November 17, 2022 RELEASE 22-118*NASA, Japan Announce Gateway Contributions, Space Station Extension* nhq202211170007.jpg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, joined by NASA Leadership, poses for photos following the signing of a Gateway implementing agreement during a virtual meeting hosted by Japanese Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Keiko Nagaoka Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/Keegan Barber/* NASA and the Government of ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Nov 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 321 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Nov 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3140 N23W89 327 0550 Ehc 15 13 Beta-Gamma 3141 N14W82 320 0130 Cso 10 03 Beta 3145 N25 ...Continue Reading

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 PODAAC is pleased to announce that 11 more datasets have completed migration into our new cloud-based archive in NASA’s Earthdata Cloud, which is hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Information and tutorials describing how to access these datasets can be found on the Cloud Data Migration Page. Users may also find the PO.DAAC Webinar (August 2021) useful as they begin their journey to using cloud-based data. Datasets listed below are now available from their new locations in the ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2022 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Arctic Cyclones to Intensify as Climate Warms Scientists project that sea ice loss and rapidly warming temperatures will cause storms in the far north to intensify by the end of this century. Snow Blankets Yosemite National Park The park and surrounding areas of the Central Sierra Nevada turned white after the ...Continue Reading

November 16, 2022 RELEASE 22-117*Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon* nhq202211160203.jpg NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission is the first integrated flight test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and ground systems. SLS and Orion laun ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Nov 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 320 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Nov 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Nov I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3140 N25W76 326 0550 Ekc 12 13 Beta-Gamma 3141 N14W69 319 0220 Cso 13 07 Beta 3145 N25 ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2022 RELEASE 22-111*NASA Receives 12th Successive ‘Clean’ Financial Audit Rating* nasa_meatball_large.jpg *//* For the 12th consecutive year, NASA has received an unmodified or “clean” opinion from an external auditor on its fiscal year 2022 financial statements. The rating is the best possible audit opinion, certifying that NASA’s financial statements conform with accepted accounting principles for federal agencies and accurately present the agency’s financial position. “Financial stewardship a ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2022 *NASA Awards SpaceX Second Contract Option for Artemis Moon Landing * spacex_starship_hls_artemis_iii_2_crew.jpg Artist’s rendering of SpaceX Starship human lander design. */Credits: SpaceX/* NASA has awarded a contract modification to SpaceX to further develop its Starship human landing system to meet agency requirements for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. With this addition, SpaceX will provide a second crewed landing demonstration mission in 2027 as part of NAS ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-172*Experts Available to Discuss NASA Webb Telescope Science Results* 50489833002_218bac543f_k.jpg This illustration depicts NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, fully deployed in space. */Credits: NASA/Adriana Manrique Gutierrez/* Experts from NASA and other institutions will be available by teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17, to answer media questions about early science results from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. The agency will livestream a ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-173*NASA to Share First Results of Inflatable Heat Shield Technology Test* loftid_results_advisory_photo.jpg The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator, or LOFTID, heat shield was recovered from the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 10, shortly after it completed its demonstration and splashed down. */Credits: United Launch Alliance/* NASA will host a media briefing on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m. EST to share early results from the Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of ...Continue Reading