September 10, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-109*NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Commercial Crew Space Station Launch* Crew-3 astronauts for advisory SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron are pictured during preflight training at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. */Credits: SpaceX /* Media accreditation now is open for the launch of the third SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket that will carry astronauts to the International Space ...Continue Reading

September 09, 2021 RELEASE 21-118*NASA Innovations Will Help U.S. Meet Sustainable Aviation Goals* ttbw-90-aerial-forest-16x9-2-no-logo.jpg NASA will demonstrate high-risk, high-reward technology advancements critical for U.S. aerospace manufacturers to bring to market innovative, cost-effective, and sustainable products and services demanded by airlines and customers. */Credits: Vehicle image created by Scott Anders, Rich Wahls and Lillian Gipson; Forest Imagery franckreporter, E+, GettyImages/* NASA Adm ...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. * A Changed Landscape in Southern Louisiana (Image from Sep 3, 2021; Posted Sep 8, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148809/a-changed-landscape-in-southern-louis ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers: * * * Please join us *today at 12pm ET* for our NASA History Talk: */Earl Swift, Across the Airless Wilds: The Lunar Rover and the Triumph of the Final Moon Landings/* *Link to Meeting: *Click here to join the meeting *Abstract: *In his book,/ Across the Airless Wilds/, Swift argues that while they've dimmed in the shadow cast by Apollo 11, it was the final three Apollo missions that marked the zenith of America's crewed space efforts: the astronauts on Apollos 15, 1 ...Continue Reading

September 08, 2021 RELEASE 21-113*NASA Readies James Webb Space Telescope for December Launch * Webb for release After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is seen here being prepared for shipment to its launch site. */Credits: NASA/Chris Gunn/* NASA plans to launch the James Webb Space Telescope into orbit Dec. 18, 2021, to serve as the premier deep space observatory for the next decade. The agency set the new target launch date in coordination with Arianespace after Webb ...Continue Reading

Tuesday, September 7, 2021 We are pleased to announce recently-added datasets in the PO.DAAC State of the Ocean (SOTO) visualization tool. [*]Sea Surface Temperature: AVHRR_MetOp-A_L3U_Sea_Surface_Temperature_v2.80_STD (DOI: 10.5067/GHMTA-3US28) [*]Sea Surface Temperature: AVHRR_MetOp-B_L3U_Sea_Surface_Temperature_v2.80_STD (DOI: 10.5067/GHMTB-3US28) [*]Sea Surface Temperature: AVHRR_MetOp-C_L3U_Sea_Surface_Temperature_v2.80_STD (DOI: 10.5067/GHMTC-3US28) [*]Ocean Surface Wind: CYGNSS_L3_Wind_Speed_CDR_Daily_v ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Sep 08 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 251 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Sep 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2863 S17W40 258 0080 Hsx 03 02 Alpha 2864 N24W31 249 0220 Cso 11 10 Beta 2866 S18E21 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 September 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tournament Earth: The Landsat Games The Landsat Games began with 32 competitors, and two #8 seeds made it to the finals. Now you have chosen your favorite. The winner of this Tournament Earth event is a false-color Landsat 8 image of wetlands around the Mississippi Delta, where winds have sculpted and reshaped ponds, lakes, and marshes over time. https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/tourn ...Continue Reading

September 07, 2021 *NASA to Host Briefing on Successful Sample Collection of Martian Rock* mars_rock.jpg This composite of two images shows the hole drilled by NASA's Perseverance rover during its sucessful sample-collection attempt. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* NASA will hold a virtual media briefing Friday, Sept. 10, at noon EDT to provide an update on the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover, which recently completed its first successful rock sampling. The event will be livestreamed on NASA Television, t ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3159 Issue Time: 2021 Sep 07 1752 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3158 Begin Time: 2021 Sep 06 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3283 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