April 27th 2012 PDT
April 27, 2012 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-142 NASA STATEMENT ON JOHN GLENN SELECTION FOR MEDAL OF FREEDOM WASHINGTON -- NASA has released the following statement by Administrator Charles Bolden about President Obama's announcement that astronaut John Glenn has been selected as a recipient of the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom: "NASA sends its warmest congratulations to Sen. John Glenn on being named a recip ...Continue Reading
April 27th 2012 PDT
April 27, 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: 12-140 SPACE STATION TRIO LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON -- Three members of the Expedition 30 crew undocked from the International Space Station and safely returned to Earth on Friday, wrapping up a five-and-a-half-month mission in space. Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and Russian Flight Engineers Anatoly Ivanishin and Anton ...Continue Reading
April 27th 2012 PDT
There is 1 message totalling 44 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA ASTRONAUT TO VISIT ROXBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOR SPACE DAY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:04:08 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA ASTRONAUT TO VISIT ROXBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOR SPACE DAY April 26, 2012 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #JA12-007 NASA ASTRONAUT TO VISIT ROXBOROUGH SCHOOLS FOR SPACE DAY HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut James ...Continue Reading
April 27th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1891 Issue Time: 2012 Apr 27 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1890 Begin Time: 2012 Apr 25 0220 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2637 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
April 27th 2012 PDT
:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 27 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1459 S16W78 093 0070 Dsi 09 10 Beta 1460 N15W93 108 0060 Cso 01 01 Beta 1465 S18W39 ...Continue Reading
April 26th 2012 PDT
April 26, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Jia-Rui Cook Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0850 jccook@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-136 NASA'S CASSINI FINDS SATURN'S MOON PHOEBE HAS PLANET-LIKE QUALITIES WASHINGTON -- Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveal Saturn's moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought. Scientists had their first close-up look at Phoebe when Cassini began exploring the Saturn system in 2 ...Continue Reading
April 26th 2012 PDT
April 26, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-132 NASA SEEKS GAME CHANGING SOLAR ARRAY SYSTEMS PROPOSALS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Technology Program is seeking proposals to develop solar array systems to enable space electric propulsion systems of the future. "NASA's Game Changing Development Program focuses on maturing advanced space technologies that may lead to entirely new approaches for the agency's futu ...Continue Reading
April 26th 2012 PDT
April 26, 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 RELEASE: 12-131 NASA'S WISE CATCHES AGING STAR ERUPTING WITH DUST WASHINGTON -- Images from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal an old star in the throes of a fiery outburst and spraying the cosmos with dust. The findings offer a rare, real-time look at the process by which stars like our sun ...Continue Reading
April 26th 2012 PDT
The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT POPOCATéPETL Popocatépetl has been erupting since January 2005, with near constant venting from fumaroles punctuated by minor steam, gas, and ash emissions. Plumes are occasionally visible from Mexico City, only 70 kilometers (40 miles) to the northwest. * http://earthobservatory.nasa. ...Continue Reading
April 26th 2012 PDT
April 26, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Laura J. Brown Federal Aviation Administration 202-267-3455 laura.j.brown@faa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-077 SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE TO FLY OVER NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA FRIDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA managers, in consultation with Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum officials, have selected Friday, April 27, to ferry space shuttle Enterprise from Washington Dulles International Airport to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Air ...Continue Reading
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