July 2, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington            202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-194 * * NASA Announces Space Station Research and Development Conference * WASHINGTON -- The American Astronautical Society, in cooperation with NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), will conduct the second annual International Space ...Continue Reading

July 2, 2013 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-204 * * NASA Seeks Information on Commercial Robotic Lunar Lander Capabilities * WASHINGTON -- NASA Tuesday issued a Request for Information (RFI) that will help agency officials better understand current plans in the U.S. commercial space industry for a robotic lunar landing capability. The RFI will assist NASA in assessing U.S. industry's interest in partnerships to develop a robotic land ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2040 Issue Time: 2013 Jul 03 0513 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2039 Begin Time: 2013 Jul 01 0840 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4061 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 Jul 03 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 184 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jul 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1777 S17W93 164 0100 Hsx 06 01 Alpha 1780 S11W78 148 0030 Hrx 04 02 Alpha 1781 N22W57 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (02 July 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81552&src=eoa-iotd * Wildfires Smoke Crosses the Atlantic http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81500&src=eoa-iotd * Deep in the Heart of Texas http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81533&src=eoa-iotd * Doce ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN ARIZONA A gallery of notable fires that affected Arizona in 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81549&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 01, 2013 (Posted on Jul 02, 2013 12:11 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a service of NASA's Earth ...Continue Reading

July 2, 2013 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Tracy McMahan/Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 tracy.mcmahan@nasa.gov / janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-205 * * NASA Tests Game Changing Composite Cryogenic Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON -- NASA recently completed a major space technology development milestone by successfully testing a pressurized, large cryogenic propellant tank made of composite materials. The c ...Continue Reading

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Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2039 Issue Time: 2013 Jul 02 0506 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2038 Begin Time: 2013 Jul 01 0840 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5847 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 Jul 02 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 183 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Jul 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1777 S17W77 162 0090 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1778 S18W42 127 0010 Bxo 06 03 Beta 1780 S12W60 ...Continue Reading