July 20, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Priscilla Vega Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-1357 priscilla.r.vega@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-244 NASA, PARTNERS ANNOUNCE LAUNCH: BEYOND WASTE INNOVATORS PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and Nike Inc. opened the fourth installment of the LAUNCH initiative Friday. This year's forum, which is being held at NASA's Jet Propulsion La ...Continue Reading

July 20, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Janet L. Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-246 NASA TELESCOPE CAPTURES SHARPEST IMAGES OF SUN'S CORONA WASHINGTON -- A telescope launched July 11 aboard a NASA sounding rocket has captured the highest-resolution images ever taken of the sun's million-degree atmosphere called the corona. The clarity of the images can help scientists better under ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1938 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 20 0521 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1937 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 17 1005 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12432 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 Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 20 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 202 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1523 S28W61 045 0070 Cao 09 04 Beta 1524 S17E24 320 0030 Cso 04 03 Beta 1525 S21E23 ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886/757-244-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-136 NASA HYPERSONIC INFLATABLE TECH TEST NOW SET FOR LAUNCH JULY 22 WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- NASA managers are rescheduling the launch of an inflatable heat shield technology demonstration flig ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto NASA Headquarters 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Jessica Rye/Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 321-730-5646/303-269-5550 jessica.f.rye@ulalaunch.com / chris.s.chavez@ulalaunch.com RELEASE: 12-245 NASA PARTNER UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE COMPLETES TWO ATLAS V REVIEWS CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- NASA partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed a review of its Atlas V rocket to a ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-135 NASA TELEVISION TO AIR SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP MOVES AND TEST WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will broadcast the move of a Russian cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station and the demonstration of a new docking system beginning Sunday, July 22. NASA TV coverage of ISS Progress 47's initial undocking starts ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2012 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Janet L. Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-241 EARTH-OBSERVING CAMERA TO LAUNCH TO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WASHINGTON -- A remote-controlled Earth-observing camera system called ISERV will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's third H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-3) this week. Once i ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA COMPLETES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ORION PARACHUTE TEST ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:47:53 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA COMPLETES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ORION PARACHUTE TEST July 18, 2012 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Trent J Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 Report #H12-239 NASA COMPLETES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ORION PARAC ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1937 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 19 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1936 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 17 1005 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6896 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