December 13, 2013 * RELEASE 13-373 * * NASA Selects SpaceX to Begin Negotiations for Use of Historic Launch Pad * NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, Calif., to begin negotiations on a lease to use and operate historic Launch Complex (LC) 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Permitting use and operation of this valuable national asset by a private-sector, commercial space partner will ensure its continued viability and allow for i ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 41 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews on Station Cooling System ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2013 14:45:12 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews on Station Cooling System December 12, 2013 Jenny Knotts Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J13-019 NASA Astronaut Available for Interviews on Station Cooling System NASA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 347 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W64 143 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S13W90 169 0120 Eac 12 04 Beta 1917 S15E04 ...Continue Reading

December 12, 2013 * RELEASE 13-370 * * NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Clues About Saturn Moon * NASA's Cassini spacecraft is providing scientists with key clues about Saturn's moon Titan, and in particular, its hydrocarbon lakes and seas. Titan is one of the most Earth-like places in the solar system, and the only place other than our planet that has stable liquid on its surface. Cassini's recent close flybys are bringing into sharper focus a region in Titan's northern hemisphere that sparkles w ...Continue Reading

December 12, 2013 * RELEASE 13-371 * * Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting off Jovian Moon * This is an artist's concept of a plume of water vapor thought to be ejected off the frigid, icy surface of the Jovian moon Europa, located about 500 million miles (800 million kilometers) from the sun.Image Credit: NASA/ESA/K. Retherford/SWRI NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa, providing the first strong ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 58 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Television Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:54:08 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Television Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station December 11, 2013 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M13-193 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 346 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W52 144 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S12W78 171 0320 Ekc 12 20 Beta-Gamma 1917 S1 ...Continue Reading

December 11, 2013 * RELEASE 13-365 * * Chelton Receives 2013 Award for Achievements in Ocean Remote Sensing * NASA and the Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) presented the 2013 William T. Pecora Award for achievement in Earth remote sensing to Dudley B. Chelton, distinguished professor of Earth, ocean, and atmospheric sciences at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore. The two agencies recognized Chelton's contributions to ocean remote-sensing science, education, and appli ...Continue Reading

December 11, 2013 * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-193 * * NASA Television Coverage Set for Cygnus Launch to International Space Station * NASA Television will provide coverage of the upcoming Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus cargo spacecraft mission to resupply the International Space Station this month. On the heels of a successful demonstration flight to the space station in September, Orbital Sciences is scheduled to launch a Cygnus capsule on an Antares rocket at 9:42 p.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 18, from Launch Pad 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Dec 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 345 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Dec 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1912 S21W38 143 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1916 S12W64 169 0350 Ekc 12 27 Beta-Gamma 1917 S1 ...Continue Reading