The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING IN NORTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Rusty flooded parts of northwestern Australia in late February and early March 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80569&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 04, 2013 (Posted on Mar 04, 2013 3:59 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 115 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACEX'S DRAGON CARRYING NASA CARGO RESUPPLIES SPACE STATION 2. CALIFORNIA STUDENTS SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2013 09:00:05 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACEX'S DRAGON CARRYING NASA CARGO RESUPPLIES SPACE STATION March 3, 2013 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washi ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1989 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 05 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1988 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6262 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 Mar 05 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 64 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Mar 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1682 S19W81 298 0100 Dao 06 03 Beta 1683 S16E17 199 0100 Dai 10 15 Beta 1685 S14E30 1 ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2013 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-015 NASA AWARDS HUMAN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Wyle Laboratories Inc. of Houston to provide biomedical, medical and health services in support of all human spaceflight programs at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The contract begins May 1 and has a maximu ...Continue Reading

March 04, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-013 NASA SELECTS CONTRACTORS FOR ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS AND PROTOTYPING AT MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected three companies to provide engineering solutions and products to Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The companies are Radiance ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- ANOTHER SNOWSTORM STRIKES WESTERN STATES Following on the heels of another storm, heavy snow fell on Colorado and neighboring states on February 24, 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80541&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Feb 25, 2013 (Posted on Feb 26, 2013 2:40 PM) TROPICAL CYCLONE RUSTY Rust ...Continue Reading

March 04, 2013 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Jeannette Owens Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2990 jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-012 NASA SELECTS EDUCATION SUPPORT CONTRACTOR CLEVELAND -- NASA has selected Paragon Tec Inc. of Cleveland to support educational programs at the agency's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, NASA Headquarters in Washington, and other NASA centers, as necessary. The NASA Glenn Education Support Servi ...Continue Reading

March 04, 2013 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Jeannette Owens Glenn Research Center, Cleveland 216-433-2990 jeannette.p.owens@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-014 NASA SELECTS SAFETY, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MISSION ASSURANCE SERVICES CONTRACT CLEVELAND -- NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of McLean, Va., to provide safety, health, environmental and mission assurance services at the agency's Glenn Research Center in C ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2013 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-068 NASA TRANSFERS OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE WASHINGTON -- The Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite, a partnership between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was transitioned to NOAA operational organization control Feb. 22. The transition marks ...Continue Reading