NASA Ends VIPER Project, Continues Moon Exploration *JUL 17, 2024* *RELEASE 24-094* NASA’s VIPER – short for the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover – sits assembled inside the cleanroom at the agency’s Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA Following a comprehensive internal review, NASA announced Wednesday its intent to discontinue development of its VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) project. NASA stated cost increases, delays to the launch date, and the risks of future cost gro ...Continue Reading

NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-9 Launch to Space Station *JUL 17, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-094* The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station poses for a photo during training in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s ninth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft that will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. This mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Cr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jul 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 199 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jul 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3738 N09W83 217 0450 Fki 18 11 Beta-Gamma-Delta 3743 S11W30 164 ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2024 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Beating the Heat in Pakistan Greening projects in Lahore could help cool the city as climate change and rapid urbanization intensifies the urban heat island effect. Wildfire Scorches Eastern Oregon Fast-moving blazes tore through rangeland in the Pacific Northwest amid excessive heat. El Ni&nti ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Discuss Exploration Science Program Update *JUL 16, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-101* NASA’s Galileo spacecraft took this image of Earth’s Moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The distinct bright ray crater at the bottom of the image is the Tycho impact basin. Credit: NASA NASA will hold a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, July 17, to provide an update on a program within NASA’s Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office. Audio of the te ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Wildfire Scorches Eastern Oregon Fast-moving blazes tore through rangeland in the Pacific Northwest amid excessive heat. (Jul 15, 2024) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_reports@aus-city.com Update Profile | ...Continue Reading

NASA Ships Moon Rocket Stage Ahead of First Crewed Artemis Flight *JUL 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-096* Move teams with NASA and Boeing, the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage lead contractor, position the massive rocket stage for NASA’s SLS rocket on special transporters to strategically guide the flight hardware the 1.3-mile distance from the factory floor onto the agency’s Pegasus barge on July 16. The core stage will be ferried to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated with other parts o ...Continue Reading

Jul 16, 2024 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System ( CYGNSS) data products from the CYGNSS science team including level 1 calibrated raw IF v1.0 dataset, level 2 surface heat flux v3.2 dataset, level 3 ocean microplastic concentration v3.2 dataset, level 3 soil moisture v3.2 dataset and monthly watermask v3.1 dataset from UC Berkeley. The datasets are provided in netCDF-4 format and extend from 1 August 2018 to the present with an approximate 6 day la ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2024 *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-098* * * *NASA to Provide Background on Space Station Deorbit Planning*** * * The International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port on Nov. 8, 2021. NASA is planning for the future in low Earth orbit for science, research, and commercial opportunities as the agency and its international partners maximize the use of the I ...Continue Reading

NASA Announces Leadership Changes *JUL 16, 2024* *RELEASE 24-097* Clayton Turner, director of NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia (left), and Dawn Schaible, deputy director of NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland (right). Credit: NASA NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Tuesday Dr. Kurt Vogel, associate administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD), is retiring from the agency. NASA Langley Research Center Director Clayton Turner will become the acting associate administ ...Continue Reading