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

Jonathan's Space Report No. 646 2011 Sep 12 Somerville, MA, USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Soyuz TMA-21 and Soyuz TMA-02M remain docked at the Station. Progress M-11M undocked from Zvezda at 0938 UTC on Aug 23. After several maneuvers to carry out the Radar-4 experiment, the vehicle was deorbited over the Pacific at 0934 UTC on Sep 1. The Progress M-12M cargo vessel ( ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 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 255 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1283 N14W87 227 0140 Dso 04 02 Beta-Gamma 1287 S28W42 183 0060 Hsx 01 02 Alpha 1289 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Sep 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 254 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Sep 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1283 N13W73 227 0200 Dso 06 07 Beta-Gamma 1287 S29W28 183 0070 Hsx 01 02 Alpha 1289 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 10, 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: 11-293 NASA LAUNCHES MISSION TO STUDY MOON FROM CRUST TO CORE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's twin lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 9 ...Continue Reading