Jan. 17, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Lynette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-1089 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-014 SPACE STATION LAUNCHES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 2008 CALENDAR HOUSTON - When did the U.S. launch its first satellite? What day did the first crew arrive at the International Space Station? A new calendar that highlights 50 years of NASA milestones and a decade of station assembly can be downloaded at: http ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 16 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER INDIA, BANGLADESH, AND THE BAY OF BENGAL Haze hung over India, Bangladesh, and the Bay of Bengal in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14698 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 15 2008 (Posted on Jan 16 2008 3:48PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN SOUTHWEST ASIA Winter settled heavily over Southwest Asia in January 2008, bringing intense cold ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1739 david.steitz@nasa.gov Becky Ramsey X Prize Foundation, Washington 202-349-1125 becky.ramsey@xprize.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-010 NASA AND X PRIZE FOUNDATION TO RECOGNIZE CONRAD AWARD WINNERS WASHINGTON - On Friday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. EST NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will recognize the first winners of the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award during the unveiling of a traveling exhibit titled "Spirit of Innovation." The event ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Beth Hagenauer Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-7960 beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-010 SOFIA COMPLETES CLOSED-DOOR TEST FLIGHTS EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA, has passed a significant mission milestone. It has completed the first phase of experimental flight tests, which confirmed the structural integrity and performance ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 15 January 2008. -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Unusual winter thunderstorms combined with warm temperatures led to flooding throughout Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14695 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 12 2008 (Posted on Jan 15 2008 4:05PM) SEASONAL FLOODS BEGIN EARLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA By February or March during the typical southern African rainy seaso ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-011 NASA TV TO AIR COLUMBIA CREW REMEMBRANCE SERVICE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Astronauts Memorial Foundation's remembrance service honoring space shuttle Columbia's STS-107 crew. The ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM Intermittent dust storms continued in Chad's Bodele Depression in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14692 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 14 2008 (Posted on Jan 14 2008 10:21AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN IRAQ Iraqis in Baghdad woke to the novelty of white flakes drifting to the ground as the city experienced its fir ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-009 STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR NASA'S ANNUAL GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA is looking for a fast set of wheels. The 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race is set for April 4-5. During the race, dozens of high school and college teams careen around a track at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-008 NASA ANNOUNCES STUDY PROPOSAL ON DESIGN OF HUMAN LUNAR LANDER WASHINGTON -- NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon. The Altair spacecraft will deliver fo ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Ray Villard Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore 410-338-4514 villard@stsci.edu Chris Danielsen National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore 410-659-9314 ext. 2330 cdanielsen@nfb.org RELEASE: 08-007 NASA UNVEILS COSMIC IMAGES BOOK IN BRAILLE FOR BLIND READERS BALTIMORE - At a Tuesday ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observa ...Continue Reading