NASA, Partners Conduct Fifth Asteroid Impact Exercise, Release Summary *JUN 20, 2024* *RELEASE 24-086* Representatives from NASA, FEMA, and the planetary defense community participate in the 5th Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise to inform and assess our ability as a nation to respond effectively to the threat of a potentially hazardous asteroid or comet. Credits: NASA/JHU-APL/Ed Whitman For the benefit of all, NASA released a summary Thursday of the fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagen ...Continue Reading

Jun 20, 2024 Last week, Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) users received an email invitation from CFI Group on behalf of NASA. If you are a registered NASA Earthdata user, check your inbox for the 2024 American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey. Since 2004, NASA's Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) have conducted a survey of its data users. The results have provided valuable input to help the Earth Science Dat ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 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 172 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3711 S11W81 212 0010 Axx 02 01 Alpha 3712 S24W39 170 1160 Ekc ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 19 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 171 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W85 229 0040 Hax 01 01 Alpha 3709 S08W80 224 0010 Axx ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2024 Weekly News Latest Images of the Dayview the archive Tracking Forest Cover in Belize Decades of satellite data paint a picture of how forests in this Central American country are changing. The Shrinking Selva Maya The largest tropical rainforest in Mesoamerica is shrinking as pastures and croplands spread across Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. Tu ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Logistic Services, Management Contract *JUN 18, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-022* Credits: NASA NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas to provide logistics services and management for NASA missions. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes a base period and up to five options with a potential contract value of approximately $265 million if all options are exercised. The basic period of performance is from Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, to July 21 ...Continue Reading

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin to Build Next-Gen Spacecraft for NOAA *JUN 18, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-021* Conceptualization of the GeoXO constellation. Credits: NOAA NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected Lockheed Martin Corp. of Littleton, Colorado, to build the spacecraft for NOAA’s Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $2.27 billion. It includes the development of three sp ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2024  *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-084*  *NASA Sets Launch Coverage for NOAA Weather Satellite * Crews transport NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning on Friday, June 14, 2024, with the operation finishing early Saturday, June 15, 2024. The fourth and ...Continue Reading

NASA Updates Coverage for US Spacewalks 90, 91 Outside Space Station *JUN 18, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-085* Astronauts pictured completing an installation outside of the International Space Station. Credits: NASA NASA will provide live coverage as astronauts conduct two spacewalks outside the International Space Station scheduled for Monday, June 24 and Tuesday, July 2. The first spacewalk is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. EDT June 24, and last about six and a half hours. NASA will provide live coverage beginning at ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 18 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 170 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W71 228 0040 Hax 01 01 Alpha 3709 S08W66 224 0030 Cao ...Continue Reading