September 30, 2022 RELEASE 22-103 *NASA Updates Crew Assignments for First Starliner Crew Rotation Flight* combine_images_1.jpg Portraits of NASA astronauts Scott Tingle and Edward Michael (Mike) Fincke */Credits: NASA/* NASA has added two astronauts to the agency’s Boeing Starliner-1 launch to the International Space Station, the spacecraft’s first mission following completion of its flight tests and certification. Astronauts Scott Tingle and Mike Fincke of NASA will serve as the CST-100 Starliner spacecr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Sep 30 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 273 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Sep 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3105 S17W57 208 0030 Cao 05 03 Beta 3107 S24W39 190 0160 Eai 12 08 Beta 3110 N16W09 ...Continue Reading

Thursday, September 29, 2022 The Terra satellite is scheduled to conduct the Constellation Exit Maneuver (CEM) on October 12 and 19. All science products from observations onboard Terra satellite will be unavailable starting October 10 till October 19 and the missing data can not be recovered. Users should exercise caution while using the Terra data between October 19 - October 21, as all instruments will still be recovering after the outage. For more detailed information, please visit the NASA Earthdata Forum: https ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-021*NASA Awards Contract for Acquisition of Gaseous, Liquid Helium * nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has selected three companies to supply 1.4 million liters of liquid helium and 87.7 million standard cubic feet of gaseous helium for use at facilities across the agency. The indefinite delivery requirements contract includes multiple firm-fixed price delivery orders. Awardees include: [*]Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania [*]Messer LLC of Bridgew ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2022 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Hurricane Ian Reaches Florida After damaging parts of Cuba and leaving the country dark, more destruction was expected as the powerful hurricane reached Florida's western coast. (Sep 28, 2022) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_rep ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-140*NASA Invites Media to Discuss New Science, Commercial Study Today* nasa_meatball_large.jpg *//* NASA will hold a media teleconference today at 4:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Sept. 29, to discuss a new study exploring potential commercial space opportunities for NASA science missions. The agency will livestream audio of the teleconference on its website. Participants include: [*]Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate [*]Kathy Lueders, ...Continue Reading

September 29, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-020*NASA Awards Contracts in Support of Entry, Decent, Landing Technology* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has awarded a total of seven contracts to six companies including Airborne Systems North America of Santa, Ana California, CFD Research Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama, Jackson Bond Enterprises LLC of Dover, New Hampshire, Ryzing Technologies of Staunton, Virginia, Miller Scientific Inc. of Flagstaff, Arizona, and Anasphere Inc. of Manhattan, Montana. Jackson Bon ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Sep 29 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 272 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Sep 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3105 S20W45 208 0090 Dao 06 06 Beta 3107 S28W25 189 0190 Eai 12 17 Beta-Gamma 3110 N12 ...Continue Reading

September 28, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-019*NASA Awards Commercial Small Satellite Data Acquisition Agreement* nasa_meatball_large.jpg *//* NASA has selected GHGSat, Inc., of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to provide commercial small constellation satellite products for evaluation to determine the utility for advancing NASA’s science and application goals. GHGSat will provide a comprehensive catalogue of Earth Observation data High Resolution Gas Detection Commercial Earth Observation Data products. This is a fixe ...Continue Reading

September 28, 2022 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Fuel for Ian, Cool from Fiona Warm seas provide fuel for extreme storms, and can then be cooled by them. (Sep 27, 2022) Hurricane Ian Enters the Gulf of Mexico After making landfall in Cuba, the category 3 storm entered the Gulf of Mexico and appeared ...Continue Reading