April 1, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-091 NASA LAUNCHES AIRBORNE STUDY OF ARCTIC ATMOSPHERE, AIR POLLUTION WASHINGTON -- This month, NASA begins the most extensive field campaign ever to investigate the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere. The mission is poised to help scientists identify how air pollution contributes to climate changes in the Arctic. The recent decline of sea ice is one indication the Arctic is undergoing significant environm ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-070 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission, targeted to launch May 31. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will include three spacewalks to continue assembly of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory. The shuttle's seven-member crew will work ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-069 NASA UPDATES TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting May 31 as the launch date for shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission to deliver the large Japanese Kibo Pressurized Module to the International Space Station. The liftoff time is approximately 5:01 p.m. EDT. NASA decided to re ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 John Yembrick/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602/0668 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-072 NASA TO HOLD NEWS BRIEFING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO CONSTELLATION WORKFORCE TRANSITION REPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 1, to discuss a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program. The briefing particip ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-071 NASA'S GILBRECH TO HOLD MEDIA BRIEFING AT NATIONAL SPACE SYMPOSIUM WASHINGTON - Top NASA executives are speaking at the Space Foundation's National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 7-10. Rick Gilbrech, NASA's associate administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, wi ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 28 March 2008. -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- NEW ACTIVITY ON KILAUEA On March 19, 2008, a small explosion erupted from Kilauea's summit crater, the first activity at the crater since 1924. Elevated activity continued at Hawaiian volcano though the end of March. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14759 *** OMI(Aura) image from Mar 27 2008 (Posted on Mar 28 2008 10:18AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nat ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0371 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-068 NASA TO BRIEF MEDIA ABOUT ARES I ROCKET VIBRATION REPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss findings from the Ares I thrust oscillation focus team. The team has been studying ...Continue Reading

March 28, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-018 NASA AWARDS EDUCATION GRANT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a cooperative agreement education grant to Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, to support implementation of the Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, also known as INSPIRE, program at NASA Centers and NASA's Jet P ...Continue Reading

March 28, 2008 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-017 NASA AWARDS UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA DATA CENTER CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, for the management and operations of the Earth Observing System Data and Information System Synthetic Aperture Radar Distributed Active Archive Center. The total maximum v ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 27 March 2008. -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODS IN NAMIBIA An intense rainy season triggered floods across southern Africa in early 2008. In northern Namibia, the floods started in early February and persisted through March. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14758 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 25 2008 (Posted on Mar 27 2008 4:44PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA' ...Continue Reading