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

Mar. 12, 2012 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-077 RECORD-SETTING ASTRONAUT LOPEZ-ALEGRIA DEPARTS NASA HOUSTON -- Michael Lopez-Alegria, NASA's most experienced spacewalker and the American holding the record for the single longest spaceflight mission, has left the agency. Lopez-Alegria flew on four missions and performed ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1872 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 12 1201 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1871 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 24337 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 Se ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Mar 12 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 72 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1428 S15W60 323 0030 Cao 03 03 Beta 1429 N18W38 301 0840 Ekc 13 22 Beta-Gamma-Delta 143 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1871 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 11 0632 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1870 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9380 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 11 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 71 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Mar 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1428 S17W46 322 0060 Cro 06 14 Beta 1429 N18W26 302 0880 Ekc 13 22 Beta-Gamma-Delta 143 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 40 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:03:25 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK March 9, 2012 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #JA12-001 EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK HOUSTON � After living aboard the Internat ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 40 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 15:03:25 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK March 9, 2012 Brenda Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 Report #JA12-001 EXPEDITION 27 ASTRONAUT RON GARAN RETURNS TO NEW YORK HOUSTON � After living aboard the Internat ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1870 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 10 0525 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1869 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1410 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