May 8th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 04 May 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE IN CENTRAL CHINA A thick pocket of haze formed over central China on May 2, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14242 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 02 2007 (Posted on May 04 2007 3:22PM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- SWEAT FARM ROAD FIRE, GEORGIA The Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours bet ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
May 4, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 STATUS REPORT: SS07-24 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-24 HOUSTON - Marking the second week working together, the Expedition 15 crew wrapped up a week of various maintenance tasks, science experiments and preparations for the May 15 arrival of the Progress 25 supply ship. To prepare for the new unpiloted cargo carrier's arrival, the currently docked Progress' engine ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
NASA Science News for May 4, 2007 NASA-supported scientists and engineers have successfully tested a methane-powered rocket engine. The firing was not only remarkably beautiful (a must-see movie is featured in today's story) but also may herald a new type of spacecraft that one day roams the outer solar system gathering fuel from planets and moons that it visits. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/04may_methaneblast.htm?list882224 Check out our RSS feed at http://science.nasa.gov/rss.xml! You are cu ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
May 4, 2007 Melissa Mathews/Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1272/2087 John Bluck Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5026 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-23 NASA AWARDS HEAT SHIELD MATERIAL CONTRACTS FOR ORION SPACECRAFT WASHINGTON - NASA has selected The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, Calif., and Textron Systems, Wilmington, Mass., to develop alternate heat shield materials for the Orion crew exploration spacecraft. The two contracts for Alternate Block 2 Thermal Protection System (TPS ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
Friday, May 4, 2007 Global Warming to Change Day's Length Competing theories suggest day could get shorter or longer. Cave Near Chicago Full of Ancient Wonders Among the finds: North America's oldest conifers and scorpion parts. Astronauts Get a Tip from Hibernating Bears B ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
May 4, 2007 Jason S. Sharp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1400 Mark Hess/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-8955 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-49 NASA OFFERS MEDIA RESOURCES FOR QUEEN ELIZABETH II VISIT TO GODDARD GREENBELT, Md. - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, will visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Tuesday, May 8. Goddard is home to the largest organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to learning and sh ...Continue Reading
May 5th 2007 PDT
May 4, 2007 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 Tammy Jones FAA Headquarters, Washington 202-267-3883 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-47 NASA, FAA AND LOCAL STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE "SMART SKIES" WASHINGTON - NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have established a partnership to foster student development of science, technology, engineering and math skills. Approximately 50 local students will join NASA Assistant Administrator for Education Joyce Winterton and FAA Associate Admini ...Continue Reading
May 4th 2007 PDT
May 3, 2007 David E. Steitz/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730/4997 William Simon California Space Authority, Santa Maria, Calif. 805-349-2633 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-48 NASA'S CENTENNIAL CHALLENGE TO EXCAVATE MOON DIRT SET FOR MAY 12 WASHINGTON - On Saturday, May 12, teams from around the nation will compete for a total of $250,000 from NASA for an autonomously operating system to excavate simulated "lunar regolith," or the moon's soil. The Regolith Excavation Challenge, one of ...Continue Reading
May 4th 2007 PDT
The following sections were updated since 02 May 2007. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER KAZAKHSTAN A dust storm formed in northern Kazakhstan on May 2, 2007. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14239 *** MODIS(Aqua) image from May 02 2007 (Posted on May 02 2007 8:27AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA Several large fires were burning in southern Georgia in late April and early May 2007. These images show thick smoke billowing f ...Continue Reading
May 4th 2007 PDT
Folks: In addition to the somber news below, the Aeronautics and Space Report of the President, Fiscal Year 2005 Activities has been released. It and other previous annual editions of this report are available from http://history.nasa.gov/presrep.htm online. Those who would like a hard copy of the report may request one through the NASA Headquarters Information Center (202-358-0000). Thank you. -Steve Garber -----Original Message----- From: NASA News [mailto:hqnews@mediaservices.nasa.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 03, ...Continue Reading
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