Sept. 28, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-124 SHUTTLE CREW TO VISIT NASA HEADQUARTERS, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS WASHINGTON - The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned to Earth last month will share mission highlights with NASA employees at the agency's headquarters on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 10 a.m. EDT. The crew's presentation about the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station will air live on NASA Television. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov Carol Hughes Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. 480-965-6375 carol.hughes@asu.edu Cheryl Dybas National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va. 703-292-7734 cdybas@nsf.gov RELEASE: 07-215 NASA RESEARCH INDICATES OXYGEN ON EARTH 2.5 BILLION YEARS AGO MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - NASA-funded astrobiologists have found evidenc ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-213 NASA'S DAWN SPACECRAFT ENROUTE TO SHED LIGHT ON ASTEROID BELT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on its way to study a pair of asteroids after lifting off Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:34 a.m. EDT. Mi ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2007 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 RELEASE: 07-212 DAWN SPACECRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft began its 1.7 billion mile journey through the inner solar system to study a pair of asteroids Thursday at 7:34 a.m. EDT. The Delta 2 rocket, fitted with nine strap-on solid-fuel boosters, safely climbed away from the Florida coastline and launch complex 17B at the Cape Canaveral Ai ...Continue Reading

Sept. 26, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-123 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 29, as preparations for the STS-120 mission move forward. Discovery is targeted to lift off Oct. 23 on a 14-day mission ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 25 September 2007. -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES AND THICK SMOKE OVER SOUTH AMERICA Scores of fires filled the South American skies with smoke in September 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14549 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Sep 25 2007 (Posted on Sep 26 2007 11:25AM) FIRE ON ALASKA'S NORTH SLOPE Autumn burnished the vegetation of Alaska's North Slope in September 2007, as a fire that started near the Colville River in mid-July conti ...Continue Reading

Sept. 25, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-048 NASA EXTENDS SPACE STATION ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT HOUSTON - NASA has awarded a contract modification to the European Space Agency's Space Technology Center for additional engineering services for the International Space Station Node 2 and 3 modules. The modification is valued at $27.5 million. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 25, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-3937 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-047 NASA AWARDS FINANCIAL SERVICES CONTRACT MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. - NASA has selected Powertek Corporation of Fairfax, Va., to provide financial support services at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. The contract has a five-year base period and no options. The estimated dollar ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 September 2007. -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FALL COLORS AROUND LAKE SUPERIOR The forests along the eastern shores of Lake Superior put on a brilliant display of color for the first day of autumn. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14548 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 23 2007 (Posted on Sep 25 2007 12:54PM) NORTHWEST PASSAGE OPEN During the summer of 2007, sea ice melt opened the fabled and long-sought Northwest Passage. * http ...Continue Reading

Sept. 24, 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: M07-122 NASA TV COVERAGE SET FOR SPACE STATION CREW EXCHANGE WASHINGTON - The launch of the next crew of the International Space Station, Expedition 16, and the landing of the current crew, Expedition 15, are among events to be broadcast on NASA Television from Sept. 27 to Oct. 21. NASA's Expedition 16 Commander Peg ...Continue Reading