The following sections were updated since 08 May 2008. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE PERSIAN GULF Thick dust hovered over the northern tip of the Persian Gulf in early May 2008. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14824 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 07 2008 (Posted on May 08 2008 4:28PM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS BURMA (MYANMAR) The first cyclone of the season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Kimberly Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov Paul Foerman Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis, Miss. 228-688-1880 paul.foerman-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-116 NASA SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST SERIES OF ARES ENGINE TESTS STENNIS, Miss. -- NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 ldavid.steitz@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5026 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov Lisa Croel The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, Calif. 408-795-6219 lcroel@thetech.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-091 NASA TO ANNOUNCE EDUCATION INITIATIVE AT SAN JOSE FUTURE FORUM SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will announce a significant new education initiative at a NASA Future Forum on May 14 at The ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-025 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR ARES I MOBILE LAUNCHER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded a contract to Hensel Phelps of Orlando, Fla., for the construction of the Ares I mobile launcher for the Constellation Program. Ares I is the rock ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-117 NASA AND JAXA TO CONDUCT JOINT RESEARCH ON SONIC BOOM MODELING WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) intend to conduct joint research on sonic boom modeling. Sonic boom modeling is one of the key technologies needed to enable a next generation supersonic aircraft quiet enough that it can fly supersonically over land without significant disturbance to the public. Such a vehicle a ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Emily Outen Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile) emily.s.outen@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-118 NASA NETWORK CONNECTS STUDENTS FOR WEB RETROSPECTIVE SERIES HAMPTON, Va. -- As part of NASA's 50th anniversary celebration, the Digital Learning Network will host a series of live webcasts with students across the country May 13-21. The series will highlight the contributions of each NASA center to a s ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 07 May 2008. -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MEXICO AND GUATEMALA Fires are common in southern Mexico and northern Central America during the February-May dry season. In early May 2008, scores of fires were burning across the Yucatan and Guatemala. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=14822 *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 07 2008 (Posted on May 08 2008 7:59AM) -- FLOOD (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE NARGIS FLOODS BURMA (MYAN ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0371 kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-093 NASA TO UPDATE MEDIA ABOUT CONSTELLATION PROGRAM PROGRESS WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference on Thursday, ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison/Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov, bill.j.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-115 EXHALING FOR EXPLORATION: SCIENTISTS TEST LUNAR BREATHING SYSTEM HOUSTON -- Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does that ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jenna Mills Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.mills@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-092 STUDENTS MAKE THE ULTIMATE LONG DISTANCE CALL TO THE SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- Students from coast to coast will have the opportunity to make an out of this world call to the International Space Station on Monday, May 12, from 11:20 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. CDT. The students and educators from One Stop Richmond Hill Community ...Continue Reading