July 15, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-144 PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- President Barack Obama praised crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station during a call to the docked ships from the White House on Friday. The president saluted the final shuttle mission and everyone who made it possible, and noted it "ushers in an exciting ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2011 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 303-269-5550 chris.s.chavez@ulalaunch.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-143 NASA, UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE NEW COMMERCIAL CREW AGREEMENT DENVER -- NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) managers will hold a news conference ...Continue Reading

July 15, 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: 11-229 FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE EVENT TIME UPDATE WASHINGTON -- NASA is updating the time for an event on Sunday, July 17, when space shuttle astronauts aboard the International Space Station will answer videotaped questions from middle school students. The event now is scheduled to air live ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER ALGERIA A dust storm blew over Algeria in mid-July 2011, just days after another storm in the same area. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=51361&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 15, 2011 (Posted on Jul 15, 2011 1:13 PM) DUST PLUMES OVER THE RED SEA Thick dust blew off the ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1821 Issue Time: 2011 Jul 15 0706 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1820 Begin Time: 2011 Jul 12 1605 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3479 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 4 messages totalling 168 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE 2. STS-135 MCC Status Report #13 3. NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE LINDSEY LEAVES THE AGENCY 4. STS-135 MCC Status Report #14 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:02 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: FINAL SHUTTLE CREW ANSWERS STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM SPACE July 14, 2011 Rachel Kraft Johnson Space Center, Houston ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Jul 15 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 196 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Jul 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1245 N14W36 237 0005 Axx 00 01 Alpha 1250 S27W07 208 0100 Dso 07 10 Beta 1251 N17E30 ...Continue Reading

July 14, 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 RELEASE: 11-230 NASA ASTRONAUT STEVE LINDSEY LEAVES THE AGENCY HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Steve Lindsey announced he will leave the agency to pursue a career within the aerospace industry. His last day with NASA will be Friday, July 15. Lindsey, a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force, is a veteran of five space shuttle miss ...Continue Reading

July 17, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-222 NASA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF SPACE FLIGHT AWARENESS AWARD WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Flight Awareness Program recognized 143 civil servants and contractors for their outstanding support of human spaceflight. The awardees work at NASA facilities across the country and represent 15 states. The winners traveled to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to tour the center and participate in activities around the ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OVER THE RED SEA Thick dust blew off the coasts of Sudan and Eritrea in early July 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=51338&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Jul 13, 2011 (Posted on Jul 13, 2011 4:23 PM) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Nat ...Continue Reading