of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal in late April 2008 coincided with the st ...Continue Reading
May 7th 2008 PST
May 6, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov818-354-5011 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-088 NASA TO DISCUSS PHOENIX MISSION UPCOMING MARS LANDING WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media briefing Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. EDT, to discuss the challenges, risks and science opportunities of the scheduled May 25 landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Officials also will provide details on th ...Continue Reading
May 6th 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 02 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust storms covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14812 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 02 2008 (Posted on May 02 2008 2:33PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS MYANMAR (BURMA) The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating ...Continue Reading
May 3rd 2008 PST
May 3, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-112 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD, COUNTDOWN TEST SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstrati ...Continue Reading
May 3rd 2008 PST
The following sections were updated since 01 May 2008. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RECORD CROPS IN INDIA With the harvest in the spring of 2008, India was set to produce a record rice and corn crop. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14811 *** (SPOT) image from Apr 10 2008 (Posted on May 02 2008 10:43AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS The formation of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal in late April 2008 coincided with the start of ...Continue Reading
May 2nd 2008 PST
May 1, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-087 OSTM/JASON-2 FOREIGN PRESS ACCREDITATION NOW DUE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- International news media should apply now for accreditation to cover the launch of the Jason-2 satellite on the Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Because of U.S. Air Force requirements, in ...Continue Reading
May 2nd 2008 PST
May 1, 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 RELEASE: 08-111 NASA TEST FIRES SPACE SHUTTLE REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah. The test firing of Flight Verification Motor 2 evaluated possible performance changes as motors age. Space ...Continue Reading
May 2nd 2008 PST
May 1, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-086 VETERAN ASTRONAUTS AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS SEARCH FOR 2009 CLASS HOUSTON -- NASA astronauts Dan Tani of Illinois and Suni Williams of Massachusetts, both past residents of the International Space Station, will be available to discuss what it takes to become an astronaut during satellite interviews on Wednesday, May 7. ...Continue Reading
May 2nd 2008 PST
May 1, 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 RELEASE: 08-111 SEND YOUR NAME TO THE MOON WITH NEW LUNAR MISSION HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program on Thursday successfully conducted a test firing of a space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor in Utah. The test firing of Flight Verification Motor 2 evaluated possible performance changes as motors age. Space shuttle ...Continue Reading
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