Feb. 13, 2008 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-055 NASA AERONAUTICS OFFERS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate will accept applications from undergraduate and graduate students between Feb. 22 and Mar. 17, 2008, for its fall 2008 scholarship program. The purpose of this new scholarship program is to attract highly-motivated students to aeronautics and related fields. Undergraduates in their second year o ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 Beth Dickey/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/4997 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-030 NASA ANNOUNCES COTS PHASE I DEMONSTRATIONS SELECTION WASHINGTON - NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate managers will host a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 19, to announce the names of one or more companies selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services. The media teleconference will begin at 4 p.m. EST ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 February 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OFF WESTERN SAHARA Dust plumes blew off the coast of northern Africa in mid-January 2008. Dust lingered over the Atlantic Ocean late in the month. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14733 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 4:20PM) -- FIRE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Sout ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-053 NASA KNOW-HOW HELPS ATHLETES ROCKET THROUGH WATER HAMPTON, Va. - When a swimsuit manufacturer wanted to create a better fabric for competitive swimmers, it sought out some unlikely experts -- aerospace engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton. NASA has decades of experience in fluid d ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-028 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Monday, Feb. 18, as preparations move forward for the STS-123 mission. Endeavour is targeted to lift off March 11 on a 16-day m ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 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: M08-029 NASA ADJUSTS DATE OF BRIEFINGS TO PREVIEW MARCH SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - NASA has rescheduled for Monday, March 3, a daylong series of briefings from the Johnson Space Center on upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123. The briefings, which begin at 8 a.m. CST, will be broadcast live on NASA Television and the agen ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 08 February 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES A cold weather system plowed across the Southeast over the weekend of February 9, 2008, bringing high winds that fueled scores of brushfires. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14729 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Feb 10 2008 (Posted on Feb 11 2008 12:53PM) -- VOLCANO (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- PLUME FROM ANATAHAN Anatahan Volcano in the central Mariana Island ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-052 NASA ASSIGNS CREWS FOR STS-127 AND EXPEDITION 19 MISSIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission. The STS-127 mission will deliver the final components of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Kibo laboratory to the station. Expedition 1 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Terry Devitt University of Wisconsin, Madison 608-262-8282 trdevitt@wisc.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-025 NASA-FUNDED ROBOT TO TEST SPACE EXPLORATION CAPABILITIES WASHINGTON - Researchers will test a NASA-funded robotic probe under ice here on Earth to demonstrate whether the probe's systems can operate in a similar environment on Jupiter's moon Europa. Testing will take place Feb. 12-15 in Lake Mendota on the campus of the Univ ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Sturgill Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022 emily.r.sturgill@nasa.gov Shannon Verstynen National Institute of Aerospace, Hampton, Va. 757-325-6714 Shannon@nianet.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-027 NASA HOSTS 13TH ANNUAL PRESERVICE TEACHER CONFERENCE WASHINGTON - This Valentine's Day, future teachers will receive more than just sweets. Feb. 14-16, NASA will provide hands-on training through worksho ...Continue Reading