Oct. 3, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-050 NASA SELECTS LAUNCH SERVICES PROVIDER FOR EARTH IMAGERY SATELLITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for launching of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. The $124 million cont ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 October 2007. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON KROSA Typhoon Krosa initially formed over the western Pacific Ocean on October 1. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicted that the storm would grow into a powerful typhoon as it moved towards the China coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14561 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Oct 02 2007 (Posted on Oct 02 2007 5:19PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- N ...Continue Reading

Oct. 3, 2007 Dwayne Brown/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/1272 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-219 NASA SPACECRAFT TO CARRY RUSSIAN SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS WASHINGTON - NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct unprecedented robotic missions to the moon and Mars. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Roscosmos head Anatoly Perminov signed agreements in Moscow ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 01 October 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES AND THICK SMOKE OVER SOUTH AMERICA Scores of fires filled the South American skies with smoke in September 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14560 *** MOPITT(Terra) image from Sep 30 2007 (Posted on Oct 02 2007 12:57PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN EAST INDIA Late-season monsoon rain combined with a tropical depression to flood the rivers of East India in late ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 28 September 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE CASPIAN SEA Dust plumes, likely originating on the Cheleken Peninsula, blew westward across the Caspian Sea on September 26, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14553 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 26 2007 (Posted on Sep 28 2007 9:29AM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN THE AMAZON In late September and early October 2007, fires were burning in the ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-216 NASA EXAMINES ARCTIC SEA ICE CHANGES LEADING TO RECORD LOW IN 2007 WASHINGTON - A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover during the past two winters. This drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice is the primary cause of this summer's faste ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-217 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted for launch in September 2008. The flight will deliver equipment to the International Space Station that will enable larger crews to reside aboard the complex. Veteran space flier ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-049 NASA EXTENDS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH NSBRI HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center has awarded a five-year, $120-million extension of its cooperative agreement with the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, also known as NSBRI, of Houston. Under the extension, ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-126 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY AT LAUNCH PAD; LAUNCH DRESS REHEARSAL NEXT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With space shuttle Discovery now at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the next major milestone for the upcoming STS-120 mission is a full launch dress rehearsal. The shuttle arrived at the pad near noon EDT Sunday on ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries/Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov, brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-218 NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR CONSTELLATION MOON SUIT WASHINGTON - NASA has issued a request for proposals from industry for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for Constellation Program voyages to the International ...Continue Reading