October 24th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 22 October 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A nearly opaque plume of haze snaked through eastern China on October 20, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14578 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Oct 20 2007 (Posted on Oct 22 2007 5:07PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend ...Continue Reading
October 24th 2007 PDT
Oct. 23, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-142 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION, STS-122 HOUSTON - NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 9. Space shuttle Atlantis' 11-day mission, designated STS-122, ...Continue Reading
October 24th 2007 PDT
Oct. 23, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-143 NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S MISSION HOUSTON - NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Discovery's mission, designated STS-120, to the International Space Station. NASA Television features live mission events, daily mission status news conf ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2007 PDT
Oct. 22, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-141 NASA SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW RAPID GROWTH OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES WASHINGTON - Images from NASA satellites illustrate how quickly wildfires have spread throughout Southern California. Powerful Santa Ana winds have fueled more than 10 large wildfires stretching from Santa Barbara to San Diego. A pair of NASA images depicts the area around Los Angeles on Sunday. The top image, captured by NAS ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2007 PDT
Oct. 22, 2007 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-230 STATEMENT BY NASA ADMINISTRATOR MIKE GRIFFIN ON PILOT SURVEY WASHINGTON - Since becoming NASA administrator, I have been an advocate for openness and transparency in the pursuit of NASA research and analysis. As a general practice, I believe that NASA research and data should be widely available and subject to review and scrutiny. I have just been made aware of the issue involving information from a NASA ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 19 October 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Driven by Santa Ana winds, several large wildfires flared across Southern California over the weekend of October 20, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14577 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Oct 21 2007 (Posted on Oct 22 2007 10:01AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://n ...Continue Reading
October 20th 2007 PDT
Oct. 19, 2007 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: 07-229 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR FINAL SOLAR ARRAY DELIVERY TO STATION WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Discovery's STS-119 mission, targeted for launch in the fall of 2008. The flight will deliver the final pair of power- generating solar array wings and truss element to the International Space Station. Air Fo ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2007 PDT
Oct. 18, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov, beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-228 NASA TO OPEN NEW COMPETITION FOR SPACE TRANSPORTATION SEED MONEY WASHINGTON - NASA announced Thursday it will conduct a new competition for funding that remains in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project, known as COTS. The new competition follows NASA's decision to terminate its funded agreement with aerospace firm Rocketplane Kistler of Okla ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2007 PDT
Oct. 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-140 NASA SETS SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY PRELAUNCH EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery. The STS-120 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at 11:38 a.m. EDT ...Continue Reading
October 19th 2007 PDT
Oct. 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-139 NASA ANNOUNCES WEB COVERAGE OF NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos highlight NASA's Internet coverage of space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission to the International Space Station. Discovery is scheduled to lift off on Oct. 23 at 11:38 a.m ...Continue Reading
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