May 20, 2024 * * *CONTRACT RELEASE: C24-013 *   *NASA Selects BAE Systems to Develop Ocean Color Instrument for NOAA * * * NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation) of Boulder, Colorado, to develop an instrument to analyze ocean data as part of NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $450 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-21 2024 May 19 at 7:54 p.m. MDT (2024 May 20 0154 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 13-19 R1 (Minor), R2 (Moderate), and R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed 13-15 May, with R1-R2 events 16-17 May, and R1 activity on 19 May. Most early week flaring was associated with Region 3664 and as 3664 rotated beyond the limb, new region 3685 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 May 20 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 141 Issued at 0030Z on 20 May 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3672 N19W73 254 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 3674 S13W40 221 0120 Csi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 May 19 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 140 Issued at 0030Z on 19 May 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3672 N20W59 256 0020 Hsx 02 21 Alpha 3673 S08W39 234 0010 Hrx ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 May 18 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 139 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3670 N21W76 284 0010 Bxo 05 02 Beta 3671 N21W78 286 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

May 17, 2024   *CONTRACT RELEASE: C24-014* * * *NASA Awards Contracts for Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition Services* * * **** * * NASA has selected four companies to provide spacecraft and related services, including acquiring spacecraft components and equipment, in support of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.   The multiple awards, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base contracts, are firm-fixed-price with a total combined value of $6 billion. These multi-agency con ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 May 17 0030 UTC # Prepared jointly by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, # Space Weather Prediction Center and the U.S. Air Force. # Joint USAF/NOAA Solar Region Summary SRS Number 138 Issued at 0030Z on 17 May 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3667 N28W88 309 0050 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 3670 N21W62 283 0020 Dao ...Continue Reading

NASA Earns Best Place to Work in Government for 12 Straight Years *MAY 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-071* 2023 image capturing the Sun’s glint in between a cloudy stretch of the south Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Argentina. Credits: NASA NASA was named Thursday as the 2023 Best Place to Work in the Federal Government – large agency – for the 12th year in a row by the Partnership for Public Service. The title serves as a reflection of employee satisfaction with the workplace and functioning of the overall agency as NASA e ...Continue Reading

NASA, European Space Agency Unite to Land Europe’s Rover on Mars *MAY 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-070* NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate Nicky Fox and ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration Daniel Neuenschwander sign an agreement on the Rosalind Franklin mission at ESA’s headquarters in Paris, France on May 16, 2024. Credits: ESA/Damien Dos Santos NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) announced Thursday they si ...Continue Reading

Students Across US to Hear from NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station *MAY 16, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-068* An image of NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps using the glovebox BioFabrication Facility in the Columbus European Laboratory during Expedition 71 on April 10, 2024. Credits: NASA/Michael Barratt Students of a volunteer service organization will have the opportunity next week to hear from NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will stream live at 11:40 a.m. EDT ...Continue Reading