Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3176 Issue Time: 2021 Dec 09 1403 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Dec 09 1345 UTC Station: GOES16 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 Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

December 09, 2021 RELEASE 21-168*NASA Launches New Mission to Explore Universe’s Most Dramatic Objects* nhq202112090001.jpg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft onboard from Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The IXPE spacecraft is the first satellite dedicated to measuring the polarization of X-rays from a variety of cosmic sources, such as black holes and neutron stars. Launch occurred at 1 a.m. ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 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 343 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo 2901 ...Continue Reading

December 09, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-166*NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Research Launching to Space Station* casis.jpg ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Alex Gerst uses a microscope with the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL) Camera attached to document a Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) MicroG Card. The photo was taken in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions-2 (CASIS PCG 16) investigation. */Cre ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 December 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Windblown Beauty in the Weddell Sea https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149180/windblown-beauty-in-the-weddell-sea/?src=eoa-iotd * Antarctica Eclipsed https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149174/antarctica-eclipsed/?src=eoa-iotd * Spain's Changing Mediterranean Coastline https://earthobservatory.na ...Continue Reading

December 07, 2021 *NASA Administrator Pays Tribute to Senior Advisor Mark Geyer* jsc2019e036731.jpeg Mark Geyer */Credits: NASA/* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the passing of Mark Geyer, senior advisor to associate administrator Bob Cabana, and former center director at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston: “Today, we mourn the loss of a giant for human spaceflight and a beloved member of the NASA family: former Johnson Space Center Director Mark Geyer. I off ...Continue Reading

December 07, 2021 RELEASE 21-166*NASA’s Laser Communications Tech, Science Experiment Safely in Space* 51731420004_585ff5be14_k.jpg A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches with the Department of Defense’s Space Test Program 3 (STP-3) mission from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The mission’s Space Test Program Satellite-6 (STPSat-6) spacecraft hosts NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) and the NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laborator ...Continue Reading

December 06, 2021 RELEASE 21-167* NASA Selects New Astronaut Recruits to Train for Future Missions* jsc2021e062834.jpg NASA announced its 2021 Astronaut Candidate Class on Dec. 6, 2021. The 10 candidates, pictured here at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are: U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole Ayers, Christopher Williams, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. (retired.) Luke Delaney, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jessica Wittner, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Anil Menon, U.S. Air Force Maj. Marcos Berríos, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jack Hathaw ...Continue Reading

December 06, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-165*NASA to Highlight New Science Findings, Missions During AGU Meeting* swot-illustration-1041.jpeg At this year’s American Geophysical Union meeting, NASA scientists will provide updates on a range of Earth and space science topics, including an overview of the Surface Water Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite, an upcoming Earth science mission that will measure the heigh of Earth’s fresh and saltwater. This illustration shows the SWOT satellite in orbit. */Credits: NAS ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3174 Issue Time: 2021 Dec 05 1512 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3173 Begin Time: 2021 Dec 02 1130 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1221 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