Feb. 18, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-036 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET TO LAND WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis crew is expected to complete a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The STS-122 mission began Feb. 7 and delivered the European Space Ag ...Continue Reading

Feb. 15, 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: M08-034 NASA UPDATES ENDEAVOUR'S MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour's rollout to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has been rescheduled for 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on the 16-day STS-123 mission to the International Space ...Continue Reading

Feb. 15, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-031 NASA AWARDS REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTORS CONTRACT MODIFICATION WASHINGTON - NASA has awarded a contract modification valued at $812.5 million to ATK Launch Systems Inc., of Brigham City, Utah, for continued delivery of space shuttle reusable solid rocket motors. The modification changes the curre ...Continue Reading

Feb. 15, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-054 NASA SPONSORS STUDIES OF NEXT GENERATION ASTRONOMY MISSIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has selected 19 science teams to conduct yearlong studies of new concepts for its next generation of major observatories. The studies will help NASA make decisions about how it explores the heavens in the future, following the Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Every 10 years, astronomers and physicists from across ...Continue Reading

Feb. 15, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-032 NASA SETS ATLANTIS, SPACE STATION CREW NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The 10 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 7:40 a.m. CST on Saturday, Feb. 16. Media may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston; NASA's Kennedy Spac ...Continue Reading

Feb. 14, 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: 08-056 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES HOUSTON - NASA officials on Thursday revised the target launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008. The space shuttle and International Space Station programs agreed to the changes during a meeting at NASA's Johnson Space Center to evaluate options ...Continue Reading

Feb. 13, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-055 NASA AERONAUTICS OFFERS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept applications from undergraduate and graduate students between Feb. 22 and Mar. 17, 2008, for its fall 2008 scholarship program. The purpose of this new scholarship program is to attract highly-motivated students to aeronautics and related fields. Undergraduates in their second year o ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-030 NASA ANNOUNCES COTS PHASE I DEMONSTRATIONS SELECTION WASHINGTON - NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate managers will host a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 19, to announce the names of one or more companies selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services. The media teleconference will begin at 4 p.m. EST ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 February 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Dust plumes blew off the coast of northern Africa in mid-January 2008. Dust lingered over the Atlantic Ocean late in the month. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14733 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 4:20PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Sout ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-053 NASA KNOW-HOW HELPS ATHLETES ROCKET THROUGH WATER HAMPTON, Va. - When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton. NASA has decades of experience in fluid d ...Continue Reading