September 01, 2021 RELEASE 21-111*NASA Begins Air Taxi Flight Testing with Joby * 1sep2021_press_release_-_co5i3243.jpg Joby’s all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft is pictured at the company's Electric Flight Base, located near Big Sur, California. NASA began flight testing with the aircraft as part of the agency’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign, Monday. This test runs through Friday, Sept.10. */Credits: NASA/* NASA began flight testing Monday with Joby Aviation’s all-el ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3154 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 01 0906 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3153 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2862 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

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (31 August 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games We started on August 3 with 32 of our favorite images from the Landsat collection, and now just two are left. Who will reign in Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games? Will it be an image of the Mississippi Delta, where winds have sculpted and reshaped inland ponds and wetlands over time? Or will it be an image of ice and water making natural art along ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the basin runs from June 1 to November 30, though storms have been starting earlier in recent years. * Hurricane Ida Batters Louisiana (Image from Aug 30, 2021; Posted Aug 30, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148767/hurricane-ida-batters-louisiana/?src=nha ---- ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-104*NASA Leadership to Call Space Station Crew* NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from the Mission Control Center at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday, Sept. 2. NASA will provide live coverage of the call from the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center starting at 10 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website. The conve ...Continue Reading

August 31, 2021 RELEASE 21-116*NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President* 51416138114_872802e414_k.jpeg NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, discusses the International Space Station with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit Tue ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3153 Issue Time: 2021 Aug 31 1236 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3152 Begin Time: 2021 Aug 28 0205 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4481 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

August 30, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-103*NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station* eva_image.jpg Expedition 65 flight engineer and Roscosmos cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, pictured during a spacewalk to perform work on the Pirs docking compartment. */Credits: NASA/* Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for op ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- 2021 NORTH ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Hurricane season in the North Atlantic basin officially begins on June 1 and ends on December 1. * Henri Soaks the Northeast (Image from Aug 23, 2021; Posted Aug 24, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148742/henri-soaks-the-northeast/?src=nha NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER EXTREMES ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DROUGHT (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 DROUGHT IN NORTH AMERICA Rising global temperatures and long-term rain and snow deficits have parched many states. * Lake Mead Drops to a Record Low (Posted Aug 27, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148758/lake-mead-drops-to-a-record-low/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Na ...Continue Reading