The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (14 January 2014) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Islands in the Sun http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Gallery/islands.php?src=eoa-features If the cold of winter is getting you down, take flight to some tropical islands. Here are a few of our favorites, as viewed from satellites and the International Space Station. We can take your mind, but you'll need your own trave ...Continue Reading

January 14, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-011 * * NASA TV News Conference, Media Availability with Next Space Station Crew * The next International Space Station crew, which includes NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, will take part in a NASA Television news conference and then be available for media interviews Wednesday, Jan. 22, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Swanson and cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency will launch to the space station ...Continue Reading

January 14, 2014 * MEDIA ADVISORY M14-010 * * NASA Sets Coverage Schedule for TDRS-L/Atlas V Launch Events * NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L (TDRS-L) is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket Thursday, Jan. 23, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 40-minute launch window extends from 9:05 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. EST.  Prelaunch media briefings and launch commentary coverage will be carried live on NASA Television and t ...Continue Reading

January 14, 2014 * RELEASE 14-010 * * NASA's Commercial Crew Partners Aim to Capitalize, Expand on 2013 Successes in 2014 * Several companies, working closely with NASA, ended 2013 with an impressive string of achievements to build on in 2014 as the American aerospace industry continues to develop and demonstrate commercial human spaceflight capabilities with the potential to support both commercial and government customers. The year will be pivotal for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) as the ag ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 52 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. New NASA Science Arrives at Space Station Aboard Orbital Sciences Cygnus Spacecraft ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:01:54 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: New NASA Science Arrives at Space Station Aboard Orbital Sciences Cygnus Spacecraft January 12, 2014 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-110 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 14 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 14 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1944 S10W83 101 0830 Fkc 18 18 Beta-Gamma 1946 N08W87 105 0090 Dao 09 05 Beta 1948 N08W ...Continue Reading

January 13, 2014 * RELEASE 14-014 * * NASA Administrator Tours Facility Where New Deep Space Rocket is Being Built * With the Space Launch System (SLS) in the background, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke Monday during a visit to the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. Bolden was joined by Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana to observe progress made on the SLS.Image Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Monday visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN SOUTHWESTERN OREGON A prescribed fire burned out of control in southern Oregon in January 2014. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82802&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 05, 2014 (Posted on Jan 08, 2014 5:18 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL CYCLONE IAN Cyclone Ian ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #14-2 2014 January 13 at 12:44 a.m. MST (2014 January 13 0744 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 6-12 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 07-08 January due to flare activity from Regions 1946 and 1947. Category R2 (Moderate) and R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 07 January due to flare activity from Region 1944. A catego ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2014 Jan 13 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 13 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Jan 2014 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1944 S10W69 099 1090 Fkc 18 21 Beta-Gamma 1946 N08W73 103 0090 Dao 09 05 Beta 1948 N08W ...Continue Reading