We are very pleased to announce the release of an exciting new NASA History book, /A History of Near-Earth Objects Research/, by Erik Conway, Donald Yeomans, and Meg Rosenburg.   E-book versions are available for free download from https://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/history-of-neo-research.html and a limited number of free hard copies are available from the NASA HQ Information Center (info-center@hq.nasa.gov).  Please see the attached flyer for more information and feel free to forward to others who m ...Continue Reading

July 28, 2022 RELEASE 22-080*NASA Administrator Statement on Agency Authorization Bill* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson released this statement Thursday following approval by the U.S. Congress for the NASA Authorization Act of 2022, which is part of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022. “I am incredibly pleased Congress has passed the NASA Authorization Act of 2022 – the first authorization for our agency in five years. This act shows continued bipartisan support of NASA’ ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3267 Issue Time: 2022 Jul 28 1532 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3266 Begin Time: 2022 Jul 25 1525 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1277 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jul 28 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 209 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Jul 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3062 S26W28 304 0100 Hsx 02 02 Alpha 3065 S21W66 342 0010 Bxo 05 03 Beta 3066 S16W13 ...Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-105*NASA to Host Briefings to Preview Artemis I Moon Mission* 52200283798_d6ea9d7db6_k.jpeg A brilliant blue sky serves as a backdrop for the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 30, 2022. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a pair of briefings on Wednesday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug. 5, to preview the upcoming Artemis I lunar mission. The agency is currently targeti ...Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 RELEASE 22-079*NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire*  Shane Kimbrough */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut. His last day with the agency is Sunday, July 31. The retired U.S. Army colonel spent 388 days in space, landing him fifth on the list of record holders for cumulative time in space for all NASA astronauts. He was the fourth person to fly on three different spacecraft – the space shuttle, Soyuz, and Spac ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3266 Issue Time: 2022 Jul 27 1547 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3265 Begin Time: 2022 Jul 25 1525 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1229 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

July 27, 2022 RELEASE 22-078*NASA Will Inspire World When It Returns Mars Samples to Earth in 2033* msr_graphic_-_arm.jpg This illustration shows a concept for multiple robots that would team up to ferry to Earth samples collected from the Mars surface by NASA's Mars Perseverance rover. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* NASA has finished the system requirements review for its Mars Sample Return Program, which is nearing completion of the conceptual design phase. During this phase, the program team evaluated a ...Continue Reading

*NASA HISTORY LUNCHTIME TALK:  AIRSPACE, RESTRICTED LAND, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, 1927-1986*   Time/Date/Location:  noon – 1 pm ET, Wednesday July 27, virtual via MS Teams link   Description:  Aerospace History Fellow and Ph.D. student Taylor Rose looks at the development of the Mojave desert and Great Basin regions, as related to the aerospace industry. Stephen Garber (he/him) NASA History Division Office of Communications NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building, Room ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Jul 27 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 208 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jul 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3059 S07W82 011 0060 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3062 S26W16 305 0100 Cso 03 02 Beta 3064 N09W55 ...Continue Reading