Dec. 9, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu RELEASE: 08-323 HUBBLE TELESCOPE FINDS CARBON DIOXIDE ON AN EXTRASOLAR PLANET WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This breakthrough is an important step toward finding chemical biotracers of extraterrestrial life. The Jupiter-sized ...Continue Reading

Dec. 09, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-247 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. Shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch Feb. 12 at 7:28 a.m. EST on the STS-119 mission to the station. The seven-member crew will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar arrays and the las ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HAZE OVER INDIA AND THE BAY OF BENGAL Thick haze collected south of the Himalaya in early December 2008, continuing a weeks-long pattern. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36107 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 08, 2008 (Posted on Dec 08, 2008 1:42 PM) DUST PLUME OFF WESTERN AFRICA A plume of Sah ...Continue Reading

Dec. 08, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-246 NEWS MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW SPACE STATION'S SOLAR WINGS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will provide an opportunity for reporters to see the International Space Station's next element at 10 a.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 18. The S6 truss segment, with its set of large U.S. solar arrays, will be a ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 146 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. VETERAN ASTRONAUT CARL WALZ LEAVES NASA 2. NASA ASSIGNS ASTRONAUT CREWS FOR FUTURE SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:37:30 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: VETERAN ASTRONAUT CARL WALZ LEAVES NASA December 5, 2008 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Ash ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCANIC HAZE OVER HAWAI'I Volcanic gases from Kilauea, the most active volcano in Hawai'i, blanketed the islands in thick haze in early December 2008. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=36089 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 03, 2008 (Posted on Dec 04, 2008 7:20 PM) -------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 05, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-321 NASA ASSIGNS ASTRONAUT CREWS FOR FUTURE SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a contro ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS TARGET SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE FOR HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:56:25 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS TARGET SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE FOR HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION December 4, 2008 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion Goddard ...Continue Reading

Dec. 04, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745/0697 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov, edward.s.campion@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-320 NASA SETS TARGET SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE FOR HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA announced Thursday that space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to repair the Hubble Sp ...Continue Reading

Dec. 04, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-319 NEXT NASA MARS MISSION RESCHEDULED FOR 2011 WASHINGTON -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned in the fall of 2011. The mission will send a next-generation rover with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental history of Mars. A launch date o ...Continue Reading