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

June 23, 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: M08-157 STUDENTS AT SCIENCE CAMP GEAR UP TO CALL THE SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- "Mission BISD: All Systems Go" technology and science camp students are gearing up to chat and ask questions during a call to the International Space Station crew on Thursday, June 26, from 10:50 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. CDT. Students from the c ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 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. This image from June 23 shows dozens of active fires burning in the state. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14904 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 23 2008 (Posted on Jun 24 2008 1:50PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a ser ...Continue Reading

June 23, 2008 Jason S. Sharp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5213 jason.s.sharp@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-123 NASA ANNOUNCES SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES WASHINGTON -- In honor of NASA's 50th anniversary, the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and NASA are partnering on this year's Folklife Festival. The festival will be held Wednesday, June 25 through Sunday, June 29, and Wednesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 6, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh an ...Continue Reading

June 23, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-155 NASA STUDY PROVIDES NEXT STEP TO ESTABLISHING LUNAR OUTPOST HOUSTON -- NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WEST AFRICA On June 21, 2008, plumes of Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa, forming a large arc south and west of Cape Verde. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14903 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 21 2008 (Posted on Jun 23 2008 1:16PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Ru ...Continue Reading

Congratulations to NASA, NOAA, CNES & Eumetsat on Its Successful Launch of OSTM/Jason2! It is the third altimetric mission following Jason-1 (2001-present) and TOPEX/Poseidon (1992-2005). Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) will provide important information regarding sea level rise, climate change, El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, eddies, and ocean circulation. To find out more information about OSTM please visit http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ostm.html. =-=-=-= ...Continue Reading