:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Dec 12 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 346 Issued at 0030Z on 12 Dec 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 11 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 11/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3153 S17W59 327 0690 Fho 17 05 Beta 3156 N28W54 322 0080 Dso 05 05 Beta 3157 N16W37 ...Continue Reading

December 11, 2022 RELEASE 22-129*Splashdown! NASA’s Orion Returns to Earth After Historic Moon Mission* orion_splashdown_2.png NASA's Orion spacecraft shown splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday, Dec. 11. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, west of Baja California, at 9:40 a.m. PST Sunday after a record-breaking mission, traveling more than 1.4 million miles on a path around the Moon and returning safely to Eart ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Dec 11 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 345 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Dec 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3153 S17W45 327 0700 Fho 17 05 Beta 3156 N25W39 321 0070 Cso 02 06 Beta 3157 N16W23 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 Dec 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 344 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Dec 2022 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3153 S17W33 328 0730 Fho 17 09 Beta-Gamma 3156 N25W25 320 0080 Cso 03 02 Beta 3157 N16 ...Continue Reading

December 09, 2022 RELEASE 22-130*NASA Commits to Future Artemis Moon Rocket Production* sls_contract_for_release.jpg NASA and Space Launch System stages prime contractor Boeing are in various states of production on core stages for future Artemis missions. Together with its twin solid rocket boosters, the Space Launch System core stage will produce 8.8 million pounds of thrust to send NASA’s Orion spacecraft, astronauts, and supplies beyond Earth’s orbit to the Moon. A powerful upper stage will be incorporate ...Continue Reading

December 9, 2022 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past Dayview archive of natural events Mount Etna Stands Above the Dust Saharan dust clouded the skies but stayed low enough to frame the Italian island's famously active volcano. (Dec 7, 2022) NASA | 8800 Greenbelt Rd., Greenbelt, MD 20771 Unsubscribe nasa_reports@aus-city.com ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2022 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 2022 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 3153 S17W20 327 0740 Fko 17 13 Beta-Gamma 3155 N22W79 026 0040 Hax 01 01 Alpha 3156 N2 ...Continue Reading

December 08, 2022 MEDIA ADVISORY M22-184*Michigan Students to Hear from Current NASA Space Station Astronaut* josh_cassada_for_advisory.jpg (Oct. 25, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Josh Cassada performs laptop computer maintenance inside the International Space Station's Harmony module. */Credits: NASA/* Students in Charlevoix, Michigan, will have an opportunity next week to hear from a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station. The space-to-Ea ...Continue Reading

December 08, 2022 CONTRACT RELEASE C22-031*NASA Selects Eastern Region Protective Services Contractor* nasa-logo-web-rgb.jpg *//* NASA has selected Chenega Global Protection, LLC. of Chantilly, Virginia, to receive the NASA Protective Services – Eastern Region contract. The contract provides protective services for NASA Headquarters in Washington; NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.  The indefinite ...Continue Reading

Thursday, December 8, 2022 Mark your calendars! Thursday, December 15th is the targeted date for launch of the SWOT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 3:46 AM PST. Live launch coverage can be seen on NASA’s website: https://www.nasa.gov/live For more information about the upcoming Dec. 15th SWOT launch and the mission, see the original NASA Media Advisory.  Jointly developed by NASA and Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales ...Continue Reading