June 25th 2012 PST
Don Pettit writes about the Glenn harness on the space station’s treadmill that simulates backpack loads on the body in space in his latest blog entry. _http://go.nasa.gov/LwGjd4_ *Carrying the Load* Humans make rather poor beasts of burden. Fortunately, nowadays heavy loads are pretty much relegated to machines, saving our spines for recreational activities like donning backpacks and heading into the wilderness. Speaking of which, the suspension system for backpacks—the part that connects the load to ou ...Continue Reading
June 25th 2012 PST
Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit writes about plant sprouts and deaths in the space zucchini's diary in his latest blog entry. _http://go.usa.gov/vAG_ *June 9-13 - Diary of a Space Zucchini* June 9 Great news; I have a baby brother sprout! Gardener just showed me baby Zuc. He is strong and healthy and ready to move from the sprouter into his own aeroponic bag. While Broccoli and Sunflower are great companions, there is nothing quite like having a zucchini to zucchini conversation. June 10 ...Continue Reading
June 25th 2012 PST
June 25, 2012 John Yembrick / Jason Townsend Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0359 john.yembrick@nasa.gov / jason.c.townsend@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-216 NASA HOSTS FIRST MULTI-CENTER SOCIAL MEDIA EVENT FOR MARS LANDING WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting its social media followers to the first-ever multi-center NASA Social on Aug. 3 to preview the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory's Curiosity rover on Aug. 6 EDT (Aug. 5 PDT). NASA Socials are in-person meetings with people who engage with the agency through Tw ...Continue Reading
June 25th 2012 PST
The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- DUMP FIRE IN UTAH Sparks from a shooting range likely started a wildfire near Saratoga Springs on June 21, 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78364&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 22, 2012 (Posted on Jun 25, 2012 9:23 AM) HIGH PARK FIRE IN COLORADO The High Park Fire broke out west of Fort Collins, ...Continue Reading
June 25th 2012 PST
The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUMP FIRE IN UTAH Sparks from a shooting range likely started a wildfire near Saratoga Springs on June 21, 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78364&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 22, 2012 (Posted on Jun 25, 2012 9:23 AM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural ...Continue Reading
June 25th 2012 PST
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-30 2012 June 25 at 7:02 a.m. MDT (2012 June 25 1302 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 18-24 A category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm occurred on 18 June due to effects from a coronal mass ejection. Outlook For June 25-July 1 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, N ...Continue Reading
June 24th 2012 PST
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 25 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 177 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1510 S16W67 022 0010 Cro 02 02 Beta 1511 N15W44 358 0020 Cro 04 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading
June 24th 2012 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1923 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 24 1011 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1922 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 18 1405 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1986 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 23rd 2012 PST
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 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 176 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1511 N15W29 357 0030 Cro 04 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 23/ ...Continue Reading
June 23rd 2012 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1922 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 23 1032 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1921 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 18 1405 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2518 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
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