June 7, 2011 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-179 NEW SPACE STATION CREW MEMBERS LAUNCH FROM KAZAKHSTAN HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Mike Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergei Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa launched to the International Space Station at 3:12 p.m. CDT Tuesday (2:12 a.m. local time, Wednesday) from the Ba ...Continue Reading

We are pleased to announce the availability of two new NASA History chronologies.  Alice R. Buchalter and William Noel Ivey compiled _/Aeronautics and Astronautics: A Chronology, 2006 /_/(/NASA SP-2011-4032) and Marieke Lewis compiled _/Aeronautics and Astronautics: A Chronology, 2007 /_/(/NASA SP-2011-4033).  Both of these publications are _available online only_ in pdf format.  Please click the highlighted links to access these useful reference works. Stephen Garber NASA History Program Office Mail Su ...Continue Reading

June 07, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-114 UNIQUE 'PORTRAIT' OF SHUTTLE AND INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION RELEASED WASHINGTON -- Newly-released portraits show the International Space Station together with the space shuttle, the vehicle that helped build the complex during the last decade. The pictures are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the station ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 2 new images) -- WALLOW FIRE, ARIZONA Started on May 29, 2011, the Wallow Fire swiftly grew into a large wildfire in the mountains of eastern Arizona near the New Mexico border. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50885&src=nha *** MODIS(Aqua) image from Jun 06, 2011 (Posted on Jun 06, 2011 11:15 PM) * http://earthobservatory.nasa ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #11- 26 2011 June 07 at 10:47 a.m. MDT (2011 June 07 1647 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For May 30-June 5 A category G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm occurred on 04 June and a G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm occurred on 05 June due to the arrival of a coronal mass ejection observed on 02 June. Outlook For June 8-14 A category G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm is ...Continue Reading

June 7, 2011 J.D. Harrington / Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov/michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-1089 Lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-113 STUDENTS BUILD SPACE HABITATS AT NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER HOUSTON -- University students are helping NASA develop potential habitats for future space missions. Three teams from across the country will visit NASA's Johnson S ...Continue Reading

June 7, 2011 J.D. Harrington / Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241/1979 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov/michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-1089 Lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-113 STUDENTS BUILD SPACE HABITATS AT NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER HOUSTON -- University students are helping NASA develop potential habitats for future space missions. Three teams from across the country will visit NASA's Johnson S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2011 Jun 07 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 158 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jun 2011 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 1226 S22W52 036 0080 Dao 10 08 Beta 1227 S21W35 019 0030 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 1228 N18W35 ...Continue Reading

June 06, 2011 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-112 NASA HOLDS TELECONFERENCE ABOUT CONDITIONS AT EDGE OF SOLAR SYSTEM WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 9, to discuss a new computer model that shows the edge of our solar system is not smooth, but filled with a turbulent sea of magnetic bubbles. Based on Voyager data, the finding suggests we need to revise our pi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- TORNADOES IN MASSACHUESETTS A severe tornado carved a continuous track of destruction in Massachusetts on June 1, 2011. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=50854&src=nha *** TM(Landsat 5) image from Jun 05, 2011 (Posted on Jun 06, 2011 12:39 PM) ------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading