Jonathan's Space Report No. 780 2020 Jul 9 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 63 continues. The DARPA REDEYE-2 satellite was deployed at 1750:00 Jun 17. Deployment was by the Dextre SPDM, not the JRMS. The SPDM extracted the Nanoracks Kaber deployer from the Kibo airlock slide table, and the satellite was ejected from ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 10 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 192 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2766 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 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 191 Issued at 0030Z on 09 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 08 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 08/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2766 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 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 190 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2766 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (7 July 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Fueled by the Nile https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146932/fueled-by-the-nile/?src=eoa-iotd * Nishinoshima Belches Ash and Lava https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146935/nishinoshima-belches-ash-and-lava/?src=eoa-iotd * Cuba's Gulf of Guacanayabo https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146884/cuba ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- A NEW ISLAND FORMS NEAR NISHINOSHIMA VOLCANO Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in November 2013, and it has been expanding since then. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, part of the Volcano Islands arc, the new islet sits about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Tokyo. * Nish ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 Jul 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 189 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jul 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo 2766 ...Continue Reading

  July 06, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-076 *NASA Provides Update on Commercial Crew Program, Close Call Review of Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test* The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft lands in White Sands, New Mexico, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. */Credits: NASA/* NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, July 7, to discuss the outcome of its High Visibility Close Call review of the December 2019 uncrewed Orbital Flight Test of Boein ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM SEASON IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Seasonal changes in wind strength and direction can loft copious amounts of dust into the air and carry it across seas and ocean basins. * A Dust Plume to Remember (Image from Jun 27, 2020; Posted Jun 29, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146913/a-dust-plume-to-r ...Continue Reading

  July 06, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-077 *Artemis Generation Students Across US to Speak with NASA Astronaut in Space*  Expedition 63 flight engineer Bob Behnken poses with an Extravehicular Mobility Unit in the Airlock. */Credits: NASA/* Students from across the nation will pose questions about NASA’s Artemis program to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The educational event will air live at 12:15 p.m. EDT Thursday, July 9, on NASA Television and the ag ...Continue Reading