@astro_Pettit updates his #spaceblog Diary of a Space Zucchini as he describes the condition of his flowers. _http://go.usa.gov/yXX_   *Diary of a Zucchini*   *March 7* I am making a second set of flowers.  They are all male flowers, full of fragrance for my crewmates to enjoy.  I see Gardener smile.   *March 8* Oh my aching roots!  I am sick; my flower buds have wilted into little brown nubbins.  My leaves have a fringe of brown that gets wider every day.  The edges are curled ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OVER NORTHERN AFRICA Dust plumes blew off the coast of Libya and over Egypt in mid- to late April 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77721&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Apr 18, 2012 (Posted on Apr 19, 2012 4:37 PM) ----------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are 2 messages totalling 141 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION 2. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO PRESENTS NASA SPACE COLONIZATION RESEARCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:50:36 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION April 19, 2012 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 20 ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 657 2012 Apr 20 Somerville, MA USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Station ------------- Expedition 30 continues with Soyuz TMA-22 docked at Poisk and Soyuz TMA-03M docked to the Rassvet module. ATV 3 is docked at Zvezda. Ex-30 commander is Dan Burbank; flight engineers 1 to 5 are Anton Shkaplerov, Anatoliy Ivanishin, Oleg Kononenko, Andre Kuipers, and Don Pettit. The Progress M-14M cargo ship un ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Apr 20 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 111 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Apr 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1459 S15E12 095 0180 Dai 10 27 Beta 1460 N16W01 108 0180 Dsi 08 14 Beta 1461 N14E37 ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Nicholas A. Veronico / Huong Nguyen Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-4589/650-604-4789 nveronico@sofia.usra.edu / huong.nguyen@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-122 NASA'S SOFIA FEATURED IN THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SPECIAL EDITION MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- The Astrophysical Journal, a leading professional astronomy research publication, will issue a special edition of its Letter ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES NEAR NOVOSIBIRSK Fires near Novosibirsk * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77711&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 14, 2012 (Posted on Apr 19, 2012 12:23 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ACTIVITY AT POPOCATéPETL Popocatépetl has been erupting since Janu ...Continue Reading

Don Pettit writes about the visible effects of a cosmic ray passing through his retina in his latest #spaceblog entry. _http://go.usa.gov/yZR_ Flashes of Reality In space I see things that are not there. Flashes in my eyes, like luminous dancing fairies, give a subtle display of light that is easy to overlook when I’m consumed by normal tasks. But in the dark confines of my sleep station, with the droopy eyelids of pending sleep, I see the flashing fairies. As I drift off, I wonder how many can dance on the head of an ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-073 COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ SPACE STATION CREW ROTATION HOUSTON -- Over the next several weeks, NASA Television will provide coverage of activities surrounding the upcoming International Space Station crew rotation. Coverage will include departure of three crew members now livi ...Continue Reading

April 19, 2012 Michael Braukus/Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-124 NASA TRANSFERS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM Focuses on Bold New Era of Space Exploration WASHINGTON -- NASA transferred space shuttle Discovery to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum during a ceremony Thursday, April 19, at the Stephen F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va. "Today, whil ...Continue Reading