April 17, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Ray Villard / Cheryl Gundy Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Md. 410-338-4514 / 410-338-4707 villard@stsci.edu / gundy@stsci.edu RELEASE: 12-117 HUBBLE'S 22ND ANNIVERSARY IMAGE SHOWS TURBULENT STAR-MAKING REGION WASHINGTON -- Several million young stars are vying for attention in a new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of a raucous stellar breeding ground in 30 Doradus, a star-forming complex located ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 149 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA TELEVISION TO AIR MOVEMENTS OF SPACE STATION CARGO SHIPS 2. NASA ANNOUNCES 16TH UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATES AND CREW 3. NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT TO APPEAR ALONGSIDE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:04:17 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA TELEVISION TO AIR MOVEMENTS OF SPACE STATION CARGO SHIPS April 16, 2012 Kelly Humphries Jo ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1887 Issue Time: 2012 Apr 17 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1886 Begin Time: 2012 Apr 14 0300 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6527 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 16, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-070 COVERAGE SET FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following the completion of NASA's flight readiness review, the second SpaceX demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transpor ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 17 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 108 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1455 N06W59 206 0200 Fsi 17 16 Beta 1457 N20E03 144 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 1458 N06E41 ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-111 NASA'S ORION SPACECRAFT TO APPEAR ALONGSIDE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY WASHINGTON -- A full-scale test version of the Orion spacecraft is one of several NASA-sponsored exhibits that will appear alongside space shuttle Discovery at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles Internation ...Continue Reading

April 16, 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: M12-071 SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE TO FLY OVER NEW YORK CITY METRO AREA APRIL 23 WASHINGTON -- NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with space shuttle Enterprise mounted atop will fly at a relatively low altitude over various parts of the New York City metropolitan area on Monday, April 23. The Federal Aviation Adm ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2012 Lauren Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-072 NASA'S TOP SCIENTIST AND TECHNOLOGIST DISCUSS WHAT'S NEXT FOR NASA WASHINGTON -- NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati and Chief Technologist Mason Peck will hold a teleconference on Wednesday, April 18, at 4 p.m. EDT to brief media representatives on developments for NASA's future. The agency is moving forward with an ambitious plan to develop cutting-edge space technologies to advance ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-116 NASA ANNOUNCES 16TH UNDERSEA EXPLORATION MISSION DATES AND CREW WASHINGTON -- An international team of aquanauts will travel again to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to simulate a visit to an asteroid in the 16th expedition of NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO). This year's NEEMO mission will begi ...Continue Reading

April 16, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Karen Jenvey Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4789 karen.jenvey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-113 NASA, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SELECT FIRST ASTROBIOLOGY CHAIR WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Library of Congress have announced the selection of David H. Grinspoon to be the first Baruch S. Blumberg NASA-Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology. The chair, selected through an international competition, is name ...Continue Reading