Oct. 16, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-261 ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT ON SIGNING OF THE NASA AUTHORIZATION ACT WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Michael Griffin after the signing by the president of the NASA Authorization Act of 2008: "I'm grateful to the president for his signature on the NASA Authorization Act of 2008. The major provisions of this authorization bill affirm Congress' support for the broad goa ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 45 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:44:51 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION October 15, 2008 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Report #M08-206 NASA SE ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2008 Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-208 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO OBSERVE LUNAR ROVER TESTS IN ARIZONA WASHINGTON -- NASA is practicing for future lunar road trips, and reporters are invited to observe the activities. The annual Desert RATS, or Research and Technology Studies, field test will be held in Arizona during October, and NASA will host a media day on Oct. 24. The tests help ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 October 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE WESTERN SAHARA DESERT A massive dust storm swept through the western half of the Sahara Desert in early October 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15104 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 10 2008 (Posted on Oct 15 2008 1:34PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhaz ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal-Jones/Bill Steigerwald Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039/5017 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov william.a.steigerwald@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-207 NASA TO DISCUSS MISSION TO STUDY SUN'S WEAKENING PROTECTIVE BUBBLE GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Friday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. EDT, to preview the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, mission. The spacecraft may confi ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NEW CREW BLASTS OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:53:49 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NEW CREW BLASTS OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION October 14, 2008 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Report #H08-257 NEW CREW BLASTS OFF FOR INTERNATIONAL ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 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: M08-206 NASA SETS MEDIA BRIEFING FOR CREWS ON INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- The astronauts, cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 12:20 p.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 20. Reporters at participating NASA centers may ask ques ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-205 NASA TO WEBCAST IBEX SPACECRAFT LAUNCH ON PEGASUS ROCKET OCT. 19 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-202 NASA RELEASES DOCUMENTARY CELEBRATING AGENCY'S FIRST 50 YEARS WASHINGTON -- In celebration of its 50th anniversary, NASA will premiere the documentary "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" on NASA Television's Public and Education channels Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 9 p.m. EDT. Neil Armstrong hosts the 90-minute documentary that features film and video highlights of ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-203 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ROLLS OFF LAUNCH PAD MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to await launch on its mission to repair the Hubble Space ...Continue Reading