Nov. 17, 2008 Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-296 NASA RECEIVES FIRST STAGE ROCKET HARDWARE FOR ARES I-X TEST FLIGHT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomed the arrival Nov. 10 of important hardware for the Ares I-X rocket's upcoming test flight. Called the forward skirt, the component is part of the rocket's first stage. The Ares I-X ...Continue Reading

Nov. 17, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-296 NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD MARK 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- Nations around the world will join together to mark a milestone in space exploration this week, celebrating the 10th birthday of a unique research laboratory, the International Space Station. Now the largest space ...Continue Reading

Nov. 17, 2008 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-233 NASA SATELLITES CAPTURE IMAGES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES WASHINGTON -- Images from NASA satellites give a wider perspective of the full extent and devastation of the wildfires raging in Southern California. A pair of images from NASA's Aqua satellite show the Los Angeles metropolitan area on Nov. 16, 2008. The top image posted on NASA's Web site shows the Southern California area as a va ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Gusty winds drove wildfires into southern California cities in mid-November 2008. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=35909 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 16, 2008 (Posted on Nov 16, 2008 10:17 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OVER THE ARABIAN SEA M ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 63 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #04 2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #05 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:44:14 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #04 STS-126 Report #04 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – It’s arrival day. The space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to dock w ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 63 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #02 2. STS-126 MCC Status Report #03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:36:14 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #02 STS-126 Report #02 10:30 a.m. CST Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – It’s inspection day aboard the space shuttle Endeavour. Cr ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 28 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STS-126 MCC Status Report #01 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:28:59 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STS-126 MCC Status Report #01 STS-126 Report #01 7:30 p.m. CST Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas HOUSTON – Space shuttle Endeavour lit the Florida night sky with a 6:55 p.m. CST launch on a mission to outfit the Interna ...Continue Reading

Nov. 14, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-294 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCHES ON HOME IMPROVEMENT MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:55 p.m. EST Friday to repair and remodel the International Space Station. Endeavour's STS-126 m ...Continue Reading

Nov. 14, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-293 NASA SHUTTLE CARRIES CAMERA TO HELP FARMERS WASHINGTON -- Among the 32,000 pounds of cargo in NASA's space shuttle Endeavour, which is set to launch Friday, there is a camera that will help U.S. farmers and provide unique educational opportunities for students. Students and fa ...Continue Reading

Nov. 14, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-292 NASA OFFERS NEW SCIENCE TEACHING CERTIFICATE PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA has unveiled the Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project, which will award more than 200 fellowships to educators during a five year period. Educators accepted into the project will be exposed to current NASA science and engineering and supported in translating the information for use in ...Continue Reading