Jan. 22, 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: M08-015 NASA RELEASES FINDINGS OF ASTRONAUT SURVEY WASHINGTON - NASA will release a report on an astronaut and flight surgeon health care survey Wednesday and hold a media teleconference to discuss the report at 2 p.m. EST. In February 2007, NASA requested an independent external committee conduct a comprehen ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 January 2008. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN WEST AFRICA In the grasslands and savannas of West Africa, widespread agricultural burning was underway in early 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14701 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 21 2008 (Posted on Jan 22 2008 1:55PM) FIRES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA The agricultural fire season was underway in Cambodia on January 20, 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?im ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OVER THE RED SEA Dust plumes blew off the coast of Saudi Arabia and over the Red Sea in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14699 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 16 2008 (Posted on Jan 18 2008 9:33AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

Jan. 18, 2008 David Mould/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600/5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-014 NASA SELECTS JAIWON SHIN TO HEAD AERONAUTICS RESEARCH WASHINGTON - Jaiwon Shin has been named as NASA's associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in Washington. As the associate administrator, Shin will be responsible for managing the agency's aeronautics research portfolio and guiding its strategic direction. This portfolio includes research in the fundam ...Continue Reading

Jan. 18, 2008 Dwayne Brown/Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/0918 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov, stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-013 MEDIA BRIEFING ON NASA'S EARTH SCIENCE PROGRAM: 21 MISSIONS WORTH WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 12:30 p.m. EST, to discuss the agency's Earth science program and preview major activities planned for 2008, including the launch of two new Earth-observing missions and a weather satellite. The briefing will take place in th ...Continue Reading

Jan. 18, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Ted Huetter Museum of Flight, Seattle 206-768-7105 thuetter@museumofflight.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-012 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR VISITS SEATTLE FOR FUTURE FORUM SEATTLE - On Friday, Jan. 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. PST, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. The event focuses on how space exploration benefits the state of Washington's economy and kicks off a yea ...Continue Reading

Jan. 17, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Lynette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-1089 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-014 SPACE STATION LAUNCHES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 2008 CALENDAR HOUSTON - When did the U.S. launch its first satellite? What day did the first crew arrive at the International Space Station? A new calendar that highlights 50 years of NASA milestones and a decade of station assembly can be downloaded at: http ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 16 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER INDIA, BANGLADESH, AND THE BAY OF BENGAL Haze hung over India, Bangladesh, and the Bay of Bengal in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14698 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 15 2008 (Posted on Jan 16 2008 3:48PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN SOUTHWEST ASIA Winter settled heavily over Southwest Asia in January 2008, bringing intense cold ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1739 david.steitz@nasa.gov Becky Ramsey X Prize Foundation, Washington 202-349-1125 becky.ramsey@xprize.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-010 NASA AND X PRIZE FOUNDATION TO RECOGNIZE CONRAD AWARD WINNERS WASHINGTON - On Friday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. EST NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will recognize the first winners of the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award during the unveiling of a traveling exhibit titled "Spirit of Innovation." The event ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Beth Hagenauer Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-7960 beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-010 SOFIA COMPLETES CLOSED-DOOR TEST FLIGHTS EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has passed a significant mission milestone. It has completed the first phase of experimental flight tests, which confirmed the structural integrity and performance ...Continue Reading