May 19, 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: M08-100 NASA TV AIRS HIGH-DEF DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT HOUSTON -- NASA Television will provide a high-definition glimpse of life in space with a special Video File to be broadcast beginning May 22. During his final weeks aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Garrett Reisman has f ...Continue Reading

May 19, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-129 NASA SEEKS INDUSTRY PARTNERS FOR INNOVATION TRANSFUSION PROGRAM WASHINGTON -- NASA is seeking companies and organizations across America involved in cutting-edge innovation to partner with the agency in the Innovation Transfusion Program. The program allows NASA employees to spend up to a year working in high-tech environments outside the agency where they can share their expertise while gaining valuable e ...Continue Reading

May 16, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-027 NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CONTRACT WITH ARES CORP. HOUSTON -- NASA Wednesday awarded ARES Corp. in Houston a one-year contract extension valued at $25.7 million for services required to continue the development and operation of the International Space Station. ARES Corp. has held the station's program i ...Continue Reading

May 16, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-026 NASA SELECTS GODDARD PROGRAM ANALYSIS AND CONTROL CONTRACTOR GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA has selected SP Systems Inc. of Greenbelt, Md., to provide mission support services under the Program Analysis and Control (PAAC III) contract. The work will support NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center's Flight Proj ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 15 May 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS BURMA (MYANMAR) The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma (Myanmar). At least 20,000 people were killed, and thousands more were missing as of May 9,2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14839 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 05 2008 (Posted on May 16 2008 10:44AM) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster/Jane Platt Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov; jane.platt@jpl.nasa.gov Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 shammond@lpl.arizona.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-099 NASA BRIEFINGS AND TV COVERAGE SCHEDULE FOR PHOENIX MARS LANDING WASHINGTON -- NASA news briefings, live commentary and updates before and after the scheduled Sunday, May 25 arrival of the agen ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-128 NASA SATELLITE FINDS INTERIOR OF MARS IS COLDER WASHINGTON -- New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought. The findings suggest any liquid water that might exist below the planet's surface and any pos ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 May 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES IN THE UNITED STATES A major spring storm system swept across the United States in mid-May 2008, causing tornadoes and flooding from the Great Plains to the East Coast. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14838 *** (TRMM) image from May 11 2008 (Posted on May 15 2008 12:51PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14837 *** (TRMM) image from May 13 2008 (Poste ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Leslie McCarthy Goddard Institute for Space Studies, N.Y. 212-678-5507 lnolan@giss.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-127 NASA STUDY LINKS EARTH IMPACTS TO HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE WASHINGTON -- A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa. Cynthia ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 May 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN FLORIDA More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in the southern part of Palm Bay, Florida, in mid-May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14836 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 13 2008 (Posted on May 14 2008 10:14AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON RAMMASUN Typhoon Rammasun was an impressive Category 4 storm in the morning of May 11, 2008. * http: ...Continue Reading