Sept. 23, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-121*   *NASA, US Department of Education Bring STEM to After-School Programs * Office of STEM Engagement Deputy Associate Administrator Kris Brown, right, and U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, left, watch as a student operates a robot during a STEM event to kickoff the 21st Century Community Learning Centers NASA and U.S. Department of Education partnership, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, at Wheatley Education Campus in Washington. Students engaged in NASA ha ...Continue Reading

US, Republic of Korea Sign Statement to Advance Aerospace Cooperation *Sep 23, 2024* *RELEASE 24-115* Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator Youngbin Yoon, left, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, sign a Joint Statement following a bilateral meeting Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber NASA and the Republic of Korea’s newly created Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) signed a joint statement of intent Thursday aff ...Continue Reading

NASA Selects Launch Provider for New NOAA Environmental Satellite *Sep 23, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-036* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) QuickSounder mission. The selection is part of NASA’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. This contract allows the agency to make fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awa ...Continue Reading

Sep 23, 2024 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the completion of the back-fill processing for the version 6.0 SMAP Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) validated datasets from Remote Sensing Systems (RSS), sponsored by the NASA Ocean Salinity Science Team. The datasets now span from May 25, 2015, to the present. DOI: [*]SMAP_RSS_L2_SSS_NRT_V6 (10.5067/SMP60-2SNRT) [*]SMAP_RSS_L2_SSS_V6 (10.5067/SMP60-2SOCS) [*]SMAP_RSS_L3_SSS_SMI_8DAY-RUNNINGMEAN_V6 (10.5067/SMP60-3SPCS) [*]SMAP_RSS_L3_SSS_SMI_MONTHLY_V6 (10.5067/SMP60-3 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3406 Issue Time: 2024 Sep 23 1413 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3405 Begin Time: 2024 Sep 19 1740 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2345 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station *Sep 23, 2024* *RELEASE 24-122* NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub, return to Earth after completing their mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson completed a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Monday, returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The trio departed the space sta ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-39 2024 September 22 at 7:22 p.m. MDT (2024 September 23 0122 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For September 16-22 -G1-G4 (Minor-Severe) storms were observed on 17 Sep due to CME activity. -G1 (Minor) storms were observed again on 19 Sep due to waning CME influences and positive polarity CH HSS influences. -S1 (Minor) storms were observed on ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 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 267 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3825 S16W61 016 0110 Eso 12 03 Beta-Gamma 3827 S26W21 336 0120 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3405 Issue Time: 2024 Sep 22 1002 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3404 Begin Time: 2024 Sep 19 1740 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1718 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Sep 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 266 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Sep 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3825 S16W47 015 0110 Eso 12 08 Beta-Gamma 3827 S26W07 335 0120 ...Continue Reading