01.30.08 - NASA senior managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight. Pending closure of an issue with a shuttle radiator hose, the STS-122 mission will launch Feb. 7 at 2:45 p.m. EST.
01.30.08 - On Jan. 10, NASA issued an environmental impact statement for the Constellation Program, which is developing a space transportation system that is designed to return humans to the moon by 2020.
01.30.08 - The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to have characteristics similar to those of Earth's moon.
01.30.08 - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will brief the news media about the agency's Fiscal Year 2009 budget at 2:30 p.m. EST, Monday, Feb. 4.
01.29.08 - NASA is using a new treadmill that allows people to run while suspended horizontally to help astronauts prepare for long-duration missions to the moon and beyond.
01.28.08 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, targeted to launch March 11.
01.28.08 - NASA will discuss upcoming space shuttle mission STS-123 during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST on Feb. 29.
01.28.08 - NASA will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 30, to announce scientific findings and release never-before-seen images of Mercury.
01.24.08 - NASA will hold four media briefings next week to discuss International Space Station activities and provide a status of launch preparations for space shuttle mission STS-122.
01.24.08 - Seattle's mayor signed a proclamation recognizing NASA for its contribution to the space-related economy in the Seattle region, and the day of recognition coincides with a NASA Future Forum at the Museum of Flight in Seattle on Jan. 25.
01.24.08 - Middle school students across the country have put their visions of what future cities will look like to the test in the 16th Annual National Engineers Week Future City Competition.
01.24.08 - NASA Television engineers will perform system upgrades and testing on Monday, Jan. 28.
01.23.08 - NASA's Langley Research Center has selected four companies to provide the agency with aerospace model systems and developmental test hardware used for spaceflight, space exploration, flight tests and ground-based tests.
01.22.08 - NASA will release a report on an astronaut and flight surgeon health care survey Wednesday and hold a media teleconference to discuss the report at 2 p.m. EST.
01.18.08 - As the associate administrator, Shin will be responsible for managing the agency's aeronautics research portfolio and guiding its strategic direction.
01.18.08 - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 12:30 p.m. EST, to discuss the agency's Earth science program and preview major activities planned for 2008.
01.18.08 - On Friday, Jan. 25, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale will deliver a keynote address at 8:45 a.m. PST, at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.
01.17.08 - Covering 50 years of NASA history, the calendar has been distributed to schools nationwide.
01.16.08 - High school students were challenged to create concepts that could accelerate the personal spaceflight industry.
01.16.08 - SOFIA has passed a significant mission milestone with the completion of the first phase of experimental flight tests, which confirmed the structural integrity and performance of the modified 747SP aircraft.