Oct. 12, 2007 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-131 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE STATION NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON - The crews of Expeditions 15 and 16, along with Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, will discuss their missions during a news conference aboard the International Space Station at 7 a.m. CDT, Monday, Oct. 15. The 30-minute conference ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 11 October 2007. -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RECORD SEA ICE MINIMUM Each year in mid-September, the annual sea ice pack in the Arctic Ocean reaches a minimum before temperatures turn and new ice begins to form. In 2007, Arctic sea ice reached a new record low. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14572 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 16 2007 (Posted on Oct 11 2007 2:43PM) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 12, 2007 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Beth Hagenauer Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-7960 beth.hagenauer@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-225 SOFIA OBSERVATORY ENTERS AIRCRAFT TESTING PHASE EDWARDS, Calif. - NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, known as SOFIA, began a series of flight tests Thursday of the highly modified Boeing 747SP aircraft. The tests are the first of several phases required to verify the aircraft is st ...Continue Reading

Oct. 12, 2007 Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-130 EXPLORE EARTH'S POLES AT A MUSEUM NEAR YOU WITH POLAR-PALOOZA WASHINGTON - The human face of the exploration of Earth's polar regions is coming to science centers and museums across the United States. NASA and the National Science Foundation are sponsoring the Polar-Palooza "Stories from a Changing Planet" tour beginning Oct. 19 in San Diego. The tour will stop in cities across the ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2007 Jason Sharp Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5213 jason.s.sharp@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-222 BRUNER NAMED HEAD OF LEGISLATIVE AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS WASHINGTON - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale on Thursday announced the appointment of Bill Bruner as assistant administrator for legislative and intergovernmental affairs. Bruner has served as acting assistant administrator for the office since June. The office of legislative affairs and intergovernmental affairs develops and implements the ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2007 Edward Goldstein Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4581 edward.s.goldstein@nasa.gov Becky Haberacker Smithsonian Institution 202-633-5183 haberackerb@si.edu RELEASE: 07-223 NASA TO BE THE FEATURED AGENCY IN 2008 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL WASHINGTON - NASA and the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage are partnering for the 2008 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The festival showcasing NASA will run on the National Mall from June 25 to July 6, 2008. NASA will be o ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2007 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-52 NASA SELECTS 120 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROJECTS WASHINGTON - NASA has selected 120 proposals for negotiation of Phase 2 contract awards in the Small Business Innovation Research program, known as SBIR. The selected projects have a total value of approximately $72 million. NASA will award the contracts to 102 small high technology firms in 27 states. NASA's Innovative Partnerships Pr ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2007 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-223 NASA ANNOUNCES AERONAUTICS RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES WASHINGTON - NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate has amended its NASA Research Announcement to solicit research proposals that address the "Integration of Advanced Concepts and Vehicles into the Next Generation Air Transportation System," known as NextGen. The focus of the research effort is to conduct a study that addresses the is ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 10 October 2007. -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- RECORD SEA ICE MINIMUM Each year in mid-September, the annual sea ice pack in the Arctic Ocean reaches a minimum before temperatures turn and new ice begins to form. In 2007, Arctic sea ice reached a new record low. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14571 *** AMSR-E(Aqua) image from Sep 16 2007 (Posted on Oct 11 2007 1:58PM) ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2007 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-129 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON STATUS OF NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after ...Continue Reading