December 18, 2013 * RELEASE 13-379 * * NASA Ranked Best Place to Work in Government for Second Year in a Row * NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement regarding NASA's selection by the Partnership for Public Service as the Best Place to Work in Government: "NASA’s selection as the Best Place to Work in Government for the second year in a row is a testament to the excellence of our workforce and their determination to maintain America’s leadership in space exploration.&n ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2013 * RELEASE 13-378 * * NASA Taps 10 Informal Learning Institutions for Collaboration Grants * NASA has selected proposals from informal education institutions in 10 states to further its goal of attracting more students to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). They will share approximately $7.7 million in grants through NASA’s Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums and NASA Visitor Centers Plus Other Opportunities (CP4SMPVC). The organizat ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 56 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Postpones Orbital Launch, Sets Spacewalks to Repair Faulty Station Pump Module ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:13:09 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Postpones Orbital Launch, Sets Spacewalks to Repair Faulty Station Pump Module December 17, 2013 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Rep ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 18 0420 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 352 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1917 S15W64 077 0250 Eki 12 09 Beta-Gamma 1918 S09W43 056 0070 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1920 N1 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 December 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * The Eight-Thousanders http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/8000MeterPeaks/?src=eoa-features There is no greater challenge for mountain climbers than reaching the summit of the world's 14 tallest peaks. Here is what they look like from space. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2013 * RELEASE 13-374 * * NASA Postpones Orbital Launch, Sets Spacewalks to Repair Faulty Station Pump Module * NASA managers are postponing the upcoming Orbital Sciences commercial cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station to proceed with a series of spacewalks to replace a faulty pump module on the space station. NASA Television will air a news briefing at 3 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 18 to preview the spacewalks. Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft, atop its Antares ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA Notable fires in California in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=82623&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Dec 16, 2013 (Posted on Dec 17, 2013 11:00 AM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- MOUNT ETNA After a six-month lull, vigorous activity at mount Etna r ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2013 * RELEASE 13-372 * * NASA Engineers Crush Fuel Tank to Build Better Rockets * NASA's Mark Hilburger prepares to buckle an aluminum-lithium cylinder about the size of fuel tank barrels for the largest rockets ever built. The black and white dots on the upper portion of the tank helped 20 high-speed cameras record minute changes in the tank as almost a million pounds of force pressed down upon the tank in a test at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Image Credit: NASA/Fred Deaton N ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 39 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 15:32:01 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development December 16, 2013 Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J13-020 Johnson Space Center Seeks Bold Ideas for Technology Development NASA�s Johnso ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 17 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1917 S15W51 077 0320 Ekc 11 16 Beta-Gamma 1918 S10W29 055 0090 Cao 06 06 Beta 1920 N12 ...Continue Reading