How would you spend your last day on Earth? Astronaut Don Pettit ponders launch preparations in his latest poem from the space station.  _http://__bit.ly/KM8kir_ *Last Day on Earth* The day before launch maybe gone for a year      perhaps half right Your last day on Earth what would you do? Robbing the piggybank of time to spend it on what ever you desire We live in quarantine a flower by any other name      that smells like white collar prison  You know your crew ...Continue Reading

June 11, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-192 NASA MARS ROVER TEAM AIMS FOR LANDING CLOSER TO PRIME SCIENCE SITE WASHINGTON -- NASA has narrowed the target for its most advanced Mars rover, Curiosity, which will land on the Red Planet in August. The car-sized rover will arrive closer to its ultimate destination for science operations, but also closer to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 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=78236&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 09, 2012 (Posted on Jun 11, 2012 1:05 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- DU ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 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=78236&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 09, 2012 (Posted on Jun 11, 2012 1:05 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1915 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 11 1321 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1914 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 06 1210 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10295 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 Jun 11 0619 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 :::::::::: CORRECTED COPY :::::::::: SRS Number 163 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1493 N16W80 220 0060 Hax 02 01 Alpha 1494 S16W60 200 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 11 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 163 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1493 N16W80 220 0060 Hax 02 01 Alpha 1494 S16W60 250 0070 Hkx 03 01 Alpha 1496 N17W62 ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-28 2012 June 10 at 6:27 p.m. MDT (2012 June 11 0027 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 4-10 Category R1 (Minor) Radio Blackouts were observed on 06 June due to flare activity from active sunspot region 1494. Category R1 (Minor) Radio Blackouts were again observed on 09-10 June due to flare activity from active sunspot region 1504. Outlook For June ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1914 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 10 0502 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1913 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 06 1210 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8370 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 10 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 162 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1493 N15W66 219 0050 Hax 04 01 Alpha 1494 S17W45 198 0090 Hkx 03 01 Alpha 1496 N16W48 ...Continue Reading