March 24, 2011 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Angela Storey Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0632 angela.d.storey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-086 NASA ADMINISTRATOR PRESENTS AWARD TO MARSHALL CENTER FOR AGENCY'S MOST EFFECTIVE SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden participated in an event Thursday to highlight the contributions of small businesses to the agency's missi ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 46 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. SHUTTLE COMMANDER MARK KELLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:36:04 -0500 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: SHUTTLE COMMANDER MARK KELLY NOT AVAILABLE FOR MEDIA INTERVIEWS March 23, 2011 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M11-065 SHUTTLE COMMANDER MARK ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Mar 24 0454 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 83 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Mar 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1175 N11W76 331 0080 Cso 08 03 Beta 1176 S15E58 196 0490 Eko 11 12 Beta-Gamma 1177 N21E ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Mar 24 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 83 Issued at 0030Z on 24 Mar 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1175 N11W76 331 0080 Cso 08 03 Beta 1176 S15E58 196 0490 Eko 11 12 Beta-Gamma 1177 N21E ...Continue Reading

March 23, 2011 Michael Braukus/J. D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov / j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Jennifer Stanfield Marshall Space Flight Center, Ala. 256-544-0034 jennifer.stanfield@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-084 NASA'S SUCCESSFUL "CAN CRUSH" WILL AID HEAVY-LIFT ROCKET DESIGN WASHINGTON -- NASA put the squeeze on a large rocket test section today. Results from this structural strength test at NASA's Marshall Space Fligh ...Continue Reading

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