Nov. 30, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Michael Mewhinney Ames Research Center, Moffett Field Calif. 650-604-4789 michael.mewhinney@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-352 NASA, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ESTABLISH HONORARY ASTROBIOLOGY CHAIR WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Library of Congress have established the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA-Library of Congress chair in Astrobiology at the Library's scholarly research organization, the John W. Kluge Center in Washington. The chair is named for ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 30 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 334 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1355 N14W73 251 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 1356 N16W50 228 0080 Eso 12 04 Beta 1358 N20W12 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-399 NASA SELECTS 300 SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 300 small business proposals to enter into negotiations for possible contract awards through the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These competitive awards-based programs encourage U.S. small businesses and research institutions to e ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11-53 2011 November 29 at 12:53 p.m. MST (2011 November 29 1953 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For November 21-27 A category S1 (Minor) solar radiation storm was observed from 26/1125 UTC through the end of this report. Outlook For November 30-December 6 No Space Weather Storms are expected during the period. Data used to provide space weather services ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING IN AUSTRALIA Flooding isolated communities in northern New South Wales in late November 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76555&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Nov 28, 2011 (Posted on Nov 29, 2011 12:37 PM) FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Cyclones and heavy monsoon rains triggered unusually sever ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 164 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 29 COMMANDER MIKE FOSSUM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS 2. COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ CREW LAUNCH AND DOCKING 3. NASA AWARDS FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:12:36 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 29 COMMANDER MIKE FOSSUM AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS Nov. 28, 2011 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johns ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Nov 29 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 333 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Nov 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1355 N14W60 252 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1356 N16W38 228 0080 Eso 12 03 Beta 1358 N20W00 ...Continue Reading

Nov. 28, 2011 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov William Jeffs Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-048 NASA AWARDS FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA has selected Wichita Tribal Enterprises, LLC, of Houston to provide financial and business management services for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and other entities at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Th ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORMS IN MEXICO In late November 2011, dust storms blew off mainland Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76541&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Nov 27, 2011 (Posted on Nov 28, 2011 1:26 PM) ---------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Nov. 28, 2011 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: M11-241 COVERAGE SET FOR NEXT SOYUZ CREW LAUNCH AND DOCKING HOUSTON -- Fresh off the arrival of three new crew members at the International Space Station, the next trio of residents is set to launch to the outpost Dec. 21. NASA Television will cover prelaunch activities, launch and dockin ...Continue Reading