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 &acir ...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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Dec 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 352 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Dec 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2906 S29W16 343 0050 Cso 09 07 Beta 2907 S19E12 315 0280 Dhi 10 19 Beta-Gamma 2908 S20 ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2021 CONTRACT RELEASE C21-036*NASA Awards Marshall Engineering Support Contract* NASA has awarded the Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (METTS) III contract to RSi-QuantiTech JV LLC of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide a wide range of engineering technicians and trade skills, as well as professional and management oversight of the technical staff at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The performance-based, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2021 WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON SEASON An average of twenty tropical cyclones form each year amid some of the world's warmest ocean waters. * Super Typhoon Rai (Image from Dec 16, 2021; Posted Dec 16, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/149228/super-typhoon-rai/?src=nha ----------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading