Feb. 12, 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: M08-028 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on a 16-day m ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 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: M08-029 NASA ADJUSTS DATE OF BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW MARCH SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA has rescheduled for Monday, March 3, a daylong series of briefings from the Johnson Space Center on upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123. The briefings, which begin at 8 a.m. CST, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agen ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 February 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Southeast over the weekend of February 9, 2008, bringing high winds that fueled scores of brushfires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14729 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 12:53PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM ANATAHAN Anatahan Volcano in the central Mariana Island ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-052 NASA ASSIGNS CREWS FOR STS-127 AND EXPEDITION 19 MISSIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission. The STS-127 mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the station. Expedition 1 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Terry Devitt University of Wisconsin, Madison 608-262-8282 trdevitt@wisc.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-025 NASA-FUNDED ROBOT TO TEST SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES WASHINGTON - Researchers will test a NASA-funded robotic probe under ice here on Earth to demonstrate whether the probe's systems can operate in a similar environment on Jupiter's moon Europa. Testing will take place Feb. 12-15 in Lake Mendota on the campus of the Univ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov Shannon Verstynen National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va. 757-325-6714 Shannon@nianet.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-027 NASA HOSTS 13TH ANNUAL PRESERVICE TEACHER CONFERENCE WASHINGTON - This Valentine's Day, future teachers will receive more than just sweets. Feb. 14-16, NASA will provide hands-on training through worksho ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-026 NASA LANDS IN DAYTONA TO CELEBRATE 50TH MILESTONES WITH NASCAR WASHINGTON - In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary and the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008, NASA will participate in two racing events in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 12-17. Astronaut Charlie Hobaugh, who has visited the International S ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 February 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN BOLIVIA Floods swept across Bolivia in the wake of unusually heavy rains in December 2007 through February 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14728 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 06 2008 (Posted on Feb 07 2008 4:26PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14727 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 06 2008 (Posted on Feb 07 2008 3:04PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new i ...Continue Reading

Feb. 7, 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 RELEASE: 08-035 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew lifted off at 2:45 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center to begin the STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. During the 11-day flight, Commander Steve Frick and ...Continue Reading

Feb. 7, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynn Cominsky Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, Calif. 707-664-2655 lynnc@universe.sonoma.edu RELEASE: 08-036 NASA CALLS FOR SUGGESTIONS TO RE-NAME FUTURE TELESCOPE MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA announced Thursday that members of the general public from around the world will have a chance to suggest a new name for the cutting edge Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, otherwise known as GLAST, observatory before it la ...Continue Reading