Dec. 17, 2007 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-281 NASA TO BEGIN TESTING OF ENGINE THAT WILL POWER ARES ROCKETS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - In December, NASA will begin testing core components of a rocket engine from the Apollo era. Data from the tests will help NASA build the next generation engine that will p ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 December 2007. -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM OLGA Tropical Storm Olga, the 15th named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, developed over the Caribbean in December. It unleashed heavy rain on Hispaniola. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14657 *** (TRMM) image from Dec 13 2007 (Posted on Dec 14 2007 4:54PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Ear ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Jennifer Morcone Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-7199 jennifer.j.morcone@nasa.gov Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu RELEASE: 07-280 'DEATH STAR' GALAXY BLACK HOLE FIRES AT NEIGHBORING GALAXY WASHINGTON - A powerful jet from a super massive black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy, according to new findings from NASA observatories. This neve ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2007 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-278 NASA'S TOP EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY STORIES OF 2007 WASHINGTON - NASA moved forward in 2007 to explore the solar system, expand our knowledge of Earth and its place in the universe, and build the International Space Station. The space shuttle flew three highly successful missions to continue the station's assembly and construction began on projects designed to send astronauts to the moon, where they will esta ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-187 NASA TV COVERAGE SET FOR SPACEWALK, SHUTTLE FUELING TEST WASHINGTON - NASA Television will provide simultaneous live coverage of a spacewalk by the International Space Station crew and a shuttle fueling test at NASA's Kennedy Space Cent ...Continue Reading

Dec. 14, 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: M07-186 NASA CORRECTS HOLIDAY GREETING RELEASE HOUSTON - A Dec. 13 NASA media advisory incorrectly said the public could select a NASA-themed e-postcard to send to friends. That feature, which is planned for the future, is not yet available. The public can, however, send personal holiday greetings to th ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 December 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN WEST AFRICA Hundreds of agricultural fires were scattered across West Africa in mid-December 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14656 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 13 2007 (Posted on Dec 14 2007 11:59AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthob ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Nancy Neal Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov Lee Tune University of Maryland, College Park 301-405-4679 ltune@umd.edu RELEASE: 07-279 NASA SENDS SPACECRAFT ON MISSION TO COMET HARTLEY 2 WASHINGTON - NASA has approved the retargeting of the EPOXI mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oc ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-184 NASA TARGETS SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH ON JAN. 10 HOUSTON - NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers have targeted Jan. 10 for the launch of shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. "The workforce has stepped up to and met every challenge this year," said Wayne Hale, Spa ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 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: M07-185 NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO SEND HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO SPACE STATION HOUSTON - Many people will travel for the holidays, but no one will be farther from home than the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. With that in mind, NASA invites the public to send personal holiday greetings to the ...Continue Reading