Nov. 5, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-153 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET TO LAND WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery crew is scheduled to complete a 15-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Wednesday, Nov. 7. The STS-120 mission began Oct. 23 and delivered the Ha ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA Haze spread through eastern China in early November 2007, continuing the pattern from October. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14608 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 05 2007 (Posted on Nov 05 2007 12:54PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO Days of heavy rains inundated southeastern Mexico in late October and early Novembe ...Continue Reading

Nov. 2, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Mills Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.mills@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-053 NASA SELECTS USRA TO LEAD NATIONAL EDUCATION INTERNSHIP PROJECT HOUSTON - NASA has selected the Universities Space Research Association of Columbia, Md., to lead the agency's Undergraduate Student Research Project (USRP). The project is a national comprehensive educational initiative designed to provide real-world ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 01 November 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. Before winds died down late in the week, the fires burned hundreds of thousands of acres and forced at least half a million people from their homes. Smoke caused unhealthy air quality in many areas. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14603 *** RSI( ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 June Malone/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1071/1272 june.e.malone@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-247 SUCCESSFUL ROCKET MOTOR TEST HELPS NASA'S SHUTTLE AND ARES I HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA's Space Shuttle Program successfully fired a four-segment reusable solid rocket motor Thursday, Nov. 1, at a Utah test facility. The two-minute test provided important information for cont ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 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: M07-152 NASA UPDATES BRIEFING SCHEDULE TO PREVIEW NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA briefings on the next space shuttle mission have been rescheduled to Friday, Nov. 16. The daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center will begin at 8 a.m. CST. Shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission, designated STS-122, is ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 Edward Goldstein Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4581 edward.s.goldstein@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-241 NASA EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES UPON THE PASSING OF JOAN ROOSA WASHINGTON - NASA's senior leadership Thursday noted with sorrow the passing of Joan Roosa of Gulfport, Miss., the wife of Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa. Roosa passed away Oct. 30. "We wish to express our sincere condolences to the Roosa family," said NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale, Headquarters, Washington. "Many curre ...Continue Reading

Nov. 1, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@jpl.nasa.gov Denize Springer San Francisco State Univ. 415-405-3803 denize@sfsu.edu Bob Sanders University of California, Berkeley 510-643-6998 rsanders@berkely.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-151 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW MEMBER OF EXOPLANET FAMILY WASHINGTON - Astronomers will announce new findings about a planetary system similar to our own at a ...Continue Reading

Oct. 31, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-232 NASA SELECTS 38 PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE KEY TECHNOLOGIES WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program Seed Fund announced the selection of 38 partnerships that will advance key technologies to meet critical needs for NASA's mission. These Seed Fund projects will address technology barriers with cost-shared, joint-development programs. The partnerships span 30 states and include nine un ...Continue Reading

*NASA SimLabs News * VOLUME 7, ISSUE 4 http://www.simlabs.arc.nasa.gov/newsletter/news.html   *October 2007 * 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