April 28, 2015 RELEASE 15-076*Russian Resupply Ship Experiencing Difficulties; International Space Station, Crew are Fine* The six crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) are safe and continuing regular operations with sufficient supplies as Russian flight controllers plan for another attempt to communicate with a cargo resupply spacecraft bound for the station. The next attempt to link with the spacecraft comes at 8:50 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The ISS Progress 59 cargo spacecraft launched successfully f ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 28 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2327 S08W63 013 0040 Cso 03 02 Beta 2331 S09W73 022 0190 Dao 08 07 Beta 2333 N20W00 ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 RELEASE 15-074*Statements on Senate Confirmation of Dava Newman as NASA Deputy Administrator * The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Dr. Dava Newman on Monday’s Senate confirmation of Newman as the new NASA Deputy Administrator: Dava Newman at a hearing before the U.S. Senate on March 12. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky /* *Administrator Bolden:* “I am delighted with the Senate confirmation of Dr. Dava Newman to be the Deputy Administrator of NASA. I am person ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 CONTRACT RELEASE C15-014*NASA Brings in Small Business for Further Development of Hypervelocity Vehicles* NASA has awarded the Entry Systems Technology Research and Development (ESTRAD) contract to Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., a small business in Hampton, Virginia. As NASA continues on its journey to Mars, the ESTRAD contract will provide engineering support for the development of technologies that will be used to design and fabricate vehicles that travel at hypervelocities in the atmos ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 RELEASE 15-071*NASA Awards Grants for Research, Technology Development* NASA has awarded 26 grants totaling $9.9 million to help bolster the capacity and competitiveness of 28 states and territories (jurisdictions) in the area of technology research and development. Through its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, NASA awards Research Infrastructure Development (RID) grants every three to five years to jurisdictions that have not, in the past, participated equi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- STORM HITS NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Heavy wind and rain batter the east coast of Australia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85743&src=nha *** Image from Apr 21, 2015 (Posted on Apr 21, 2015 11:48 AM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A vei ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A veil of dust darkened skies over over Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in April 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85781&src=nha *** Image from Apr 22, 2015 (Posted on Apr 24, 2015 4:08 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ERUPTION O ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-066*NASA, Boeing ecoDemonstrator Jet Comes to Shreveport for Anti-Bug Research * NASA will test non-stick wing coatings designed to minimize insect residue and help reduce aircraft fuel consumption during flights in Shreveport, Louisiana during the next two weeks. The Boeing ecoDemonstrator 757 flight test jet is scheduled to arrive at the Shreveport Regional Airport after flying from Seattle Monday afternoon. To track its progress, go to: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BO ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 Please be informed that our PO.DAAC HiTIDE (HIgh-level Tool for Interactive Data Extraction) L2 Subsetter (http://podaac-tools.jpl.nasa.gov/hitide/) and PO.DAAC Web Services (http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/ws/) will be unavailable for scheduled upgrade on Monday (04/27/2015) from 12pm-4pm (PDT). -------------------------------------------------------------------- User Services Office Physical Oceanography DAAC       Email: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.go ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-17 2015 April 26 at 10:04 p.m. MDT (2015 April 27 0404 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 20-26 R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 21-23 April. No S1 (Minor) or greater solar radiation storms were observed. No G1 (Minor) or greater geomagnetic storms were observed. Outlook For April 27-May 3 No R1 (Minor) or greater radio blackouts ...Continue Reading