var addthis_config = addthis_config||{}; //addthis_config.services_exclude = 'facebook'; // Needed so that the preferred buttons don't show a duplicate Facebook share option September 12, 2014 * NASA to hold Sept. 17 Briefing on MAVEN Mars Orbit Insertion, Events Coverage *  This artist's concept shows NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft orbiting Mars. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center   NASA will host a televised media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, ...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 September 12, 2014 * NASA Coverage Set for Fourth SpaceX Mission to Space Station * The fourth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch Saturday, Sept. 20, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The one-d ...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 September 12, 2014 * NASA Unveils World's Largest Spacecraft Welding Tool for Space Launch System *  A 16mm fisheye lens was used to show a wide angle view of the Vertical Assembly Center at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept 12. The VAC is the largest spacecraft welding tool in the world. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 12 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 255 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2155 S19W34 109 0030 Bxo 04 05 Beta 2157 S14W24 099 0260 Ekc 13 34 Beta-Gamma-Delta 21 ...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 September 11, 2014 * NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Nears Completion, Ready for Fueling *  The Orion crew module, stacked atop its service module, moved out of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept 11. Orion was transported to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy wh ...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 September 11, 2014 * NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain *  This image shows the old and new routes of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover and is composed of color strips taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. This new route provides excellent access to many ...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 September 11, 2014 * NASA Extends, Increases Value of Bioastronautics Contract at Johnson * NASA has extended and increased the value of its contract with Wyle Integrated Science and Engineering Group of Houston to provide continuing support to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The ...Continue Reading

September 11, 2014 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the new PO.DAAC Forums (http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/forum/). The forum interface includes forums for General Questions, Science Community Collaborations, Data Recipes and Access, Frequently Asked Questions and Announcements. To register, please go to PO.DAAC Forums and click on “Login through URS”. URS is NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System’s (EOSDIS) User Registration System. T ...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 September 10, 2014 * Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in Kazakhstan * Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days of science and technology research in space, including a record 82 hours of research in a single week, which happened in July. A trio of I ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 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 254 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2155 S21W22 111 0060 Cai 05 10 Beta 2157 S14W11 100 0460 Ekc 13 45 Beta-Gamma-Delta 21 ...Continue Reading