The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (20 August 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Dusting the Virtues of Snow http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/DirtySnow/?src=eoa-features Scientist Tom Painter examines the differences between pure and dirty snow. A rise in dust can be a critical influence on snow-fed water supplies in the American West. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.n ...Continue Reading

August 20, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468tracy.g.young@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-257 * * NASA Explores New Uses for Historic Launch Structures * NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is seeking concepts for the potential use or divestment of three historic launch platforms that are not needed for the agency's current or planned future missions. A Request for Information (RFI) released Friday will gauge t ...Continue Reading

August 20, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1579keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov  * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-137 * * NASA Invites Media to Learn About Airborne Hurricane Mission * NASA is inviting media on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to see two Global Hawk unmanned scientific aircraft that will fly over the Atlantic Ocean to study tropical cyclones and their growth process. Beginning at 9:30 a.m. E ...Continue Reading

August 20, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-258 * * Next Generation of Explorers Takes the Stage * NASA, International Community United in Support of Bold Space Exploration Program NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Tuesday formally welcomed the eight newest candidates to the astronaut corps and unveiled a space exploration roadmap that makes clear the global community is working together on a unified deep space exploration strategic plan, with ...Continue Reading

Readers of this listserv may be interested in the following information from our colleagues at the OSD Historical Office: The Historical Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, has posted a solicitation for proposals on FedBizOps for a contract to research and write a special study on the history of cyber policy within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1977-2001.  The contract is for one base year and one option year.  The completed study should be approximately 150-200 pages, including ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 101 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Aircraft Take to Skies over Houston for Air Pollution Study 2. NASA Invites Media to Preview Pollution-Climate Science Flights Aug. 22 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:54:32 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Aircraft Take to Skies over Houston for Air Pollution Study August 15, 2013 William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Steve Cole He ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2072 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 20 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2071 Begin Time: 2013 Aug 16 1800 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6050 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Aug 20 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 232 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Aug 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1817 S19W88 243 0060 Cso 04 03 Beta 1818 S04W61 217 0250 Hkx 04 03 Alpha 1820 S12W19 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN MONTANA AND IDAHO Fires in Montana and Idaho * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81841&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Aug 10, 2013 (Posted on Aug 12, 2013 5:55 PM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TYPHOON UTOR Once a powerful super typhoon, Utor struck the Philippines on August 12 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2071 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 19 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2070 Begin Time: 2013 Aug 16 1800 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4650 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