March 23, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-065 SHUTTLE COMMANDER MARK KELLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- Space Shuttle Commander Mark Kelly will not be available for media interviews that had been scheduled from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. CDT Thursday, March 24, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Kel ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Mar 23 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 82 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Mar 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1175 N11W65 333 0130 Dso 09 08 Beta 1176 S14E69 198 0340 Dho 10 03 Beta IA. H-alpha Pla ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FLOODS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- FLOODING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA Heavy rain led to flooding in Western Australia in mid-March 2011, blocking roads and forcing evacuations. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=49779&src=nha *** MODIS(Terra) image from Mar 17, 2011 (Posted on Mar 21, 2011 5:00 PM) SPRING FLOODS IN THE US MIDWEST Heavy rain and melt ...Continue Reading

March 22, 2011 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-083 NASA CHALLENGES NEW YORK STUDENTS TO AIM HIGH, REACH FOR THE STARS WASHINGTON -- NASA senior officials led a high-voltage education forum Tuesday in New York City to mentor and encourage young people, especially girls, to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) studies and careers. New York middle school and high school students from the Women's Academy of Excellence; ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 14 2011 March 22 at 10:43 a.m. MDT (2011 March 22 1643 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For March 14-20 No space weather storms were observed. Outlook For March 23-29 No space weather storms are expected. For current space weather conditions please refer to: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/ http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/alerts/ Data used to provide space w ...Continue Reading

March 22, 2011 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va. 757-824-1579 keith.a.koehler@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-081 NASA USHERS IN NEW SPACE EXPLORATION ERA AT WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY WASHINGTON -- NASA ushered in a new era of space exploration at its Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony opening the new Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF). The HIF will support m ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 72 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. EXPEDITION 27 LAUNCH DATE AND NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE UPDATED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:58 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: EXPEDITION 27 LAUNCH DATE AND NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE UPDATED March 21, 2011 Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M11-064 EXPEDITION 27 LAUNCH DA ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Mar 22 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 81 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Mar 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1175 N12W50 331 0140 Dso 07 13 Beta 1176 S13E81 200 0180 Hsx 02 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

March 21, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-064 EXPEDITION 27 LAUNCH DATE AND NASA TELEVISION COVERAGE UPDATED HOUSTON -- The Russian Federal Space Agency has adjusted the launch date for the next three residents of the International Space Station to Monday, April 4 (April 5 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan). The new date enables engineers in Baikonur to complete th ...Continue Reading

March 21, 2011 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-082 NASA AND ETSY ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF "SPACE CRAFT" CONTEST WASHINGTON -- During a Friday ceremony in Brooklyn, N.Y., NASA and Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade arts and crafts, announced the winners of "Space Craft," a contest that received more than 600 entries. Contestants entered an original handmade item or work of art inspired by NASA programs, such as the space shu ...Continue Reading