Feb. 22, 2008 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-041 SHUTTLE CREW TO VISIT NASA HEADQUARTERS, AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS WASHINGTON - One week after the landing of space shuttle Atlantis and its crew, NASA Headquarters in Washington is preparing to welcome the astronauts of the STS-120 crew, which wrapped up a mission to the International Space Station in November. That 15-day mission added a key component to the station, the Harmony module, and feature ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 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: M08-040 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 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 29, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after ...Continue Reading

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