July 01, 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 RELEASE: 12-222 TRIO FROM INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON -- Three members of the Expedition 31 crew undocked from the International Space Station and returned safely to Earth Sunday, July 1, wrapping up a mission that lasted six-and-a-half months. Russian Commander Oleg Kononenko, NASA Flight Engineer Don Pet ...Continue Reading

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:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 01 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 183 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1512 S16W29 263 0180 Dso 10 09 Beta 1513 N17E17 217 0120 Dso 05 04 Beta-Gamma 1514 S15 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 54 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA AWARDS FIVE UNIVERSITIES FUNDING FOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:49:24 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA AWARDS FIVE UNIVERSITIES FUNDING FOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES June 28, 2012 Rachel Kraft/Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Sonja Alexander/Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 Report ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 30 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 182 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1512 S16W16 264 0290 Dki 10 16 Beta 1513 N17E30 218 0100 Dso 06 08 Beta-Gamma 1514 S16 ...Continue Reading

In Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit's latest blog entry, space zucchini describes some of the crew’s departure preparations. _http://go.nasa.gov/MwfWFf_  *June 29 - Diary of a Space Zucchini*   June 29 The crew is busy with their departure preparations.  They are flying back and forth with bags of gear.  Gardener tried on a special suit made out of tight fitting fabric.  It keeps his roots and stalks from expanding when he returns to Earth’s gravity.  He said things will feel rea ...Continue Reading

June 29, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Nicole.Cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-224 NASA PARTNERS WITH FOREST SERVICE TO HIGHLIGHT WILDFIRES, SCIENCE HOUSTON -- NASA and the U.S. Forest Service signed a Space Act Agreement this week that unites the two agencies in raising awareness about the importance of fire prevention and fire safety. This partnership will highlight areas of common interest ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FONTENELLE FIRE IN WYOMING A fire began burning in Bridger-Teton National Park on June 24, 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78400&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 28, 2012 (Posted on Jun 29, 2012 11:35 AM) -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM DOKSURI Tropical Storm D ...Continue Reading

Don Pettit, Expedition 31 flight engineer, shares a poem about his imminent return to Earth in his latest blog entry. _http://go.nasa.gov/N0WoaO_   *Going Home*   When a frontier feels like home, it is no longer a frontier; it has become "civilization." Those determined to wander must now pack their bags and move further into the cosmos. Space Station is very much on the frontier. It is only my temporary home, and now it is time for me to venture back to my real home. For my generation, Earth is, a ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 29 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 181 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1512 S16W02 263 0250 Dki 08 17 Beta-Gamma 1513 N17E45 216 0090 Dso 04 05 Beta-Gamma 15 ...Continue Reading