April 3, 2008 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-092 STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR ON ATV DOCKING WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after today's successful docking of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle to the International Space Station at 10:45 a.m. EDT Thursday. "I am incredibly proud of and pleased for our European partners with this demonstration of a successful automated ...Continue Reading

April 2, 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: M08-074 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of news media briefings May 1 to discuss the upcoming space shuttle Discovery mission, STS-124. NASA Television and the agency's Web site will provide live coverage of the briefings from the Johnson Space Center, ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 01 April 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN AUSTRALIA Scattered fires punctuated the coastline of southeastern Australia in early April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14763 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 01 2008 (Posted on Apr 02 2008 1:53PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthobservat ...Continue Reading

April 1, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-092 NASA NOBEL PRIZE RECIPIENT TO FOCUS ON TELESCOPE SCIENCE ACTIVITIES WASHINGTON -- NASA scientist and 2006 Nobel Prize recipient John Mather will devote more of his time at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., to provide additional focus and support as senior project scientist and chair of the Science Working Group for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Mather has been dividing his time ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 31 March 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF THE AFRICAN WEST COAST In late March 2008, Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa over the Atlantic Ocean. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14761 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 29 2008 (Posted on Mar 31 2008 4:03PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14760 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 28 2008 (Posted on Mar 31 2008 10:19AM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated ...Continue Reading

April 1, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-073 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACCREDITATION REQUIRED EARLY FOR GLAST LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. To meet Air Force requirements, international media must submit accreditati ...Continue Reading

April 1, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-091 NASA LAUNCHES AIRBORNE STUDY OF ARCTIC ATMOSPHERE, AIR POLLUTION WASHINGTON -- This month, NASA begins the most extensive field campaign ever to investigate the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere. The mission is poised to help scientists identify how air pollution contributes to climate changes in the Arctic. The recent decline of sea ice is one indication the Arctic is undergoing significant environm ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-070 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission, targeted to launch May 31. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will include three spacewalks to continue assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle's seven-member crew will work ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-069 NASA UPDATES TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting May 31 as the launch date for shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission to deliver the large Japanese Kibo Pressurized Module to the International Space Station. The liftoff time is approximately 5:01 p.m. EDT. NASA decided to re ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602/0668 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-072 NASA TO HOLD NEWS BRIEFING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO CONSTELLATION WORKFORCE TRANSITION REPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 1, to discuss a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program. The briefing particip ...Continue Reading