Jan. 11, 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: M08-07 NASA SETS BRIEFING WITH NEXT STATION CREW, SPACEFLIGHT PARTICIPANT HOUSTON - NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST Tuesday, Jan. 15, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station and a South Korean spaceflight participant. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Hous ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Joan B. Underwood Lockheed Martin, Denver 303-971-7398 joan.b.underwood@lmco.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-09 GOOGLE CEO AND CHAIRMAN SPEAKS AT NASA 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Jan. 17, the chairman and chief executive officer of Google, Eric Schmidt, will be the featured speaker for part of a lecture series honoring NASA's 50th anniversary. Schmidt will discuss the benefits of technology, innovation an ...Continue Reading

Jan. 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: M08-06 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH TARGETS HOUSTON - NASA Friday announced Feb. 7 as the target launch date for shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station and mid-March for the launch of Endeavour on STS-123. Liftoff of Atlantis from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will be at 2:47 p.m ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 10 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=14685 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 10 2008 (Posted on Jan 10 2008 3:11PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN WEST AFRICA In the grasslands and savannas of West Africa, widespread agricultural b ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-004 NASA'S NEXT MOON MISSION SPACECRAFT UNDERGOING CRITICAL TESTS GREENBELT, Md. - NASA's next mission to Earth's closest astronomical body is in the midst of integration and testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The Lunar Reconnaissance ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 09 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF Dust plumes blew over the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14684 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 07 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 5:41PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 08-003 NASA SPACECRAFT TO MAKE HISTORIC FLYBY OF MERCURY LAUREL, Md. - On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain. These findings could op ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-05 NASA ASTRONAUTS OFFER FITNESS TIPS, INSPIRATION FOR NEW YEAR HOUSTON - For those who set fitness goals as part of their New Year's resolutions, NASA astronauts who have lived aboard the International Space Station have a few tips to face the challenge. Astronauts on the station are required to wor ...Continue Reading

Jan. 9, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1400 RELEASE: 08-002 AERONAUTICS ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTS NASA FOR NEW POSITION WASHINGTON - Lisa J. Porter, NASA's associate administrator of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, announced Wednesday her decision to leave the agency, effective Feb. 1. Porter is leaving NASA to become the first director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin expressed his appreciation for Porter ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OFF AFRICA, OVER CAPE VERDE Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa while a large haze of dust hung over Cape Verde in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14681 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 1:47PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA In southern Western Australia's Fit ...Continue Reading