Feb. 22, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 bdickey@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-039 NASA TO RELEASE ENHANCED RADAR IMAGERY OF LUNAR SOUTH POLE WASHINGTON -- NASA scientists have obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region and will discuss the imagery Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the 3rd Space Exploration C ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-272-9859 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-038 NASA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY AT CHARLOTTE CIAA TOURNAMENT WASHINGTON - NASA is partnering with the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) and Discovery Place Inc. to celebrate the agency's 50th anniversary by bringing the excitement of science, technology, engineering and mathematics edu ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-065 NASA SELECTS NEW DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER HOUSTON - NASA announced the selection of N. Wayne Hale, Jr. as NASA's deputy associate administrator for strategic partnerships on Friday. John Shannon, a Mission Management Team chairman and Hale's deputy since November ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-064 INTERNATIONAL SOLAR MISSION TO END FOLLOWING STELLAR PERFORMANCE WASHINGTON - The joint NASA and European Space Agency Ulysses mission to study the sun and its influence on surrounding space is likely to cease operations in the next few months. The venerable spacecraft, which has lasted more than 17 years or almost four times ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2008 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: M08-037 NASA UPDATES STS-123 LAUNCH REHEARSAL INFORMATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is updating television coverage and media access information for the practice countdown of the next space shuttle flight, STS-123. The Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test, also known as TCDT, is scheduled to take place at NASA's Ke ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2008 Stephen Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Jana Goldman NOAA Research, Silver Spring, Md. 301-734-1123 jana.Goldman@noaa.gov RELEASE: 08-063 NASA CO-SPONSORS OCEAN VOYAGE TO PROBE CLIMATE-RELEVANT GASES WASHINGTON - More than 30 scientists will embark next week on a research mission to the Southern Ocean. Researchers will battle the elements to study how gases important to climate change move between the atmosphere and the ocean under high winds and seas. NASA, ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2008 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov Kelli Nowinsky COSI, Columbus, Ohio 614-629-3114 knowinsky@mail.cosi.org RELEASE: 08-057 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR AND OHIO GOVERNOR DISCUSS BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION AT COLUMBUS FUTURE FORUM COLUMBUS, Ohio - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and Gov. Ted Strickland discussed Thursday during a Future Forum in Columbus how space exploration gives Ohioans a more competitive economy and better quality of life. ...Continue Reading

NASA History Folks: Attached is call for papers for a September conference about President Kennedy.  The deadline for abstracts is March 31, so I am sending this out now.  (The February issue of NASA History News and Notes should be available in about a week but will not include this call for papers).    For more information about this conference, please contact jfkconference@und.nodak.edu or Dr. David Whalen (djwhalen@yahoo.com).  Thanks, Steve Garber   NASA History Division ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-51111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-062 NASA UPDATES TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SHUTTLE DISCOVERY WASHINGTON - NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The flight originally was targeted for April 24. Fuel sensor system repair work on STS-122 and STS-123 dela ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-060 NASA ANNOUNCES ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit additional research proposals. The "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics 2007" has been amended to include new topics in support of the Subsonic Rotary Wing Project. With the amendment, the Subsonic Rotary Wing Project e ...Continue Reading