July 27, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov Kent Copeland Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston 281-228-5295 kcopeland@oceaneering.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-139 NASA'S CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST, SPACE TECH HEAD VISIT HOUSTON'S OCEANEERING SPACE SYSTEMS WASHINGTON -- NASA's Chief Technologist Mason Peck and Space Technology Program Director Michael Gazarik will visit Oceaneering Space Syste ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1944 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 27 0856 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1943 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 23 1225 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1953 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

Jonathan's Space Report No. 663 2012 Jul 25 Somerville, MA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station ---------------------------- On the ISS, Expedition 32 continues with astronauts Gennadiy Padalka, Sergey Revin, Joseph Acaba, Yuriy Malenchenko, Sunita Willams and Akihiko Hoshide. Soyuz TMA-05M docked with the Rassvet module on Jul 17 at 0451 UTC. Japan's HTV 3 (Kounotori 3) cargo ship was launched on Jul ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 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 209 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1526 S17W14 266 0020 Cro 04 03 Beta 1528 N17E25 227 0040 Cso 02 03 Beta 1529 S11E30 ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2012 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-031 NASA SELECTS CONTRACT FOR WATER AND WASTE WATER REVITALIZATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected RTD Construction, Inc., of Zephyrhills, Fla., to provide construction services for the revitalization of Kennedy Space Center's water distribution and waste water collection systems. The ma ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1943 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 26 0946 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1942 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 23 1225 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1907 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 26 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 208 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1525 S21W58 323 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1526 S17W00 265 0010 Cro 03 03 Beta 1528 N17E39 ...Continue Reading

July 25, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kimberly Henry Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 kimberly.m.henry@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-256 NASA'S SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM PASSES MAJOR AGENCY REVIEW, MOVES TO PRELIMINARY DESIGN WASHINGTON -- The rocket that will launch humans farther into space than ever before passed a major NASA review Wednesday. The Space Launch System (SLS) Program completed a combined System Requirements Review and ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1942 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 25 1247 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1941 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 23 1225 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1720 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jul 25 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 207 Issued at 0030Z on 25 Jul 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1525 S21W43 321 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1526 S17E11 267 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1527 N27E53 ...Continue Reading