August 1, 2013 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Kimberly Henry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034kimberly.h.henry@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-243 * * NASA's Space Launch System Completes Preliminary Design Review * NASA has achieved a major milestone in its effort to build the nation's next heavy-lift launch vehicle by successfully completing the Space Launch System (SLS) preliminary design review. Senior experts and engineers fro ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- VENIAMANOF VOLCANO, ALASKA PENINSULA A low-level eruption of Veniamanof Volcano began on June 13, 2013, and continued through at least late July. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=81751&src=nha *** OLI(Landsat 8) image from Jul 25, 2013 (Posted on Jul 31, 2013 2:50 PM) NYAMURAGIRA VOLCANO ER ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2061 Issue Time: 2013 Aug 01 1453 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2013 Aug 01 1435 UTC Station: GOES13 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 Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upda ...Continue Reading

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There are 3 messages totalling 137 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA Awards Construction and Engineering Services Contract 2. NASA TV Coverage Set for Japanese Cargo Ship Destined for Space Station 3. NASA Invites Media to Preview Pollution-Climate Science Flights ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:56:05 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA Awards Construction and Engineering Services Contract July 30, 2013 Linda Matthews- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Aug 01 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 213 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Aug 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1801 N19W36 084 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1805 S07W86 134 0120 Dao 07 03 Beta 1806 S15E09 ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2013 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui C. Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850jccook@jpl.nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-241 * * NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Forces Controlling Saturn Moon Jets * The intensity of jets of water ice and organic particles that shoot out from Saturn's moon Enceladus depends on the moon's proximity to the ringed planet, according to data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The findi ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111josh.byerly@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-119 * * NASA TV Coverage Set for Japanese Cargo Ship Destined for Space Station * The launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station and its arrival at the orbiting laboratory will be broadcast on NASA Television Aug. 3 and Aug. 9. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is scheduled to launch ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2013 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-240 * * NASA Completes First Internal Review of Concepts for Asteroid Redirect Mission * NASA has completed the first step toward a mission to find and capture a near-Earth asteroid, redirect it to a stable lunar orbit and send humans to study it. In preparation for fiscal year 2014, a mission formulation review on Tuesday brought together NASA leaders from across the country to examine ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2013 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241j.d.harrington@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-120 * * NASA Invites Media to Preview Pollution-Climate Science Flights * For a behind-the-scenes look at NASA's upcoming airborne campaign to study how air pollution from wildfires and other sources affects our climate, NASA will host a media day from 8-11 a.m. CDT Wednesday, Aug. 21, in Houston. Th ...Continue Reading