April 29, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-084 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD SATURDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, May 3, as preparations for the STS-124 mission move forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off May 31 on a ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 28 April 2008. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RECORD CROPS IN INDIA With the harvest in the spring of 2008, India was set to produce a record rice and corn crop. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14806 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 05 2008 (Posted on Apr 28 2008 12:35PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ACTIVITY ON KILAUEA On March 19, 2008, a small explosion erupted from Kilauea's summit crater. The volcano rem ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-083 HOME FROM SPACE, IOWA ASTRONAUT PEGGY WHITSON SET FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson of Iowa, who returned to Earth April 19 after approximately six months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 2. Whitson, the first female comma ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 25 April 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SAHARAN DUST STORM Dust plumes blew westward across the Sahara Desert in late April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14804 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 26 2008 (Posted on Apr 28 2008 1:04PM) DUST STORM OVER EASTERN CHINA Dust and clouds formed a giant swirl over eastern China in late April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14802 *** MODIS(Terra) image fro ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Dewayne Washington Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0040 dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-108 ASTRONAUTS TO MAKE VIRTUAL CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS GREENBELT, MD -- Astronauts flying on a space shuttle mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for a final time will speak to middle school students across America simultaneously at 1:15 p.m. EDT, April 30, from NASA's Goddard Space Fli ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 April 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 late April 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14801 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 24 2008 (Posted on Apr 25 2008 9:30AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural ...Continue Reading

April 24, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937/207-1323 michael.s.mewhinney@nasa.gov Sarah Cooper m2mi Corporation, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-961-5376 sarah.cooper@m2mi.com RELEASE: 08-107 NASA AMES PARTNERS WITH M2MI FOR SMALL SATELLITE DEVELOPMENT MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and m2mi Corp., Moffett Field, Calif., announced Thursday they a ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 April 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN THE TAKLIMAKAN Dust plumes covered much of the Taklimakan Desert in late April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14798 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 21 2008 (Posted on Apr 23 2008 10:11AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN VICTORIA, AUTRALIA Fires burned across Victoria, Australia, in late April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?i ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-023 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT TO SPACEX WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, a NASA Launch Services contract for the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles. The NASA Launch Services contracts are multiple awards to multiple launch service providers. Twice per yea ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-022 NASA CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has awarded a contract to Deltha-Critique Joint Venture of New Orleans, La., to provide administrative support services for the center. The potential contract value is $28,982,749 (includi ...Continue Reading