March 14, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-084 NASA SELECTS NEXT CLASS OF STUDENT AMBASSADORS WASHINGTON -- NASA recently inducted 100 high-performing interns into the 2012 NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community. Their selection is part of the agency's effort to engage undergraduate and graduate students in science, engineering, mathematics and technology, or STEM, research and interactive opportunities. This fourth group of student ambas ...Continue Reading

Mar. 14, 2012 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-082 NASA RELEASES NEW WISE MISSION CATALOG OF ENTIRE INFRARED SKY WASHINGTON -- NASA unveiled a new atlas and catalog of the entire infrared sky today showing more than a half billion stars, galaxies and other objects captured by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST OFF THE COAST OF OMAN On March 11, 2012, dust and clouds formed a massive swirl over the Arabian Sea. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77408&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Mar 11, 2012 (Posted on Mar 14, 2012 8:55 AM) -------------------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 65 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA, GM JOINTLY DEVELOPING ROBOTIC GLOVES FOR HUMAN USE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:35:41 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA, GM JOINTLY DEVELOPING ROBOTIC GLOVES FOR HUMAN USE March 13, 2012 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-1403 Dan Flores General Motors 313-418-2374 Report #J12-006 NASA, GM JOINTLY DEVELOPING ROBOTIC GLOVES FOR ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1874 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 14 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1873 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2466 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 Mar 14 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 74 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1429 N18W62 299 0410 Ekc 12 12 Beta-Gamma 1430 N22W82 318 0030 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 1432 N14 ...Continue Reading

March 13, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Dewayne Washington Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0040 dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-080 NASA AND CSA ROBOTIC OPERATIONS ADVANCE SATELLITE SERVICING WASHINGTON -- NASA's Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM) experiment aboard the International Space Station has demonstrated remotely controlled robots and specialized tools can perform precise satellite-ser ...Continue Reading

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