June 19th 2012 PST
The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (19 June 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Tropical Storm Guchol http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78309&src=eoa-iotd * Siberia Burns http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78305&src=eoa-iotd * Alaid Volcano, Kuril Islands, Russian Federation http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=78290&src=eoa-iotd * Melting Ice in Hudson Bay ht ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PST
Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit writes about recent solar events in his diary of a space zucchini aboard the International Space Station. _http://go.usa.gov/v8f_ *The Sun* May 16 Gardener is practicing taking images of the Sun. He is preparing for the Transit of Venus on June 5th. He has a special filter covering the front of a long telephoto lens so his eyes are protected. This is strange – we stare directly at the Sun without any filters. I saw some of the images. It looks like the Sun has th ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PST
June 19, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-116 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO SPEAK WITH NEEMO 16 CREW DURING UNDERWATER 'SPACEWALK' WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak with astronaut Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, commander of the 16th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission, and her fellow crewmate Timothy Peake of the European Space ...Continue Reading
June 19th 2012 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
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 PST
: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 PST
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
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