Dec. 9, 2024   *MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-151* * * *NASA Astronauts to Answer Questions from US Students Abroad* * * NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 15, 2024. (Credit: NASA) * * Students from U.S. military families based overseas will have the chance to hear NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station answer their prerecorded questions.   On Wednesday, Dec. 11, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams will respond to question ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-48 2024 December 8 at 6:07 p.m. MST (2024 December 9 0107 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For December 2-8 An R3 (Strong) radio blackout was observed on 08 Dec. R1 (Minor) events were observed on 04-08 Dec. No other space weather storms were observed. Outlook For December 9-15 R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts are likely on 09 Dec. No ot ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 09 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 344 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W86 106 0150 Hsx 03 01 Alpha 3912 S06W61 081 0200 Dao ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 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 343 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W73 106 0150 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 3912 S07W47 080 0220 Dai ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 07 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 342 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W61 107 0140 Hax 03 01 Alpha 3912 S06W30 076 0200 Cao ...Continue Reading

NASA Accelerates Space Exploration, Earth Science for All in 2024 *Dec 06, 2024* *RELEASE 24-144* A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase its momentum. With help of these “gravity assists,” Europa Clipper will achie ...Continue Reading

NASA Awards Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract *Dec 06, 2024* *CONTRACT RELEASE C24-043* Credit: NASA NASA has selected Nova Space Solutions, LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to provide operations, services, maintenance, and infrastructure support for NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance, and Infrastructure Contract is a cost-plus-incentive-fee, firm-fixed-price, and indef ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Dec 06 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 341 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Dec 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3910 N16W47 106 0140 Hax 04 01 Alpha 3912 S06W16 075 0180 Dai ...Continue Reading

NASA Invites Media to Administrator Flight in Electra Hybrid-Electric Aircraft *Dec 05, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-154* Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft reference, photographed outside of NASA s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: Electra NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will fly in aircraft manufacturer Electra’s EL2 Goldfinch experimental prototype aircraft on Sunday, Dec. 8. Members of the media are invited to speak with Nelson and Electra leaders just prior to the flight at ...Continue Reading

Dec. 5, 2024   *RELEASE: 24-145* * * *NASA Shares Orion Heat Shield Findings, Updates Artemis Moon Missions* * * Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will land the next American astronauts and first international astronaut on the South Pole region of the Moon. On Thursday, NASA announced the latest updates to its lunar exploration plans.   Experts discussed results of NASA’s investigation into its Orion spacecraft heat shield after it experienced an unexpected loss of charred material during re-ent ...Continue Reading