April 28, 2021 RELEASE 21-047*Statements on Passing of Michael Collins*  Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot */Credits: NASA/* The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the passing of Michael Collins: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins. As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the fir ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-051*NASA Sets Briefing to Discuss Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Next Steps* 1a-pia24625-ingenuity_spots_perseverance_while_in_the_air_a.jpeg In this illustration, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter flies above the surface of the Red Planet with the agency's Perseverance rover close by. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/* NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter team will discuss plans for the rotorcraft’s remaining flight campaign during a virtual media briefing at 12:30 p.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2021 RELEASE 21-047*Statements on Passing of Michael Collins*  Astronaut Michael Collins, Apollo 11 command module pilot */Credits: NASA/* The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk on the passing of Michael Collins: “Today the nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration in astronaut Michael Collins. As pilot of the Apollo 11 command module – some called him ‘the loneliest man in history’ – while his colleagues walked on the Moon for the fir ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 29 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 119 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2818 S17W39 203 0010 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2820 S22W44 208 0030 Dao 11 06 Beta 2821 S22W56 ...Continue Reading

*NASA History Listserv Readers: * Please join us on today at 12pm EDT for our upcoming history speaker: *Stephen Walker, /Beyond: The Astonishing Story of the First Human to Leave Our Planet and Journey Into Space/* * * *Microsoft Teams link for the event: *Click here to join the meeting *Abstract:* Travelling at almost 18,000 miles per hour – ten times faster than a rifle bullet – Gagarin circles the globe in just 106 minutes. From his windows he sees the earth as nobody has before, cros ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 28 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2818 S17W27 204 0010 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2820 S21W32 210 0070 Esi 11 11 Beta 2821 S23W43 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (27 April 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * China's Red Rocks and Rainbow Ridges https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148234/chinas-red-rocks-and-rainbow-ridges/?src=eoa-iotd * Sizing Up Remote Lakes https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148230/sizing-up-remote-lakes/?src=eoa-iotd * Fires in the Far East https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/ ...Continue Reading

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the public release of the ECCO Version 4 revision 4 (V4r4) ocean and sea-ice state estimates. Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean (ECCO) ocean and sea-ice state estimates are dynamically and kinematically-consistent reconstructions of the three-dimensional, time-evolving ocean, sea-ice, and surface atmospheric states (ECCO Consortium, 2021). More information regarding the ECCO project is available from PO.DAAC’s mission webpage. The ECCO V4r4 ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY M21-050*NASA Updates Live Coverage of Agency’s SpaceX Crew-1 Return to Earth* crew1_collage.jpg Pictured from left are Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and SpaceX Crew-1 members Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi. */Credits: NASA/* NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission with NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now targeti ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Apr 27 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 117 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Apr 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2818 S16W13 204 0040 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2820 S21W18 209 0110 Dsi 08 15 Beta 2821 S21W28 ...Continue Reading