Sept. 19, 2011 J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-199 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO SPEAK AT 2011 AIR AND SPACE CONFERENCE Bolden to Announce New Developments in NASA's Commercial Space Efforts WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will speak on Monday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. EDT at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air and Space Conference at the Gaylord Convention Center at the National Harbor in Maryland. Bolden will announce developments in NA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 19 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1289 N23W79 127 0310 Hhx 04 04 Alpha 1295 N22W12 060 0300 Dhc 08 26 Beta-Gamma 1296 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 18 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 261 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1289 N22W67 128 0380 Hhx 04 05 Alpha 1290 S13W84 145 0010 Bxo 09 04 Beta 1291 N21W93 ...Continue Reading

There are 3 messages totalling 155 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SPACE STATION TRIO LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN 2. NASA TEAM HONORED FOR ASSISTING CHILEAN MINER RESCUE 3. NASA ASTRONAUT RON GARAN AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:57:00 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SPACE STATION TRIO LANDS SAFELY IN KAZAKHSTAN Sept. 16, 2011 Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshu ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1850 Issue Time: 2011 Sep 17 0515 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1849 Begin Time: 2011 Sep 12 1210 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6440 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 17 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 260 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1289 N22W51 126 0310 Cko 07 05 Beta 1290 S13W69 143 0010 Bxo 02 03 Beta 1291 N24W82 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-310 NASA ANNOUNCES TWO GAME-CHANGING SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected two game-changing space technology projects for development. The selections are part of the agency's efforts to pursue revolutionary technology required for future missions, while proving the capabilities and lowering the cost of government and commercial space activities. "NASA's Game Changing Techn ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TEXAS WILDFIRES Wildfires burned in Texas and Oklahoma in September 2011, fueled by high temperatures, high winds, and low humidity. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=52183&src=nha *** ALI(EO-1) image from Sep 14, 2011 (Posted on Sep 16, 2011 1:43 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov Kim Newton Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville Ala. kimberly.d.newton@nasa.gov 256-544-0371 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-198 NASA HOLDS MEDIA TELECON ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMPOSITE CRYOGENIC PROPELLANT TANKS WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 20, to announce the company that will lead the agency's Composite Cryotank Technologies Demons ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2011 Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-197 MEDIA OPPORTUNITY WITH NASA'S SOFIA DURING WASHINGTON STOPOVER WASHINGTON -- NASA is inviting journalists to tour and learn more about the world's largest airborne astronomical observatory on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 12 to 2 p.m. EDT at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a highly modified Boeing ...Continue Reading