April 27, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-127 NASA EXPLORER SCHOOLS SYMPOSIUM SHOWCASES STUDENT RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- Students from across the nation will gather at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 4-7 for the NASA Explorer Schools symposium. Future leaders in science, technology, education and math, or STEM, will present their work to NASA scientists, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 27 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 117 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1195 S17W25 191 0210 Eho 10 04 Beta 1196 S28E02 164 0005 Axx 01 01 Alpha 1199 N21W23 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST PLUMES OFF LIBYA Dust blew off the coast of Libya in late April 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50231&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Apr 25, 2011 (Posted on Apr 25, 2011 2:55 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50228&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) imag ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 20 2011 April 26 at 10:05 a.m. MDT (2011 April 26 1605 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For April 18-24 An R1 (Minor) radio blackout was observed on 22 April a 0457Z. Outlook For April 27-May 3 No space weather storms are expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environ ...Continue Reading

April 26, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Rebecca Powell Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia 757-824-1139 rebecca.h.powell@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-126 NASA OFFERS STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FLIGHT EXPERIENCES WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Students and educators nationwide will have the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and scientists through two newly developed NASA flight initiatives. The programs, developed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virg ...Continue Reading

April 26, 2011 Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-124 NASA INVITES 150 LUCKY TWITTER FOLLOWERS TO ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA invited 150 lucky people to a behind-the-scenes perspective from the press site at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final launch of space shuttle Endeavour on Friday, April 29. The launch is scheduled for 3:47 p.m. EDT. The participants were selected randomly from more than 4,100 online ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Apr 26 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 116 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Apr 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1193 N16W84 262 0270 Dso 09 08 Beta 1195 S16W12 190 0400 Ehi 10 25 Beta 1196 S26E11 ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-085 NASA JOINING FORCES WITH MILITARY FAMILIES FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ORLANDO, Fla. -- NASA's Office of Education will kick off a new campaign on Thursday, April 28, focused on reaching out to America's military families and engaging them in agency activities to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. This initiative supports the Joining Forces campaign anno ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C11-021 NASA EXTENDS JOHNSON SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT HOUSTON -- NASA extended its contract with Science Applications International Corp. of Houston to provide support for safety and mission assurance activities at the Johnson Space Center. The extension is for one year with two additional six-month options f ...Continue Reading

April 25, 2011 Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Gina Jackson U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington 202-712-1917 gjackson@usaid.gov RELEASE: 11-123 NASA AND USAID PLEDGE TO ADVANCE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON -- NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have agreed to expand their joint efforts to overcome international development challenges such as food security, climate change, and e ...Continue Reading