We are pleased to announce the availability of a new NASA History book, The Societal Impact of Spaceflight (NASA SP-2007-4801). The first in a new subseries for conference proceedings, we expect this volume to have wide appeal. The attached flyer has more details including ordering information. Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail Suite CO72, Room 2Q25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax http://history.nasa.gov ___________________________________________________________________ ...Continue Reading

*NASA SimLabs News * VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1 http://www.simlabs.arc.nasa.gov/newsletter/news.html   *January 2008 * TABLE OF CONTENTS   If you are receiving this newsletter for the first time, SimLabs News is a quarterly publication reviewing current projects at the NASA Ames Simulation Laboratories (SimLabs). NASA SimLabs is comprised of three unique Flight Simulators, an Air Traffic Control radar simulator and a high fidelity Air Traffic Control Tower simulator. The facilities support government as well as priv ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 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 RELEASE: 08-029 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH WASHINGTON - NASA senior managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight. Pending closure of an issue with a shuttle radiator hose, the STS-122 mission will launch Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. EST. During an inspection of Atlantis Tuesday, one of four hoses ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-028 NASA ISSUES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR CONSTELLATION WASHINGTON - NASA issued an environmental impact statement for the Constellation Program Jan. 10. NASA's Constellation Program is developing a space transportation system that is designed to return humans ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Tina McDowell Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington 202-939-1120 tmcdowell@ciw.edu Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 08-027 NASA SPACECRAFT STREAMS BACK SURPRISES FROM MERCURY WASHINGTON - The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 29 January 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=14710 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 29 2008 (Posted on Jan 29 2008 5:09PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN CHINA Unusually heavy snow paralyzed central and eastern China in mi ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2008 Michael Cabbage/David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov, david.steitz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-022 NASA ANNOUNCES FY 09 BUDGET BRIEFINGS FOR PRESS WASHINGTON - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will brief the news media about the agency's Fiscal Year 2009 budget at 2:30 p.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 4. The press conference will take place in NASA Headquarters' James E. Webb Memorial Auditorium located at 300 E St., S.W., in Washington. Dale will be joined by senio ...Continue Reading

Jan. 28, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/2087 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov William P. Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5035 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov Katherine K. Martin Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2406 katherine.martin@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-026 NASA USES VERTICAL TREADMILL TO IMPROVE ASTRONAUT HEALTH IN SPACE WASHINGTON - NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astrona ...Continue Reading

Jan. 28, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-021 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR MARCH SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, targeted to launch March 11. The shuttle's seven-member crew will deliver the first segment of the Japanese Experiment Module, known as Kibo, and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre, to the Internation ...Continue Reading

Jan. 28, 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: M08-020 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW MARCH SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION, STS-123 HOUSTON - NASA will discuss upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123 during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST on Feb. 29. The briefings will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agenc ...Continue Reading