There are 2 messages totalling 110 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TV PROVIDES COVERAGE OF SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ACTIVITIES 2. NASA SETS TV COVERAGE FOR ANTARES TEST FLIGHT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:46:45 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TV PROVIDES COVERAGE OF SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ACTIVITIES April 9, 2013 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-35 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 11 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 101 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1711 S17W67 156 0360 Cko 05 02 Beta 1713 N08W88 177 0180 Dai 10 07 Beta 1714 N13W38 ...Continue Reading

April 10, 2013 Michael Cabbage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-102 NASA ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR STATEMENTS ON THE ASTEROID INITIATIVE IN THE FY 2014 BUDGET REQUEST WASHINGTON -- The following are statements from the associate administrators of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, Science Mission Directorate and Space Technology Mission Directorate on the administration's budget request for the 2014 fiscal year. From Associate Administrator for Hu ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER THE ARABIAN SEA A veil of dust hung over the southern Arabian Peninsula and part of the Arabian Sea in early April 2013. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=80878&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 07, 2013 (Posted on Apr 09, 2013 3:42 PM) ------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

April 10, 2013 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-104 NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN'S STATEMENT ON THE NASA FY 2014 BUDGET REQUEST WASHINGTON -- The following statement is from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the administration's budget request for the 2014 fiscal year: "Today, we unveil President Obama's Fiscal Year 2014 budget request for NASA -- a $17.7 billion investment in our nation's future. Our budget ensures the ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2013 Apr 10 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 100 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Apr 2013 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1711 S17W55 157 0350 Hhx 04 02 Alpha 1713 N09W74 176 0180 Dao 10 16 Beta 1714 N12W26 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (09 April 2013) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Managing Fire in Etosha National Park http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/WorldOfChange/etosha.php?src=eoa-features Prescribed fires should prevent blazes from raging out of control in one of Namibia's most prized wildlife preserves. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Spring Gr ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2013 John Yembrick/Jason Townsend Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1584/202-358-0359 john.yembrick@nasa.gov / jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-103 NASA'S TWITTER ACCOUNT WINS BACK-TO-BACK SHORTY AWARDS WASHINGTON -- NASA's official Twitter feed, @NASA, has won its second consecutive Shorty award for the best government use of social media. The Shorty Award honors the best of social media across sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, YouTube, Foursquare and o ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2013 Dear NASA data user, NASA Headquarters is conducting a study of the factors affecting data latency (time from satellite acquisition to product distribution to end users) for current and future missions.  This study is being conducted at the request of Steve Volz, under the direction of Frank Lindsay at NASA Headquarters.   The objective of this project is to provide an overarching review of options for meeting latency needs of the broad user communities ...Continue Reading

April 9, 2013 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov Jeremy Eggers Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 757-824-2958 jeremy.l.eggers@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-059 NASA SETS TV COVERAGE FOR ANTARES TEST FLIGHT WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA's commercial partner, Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., is scheduled to launch its first Antares rocket ...Continue Reading