The following sections were updated since 25 June 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14909 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 25 2008 (Posted on Jun 26 2008 9:23AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA ...Continue Reading

June 26, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-127 NASA HOSTS INDUSTRY DAY TO DISCUSS IT INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITIONS WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, July 23, NASA will host an Industry Day to discuss upcoming agency-wide acquisitions for the Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure Improvement Program, or I3P. The program strategically will procure information technology infrastructure services for NASA. The meeting will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ...Continue Reading

June 25, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 shammond@lpl.arizona.edu RELEASE: 08-160 NASA'S PHOENIX MARS LANDER PUTS SOIL IN CHEMISTRY LAB, TEAM DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS TUCSON, Ariz. -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander placed a sample of Martian soil in the spacecraft's wet chemistry laboratory today for the first time. Resu ...Continue Reading

June 25, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-126 NASA ANNOUNCES TELECONFERENCE ABOUT LAUNCH PAD 39A REPAIRS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will host a media teleconference to discuss repair plans for damage to Launch Pad 39A with Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon, Space Shuttle Pro ...Continue Reading

June 25, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov David Chandler Massachusetts Institute of Technology 617-253-2704 dlc1@mit.edu RELEASE: 08-159 NASA SPACECRAFT REVEAL LARGEST CRATER IN SOLAR SYSTEM PASADENA, Calif. -- New analysis of Mars' terrain using NASA spacecraft observations reveals what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system. NASA' ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 June 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. These images show dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14906 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 24 2008 (Posted on Jun 25 2008 8:28AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rive ...Continue Reading

June 25, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-158 DEADLINE APPROACHING TO APPLY FOR NEW NASA ASTRONAUT CLASS HOUSTON -- NASA's deadline for accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class is July 1. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon. To be considered, a bachelor's degree in engineer ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 42 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. STUDENTS AT SCIENCE CAMP GEAR UP TO CALL THE SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:32:58 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: STUDENTS AT SCIENCE CAMP GEAR UP TO CALL THE SPACE STATION June 23, 2008 Jenna Mills Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Report #M08-157 STUDENTS AT SCIENCE CAMP GEAR UP TO CA ...Continue Reading

June 24, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/4997 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612/650-207-3280 jonas.dino@nasa.gov Sally Koris Northrop Grumman Corporation, Redondo Beach, Calif. 310-812-4721 sally.koris@ngc.com RELEASE: 08-156 MOON-BOUND NASA SPACECRAFT PASSES MAJOR PREFLIGHT TESTS MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- Engineering teams are conducting final checkouts of the Lunar Crater O ...Continue Reading

June 24, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Marny Skora Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-3315 marny.skora@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-041 NASA SELECTS CALIFORNIA FIRM FOR ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION SERVICES WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, of San Diego, to provide independent analysis and evaluation of selected agency programs and projects. The services will be acquired under a blanket purchase ag ...Continue Reading