May 7, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Mills Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.mills@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-092 STUDENTS MAKE THE ULTIMATE LONG DISTANCE CALL TO THE SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT. The students and educators from One Stop Richmond Hill Community ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-113 NASA ROLLS OUT NEW ARTIFACT LOAN PROGRAM WITH SPACE SHUTTLE TIRES WASHINGTON -- With the help of the space shuttle program, NASA kicks off a new artifact loan program for museums, planetariums, and other organizations. NASA's new Artifact Loan Opportunities Program will help organizations borrow NASA artifacts for education and outreach purposes. The first artifacts available are main landing gear tir ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 06 May 2008. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS The formation of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal in late April 2008 coincided with the start of cyclone season in the North Indian Ocean. The storm was predicted to move northeast and strike Myanmar (Burma) in the first week of May. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14819 *** (TRMM) image from May 04 2008 (Posted on May 07 2008 2:09PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new i ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 David Mould/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600/1726 david.r.mould@nasa.gov/dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-114 WEILER ASSUMES OFFICIAL ROLE AS NASA SCIENCE CHIEF WASHINGTON -- Administrator Michael Griffin announced Wednesday that Ed Weiler will remain as NASA's associate administrator for the agency's Science Mission Directorate. Weiler was named interim chief of the directorate March 26. "I'm very pleased to have Ed officially accept a more long-term position as science c ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7199 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-089 NASA TO ANNOUNCE SUCCESS OF LONG GALACTIC HUNT WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Rob Navias Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rob.navias-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-090 NASA TV TO AIR SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies next week, and NASA Television will broadcast its arrival live. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Garrett Reisman will be ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 05 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust storms covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14817 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 03 2008 (Posted on May 05 2008 9:00AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS The formation of Tropical Cyclone Nargis in the Bay of Bengal in late April 2008 coincided with the st ...Continue Reading

May 6, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov818-354-5011 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-088 NASA TO DISCUSS PHOENIX MISSION UPCOMING MARS LANDING WASHINGTON -- NASA has scheduled a media briefing Tuesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. EDT, to discuss the challenges, risks and science opportunities of the scheduled May 25 landing of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Officials also will provide details on th ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 02 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN DESERT Dust storms covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in western China in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14812 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 02 2008 (Posted on May 02 2008 2:33PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS MYANMAR (BURMA) The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating ...Continue Reading

May 3, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-112 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD, COUNTDOWN TEST SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal countdown demonstrati ...Continue Reading