May 12, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-094 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON STATUS OF NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 19, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference will begin after the ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE PERSIAN GULF Thick dust hovered over the northern tip of the Persian Gulf in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14824 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 07 2008 (Posted on May 08 2008 4:28PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS BURMA (MYANMAR) The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Kimberly Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-688-1880 paul.foerman-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-116 NASA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST SERIES OF ARES ENGINE TESTS STENNIS, Miss. -- NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 ldavid.steitz@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5026 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov Lisa Croel The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, Calif. 408-795-6219 lcroel@thetech.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-091 NASA TO ANNOUNCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE AT SAN JOSE FUTURE FORUM SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will announce a significant new education initiative at a NASA Future Forum on May 14 at The ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-025 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ARES I MOBILE LAUNCHER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. Ares I is the rock ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-117 NASA AND JAXA TO CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH ON SONIC BOOM MODELING WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling. Sonic boom modeling is one of the key technologies needed to enable a next generation supersonic aircraft quiet enough that it can fly supersonically over land without significant disturbance to the public. Such a vehicle a ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile) emily.s.outen@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-118 NASA NETWORK CONNECTS STUDENTS FOR WEB RETROSPECTIVE SERIES HAMPTON, Va. -- As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21. The series will highlight the contributions of each NASA center to a s ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 May 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In early May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14822 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 07 2008 (Posted on May 08 2008 7:59AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS BURMA (MYAN ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0371 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-093 NASA TO UPDATE MEDIA ABOUT CONSTELLATION PROGRAM PROGRESS WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-115 EXHALING FOR EXPLORATION: SCIENTISTS TEST LUNAR BREATHING SYSTEM HOUSTON -- Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that ...Continue Reading