Nov. 30, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-171 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN MILESTONES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2007 Mike Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.j.curie-2@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-262 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON DEC. 6 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA senior managers completed a thorough review Friday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected Dec. 6 as the official launch date for mission STS-122. Commander Steve Frick and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 29 November 2007. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN THE PHILIPPINES Floods swept across the northern Philippine island of Luzon in the wake of Typhoon Mitag in late November 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14641 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 27 2007 (Posted on Nov 29 2007 5:35PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOONS MITAG AND HAGIBIS Typhoons Mitag and Hagibis flanked the Philippines, each striking different ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Michele Jurek Central Catholic High School, Toledo, Ohio 419-255-2306, ext. 148 mjurek@centralcatholic.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-170 NASA HONORS LEGENDARY FLIGHT DIRECTOR GENE KRANZ TOLEDO, Ohio - NASA will honor Eugene Francis "Gene" Kranz with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his involvement in the U.S. space program. Kranz will receive the award during a ceremony at 2 p.m. CST on Dec. 6 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 27, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-261 NEW AERONAUTICS COMPETITION FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS HAMPTON, Va. - A new aeronautics competition encourages high school and college students to share their ideas of future aircraft with NASA for a chance to receive trophies, student internship offers and cash prizes. The Fundamental Aeronautics Progra ...Continue Reading

Nov. 27, 2007 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: M07-169 NASA SETS INTERVIEWS WITH FLIGHT DIRECTOR FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - International Space Station Flight Director Sally Davis will be available for satellite interviews Monday, Dec. 3, from 6 to 8 a.m. CST. Davis will lead NASA's Mission Control Center during the next space shuttle mission, which ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 26 November 2007. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN TURKEY, GREECE, BULGARIA Heavy rains brought wide-spread flooding to Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria in the final weeks of November 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14638 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 22 2007 (Posted on Nov 26 2007 2:51PM) -- STORM (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOONS MITAG AND HAGIBIS Typhoons Mitag and Hagibis flanked the Philippines, each striking diff ...Continue Reading

Nov. 27, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-260 BREAKTHROUGH MAP OF ANTARCTICA LAYS GROUND FOR NEW DISCOVERIES WASHINGTON - A team of researchers from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey unveiled a newly completed map of Antarctica today that is expected to revolutionize research of the continent's frozen landscape. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica is a result of NASA's state-of- ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 23 November 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SIMPSON DESERT DUST STORM A dust storm struck Australia's Simpson Desert on November 21, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14637 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 21 2007 (Posted on Nov 26 2007 1:57PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CORRAL FIRE NEAR MAILBU, CALIFORNIA On November 24, 2007, a fire started in Corral Canyon northwest of Malibu and was rapidly fanned into a ...Continue Reading

Nov. 26, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-168 SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT CLAY ANDERSON AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON - NASA astronaut Clay Anderson, a Nebraska native who returned to Earth on Nov. 7 after living and working five months aboard the International Space Station, will be available for satellite interviews from 6 - 8 a.m. CST on Thursday, Nov. 29. Ander ...Continue Reading