The following sections were updated since 13 December 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN WEST AFRICA Hundreds of agricultural fires were scattered across West Africa in mid-December 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14656 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 13 2007 (Posted on Dec 14 2007 11:59AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth Observatory. http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/ http://earthob ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Nancy Neal Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov Lee Tune University of Maryland, College Park 301-405-4679 ltune@umd.edu RELEASE: 07-279 NASA SENDS SPACECRAFT ON MISSION TO COMET HARTLEY 2 WASHINGTON - NASA has approved the retargeting of the EPOXI mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oc ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-184 NASA TARGETS SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH ON JAN. 10 HOUSTON - NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers have targeted Jan. 10 for the launch of shuttle Atlantis' STS-122 mission to the International Space Station. "The workforce has stepped up to and met every challenge this year," said Wayne Hale, Spa ...Continue Reading

Dec. 13, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-185 NASA INVITES PUBLIC TO SEND HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO SPACE STATION HOUSTON - Many people will travel for the holidays, but no one will be farther from home than the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. With that in mind, NASA invites the public to send personal holiday greetings to the ...Continue Reading

Dec. 12, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-183 NASA UPDATES MEDIA ACCREDITATION DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON - With the launch of space shuttle Atlantis postponed until no earlier than Jan. 2, NASA has updated its media accreditation deadlines. All U.S. and international media who are not already accredited for Atlantis' launch and the STS-122 mission must apply for credentials to attend the liftoff from NASA's Kenned ...Continue Reading

Dec. 12, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/4997 melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-060 NASA SELECTS PRIME CONTRACTOR FOR ARES I ROCKET AVIONICS WASHINGTON - NASA has selected The Boeing Company of Huntsville, Ala., as the prime contractor to produce, deliver and install avionics systems for the Ares I rocket that will launch ...Continue Reading

Dec. 12, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov Bill Harris First Flight Society, Kitty Hawk, N.C. 252-261-6159 kittyhawker@embarqmail.com RELEASE: 07-277 SUPERSONIC FLIGHT PIONEER WELCOMED INTO FIRST FLIGHT SHRINE HAMPTON, Va. - Aeronautics engineer Richard T. Whitcomb, whose NASA research made supersonic flight possible, will join other aerospace pioneers when he ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 December 2007. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KANGAROO ISLAND BUSHFIRES Fires have been burning in and near several parks and conservation areas on South Australia's Kangaroo Island for nearly a week in mid-December 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14655 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 12 2007 (Posted on Dec 12 2007 1:50PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- OIL SPILL OFF SOUTH KOREA Tons of crude oil spilled from ...Continue Reading

<<nltrc.pdf>> <<flyer-hypersonics.doc>> Attached is the latest NASA History News and Notes newsletter, chock full of interesting and useful information.  The newsletter is also available at _http://history.nasa.gov/nltrc.pdf_ and prior editions are available from _http://history.nasa.gov/histnews.htm_ online. We are also pleased to announce the publication of/ Facing the Heat Barrier:  A History of Hypersonics/ (NASA SP-2007-4232) by T.A. Heppenheimer.  Also attached is a fly ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 10 December 2007. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST An intense December storm caused floods and landslides in Washington and Oregon. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14653 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 08 2007 (Posted on Dec 10 2007 4:20PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- KONA LOW OVER HAWAII A persistent low pressure system, known as a Kona Low, brought several days of high winds, heavy rains and e ...Continue Reading