NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract *JUN 18, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-022* Credits: NASA NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes a base period and up to five options with a potential contract value of approximately $265 million if all options are exercised. The basic period of performance is from Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, to July 21 ...Continue Reading

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOAA *JUN 18, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-021* Conceptualization of the GeoXO constellation. Credits: NOAA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $2.27 billion. It includes the development of three sp ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2024  *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-084*  *NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite * Crews transport NOAA�??s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA�??s Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning on Friday, June 14, 2024, with the operation finishing early Saturday, June 15, 2024. The fourth and final weather-observing and en ...Continue Reading

NASA Updates Coverage for US Spacewalks 90, 91 Outside Space Station *JUN 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-085* Astronauts pictured completing an installation outside of the International Space Station. Credits: NASA NASA will provide live coverage as astronauts conduct two spacewalks outside the International Space Station scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2. The first spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. EDT June 24, and last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverage beginning at ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 18 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 170 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W71 228 0040 Hax 01 01 Alpha 3709 S08W66 224 0030 Cao ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Contract for Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations *JUN 17, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-023* Credits: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Vertex Aerospace, LLC of Madison, Mississippi, for labor support to ensure continuing safe operations of the Sonny Carter Training Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II has a two-year base period that begins Oct. 1, followed by five option periods ranging from one to two years with a possible extens ...Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Early Fires in Brazil's Pantanal Drought helped spread intense, early-season blazes in one of the world's largest wetlands. (Jun 12, 2024) Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida Moisture-laden tropical air brought intense downpours and flooding to the southern ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-25 2024 June 16 at 8:12 p.m. MDT (2024 June 17 0212 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 10-16 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 15 Jun due to CME influence. R2-R3 (Moderate-Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 10 Jun from Region 3697. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 10 Jun, and 12-15 Jun due to activ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 17 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 169 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W58 228 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3709 S08W53 223 0010 Cao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 16 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 168 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W45 229 0040 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 3709 S10W37 221 0100 Cao ...Continue Reading