var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option October 31, 2014 * Statement from NASA Administrator on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Mishap * The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden: “On behalf of the entire NASA family, I offer our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of the pilot lost in today’s accident involving Virgin Gal ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO INTENSIFIES Sakurajima Volcano erupted more than 400 times during 2009, and frequent activity continued through 2013 and 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84641&src=nha *** Image from Oct 27, 2014 (Posted on Oct 30, 2014 3:05 PM) ------------------------- ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option October 31, 2014 * NASA Program Enhances Climate Resilience at Agency Facilities *  Climate-related extreme events such as hurricanes, sea level rise, and wildfires are expected to increase in the future and pose hazards to NASA infrastructure.Image Credit: NASA  A new study in the latest issue of the Bulletin of the America ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2135 Issue Time: 2014 Oct 31 1240 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2134 Begin Time: 2014 Oct 29 1345 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2253 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Oct 31 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 304 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Oct 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2192 S15W94 243 0390 Dkc 08 04 Beta-Gamma 2194 S13W62 211 0020 Hax 01 01 Alpha 2195 N0 ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option October 30, 2014 * NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Complete; Media Invited to Learn More about Its First Flight * NASA’s Orion spacecraft was completed Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 in the Launch Abort System Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will reside there until Nov. 10, when it will be rolled out to Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canav ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 704 2014 Oct 17 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 41 is underway with commander Max Suraev and flight engineers FE-1 Aleksandr Samokutyaev, FE-2 Elena Serova, FE-3 Barry 'Butch' Wilmore. FE-5 Reid Wiseman and FE-6 Alex Gerst. The Dragon CRS-4 cargo ship was unberthed at about 1202 UTC Oct 25 and ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- VOLCAN COPAHUE With a history of eruptions throughout the Twentieth Century, Volcan Copahue showed signs of new life in late 2012 and early 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84638&src=nha *** Image from Oct 21, 2014 (Posted on Oct 29, 2014 5:47 PM) ------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option October 30, 2014 * NASA Astronaut Terry Virts Available for Interviews before His Space Station Mission *  NASA astronaut Terry Virts (center), Expedition 42 flight engineer and Expedition 43 commander; along with European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti and Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (background), both Expedition 4 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2134 Issue Time: 2014 Oct 30 1346 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2133 Begin Time: 2014 Oct 29 1345 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1467 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading