Jan. 3, 2012 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Amy Johnson Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-7022/272-9859 (mobile) amy.johnson@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-002 MEDIA INVITED TO FINAL ORION SPACECRAFT WATER LANDING TEST HAMPTON, Va. - Media representatives are invited to watch as the Orion crew capsule makes its final water landin ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #12-1 2012 January 3 at 11:49 a.m. MST (2012 January 3 1849 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 26-January 1 Category R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 26, 29, 30 and 31 December due to flare activity from active sunspot Regions 1387 and 1389. Outlook For January 4-10 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space wea ...Continue Reading

Jan. 3, 2012 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-001 EXPEDITION 31/32 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- Three crew members will discuss their upcoming Expedition 31 and 32 missions in a news conference at 1 p.m. CST Wednesday, Jan. 11, from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast the b ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 03 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 3 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S17W57 147 0050 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1388 S24W14 104 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1389 S22E08 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- CYCLONE BENILDE Benilde formed over the southern Indian Ocean in late December 2011, and strengthened from a tropical storm into a cyclone. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76850&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Dec 30, 2011 (Posted on Dec 30, 2011 2:38 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated eve ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 02 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 2 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1386 S18W44 149 0060 Hsx 02 03 Alpha 1388 S24E02 102 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1389 S22E17 ...Continue Reading

Jan. 1, 2012 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmcall5@mit.edu RELEASE: 12-001 NASA'S TWIN GRAIL SPACECRAFT REUNITE IN LUNAR ORBIT PASADENA, Calif. -- The second of NASA's two Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has successfully completed its planned main engine burn and is now ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 01 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 1 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1384 N11W83 200 0250 Hhx 03 01 Alpha 1386 S18W32 149 0070 Dso 04 03 Beta 1388 S24E15 1 ...Continue Reading

Dec. 31, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmcall5@mit.edu RELEASE: 11-427 FIRST OF NASA'S TWO GRAIL SPACECRAFT ENTERS ORBIT AROUND MOON PASADENA, Calif. -- The first of two NASA spacecraft to study the moon in unprecedented detail has entered lunar orbit ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Dec 31 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 365 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Dec 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1384 N12W70 200 0310 Cho 04 03 Beta 1386 S18W18 148 0100 Eso 11 12 Beta 1388 S23E29 ...Continue Reading