April 22, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-021 NASA SELECTS CONTRACTOR FOR LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY MISSION SPACECRAFT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc., to build the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. Under the terms of the $116,306,179 delivery order, General Dynamics Advanced ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 21 April 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- SMOKE OVER THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA AND NORTHERN PACIFIC Russian wildfires sent smoke over the Kamchatka Peninsula and Pacific Ocean in late April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14797 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 21 2008 (Posted on Apr 22 2008 1:06PM) DUST OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A massive dust plume blew out of Saudi Arabia and over the Persian Gulf in mid-April 2008. * http://n ...Continue Reading

April 22, 2008 Dwayne Brown/Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/0918 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov/stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-082 NASA HOSTS MEDIA BRIEFING ON HOW ECOSYSTEMS ARE CHANGING WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media briefing Tuesday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m. EDT to discuss the latest research documenting changes in Earth's ecosystems using NASA remote-sensing data. The event will be held at The Inn & Conference Center, 3501 University Blvd. East, Adelphi, Md., Room 1312. Pane ...Continue Reading

April 21, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Dewayne Washington/Darryl Mitchell Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0040/5169 dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov, darryl.r.mitchell@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-106 NASA OFFERS EDUCATIONAL ONLINE GAMING OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOPERS WASHINGTON -- Educators soon may be able take the "learning can be fun" adage to another level using computer-simulation games with new technologies created by NASA and a yet-t ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 April 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES SPREAD SMOKE OVER BUENOS AIRES Unusually intense agricultural fires blanketed nearby Buenos Aires, Argentina, with smoke in April 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14791 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 20 2008 (Posted on Apr 21 2008 1:35PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON NEOGURI The first typhoon of 2008 in the western Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Neoguri moved towards so ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 john.i.petty@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-105 EXPEDITION 16 SOYUZ LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the first female commander of the International Space Station, returned to Earth at approximately 4:30 a.m. EDT Saturday, ending a mission during which she conducted five spacewalks and set a new record in American spaceflight. Wh ...Continue Reading

April 18, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Marie Guma-Diaz University of Miami, Fla. 305-284-1601 m.gumadiaz@umiami.edu RELEASE: 08-104 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND FLORIDA GOVERNOR DISCUSS BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION AT MIAMI FUTURE FORUM MIAMI -- NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist discussed Friday how space exploration gives Floridians a more competitive economy and better quality of life during a NASA Future Forum at the Uni ...Continue Reading

April 17, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-LeMasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-081 NASA TO BROADCAST EARTH VIEWS IN HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION HOUSTON -- Since humans first flew in space, nothing has captivated astronauts more than the view of home out the window of their spacecraft. In honor of Earth Day, April 22, NASA will make those views available to people here on Earth wi ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 16 April 2008. -- FIRE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES NORTH OF AMUR RIVER, RUSSIA In early March 2008, fires burned across the wintry landscape north of the Amur River in Russia’s Far East. In April, the fires became larger, smokier, and more widespread. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14786 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 15 2008 (Posted on Apr 17 2008 12:24PM) FIRES IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA D ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-080 NASA TURNS GREEN WITH NATIONWIDE EARTH DAY ACTIVITIES WASHINGTON -- NASA centers across America will roll out the green carpet April 22 to celebrate Earth Day and reporters are invited to hear first hand about the agency's contributions to understanding and protecting our environment. NASA Earth research missions study all aspects of our planet, from its oceans, land surfaces and atmosphere, to it ...Continue Reading