Feb. 12, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-030 NASA ANNOUNCES COTS PHASE I DEMONSTRATIONS SELECTION WASHINGTON - NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate managers will host a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 19, to announce the names of one or more companies selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services. The media teleconference will begin at 4 p.m. EST ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 February 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Dust plumes blew off the coast of northern Africa in mid-January 2008. Dust lingered over the Atlantic Ocean late in the month. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14733 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 4:20PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Sout ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-053 NASA KNOW-HOW HELPS ATHLETES ROCKET THROUGH WATER HAMPTON, Va. - When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton. NASA has decades of experience in fluid d ...Continue Reading

Feb. 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: M08-028 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on a 16-day m ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-029 NASA ADJUSTS DATE OF BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW MARCH SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA has rescheduled for Monday, March 3, a daylong series of briefings from the Johnson Space Center on upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123. The briefings, which begin at 8 a.m. CST, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agen ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 February 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Southeast over the weekend of February 9, 2008, bringing high winds that fueled scores of brushfires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14729 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 12:53PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM ANATAHAN Anatahan Volcano in the central Mariana Island ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-052 NASA ASSIGNS CREWS FOR STS-127 AND EXPEDITION 19 MISSIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission. The STS-127 mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the station. Expedition 1 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Terry Devitt University of Wisconsin, Madison 608-262-8282 trdevitt@wisc.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-025 NASA-FUNDED ROBOT TO TEST SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES WASHINGTON - Researchers will test a NASA-funded robotic probe under ice here on Earth to demonstrate whether the probe's systems can operate in a similar environment on Jupiter's moon Europa. Testing will take place Feb. 12-15 in Lake Mendota on the campus of the Univ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov Shannon Verstynen National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va. 757-325-6714 Shannon@nianet.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-027 NASA HOSTS 13TH ANNUAL PRESERVICE TEACHER CONFERENCE WASHINGTON - This Valentine's Day, future teachers will receive more than just sweets. Feb. 14-16, NASA will provide hands-on training through worksho ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-026 NASA LANDS IN DAYTONA TO CELEBRATE 50TH MILESTONES WITH NASCAR WASHINGTON - In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary and the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008, NASA will participate in two racing events in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 12-17. Astronaut Charlie Hobaugh, who has visited the International S ...Continue Reading