June 23, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-155 NASA STUDY PROVIDES NEXT STEP TO ESTABLISHING LUNAR OUTPOST HOUSTON -- NASA engineers and scientists completed a milestone review June 20 that will help determine the systems needed to return humans to the moon and establish ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 20 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WEST AFRICA On June 21, 2008, plumes of Saharan dust blew off the west coast of Africa, forming a large arc south and west of Cape Verde. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14903 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 21 2008 (Posted on Jun 23 2008 1:16PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEASTERN RUSSIA Over 15,000 hectares of forest were on fire in eastern Ru ...Continue Reading

Congratulations to NASA, NOAA, CNES & Eumetsat on Its Successful Launch of OSTM/Jason2! It is the third altimetric mission following Jason-1 (2001-present) and TOPEX/Poseidon (1992-2005). Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) will provide important information regarding sea level rise, climate change, El Niño - Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, eddies, and ocean circulation. To find out more information about OSTM please visit http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ostm.html. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ...Continue Reading

June 23, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-122 HOME FROM SPACE STATION, NEW JERSEY ASTRONAUT SET FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman of New Jersey, who returned to Earth June 14 after three months on the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 27. Reisman arrived at the complex wit ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-040 NASA SELECTS EXPLORER MISSION OF OPPORTUNITY INVESTIGATIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected two science proposals to be the agency's next Explorer Program Mission of Opportunity investigations. One activity will study black holes and other extreme environments in the universe. The other will determine how the Earth's outer atmosphere responds to external forces. The first investigation will provid ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Dust plumes blew off the coast of South Australia in mid-June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14897 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 16 2008 (Posted on Jun 19 2008 3:20PM) -- 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 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/sh ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 shammond@lpl.arizona.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-121 MARS PHOENIX MEDIA TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR TODAY PASADENA, Calif. - NASA and the University of Arizona, Tucson, will hold a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT, to report on the latest developments concerning the bright ...Continue Reading

June 20, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-154 NASA LAUNCHES OCEAN SATELLITE TO KEEP A WEATHER, CLIMATE EYE OPEN PASADENA, Calif. -- A new NASA-French space agency oceanography satellite launched today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on a globe-circling voyage to continue charting sea level, a vital indicator of global climate change. The mission will return a ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the availability of a new book by Sunny Tsiao, "Read You Loud and Clear!": The Story of NASA's Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (NASA SP-2007-4233). A flyer with a more detailed description and ordering information is attached. Stephen Garber NASA History Division Mail Suite CO72, Room 2Q25 NASA Headquarters Washington, DC 20546 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax http://history.nasa.gov ____________________________________________________________________ ----------------------- ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 18 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE MIDDLE EAST A massive dust cloud hovered over the Middle East in mid-June 2008, stretching from Iraq to India, and spreading south past the Arabian Peninsula. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14895 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 18 2008 (Posted on Jun 19 2008 12:51PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NA ...Continue Reading