August 14th 2007 PDT
Aug. 13, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov Rita Karl Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Alexandria, Va. 888-683-9740 rkarl@challenger.org MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-104 NASA HOSTS STUDENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE FROM SPACE ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- How do you brush your teeth in space? What is your favorite space food? How would you compare flying in space to flying on an airp ...Continue Reading
August 14th 2007 PDT
Aug. 13, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-102 NASA TO HOLD MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ON BIZARRE STAR WASHINGTON -- Astronomers are scheduled to announce new findings about a star unlike any seen before at a media teleconference Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. EDT. The findings are from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer, managed by NASA's Jet Propul ...Continue Reading
August 14th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 10 August 2007. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN MONTANA AND IDAHO In the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, dozens of large, dangerous wildfires burned tens of thousands of acres in late July and early August 2007. Several communities in Montana were under evacuation on August 1. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14439 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 12 2007 (Posted on Aug 12 2007 10:14PM) ZACA WILDFIRE, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA T ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2007 PDT
Aug. 10, 2007 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-176 ASTRONAUT ED LU LEAVES NASA HOUSTON - Veteran International Space Station astronaut and space shuttle flyer Ed Lu has left NASA to accept a position in the private sector. Lu flew on two shuttle missions and lived six months aboard the station as a member of the orbiting laboratory's seventh crew. "Ed has done an exceptional j ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2007 PDT
Aug. 10, 2007 David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-175 NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON - On Friday, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin named Richard J. Gilbrech as associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, the NASA division designing the next generation of spacecraft to return astronauts to the moon and eventually journey to Mars. Gilbrech currently serves as the director of NASA's Sten ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2007 PDT
Aug. 9, 2007 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-174 NASA REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR ARES I MOBILE LAUNCHER CONSTRUCTION WASHINGTON - NASA has issued a request for proposals for Ares I mobile launcher construction. Ares I is the rocket that will transport the Orion crew exploration vehicle and its crew and cargo to low Earth orbit. The mobile ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 08 August 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OFF THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST Haze collected off the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida on August 6, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14437 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Aug 06 2007 (Posted on Aug 08 2007 11:13AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.n ...Continue Reading
August 10th 2007 PDT
Aug. 9, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-101 NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION HOUSTON - NASA is providing continuous television and Internet coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 8 at 6:36 p.m. EDT. NASA Telev ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2007 PDT
Aug. 8, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-173 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew lifted off at 6:36 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station for an assembly mission, designated STS-1 ...Continue Reading
August 9th 2007 PDT
Aug. 8, 2007 Sonja Alexander NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Debbie Nguyen Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1334 debbie.nguyen-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-100 REGISTRATION OPENS FOR NEW NASA ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE WASHINGTON - As space shuttle Endeavour and 10 million cinnamon basil seeds are set to launch on a mission to the International Space Station, NASA has opened registration for the Lunar Plant Growth Chamber challenge. Students participating in the ...Continue Reading
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