June 7, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-188 NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SUMMER OF INNOVATION MINI-GRANTS OPPORTUNITY WASHINGTON -- NASA is accepting proposals until June 29 for the mini-grants component of the agency's 2012 Summer of Innovation (SoI) project. Proposals may be submitted through the National Space Grant Foundation for NASA-themed content in a variety of programs geared toward middle school students. The foundation is administeri ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 131 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEEMO UNDERSEA MISSION 2. NASA ASTRONAUT TALKS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TO WOMEN IN MONTANA 3. NASA ASTRONAUT TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT ALMA MATER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 15:29:37 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEEMO UNDERSEA MISSION June 06, 2012 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Cent ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1911 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 07 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1910 Begin Time: 2012 Jun 06 1210 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8243 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 07 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 159 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1493 N14W18 211 0130 Esi 14 11 Beta-Gamma 1494 S18W06 199 0160 Cso 10 08 Beta 1496 N16 ...Continue Reading

June 6, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov Robert Sanders University of California, Berkeley 510-643-6998 rlsanders@berkeley.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-106 NASA TO HOST NEWS TELECONFERENCE ABOUT NUSTAR LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news teleconference 3 p.m. EDT June 11 to discuss the upcoming launch of its Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuS ...Continue Reading

June 06, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-187 NASA LEADS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN WORLD IPV6 LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA is the first U.S. federal agency to participate in the World IPv6 Launch. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) will replace IPv4 as the communication protocol used to direct most of the traffic on the Internet. IPv6 will enable an increase in the number of IP addresses, support more devices and use ...Continue Reading

June 06, 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: M12-107 NASA SETS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEEMO UNDERSEA MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut and commander for the 16th NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO), Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, will be available for live satellite interviews while performing a simulated spacewalk under water. T ...Continue Reading

June 06, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems 720-407-3193 media.ssg@sncorp.com RELEASE: 12-186 NASA PARTNER SIERRA NEVADA COMPLETES PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW OF DREAM CHASER VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ASTRONAUTS LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems has successfull ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1910 Issue Time: 2012 Jun 06 1227 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Jun 06 1210 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upd ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jun 06 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 158 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Jun 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1492 S18W73 280 0010 Axx 00 01 Alpha 1493 N12W05 212 0170 Esi 12 12 Beta-Gamma 1494 S1 ...Continue Reading