The following sections were updated since 06 March 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRE IN KENYA'S LAKE NAKURU NATIONAL PARK In late February 2008, Kenya's Lake Nakuru National Park suffered a major blow when an accidental fire scorched a large section of the relatively small park. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14729 *** ASTER(Terra) image from Mar 06 2008 (Posted on Mar 07 2008 1:31PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a s ...Continue Reading

March 6, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov , grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Katherine K. Martin Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2406 katherine.martin@grc.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-055 NASA OFFERS ARES I-X MEDIA OPPORTUNITY AT GLENN, MARCH 13 CLEVELAND - Reporters are invited to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland on Thursday, March 13 at 11 a.m. EDT to view a full-scale element of NASA's Ares I-X rocket. The test lau ...Continue Reading

March 6, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Carolina Martinez Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9382 carolina.martinez@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-074 SATURN'S MOON RHEA ALSO MAY HAVE RINGS PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time rings may have been found around a moon. A broad debris disk and at least one ring appear to have been detected by a sui ...Continue Reading

March 5, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202 358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-054 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE PRE-LAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A pre-launch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission to the International Space Station. NASA will provide continuous online updates at: h ...Continue Reading

March 5, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-053 NASA'S JOHNSON ALLOWS PHONE PARTICIPATION IN MISSION NEWS BRIEFINGS HOUSTON - During space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, NASA's Johnson Space Center will operate a phone bridge for media briefings that occur outside of the normal business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CDT Monday through Friday. The new syst ...Continue Reading

March 5, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 emily.s.outen@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-052 MEDIA INVITED TO SEE HARDWARE BUILT TO TEST ASTRONAUT ESCAPE SYSTEM HAMPTON, Va. - Reporters are invited to see a mock-up of the Constellation Program's Orion crew vehicle at NASA's Langley Research Center on Wednesday, March 12. The simulated c ...Continue Reading

March 4, 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: M08-044 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The STS-123 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-047 NASA TV TO BROADCAST MAIDEN LAUNCH OF EUROPE'S STATION CARGO SHIP HOUSTON - NASA Television coverage of the maiden launch of the European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Automated Transfer Vehicle, or ATV, to the International Space Station will begin Saturday, March 8, at 9:15 p.m. CST. Liftoff of the A ...Continue Reading

March 3, 2008 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov Lori Stiles University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-4402 lstiles@email.arizona.edu RELEASE: 08-073 NASA SPACECRAFT PHOTOGRAPHS AVALANCHES ON MARS Pasadena, Calif. -- A NASA spacecraft in orbit around Mars has taken the first ever image of active avalanches near the Red Planet's north pole. The image shows tan clouds billowing away fr ...Continue Reading

March 3, 2008 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-046 NASA SETS INTERVIEWS WITH FLIGHT DIRECTOR FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON - International Space Station Flight Director Dana Weigel will be available for satellite interviews Friday, March 7, from 6 to 8 a.m. CST. Weigel will lead NASA's Mission Control Center during the next space shuttle mission to the statio ...Continue Reading