June 19, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov Kathy Major National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), Houston 713-798-5893 major@bcm.edu RELEASE: 08-153 NASA, NSBRI SELECT PROPOSALS TO SUPPORT CREW HEALTH ON MISSIONS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Human Research Program and the National Space Biomedical Research Institute, or NSBRI, of Houston will fund a group of research p ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-039 NASA AWARDS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected EG&G Technical Services Inc., of Gaithersburg, Md., to provide institutional services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contract begins Oct. 1, 2008, with a five-year base period, followed by five one-year optio ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 17 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN A two-pronged plume of dust hovered over northeastern Afghanistan and neighboring countries in mid-June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14893 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 14 2008 (Posted on Jun 17 2008 6:17PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CENTRAL AFRICA Annual agricultural burning in the western countries of central Af ...Continue Reading

June 16, 2008 Bert Ulrich Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1713 bert.ulrich@nasa.gov Jasmine Madatian Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 818-560-5610 jasmine.madatian@disney.com RELEASE: 08-142 NASA AND DISNEY INVITE KIDS TO EXPLORE SPACE WITH WALL-E WASHINGTON -- An animated robot and his spacefaring companion are leading a campaign by NASA and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to promote interest among schoolchildren in science and technology. NASA and Disney have signed a Space Act Agreement for a series ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2008 Jason S. Sharp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5213 jason.s.sharp@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-152 SMITHSONIAN'S FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES NASA'S 50 YEARS WASHINGTON -- Moon buggies, stardust and space food are a few of the things visitors will learn about at the "NASA: 50 Years and Beyond" program during this summer's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The program will showcase the role men and women of NASA have played in broadening the horizons of American science and culture, and the role t ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 16 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WEST AFRICA Dust plumes from the Sahara blew off the west coast of Africa and over the Atlantic Ocean in mid-June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14890 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 15 2008 (Posted on Jun 16 2008 2:26PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA A lightning-triggered fire in a North Carolina wildlife refuge and ...Continue Reading

June 16, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.s.outen@nasa.gov Trina Patterson Alliant Techsystems, Brigham City, Utah 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com RELEASE: 08-147 NASA, ATK CONDUCT FIRST LAUNCH ABORT SYSTEM IGNITER TEST FOR ORION WASHINGTON -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems, or ATK, reached another milestone Friday with the successf ...Continue Reading

June 16, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-038 NASA EXTENDS EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLES SUPPORT CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., an option for the Expendable Launch Vehicles Integrated Support, or ELVIS, contract. This second option period award is a hybrid performance-based, cost-plus-award-fee, fixed-price-award-fee, and fix ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 13 June 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER IRAQ Dust plumes blew through central Iraq and over the Persian Gulf in mid-June 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14889 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 16 2008 (Posted on Jun 16 2008 1:50PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA A lightning-triggered fire in a North Carolina wildlife refuge and a human-caused fire in the Virg ...Continue Reading

June 14, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-150 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY GLIDES HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery and its crew landed at 11:15 a.m. EDT Saturday, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., completing a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles in space. The STS-124 mission was the second of three flights to launch co ...Continue Reading