NASA Awards Contract for Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations *JUN 17, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-023* Credits: NASA NASA has awarded a contract to Vertex Aerospace, LLC of Madison, Mississippi, for labor support to ensure continuing safe operations of the Sonny Carter Training Facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II has a two-year base period that begins Oct. 1, followed by five option periods ranging from one to two years with a possible extens ...Continue Reading

June 17, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events Early Fires in Brazil's Pantanal Drought helped spread intense, early-season blazes in one of the world's largest wetlands. (Jun 12, 2024) Rainfall Breaks Records in Florida Moisture-laden tropical air brought intense downpours and flooding to the southern ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-25 2024 June 16 at 8:12 p.m. MDT (2024 June 17 0212 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For June 10-16 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm conditions were observed on 15 Jun due to CME influence. R2-R3 (Moderate-Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 10 Jun from Region 3697. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were observed on 10 Jun, and 12-15 Jun due to activ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 17 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 169 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W58 228 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3709 S08W53 223 0010 Cao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 16 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 168 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3708 S21W45 229 0040 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 3709 S10W37 221 0100 Cao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 15 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 167 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3702 N17W90 286 0030 Hrx 02 01 Alpha 3708 S21W36 232 0040 Hax ...Continue Reading

June 14, 2024 * * *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-083* * * *NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner’s Mission* * * Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked to the Harmony module of the International Space Station on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission (Credits: NASA) * * * * NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner’s mission and departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight ...Continue Reading

NASA to Discuss Outcome of 5th Biennial Asteroid Threat Exercise *JUN 14, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-082* Representatives from NASA, FEMA, and the planetary defense community participate in the fifth Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop Exercise on April 2 and 3, 2024, to discuss the nation’s ability to respond effectively to the threat of a potentially hazardous asteroid or comet. Credits: NASA/JHU-APL/Ed Whitman NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to See Artemis II Moon Rocket Elements at Kennedy *JUN 14, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-072* NASA’s Pegasus barge delivers the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket’s core stage for the 2022 Artemis I mission to the turn basin at Kennedy Space Center in Florida in April 2021. Credits: NASA/Michael Downs Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test fl ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Jun 14 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 166 Issued at 0030Z on 14 Jun 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 Jun I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3702 N17W77 288 0050 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 3707 S14W33 244 0010 Axx ...Continue Reading