The following sections were updated since 09 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 3 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first weeks of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14943 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 2008 (Posted on Jul 10 2008 12:04PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14942 *** Digital Camera(ISS) image from Jul 04 200 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 44 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO DELIVERY CONTRACT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:03:43 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO DELIVERY CONTRACT July 8, 2008 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Report #H08-045 NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO DELIVERY CO ...Continue Reading

Greetings: The agenda, abstracts and speaker biographies for our Conference "NASA's First 50 Years" are now available at http://history.nasa.gov/50thannnasaconf/index.html The Conference will be held here in the NASA HQ Auditorium October 28-29. Mike Griffin is the first of several keynoters, and the program features a stellar array of scholars addressing the full scope of NASA History. Mark your calendars! Steve Dr. Steven J. Dick NASA Chief Historian Director, NASA History Division NASA Headquarte ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA "Dry" thunderstorms triggered hundreds of fires in California on the first day of summer 2008. The fires continued to burn in the first week of July. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14937 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 2:23PM) * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14936 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Jul 06 2008 (Posted on Jul ...Continue Reading

July 9, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis/Diya Chacko Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474/393-5464 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov, diya.s.chacko@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-170 OCEAN WIND POWER MAPS REVEAL POSSIBLE WIND ENERGY SOURCES WASHINGTON -- Efforts to harness the energy potential of Earth's ocean winds could soon gain an important new tool: global satellite maps from NASA. Scientists have been creating maps using nearly a decade of data fro ...Continue Reading

July 9, 2008 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-171 NASA AND ESA COMPLETE COMPARATIVE EXPLORATION ARCHITECTURE STUDY WASHINGTON -- Over the last 6 months, representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency, or ESA, have been engaged in a detailed assessment of potential programs and technologies that when conducted cooperatively could one day support a human outpost on the moon. Findings from the study included a significant mutual interest in the ...Continue Reading

July 8, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: 08-045 NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION CARGO DELIVERY CONTRACT HOUSTON - NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems Inc. in Houston, a one-year contract extension valued at $42 million to provide integration services for cargo delivery to and from the International Space Station. Lockheed Martin has held t ...Continue Reading

July 8, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-132 SHUTTLE CREW TO VISIT NASA HEADQUARTERS, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS WASHINGTON -- One month after the landing of space shuttle Discovery, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-124 crew, which wrapped up a mission to the International Space Station on June 14. The STS-124 crew members will share mission highlights with NASA employees, their families and repo ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 July 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FOREST FIRE IN SOUTHERN TURKEY A deadly forest fire in southern Turkey spread thick smoke across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus in early July 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14933 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 08 2008 (Posted on Jul 08 2008 9:06AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE U.S. MIDWEST Heavy rains flooded several rivers in the U.S. Midwest in early June 2 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 66 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS LAUNCH DATES FOR REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:42:03 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS LAUNCH DATES FOR REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS July 7, 2008 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Report #H08-167 NASA SETS LAUNCH DATES FOR REMAINING SP ...Continue Reading