Feb. 21, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-037 NASA UPDATES STS-123 LAUNCH REHEARSAL INFORMATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is updating television coverage and media access information for the practice countdown of the next space shuttle flight, STS-123. The Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, also known as TCDT, is scheduled to take place at NASA's Ke ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2008 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Jana Goldman NOAA Research, Silver Spring, Md. 301-734-1123 jana.Goldman@noaa.gov RELEASE: 08-063 NASA CO-SPONSORS OCEAN VOYAGE TO PROBE CLIMATE-RELEVANT GASES WASHINGTON - More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean. Researchers will battle the elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and seas. NASA, ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Kelli Nowinsky COSI, Columbus, Ohio 614-629-3114 knowinsky@mail.cosi.org RELEASE: 08-057 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND OHIO GOVERNOR DISCUSS BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION AT COLUMBUS FUTURE FORUM COLUMBUS, Ohio - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Gov. Ted Strickland discussed Thursday during a Future Forum in Columbus how space exploration gives Ohioans a more competitive economy and better quality of life. ...Continue Reading

NASA History Folks: Attached is call for papers for a September conference about President Kennedy.  The deadline for abstracts is March 31, so I am sending this out now.  (The February issue of NASA History News and Notes should be available in about a week but will not include this call for papers).    For more information about this conference, please contact jfkconference@und.nodak.edu or Dr. David Whalen (djwhalen@yahoo.com).  Thanks, Steve Garber   NASA History Division ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-51111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-062 NASA UPDATES TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SHUTTLE DISCOVERY WASHINGTON - NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The flight originally was targeted for April 24. Fuel sensor system repair work on STS-122 and STS-123 dela ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-060 NASA ANNOUNCES ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals. The "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics 2007" has been amended to include new topics in support of the Subsonic Rotary Wing Project. With the amendment, the Subsonic Rotary Wing Project e ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 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 RELEASE: 08-061 SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 9:07 a.m. EST Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 13-day journey of nearly 5.3 million miles in space. The STS-122 mission expanded the size and research capabilities ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov , stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Bill J. Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov , bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-058 NASA PARTNERS WITH ORBITAL SCIENCES FOR SPACE TRANSPORT SERVICES WASHINGTON - NASA selected Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services that could open new ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Kelli Nowinsky COSI, Columbus, Ohio 614-629-3114 knowinsky@mail.cosi.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-033 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS COLUMBUS FOR FUTURE FORUM COLUMBUS, Ohio - On Thursday, Feb. 21, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. EST, at the Center of Science and Industry, known as COSI. NASA's Columbus Future Forum focuses on how space exploration benefits Ohio's econom ...Continue Reading

Feb. 18, 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: 08-056 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD, COUNTDOWN TEST SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After safely reaching its launch pad Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-123 mission. A full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal cou ...Continue Reading