Sept. 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-195 NASA MAPS THE MOON WITH GOOGLE MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - New higher-resolution lunar imagery and maps that include NASA multimedia content now are available on the Google Moon Web site. Updates include new conte ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-197 NASA, U.S. ARMY AGREE TO AERONAUTICS COOPERATION WASHINGTON - NASA and the United States Army have formed an aeronautics research partnership. NASA Administrator Michael Griffin and Secretary of the Army Pete Geren recently signed a memorandum of understanding that builds upon and expands the longstanding relationship between the two organizations. "Although NASA and the Army have different missio ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 202-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-119 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR SPACE STATION CREW CHANGE AND SOYUZ MOVE HOUSTON - NASA will hold a pair of media briefings on Tuesday, Sept. 25, to preview the upcoming exchange of crews aboard the International Space Station. At 1 p.m. CDT, NASA will review the work completed during the current Expedition 15 missio ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 17 September 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA August 2007 brought little rain to relieve a multi-year drought in southern Australia. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14531 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2007 (Posted on Sep 18 2007 1:47PM) -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM A dust storm blew out of the Bodele Depression on September 17, 2007. * http://na ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2007 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2339 mcabbage@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-194 NASA NAMES ASTRONAUT ELLEN OCHOA DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF JOHNSON HOUSTON -- Veteran astronaut Ellen Ochoa has been named the next deputy director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. Ochoa is a four-time space flier who has served as director of flight crew operations at Johnson. She will succeed Bob Cabana, who was named director of ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-196 NASA OPENS APPLICATIONS FOR NEW ASTRONAUT CLASS HOUSTON - NASA is accepting applications for the 2009 Astronaut Candidate Class. Those selected could fly to space for long-duration stays on the International Space Station and missions to the moon. "We look forward to gathering applications and then being able to sel ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 14 September 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF THE AFRICAN WEST COAST Dust blew off the coast of Mauritania on September 16, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14525 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 16 2007 (Posted on Sep 17 2007 1:44PM) DUST STORM OVER BAHRAIN AND QATAR Saudi Arabian dust blew over Bahrain, Qatar, and the Persian Gulf on September 12, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 2007 David Mould/Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/2339 david.r.mould@nasa.gov, mcabbage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-193 NASA ADMINISTRATOR GRIFFIN DISCUSSES VALUE OF THE SPACE ECONOMY WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin kicked off a lecture series honoring the agency's 50th anniversary with an address Monday describing the critical role that space exploration plays in the global economy. The "space economy" was estimated at about $180 billion in 2005, according to ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 September 2007. -- CROPS AND DROUGHT (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DROUGHT IN SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES Much of the southwestern United States experienced moderate to severe drought in 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14521 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 28 2007 (Posted on Sep 13 2007 1:27PM) -- FLOOD (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING FROM TYPHOON FITOW Typhoon Fitow's heavy rains flooded rivers around Tokyo when the storm came ...Continue Reading

Sept. 13, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-192 NASA KEEPS EYE ON OZONE LAYER AMID MONTREAL PROTOCOL'S SUCCESS WASHINGTON - NASA scientists will join researchers from around the world to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to reduce the hole in Earth's protective ozone layer. The United Nations Environment Programme will host the meeting from Sept. 23 to 26 in Athens, Greece. NASA scientists ...Continue Reading