January 27, 2021 RELEASE 21-007*NASA Pays Tribute to Fallen Heroes with Day of Remembrance* 6767921093_0989ae4046_k.jpg The Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial is seen after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls/* NASA will honor members of the NASA family who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, including the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenge ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Passing along one last reminder and Webex link for Chris Gainor’s talk today @12pm ET. * * *Webex meeting invitation:* NASA History Brown Bag with Christopher Gainor: “Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations.” *Webex Link for event: *https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m363200ac8d3b65071d35c2adb2c573c7 Please let us know if you have questions. Best, Brian * * Brian C. Odom, Ph.D. /(he/him)/ NASA Chief Histo ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3094 Issue Time: 2021 Jan 27 1237 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2021 Jan 27 1220 UTC Station: GOES16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (26 January 2021) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Cloudy Ridges in Yunnan https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147836/cloudy-ridges-in-yunnan/?src=eoa-iotd * Undercutting Sverdrup Glacier https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147776/undercutting-sverdrup-glacier/?src=eoa-iotd * NASA Data Aid Food Security Assessments in Kenya https://earthobservator ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 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 27 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2797 S17W42 340 0010 Axx 02 02 Alpha 2799 N23W83 021 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

January 26, 2021 RELEASE 21-009*NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Mission Plans for May Asteroid Departure* osiris-rex_departure.png This illustration shows the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing asteroid Bennu to begin its two-year journey back to Earth. */Credits: NASA/Goddard/University of Arizona/* On May 10, NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft will say farewell to asteroid Bennu and begin its journey back to Earth. During its Oct. 20, 202 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2021 Jan 26 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 26 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Jan 2021 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2797 S18W29 340 0020 Hrx 02 02 Alpha 2799 N22W70 021 0020 Dro 04 04 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- CYCLONES IN THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN Storms in the southern half of the basin tend to form between November and April. * Tropical Cyclone Eloise (Image from Jan 22, 2021; Posted Jan 22, 2021) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147828/tropical-cyclone-eloise/?src=nha NORTHERN HEMISPHERE WINTER 2020-21 Cold temperatures, sno ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers: Passing along a reminder and Webex link for Chris Gainor’s talk on Wednesday. * * *Webex meeting invitation:* NASA History Brown Bag with Christopher Gainor: “Not Yet Imagined: A Study of Hubble Space Telescope Operations.” *When:* Wednesday, January 27, 2021 12:00 PM-1:30 PM America/New_York. *Webex Link for event: *https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m363200ac8d3b65071d35c2adb2c573c7 Please let us know if you have questions. Best, ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 788 2021 Jan 25 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Space Activities in 2020 ------------------------ My annual summary https://planet4589.org/space/papers/space20.pdf is now available. Transporter-1 ------------- I'll cover the SpaceX Transporter-1 launch in the next issue. International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 64 continues und ...Continue Reading