Jan. 10, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 08-003 NASA SPACECRAFT TO MAKE HISTORIC FLYBY OF MERCURY LAUREL, Md. - On Monday, Jan. 14, a pioneering NASA spacecraft will be the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years when it soars over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain. These findings could op ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 2008 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: M08-05 NASA ASTRONAUTS OFFER FITNESS TIPS, INSPIRATION FOR NEW YEAR HOUSTON - For those who set fitness goals as part of their New Year's resolutions, NASA astronauts who have lived aboard the International Space Station have a few tips to face the challenge. Astronauts on the station are required to wor ...Continue Reading

Jan. 9, 2008 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1400 RELEASE: 08-002 AERONAUTICS ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR DEPARTS NASA FOR NEW POSITION WASHINGTON - Lisa J. Porter, NASA's associate administrator of the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, announced Wednesday her decision to leave the agency, effective Feb. 1. Porter is leaving NASA to become the first director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin expressed his appreciation for Porter ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OFF AFRICA, OVER CAPE VERDE Dust plumes blew off the west coast of Africa while a large haze of dust hung over Cape Verde in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14681 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on Jan 09 2008 1:47PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN FITZGERALD RIVER NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA In southern Western Australia's Fit ...Continue Reading

Jan. 8, 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 Danielson National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore 410-659-9314 ext. 2330 cdanielson@nfb.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-04 NASA TO UNVEIL BRAILLE BOOK WITH COSMIC IMAGES BALTIMORE - NASA will debut a new book for blind readers at a media event and reception Jan. 15. The agency will unveil "Touch the Invisible Sky," which ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 January 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SEASONAL FLOODS BEGIN EARLY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA By February or March during the typical southern African rainy season, the intense rain puddles on the saturated ground and pushes brimming rivers, reservoirs, and lakes over their banks. In 2008, the floods began in January. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14678 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 04 2008 (Posted on Jan 08 2008 1:54PM) ----------------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 04 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER IRAQ A dust storm blew through southern Iraq, near the Saudi Arabian border, in early January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14677 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 06 2008 (Posted on Jan 07 2008 1:10PM) HAZE IN EASTERN CHINA Thick haze collected in eastern China, south of Beijing, in December 2007, nearly preventing the city of Beijing from reaching its 2007 goal ...Continue Reading

Jan. 7, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-03 NASA TELECONFERENCE TO PREVIEW MESSENGER'S FLYBY OF MERCURY WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 10, to preview the historic Jan. 14 spacecraft flight past Mercury that will explore some of the last major never-seen-before terrain in ...Continue Reading

Jan. 4, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.clem@nasa.gov David Talley Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Fla. 356-681-6745 MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-02 NASA ASTRONAUT AT DAYTONA SPEEDWAY EVENT FOR 50TH MILESTONES WASHINGTON - Astronaut Andrew Feustel will participate in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The appearance is in celebration of NASA's ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the publication of two new books and one new monograph. The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey into the History of Aerodynamics in America, Volume II: Reinventing the Airplane (NASA SP-4407-4409) was edited by James R. Hansen with Jeremy Kinney, D. Bryan Taylor, Molly Prickett, and J. Lawrence Lee. William H. Pickering: America's Deep Space Pioneer (NASA SP-2007-4113) by Douglas J. Mudgway is an insightful biography of a key figure in U.S. space history. The book is out in time to ...Continue Reading