May 18, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Greg Krizman MAGNET, Cleveland 216-432-5311/330-212-1564 greg.krizman@magnetwork.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-089 NASA CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST TO ATTEND CLEVELAND MANUFACTURING EVENT WASHINGTON -- NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck will join agency and Ohio officials to name nine small and medium-sized Ohio manufacturers that will receive NASA assistance to solve technical problems with new o ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- STRONG RAIN IN SOUTHERN CHINA Days of torrential rain caused widespread flooding in southern China in May 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77972&src=nha *** MPA(TRMM) image from May 10, 2012 (Posted on May 17, 2012 3:55 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FRESH LA ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-088 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ANNUAL LUNABOTICS MINING COMPETITION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- More than 50 teams of undergraduate and graduate students from eight countries will come to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 21-26 ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 197 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. UPDATED COVERAGE FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO STATION 2. SOCCER STANDOUT TURNED NASA ASTRONAUT SPEAKS TO NCAA CHAMPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 14:46:39 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: UPDATED COVERAGE FOR NASA/SPACEX LAUNCH AND MISSION TO STATION May 16, 2012 Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washing ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 18 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 139 Issued at 0030Z on 18 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N12W86 184 0150 Cao 12 02 Beta 1477 S20W45 143 0020 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1478 S22W36 ...Continue Reading

May 17, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-158 NASA ANNOUNCES 2012 SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP GRANTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the 2012 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. Forty-eight students will receive graduate student fellowships from NASA's Space Technology Program to pursue master's or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at their respective institutions. Through the ...Continue Reading

May 17, 2012 Lauren Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov Bill Robinson University of Maryland Eastern Shore 410-621-2355 wrobinson3@umes.edu MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-086 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will provide the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Md., on Friday, Ma ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- GLADIATOR FIRE IN ARIZONA A human caused fire on private property originated on May 13 and then spread to Prescott National Forest. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77944&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from May 16, 2012 (Posted on May 17, 2012 11:23 AM) -------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 May 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 138 Issued at 0030Z on 17 May 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1476 N13W73 183 0230 Cao 15 03 Beta 1477 S21W32 143 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 1478 S22W23 ...Continue Reading

May 16, 2012 Lauren Worley Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1288 lauren.b.worley@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-085 UPDATE: NEW CALL-IN NUMBER NASA'S DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT WITH INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will participate in a teleconference on Thursday, May 17, at 2 p.m. EDT with representatives of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation to brief journalists on the future of human co ...Continue Reading