June 19th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HIGH PARK FIRE IN COLORADO The High Park Fire broke out west of Fort Collins, Colorado, in early June 2012, and spread rapidly. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78312&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 18, 2012 (Posted on Jun 19, 2012 10:40 AM) FIRES IN SIBERIA Fires in Siberia * http://earthobservatory.n ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PDT
Jonathan's Space Report No. 660 2012 Jun 19 Somerville, MA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Station ------------- Expedition 31 continues with commander Oleg Kononeko, and astronauts FE-1 Gennadiy Padalka, FE-2 Sergey Revin, FE-3 Joe Acaba, FE-5 Andre Kuipers and FE-6 Don Pettit. Space station docking ports: Port Spacecraft --------------------- PMA-2 vacant PMA-3 vacant Zvezda Edoardo Amaldi ( ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PDT
June 19, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Karen Jenvey / Jill Dunbar Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 / 650-604-3534 karen.jenvey@nasa.gov / jill.dunbar@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-206 NASA'S PLEIADES SUPERCOMPUTER GETS A LITTLE MORE OOMPH WASHINGTON -- NASA's flagship Pleiades supercomputer just received a boost to help keep pace with the intensive number-crunching requirements of scientists and engineers working on some of the agency's ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1917 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 19 0806 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1916 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 18 1405 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1405 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
June 19th 2012 PDT
There are 4 messages totalling 205 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE 2. LOCAL STUDENTS HELP RENAME NASA RADIATION MONITORING PROJECTS 3. NASA ASTRONAUTS KENNETH HAM AND NICHOLAS PATRICK LEAVE AGENCY 4. COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:21:56 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2012 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 19 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 171 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1504 S17W52 087 0690 Ekc 11 07 Beta 1505 S13W52 086 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1506 N13W41 ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2012 PDT
June 18, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-203 NASA SELECTS LOW COST, HIGH SCIENCE EARTH VENTURE SPACE SYSTEM WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected an ocean wind study proposal led by the University of Michigan from among 19 submitted to the agency's Announcement of Opportunity for small spaceflight investigations of the Earth system. The proposed mission will make accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2012 PDT
June 18, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-205 NASA SELECTS INNOVATIVE MUSEUM EXHIBITS AND PLANETARIUM SHOWS WASHINGTON -- Exhibits, planetarium shows, and community-based programming are among 18 projects NASA has selected to receive agency funding in 2012. The projects consist of 11 informal education providers and seven NASA visitor centers that will share $10 million in grants through NASA's Competitive Program for Science Museums and ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN CHINA June brings peak fire activity in Central China when farmers burn wheat straw. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78256&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jun 13, 2012 (Posted on Jun 13, 2012 3:51 PM) LITTLE BEAR FIRE IN NEW MEXICO A fast-moving fire began burning in Lincoln National ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2012 PDT
A sunflower gets an improvised treatment as astronaut Don Pettit continues his diary of a space zucchini aboard the International Space Station. bit.ly/NGijaf *Help for Sunflower* April 22 Today was the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower. We set up four cameras in the cupola simultaneously taking pictures. Gardener said there were places on Earth that were doing the same and all these pictures taken together will make a very interesting scientific data set. Since I had been placed next to a wind ...Continue Reading
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