Aug. 1, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-261 2012 NASA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS SELECTED FOR STUDY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Technology Program is turning science fiction into science fact. The program has selected 28 proposals for study under the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program. Eighteen of these advanced concept proposals were categorized as Phase I and 10 as Phase II. They were selected based on their potential to transfo ...Continue Reading

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:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Aug 01 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 214 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Aug 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1528 N17W42 228 0010 Hrx 01 02 Alpha 1529 S11W37 223 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1530 S18W27 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (31 July 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Greatest Hits from Landsat http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Gallery/landsat.php?src=eoa-features The stories in this slideshow are examples of the important scientific and societal contributions from the 40-year-old program. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * The Many Hues of ...Continue Reading

July 31, 2012 Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1694 sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-257 DARING NASA MARS MISSION BROADCAST LANDS IN TIMES SQUARE WASHINGTON -- The Toshiba Vision screen in New York City's Times Square will become the largest East Coast location for the public to see live mission coverage of Curiosity, NASA's most advanced planetary rover, as it lands on the Martian surface at 1:31 a.m. EDT August 6. The Toshiba Vision screen will broadcast NASA TV coverage beginning at 11:3 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM DAMREY Tropical Storm Damrey formed over the western Pacific Ocean in late July 2012. The storm was projected to make landfall on the coast of China in early August. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=78719&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jul 30, 2012 (Posted on Jul 30, 2012 4:39 PM) -- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 109 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA BRINGS WONDER OF SPACE STATION TO BOSTON 2. NASA TELEVISION TO AIR UPCOMING CARGO SHIP LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:51:26 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA BRINGS WONDER OF SPACE STATION TO BOSTON July 30, 2012 Dan Huot Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Susan Anderson Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Re ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 31 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 213 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1528 N17W28 227 0030 Cso 02 02 Beta 1529 S11W23 222 0060 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 1530 S18W13 ...Continue Reading

July 30, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-142 NASA ANNOUNCES MEDIA ACTIVITIES FOR MARS CURIOSITY MISSION LANDING WASHINGTON -- News briefings, photo opportunities, and other media events at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., are set for the upcoming landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars. NASA's Mars Science Lab ...Continue Reading

Expedition 32 Flight Engineer Suni Williams talks about the many different activities that take place onboard the station.* *_http://go.nasa.gov/MW0odq_ *Jack of all Trades* We are here!  Wow, what a ride here, what a place to end up.  I am so lucky and blessed to be doing the things I am doing.  I hope, and truly  believe, that what we are doing up here in space will eventually help all of humanity through exploration, innovation, education and to kindle the spirit of curiosity we all have to find ...Continue Reading