Sept. 13, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Lynn Chandler Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2806 lynn.chandler-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-298 NASA'S WEBB TELESCOPE COMPLETES MIRROR COATING MILESTONE GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached a major milestone in its development. The mirrors that will fly aboard the telescope have completed the coating process at Quantum Coating Inc. in Moorestown, N.J. The telesco ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1846 Issue Time: 2011 Sep 13 1026 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1845 Begin Time: 2011 Sep 12 1210 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5187 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscalesThank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 151 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS 2. NASA AWARDS SPACE RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH GRANTS 3. DEEP SPACE CAPSULE COMES ALIVE WITH FIRST WELD; MAJOR PROGRESS MADE ON NATION'S NEW SPACE EXPLORATION PLAN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:43:24 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIE ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 13 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 256 Issued at 0030Z on 13 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 12 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 12/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1287 S29W53 181 0050 Cso 03 02 Beta 1289 N22W00 128 0300 Cko 05 06 Beta 1290 S15W11 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Aerospace Systems 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-191 NASA, ATK NEW COMMERCIAL CREW ANNOUNCEMENT ON NASA TV CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) announcement of an agreeme ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 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 RELEASE: 11-297 NASA SEEKS UNDERGRADUATES TO FLY RESEARCH IN MICROGRAVITY HOUSTON -- NASA is offering undergraduate students the opportunity to test an experiment in microgravity as part of the agency's Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. The program is accepting proposals for two diffe ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TROPICAL STORM NATE Tropical Storm Nate formed over the Gulf of Mexico in early September 2011 and moved westward. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=52083&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 09, 2011 (Posted on Sep 09, 2011 3:50 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST O ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-296 NASA OFFERS SHUTTLE TILES AND SPACE FOOD TO SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WASHINGTON -- NASA is offering space shuttle heat shield tiles and dehydrated astronaut food to eligible schools and universities. The initiative is part of the agency's efforts to preserve the Space Shuttle Program's history and technology and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engin ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 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: M11-190 EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- Three International Space Station crew members will discuss their upcoming Expedition 30 and 31 missions in a news conference at 1 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Sept. 20, from NASA's Johnson Space Center i ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1845 Issue Time: 2011 Sep 12 1232 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2011 Sep 12 1210 UTC Station: GOES 13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscalesThank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for co ...Continue Reading