February 10, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-002*NASA Awards Rapid IV On-Ramp II Contracts for Spacecraft Systems* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has awarded three contracts under the on-ramp feature of the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition IV (Rapid IV) contract. These multi-agency contracts are available to support all NASA centers and other federal agencies. The awardees are: [*]Lockheed Martin Corporation, Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, Colorado [*]QinetiQ Space NV, Kruibeke, Belgium [*]Space Flight Laboratory, ...Continue Reading

February 10, 2022 RELEASE 22-017*New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun Environment * oct_1_2015_flare.jpg A mid-level solar flare that peaked at 8:13 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2015, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. */Credits: NASA/SDO/* NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment. These missions ...Continue Reading

February 10, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-021*NASA Sets Coverage, Opens Virtual Experience for Next Cargo Launch*  The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft aboard, launches from Pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on the company’s previous contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/Jamie Adkins/* NASA and commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman are targeting 12:40 p.m. EST Saturday, Feb. 19, for the launch of the c ...Continue Reading

February 10, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-023*NASA to Discuss Webb Telescope Progress, Mirror Alignment* fully_deployed_mirror1.jpg NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team has begun the three-month process of aligning the telescope. To work together as a single mirror, the telescope’s 18 primary mirror segments need to match each other to a fraction of a wavelength of light. */Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn/* NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 11, to share progress made in the early stages ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3202 Issue Time: 2022 Feb 10 0523 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3201 Begin Time: 2022 Feb 04 1310 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10188 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Feb 10 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 41 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2939 S18W60 035 0180 Cso 04 03 Beta 2940 N16W60 035 0140 Dao 08 09 Beta 2941 N24W05 3 ...Continue Reading

February 09, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-022*NASA Television to Cover Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking* 51170366083_f9029ab667_k.jpg Russia's ISS Progress 75 cargo craft, seen departing from the International Space Station April 27, 2021 after undocking from the Zvezda service module's aft port, where it stayed for just over a year. The trash-filled spacecraft reentered Earth's atmosphere above the South Pacific for a fiery but safe demise a day later. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Television will provide live coverage ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3201 Issue Time: 2022 Feb 09 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3200 Begin Time: 2022 Feb 04 1310 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 11397 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Feb 09 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 40 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Feb 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Feb I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2939 S17W44 032 0160 Cso 04 04 Beta 2940 N17W45 033 0140 Dao 08 09 Beta 2941 N23E10 3 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (8 February 2022) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * A Lake in Winter https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149438/a-lake-in-winter/?src=eoa-iotd * Brilliant Borealis https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149435/brilliant-borealis/?src=eoa-iotd * A Satellite View of Olympic Terrain https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149430/a-satellite-view-of-olym ...Continue Reading