The following sections were updated since 25 July 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SMOKE OVER HUDSON BAY Thick smoke choked the skies over Manitoba, Ontario, and Hudson Bay on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14409 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 24 2007 (Posted on Jul 26 2007 1:33PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN ITALY In Italy and neighboring southern European countries, extreme heat exacerbated dozens of forest fires burn ...Continue Reading

To: Nasa Reports NASA SimLabs News VOLUME 7, ISSUE 3http://www.simlabs.arc.nasa.gov/newsletter/news.html   July 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 governme ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Thursday July 26, 2007   Titanic Site Protection Sought by Congress Congress presented with legislation to preserve Titanic. Crayfish Fighting and the Art of Bluffing Strange New Microbe Harvests Sunlight Nevada 'Feeling the Heat' of Climate Change Gorilla Executions Puzzle Conservationists advertisement Top Features Top 10 Mysterious Diseases Read More Enlightened Medicine Found in Dark Ages Read More Flying Saucer Designed for Greener Air Tr ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-166 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH ON AUG. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, NASA managers set Aug. 7 as the official launch date for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is scheduled for 7:02 p.m. EDT. Endeavour's launch da ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Gray Creech Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-2662 gray.creech-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-165 NASA ANNOUNCES NEXT UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATES AND CREW EDWARDS, Calif. -- NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., provided critical support for the first flight July 20 of the X-48B. The 21-foot wingspan, 500-pound remotely piloted test vehicle took off for the first time at 8:42 a.m. P ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 allard.beutel@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-091 LEAD SPACE STATION FLIGHT DIRECTOR AVAILABLE FOR LIVE INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- The man who will lead NASA's mission control during the next space shuttle flight will be available for satellite interviews on NASA Television from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, Aug. 3. Chicago native and veteran flight director Joel Montal ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2007 David Mould/Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 david.r.mould@nasa.gov, mcabbage@nasa.gov Eileen Hawley Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-8456 eileen.m.hawley@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-92 NASA RELEASES FINDINGS OF ASTRONAUT HEALTH REVIEWS WASHINGTON - NASA will release the findings of two reviews regarding astronaut medical and behavioral health assessments during a news conference scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT, July 27. The news conference will take place in the James Webb Au ...Continue Reading

Today's Top News Wednesday July 25, 2007   Study: Obesity is Socially Contagious Fat friends increase the chances you'll put on pounds. Check, Please! What Diners Really Want Frisky Foxes Not So Faithful Rising Ozone Levels Could Stunt Plant Growth Tame Tornadoes Might Generate Power advertisement Top Features Enlightened Medicine Found in Dark Ages Read More Today in History Read More Simple, Printable Solar Panels Envisioned Read More Robotic B ...Continue Reading

 * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *July 25, 2007*      *TOP STORY* *posted: July 25, 2007 01:41 pm EDT* *Quadruple Sunsets Possible on Other Worlds*A new study suggests planets could have up to four suns.Read More * MISSIONS/LAUNCHES* *Pentagon Looks to the Internet Community for Space Solar Power Study * *Pentagon Pulls Plug on Sat ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 July 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MANITOBA Forest fires in Manitoba, Canada, in July 2007 forced hundreds of residents near Southern Indian Lake to evacuate due to thick smoke. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14405 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 23 2007 (Posted on Jul 24 2007 2:51PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://natu ...Continue Reading