The following sections were updated since 14 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- BODELE DEPRESSION DUST STORM Intermittent dust storms continued in Chad's Bodele Depression in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14692 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 14 2008 (Posted on Jan 14 2008 10:21AM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN IRAQ Iraqis in Baghdad woke to the novelty of white flakes drifting to the ground as the city experienced its fir ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-009 STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR NASA'S ANNUAL GREAT MOONBUGGY RACE HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - NASA is looking for a fast set of wheels. The 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race is set for April 4-5. During the race, dozens of high school and college teams careen around a track at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-008 NASA ANNOUNCES STUDY PROPOSAL ON DESIGN OF HUMAN LUNAR LANDER WASHINGTON -- NASA's Constellation Program has released a broad agency announcement for study proposals to evaluate human landing craft concepts for exploring the moon. The Altair spacecraft will deliver fo ...Continue Reading

Jan. 15, 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 Danielsen National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore 410-659-9314 ext. 2330 cdanielsen@nfb.org RELEASE: 08-007 NASA UNVEILS COSMIC IMAGES BOOK IN BRAILLE FOR BLIND READERS BALTIMORE - At a Tuesday ceremony at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observa ...Continue Reading

Jan. 14, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/1272 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612/207-3280 jonas.dino@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-006 NASA'S QUEST TO FIND WATER ON THE MOON MOVES CLOSER TO LAUNCH MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - Cameras and sensors that will look for the presence of water on the moon have completed validation tests and been shipped to the manufacturer of NASA's Lunar Crater Observati ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 January 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING STARTS TO BREAK QUEENSLAND DROUGHT The east coast of Australia saw record rainfall during the first week of 2008. The rain caused floods that left many residents stranded. Much of southeastern Australia has been in the grip of a multi-year drought, but a pattern of rainy weather has started to break it. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14691 *** (TRMM) image from Jan 08 2008 (Posted on ...Continue Reading

Jan. 14, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-08 NASA UPDATES AVIATION SAFETY DATA WEBSITE WASHINGTON - NASA updated its National Aviation Operations Monitoring Service (NAOMS) website Monday to add a Microsoft Office Excel formatted version of previously posted files containing pilot survey responses. NASA posted the survey responses Dec. 31, 2007, in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, the agency standard for dissemination of information to the public ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-005 NASA UPDATES INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW ASSIGNMENTS HOUSTON - NASA has updated assignments for International Space Station expedition crews. The updates reflect changes in the launch schedule for space shuttle missions that will transport rotating crew members. Astronaut Garrett E. Reisman, a member of the E ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2008 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: M08-07 NASA SETS BRIEFING WITH NEXT STATION CREW, SPACEFLIGHT PARTICIPANT HOUSTON - NASA will hold a media briefing at 1 p.m. CST Tuesday, Jan. 15, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station and a South Korean spaceflight participant. The briefing will originate from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Hous ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Joan B. Underwood Lockheed Martin, Denver 303-971-7398 joan.b.underwood@lmco.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-09 GOOGLE CEO AND CHAIRMAN SPEAKS AT NASA 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Jan. 17, the chairman and chief executive officer of Google, Eric Schmidt, will be the featured speaker for part of a lecture series honoring NASA's 50th anniversary. Schmidt will discuss the benefits of technology, innovation an ...Continue Reading