Aug. 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.mills@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-150 SPACE STATION INVADED BY STUDENTS FROM OUTER SPACE BASE HOUSTON -- Arizona Kids and teens are set to blast their local libraries into orbit after completing Outer Space Base, a library series of space science programs in Tucson. Nine- to thirteen-year-olds will participate in a li ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 August 2008. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM KILAUEA VOLCANO As summer progressed, the summit crater in Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's big island continued a pattern of intermittent activity that began in early 2008. On August 7, a plume of ash and gas streamed away from the island. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15001 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 07 2008 (Posted on Aug 08 2008 12:15PM) --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 36 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TV TO AIR INTERVIEWS WITH HUBBLE SERVICING ASTRONAUTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:25:04 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TV TO AIR INTERVIEWS WITH HUBBLE SERVICING ASTRONAUTS August 7, 2008 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #M08-149 NASA TV TO AIR INTERVIEWS WITH HUBBLE SERVICING ASTRONAUTS HOUSTON -- NASA Television ...Continue Reading

Aug. 7, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB, Calif. 661-276-2665 alan.brown@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-050 NASA AWARDS GLOBAL HAWK SUPPORT CONTRACT TO NORTHROP GRUMMAN EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Division of San Diego for engineering and technical services in support of the ...Continue Reading

Aug. 7, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 john.i.petty@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-149 NASA TV TO AIR INTERVIEWS WITH HUBBLE SERVICING ASTRONAUTS HOUSTON -- NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 a.m. EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11. The crew includes Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory C. Johnson, and missio ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 August 2008. -- STORM (2 updated events, 3 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM KAMMURI Tropical Storm Kammuri formed in the South China Sea in the first week of August 2008 and drenched Guangdong Province, including the city of Hong Kong, on August 6. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=15000 *** (QuikSCAT) image from Aug 04 2008 (Posted on Aug 06 2008 9:39AM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14999 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Post ...Continue Reading

Aug. 06, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Katherine K. Martin Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2406 Katherine.k.martin@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-049 NASA AWARDS GLENN RESEARCH CENTER SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA's Glenn Research Center has awarded a follow-on contract to DB Consulting Group Inc. of Silver Spring, Md., for a variety of tasks including work involved in computer science, computer and software engineering, ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 05 August 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BEIJING IMPLEMENTS NEW POLLUTION CONTROLS As Beijing prepared to host the Olympics August 8-24, 2008, and the Paralympics September 6-17, 2008, authorities implemented new procedures to reduce pollution. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14996 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 05 2008 (Posted on Aug 05 2008 5:06PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD By the a ...Continue Reading

Aug. 5, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 john.i.petty@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-201 NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY HOUSTON -- NASA's Johnson Space Center, closed Monday afternoon and Tuesday because of tropical storm Edouard, will reopen for normal operations Wednesday. Flight control of the International Space Station continued from Johnson's Mission Control Center throughout the storm. NASA ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 34 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR EDOUARD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:37:50 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR EDOUARD Aug. 4, 2008 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J08-010 NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER TO CLOSE FOR EDOUARD HOUSTON – NASA's Johnson Space Center will ...Continue Reading