Jonathan's Space Report No. 701 2014 Sep 6 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 40 is continuing with ISS in a 410 x 419 km x 51.7 deg orbit. ISS Commander is Steve Swanson (NASA); flight engineers are FE-1 Aleksandr Skvortsov (Roskosmos), FE-2 Oleg Artemev (Roskosmos), FE-4 Max Suraev (Roskosmos), FE-5 Reid Wiseman (NASA), FE- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Sep 06 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 249 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Sep 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2152 S15W51 206 0190 Eao 12 11 Beta-Gamma 2153 S09W78 233 0150 Dso 09 04 Beta 2154 S18 ...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 5, 2014 * Space Station Crew Members Tour NASA Facility, Talk Earth Science *  NASA astronaut Rick Mastracchio and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, Expedition 38 flight engineers, are pictured during Cygnus cargo spacecraft preparation in the Harmony node of the International Space Station.Imag ...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 5, 2014 * NASA Administrator Marks Completion of World’s Largest Spacecraft Welding Tool for Space Launch System * NASA’s new Vertical Assembly Center (VAC), a 170-foot-high marvel of machinery that will be used to assemble elements of the agency's Space Launch System (SLS), now is complete and ready to weld parts for the roc ...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 5, 2014 * NASA Awards Ozone Mapping and Profiling Suite Modification for the Joint Polar Satellite System-2 Mission * NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Ball Aerospace and Technology Corp. of Boulder, Colorado, for the Ozone Mapping and Profiling Suite (OMPS) for flight on the Joint Polar Satellite System ...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 5, 2014 * Commander of Underwater NASA Mission Available for Interviews * NASA will venture to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean this month to investigate technologies and procedures for use in near- and long-term space missions. The commander of the seven-day mission, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, will be available for media ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FLOODING IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA Heavy rains triggered floods in parts of India and Bangladesh in summer 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=84299&src=nha *** Image from Aug 29, 2014 (Posted on Sep 04, 2014 3:38 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a ...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 5, 2014 * NASA Television to Broadcast Sept. 10 Return of Space Station Crew *  NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, Expedition 40 commander, along with cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev, both flight engineers with the Russian Federal Space Agency, return to Earth Sept. 10 after six month aboard the International ...Continue Reading

Folks:    Just a reminder that the grand reopening celebration of the History Office’s Historical Reference Collection will be on Tuesday, September 9 between 2 and 4 PM in room CP72.   If you are external to NASA Headquarters and plan to attend the grand reopening, please inform Nadine Andreassen two days in advance at 202-358-0087 or email: nadine.j.andreassen@nasa.gov. We will open for research the following day, September 10. If you plan to visit us for research on September 10 or later, pleas ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2120 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 05 1116 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2119 Begin Time: 2014 Aug 30 1335 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2420 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