Mar. 13, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Susan Wells The Boeing Co. 321-264-8580 susan.h.wells@boeing.com Erin Dick/Carri Karuhn Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne 818-586-4977/818-586-4963 erin.dick@pwr.utc.com/carri.karuhn@pwr.utc.com RELEASE: 12-083 NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER HOT-FIRES LAUNCH ABORT ENGINE CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- P ...Continue Reading

March 13, 2012 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-043 NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN, PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON JOBS AND COMPETITIVENESS LAUNCH 'STAY WITH IT' CAMPAIGN ON FACEBOOK WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will join leaders of the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to launch the STAY WITH IT campaign with a Facebook Live discussion on Wednesday, March 14, at 3 p.m. EDT at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1873 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 13 1302 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1872 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1336 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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-13 2012 March 13 at 6:32 a.m. MDT (2012 March 13 1232 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 5-11 Multiple geomagnetic storms were observed during the summary period. A category G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm was observed on 07 March, in response to the arrival of a CME associated with the X1/2b solar flare on 05 March. Category G1 (Minor) - G3 (Strong) g ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 110 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. RECORD-SETTING ASTRONAUT LOPEZ-ALEGRIA DEPARTS NASA 2. SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES OF MERCURY, SATURN HIGHLIGHT CONFERENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:45:04 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: RECORD-SETTING ASTRONAUT LOPEZ-ALEGRIA DEPARTS NASA Mar. 12, 2012 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washin ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 13 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 73 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1428 S15W72 321 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1429 N18W50 299 0380 Ekc 12 14 Beta-Gamma 1430 N22 ...Continue Reading

Mar. 12, 2012 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730/202-236-5829 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kris Zacny Honeybee Robotics, Pasadena, Calif. 510-307-4555 zacny@honeybeerobotics.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-081 NASA CTO PECK TO VISIT PASADENA'S HONEYBEE ROBOTICS WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck will visit Honeybee Robotics in Pasadena, Calif., on Wednesday, March 14. Peck's visit will highlight how government can partner with small business to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- BEZYMIANNY VOLCANO Bezymianny Volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula erupted explosively on March 9, 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77388&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 09, 2012 (Posted on Mar 12, 2012 12:25 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2012 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-041 NASA MARCH 13 NUSTAR MEDIA BRIEFING POSTPONED WASHINGTON -- The Tuesday, March 13, media briefing to discuss the upcoming launch of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has been postponed. The spacecraft will lift off on an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL rocket, which will be released from an aircraft originating from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The mission's ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-041 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR SHUTTLE DISCOVERY DEPARTURE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media accreditation for activities surrounding space shuttle Discovery's departure from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is open. Discovery will be transported atop a NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, to ...Continue Reading