June 11, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-085* * * *NASA Selects 2024 Small Business, Research Teams for Tech Development* * * NASA logo. Credit: NASA * * NASA will award funding to nearly 250 small business teams to develop new technologies to address agency priorities, such as carbon neutrality and energy storage for various applications in space and on Earth. The new awards from NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program invest in a diverse portfo ...Continue Reading

NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems *JUN 11, 2024* *RELEASE 24-084* Aurora and airglow are seen from the International Space Station in 2015. Credits: NASA/JSC/ESRS NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and how it’s connected to Earth’s atmosphere. The three concepts propose how to enact the DYNAMIC (Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling) mission, which was recommended by ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media for Launch of New Disaster Response System *JUN 11, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-081* Hurricane Idalia brought significant storm surge, heavy rains, and strong winds to Florida as a Category 3 hurricane in 2023. This image is from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite, acquired at 11:35 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2023. Credits: NASA Earth Observatory NASA invites media to an event at the agency’s headquarters at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, to learn about a new Disast ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 11 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 163 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3697 S19W99 349 0250 Ekc 12 13 Beta-Gamma-Delta 3702 N17W35 285 ...Continue Reading

NASA Sets Coverage for U.S. Spacewalk 90 Outside Space Station *JUN 10, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-080* NASA astronaut pictured completing an installation outside of the International Space Station. Credits: NASA NASA will provide live coverage, beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, June 13, as two astronauts conduct a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and last about six and a half hours. NASA will stream the spacewalk on NASA+, NASA Television, ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for Safety and Mission Assurance Services *JUN 10, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-019* Credits: NASA NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services LLC, of Fulton, Maryland, to provide safety and mission assurance services to the agency. The Safety and Mission Assurance, Audits, Assessments, and Analysis (SA3) Services contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity provision and a maximum potential value of approximately $75.3 million. The three-year base performan ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for IT Support, Platform Services *JUN 10, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-018* Credits: NASA NASA has selected CACI, Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, to maintain and improve IT services across the agency. The NASA Consolidated Applications and Platform Services (NCAPS) award is a hybrid firm-fixed price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity provision and a maximum potential value of about $2 billion. The performance period will extend eight years with a 90-da ...Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Drought Parches Mexico Dry weather is putting extra strain on the systems that deliver water to Mexico City. (Jun 7, 2024) Grass Fire Chars California Strong winds and ample fuel helped spread flames over 14,000 acres of grassland in San Joaquin County. (Ju ...Continue Reading

June 10, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 3 Daysview archive of natural events Drought Parches Mexico Dry weather is putting extra strain on the systems that deliver water to Mexico City. (Jun 7, 2024) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_reports@aus-city.com Update Profile | ...Continue Reading

Jun 10, 2024 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Sword of Science River Discharge data products. The SWOT mission is implemented jointly by NASA and Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to provide valuable data and information about the world's oceans and its terrestrial surface water such as lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Data products included in this release are generated from the SWOT Confluence program run by the Discharge Algorithm Working Group ...Continue Reading