The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- EARTH AT NIGHT 2012 The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as gas flares, auroras, wildfires, city lights, and reflected moonlight. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80030&src=nha *** VIIRS(Suomi NPP) image from Apr 18, 2 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-59 2012 December 23 at 7:05 p.m. MST (2012 December 24 0205 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 17-23 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For December 24-30 No space weather storms are predicted. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Service ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Dec 24 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 359 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Dec 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1633 S07W39 111 0200 Eai 13 25 Beta-Gamma 1634 S13W33 105 0050 Cao 12 07 Beta 1635 N12 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Dec 23 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 358 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Dec 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1633 S05W27 113 0170 Esi 13 12 Beta 1634 S12W25 111 0060 Cso 06 07 Beta 1635 N10E22 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Dec 22 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 357 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Dec 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1633 S07W13 112 0260 Eki 12 15 Beta 1634 S13W12 111 0060 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1635 N09E35 ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-065 NASA SELECTS ENGINEERING FABRICATION SERVICES CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA has selected Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, to perform engineering fabrication services at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. This cost-plus-award-fee contract with indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity delivery orders has a potential val ...Continue Reading

Dec. 21, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kim Henry 256-544-0034 Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. kimberly.h.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-440 NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM CORE STAGE PASSES MAJOR MILESTONE, READY TO START CONSTRUCTION HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The team designing America's new flagship rocket has completed successfully a major technical review of the vehicle's core stage. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will take the agency's Orion spacecraft ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 46 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA PUTS ORION BACKUP PARACHUTES TO THE TEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:36:40 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA PUTS ORION BACKUP PARACHUTES TO THE TEST Dec. 20, 2012 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #H12-441 NASA PUTS ORION BACKUP PARACHUTES TO THE TEST HOUSTON -- NASA c ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Dec 21 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 356 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Dec 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1633 S07W00 111 0260 Eko 12 13 Beta 1634 S13W00 111 0060 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1635 N09E44 ...Continue Reading

Dec. 20, 2012 Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-441 NASA PUTS ORION BACKUP PARACHUTES TO THE TEST HOUSTON -- NASA completed the latest in a series of parachute tests for its Orion spacecraft Thursday at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in southwestern Arizona, marking another step toward a first flight test in 2014. The test verified Orion can land safely even i ...Continue Reading