Jan. 28, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-021 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR MARCH SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, targeted to launch March 11. The shuttle's seven-member crew will deliver the first segment of the Japanese Experiment Module, known as Kibo, and the Canadian Space Agency's two-armed robotic system, Dextre, to the Internation ...Continue Reading

Jan. 28, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-020 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW MARCH SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION, STS-123 HOUSTON - NASA will discuss upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123 during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST on Feb. 29. The briefings will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agenc ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 25 January 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- INTENSE SEASONAL FLOODS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA By February or March during the typical southern African rainy season, the intense rain puddles on the saturated ground and pushes brimming rivers, reservoirs, and lakes over their banks. In 2008, the floods began in January. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14709 *** (TRMM) image from Jan 25 2008 (Posted on Jan 28 2008 1:28PM) -------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Jan. 28, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-019 NASA TO RELEASE SCIENCE RESULTS AND NEW IMAGES FROM MERCURY FLYBY WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 30, to announce scientific findings and release never-before-seen images of Mercury. The images were taken during a NASA spacecraft's January flyby of the planet. The briefing will take place in the NASA Headquarters' James E. Webb Auditorium, 300 E Stree ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 24 January 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Dust plumes blew off the coasts of Morocco and Western Sahara in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14708 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 22 2008 (Posted on Jan 24 2008 3:19PM) -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SHIP TRACKS OFF BRITISH COLUMBIA Streaky clouds called ship tracks formed over the Pacific Ocean west of Canada's ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-018 NASA SETS STATION, SHUTTLE BRIEFINGS AND SPACEWALK COVERAGE HOUSTON - NASA will hold four media briefings next week to discuss International Space Station activities and provide a status of launch preparations for space shuttle mission STS-122. NASA Television also will provide live coverage of a Jan. 30 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Ted Huetter Museum of Flight, Seattle 206-768-7105 thuetter@museumofflight.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-025 NASA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT SEATTLE FUTURE FORUM SEATTLE - Mayor Gregory J. Nickels has signed a proclamation recognizing NASA for its contribution to the space-related economy in the Seattle region, as well as its role in exploration, scientific discovery and research. The day of recognition coincides wi ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Rachel Prucey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-0643 rachel.l.prucey@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-017 TEAMS FACE OFF AT NASA'S AMES IN FUTURE CITY COMPETITION MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The bright and fertile minds of middle school students across the country have cultivated their visions of what future cities must look like in order to support humankind's growing infrastructure needs. Soon they wil ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 January 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA Unusually heavy summer rains left much of northeastern Australia flooded in January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14705 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jan 22 2008 (Posted on Jan 23 2008 3:17PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SNOW IN CHINA Unusually heavy snow paralyzed central and eastern China in mid-January 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2008 Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-016 NASA TV UPGRADES JAN. 28; MEDIA AND EDUCATION CHANNELS UNAVAILABLE WASHINGTON - NASA Television engineers will perform system upgrades and testing on Monday, Jan. 28. NASA TV media and education channels will be unavailable from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. EST that day. Programming on the NASA TV Public Channel will be unaffected. For more information about NASA TV streaming video, downlink and schedule informat ...Continue Reading