Jan. 25, 2012 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-025 AEROSPACE SAFETY ADVISORY PANEL RELEASES ANNUAL REPORT WASHINGTON -- The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, or ASAP, has released its 2011 annual report. The ASAP holds quarterly fact-finding and public meetings and visits NASA facilities to directly observe the agency's operations and decision making. In this year's report, the panel highlighted issues related to costs, schedules, resources, requi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- UNREST AT TURRIALBA VOLCANO, COSTA RICA Strong, long-lasting volcanic tremors and emissions of gas and ash in early January 2010 marked an increase in activity at Costa Rica’s Turrialba volcano. Activity continued through January 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=77021&src=nha *** ASTER( ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 24 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 24 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N16W39 214 0170 Eso 14 22 Beta-Gamma 1402 N28W36 211 0290 Cko 07 11 Beta 1405 N13W ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 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 RELEASE: 12-024 ASTRONAUT APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING HOUSTON -- Individuals interested in becoming America's future space explorers have until Friday to submit their applications. The deadline to apply for NASA's next astronaut class is Jan. 27. The agency typically receives as many as 3,500 applicants for each astronaut class. T ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2012 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-013 VIRGINIA STUDENTS TO SPEAK LIVE WITH SPACE STATION ASTRONAUTS WASHINGTON -- Students gathered at The University of Virginia College at Wise will speak with Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank and Flight Engineer Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station at 9:20 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 26. Media represent ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 23 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 23 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N16W26 213 0260 Eki 15 21 Beta-Gamma 1402 N29W23 211 0370 Dko 07 08 Beta 1405 N12W ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 22 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 22 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N17W12 213 0350 Eki 15 19 Beta 1402 N29W11 212 0360 Dko 07 07 Beta 1405 N13E01 2 ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 39 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. VETERAN ASTRONAUT ELLEN BAKER RETIRES ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:32:29 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: VETERAN ASTRONAUT ELLEN BAKER RETIRES Jan. 20, 2012 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Report #J12-002 VETERAN ASTRONAUT ELLEN BAKER RETIRES HOUSTON � After more than 30 years with NASA, astronaut Ellen Baker has retire ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2012 Jan 21 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 21 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jan 2012 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1401 N16W00 213 0380 Eki 15 19 Beta 1402 N28E03 211 0310 Dki 09 09 Beta 1405 N11E13 2 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- SAHARA DESERT DUST STORM Dust plumes blew through the western Sahara Desert and over the Atlantic Ocean in January 2012. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=76970&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jan 19, 2012 (Posted on Jan 19, 2012 3:22 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view ...Continue Reading