December 21, 2021 CONTRACT RELEASE C21-037*NASA Awards Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 Contract* NASA has selected Millennium Engineering and Integration LLC of Arlington, Virginia, as the awardee for its Systems and Software Assurance Services 2 (SAS2) contract, in support of the agency’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) program in Fairmont, West Virginia. This is cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with reimbursable task orders. The period of performan ...Continue Reading

December 21, 2021 RELEASE 21-174*NASA’s 2021 Included Mars Landing, First Flight, Artemis, More*  NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in the Artemis program and other capabilities that enrich many facets of the nation’s space exploration endeavors. */Credits: NASA/Michael DeMocker /* In 2021, NASA completed its busiest year of development yet in low-Earth orbi ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- ERUPTION AT LA PALMA Cumbre Vieja, one of two volcanoes on La Palma, is one of the most active volcanoes in the Canaries. * A Changed Landscape on La Palma (Image from Dec 15, 2021; Posted Dec 20, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149231/a-changed-landscape-on-la-palma/?src=nha -------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

December 21, 2021 RELEASE 21-173*Detergent, Skin Bioprinter Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Resupply Mission* crs-24_cropped.jpg A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft launches on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy for the company’s 24th commercial resupply services mission for NASA. */Credits: NASA/* A SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft carrying more than 6,500 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies, and other cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 5:07 a.m. EST Tuesda ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 21 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 355 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2906 S29W57 344 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2907 S21W26 313 0150 Dai 10 13 Beta-Gamma 2908 S2 ...Continue Reading

Monday, December 20, 2021 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System) CYGNSS Science Data Record (SDR) Version 3.1 (V3.1) Level 1 (L1) DDM calibration, Level 2 (L2) wind speed retrieval , and Level 3 (L3) gridded wind speed datasets. Improvements have been made relative to the previous v3.0 L1 and L2 algorithms, as described below. The data are provided in netCDF-4 format and extend from 1 August 2018 to present with an approximate 6 day latency. L1 – The ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 4 new images) -- EXTREME WINTER WEATHER IN NORTH AMERICA 2021 Winter storms can bring heavy snow and freezing temperatures, though global warming also means there can be more potent rainstorms and heat waves as well. * Derecho Sweeps Across Midwest (Image from Dec 15, 2021; Posted Dec 16, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149221/de ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #21-54 2021 December 19 at 7:41 p.m. MST (2021 December 20 0241 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 13-19 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 19 Dec. R1 (Minor) radio blackout conditions were observed on 17 Dec. No other space weather storms were observed during the summary period. Outlook For December 20-26 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 20 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 354 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2906 S29W45 345 0020 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 2907 S21W14 314 0250 Dki 10 15 Beta-Gamma 2908 S2 ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-167*NASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to View Webb Telescope Launch* 50108343176_ddfbc8d9db_o.jpg The James Webb Space Telescope, the premier space science observatory of the next decade, is targeted for launch Dec. 24 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, on the northeastern coast of South America. */Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn/* NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most ...Continue Reading