December 20, 2019 RELEASE 19-102 *NASA Statement on Boeing Orbital Flight Test* NASA Associate Administrator for Communications Bettina Inclán, NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Nicole Mann, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, United Launch Alliance President and CEO Tory Bruno, Boeing Space and Launch Division Senior Vice President Jim Chilton, NASA Commercial Crew Program Deputy Manager Steve Stich, and NASA ISS Program Manager Kirk Shireman, participate in a press conferen ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 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 2019 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 None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  December 19, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-141 *Media Invited to Preview of New NASA Field Campaigns* In 2020 NASA will deploy five new airborne campaigns across the United States to investigate fundamental Earth processes that affect human lives and the environment, from snowstorms along the East Coast to the sinking coastline of the Mississippi River delta. Credit: NASA */Credits: NASA/* NASA is inviting members of the media to a behind-the-scenes tour and briefing on five new research camp ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Dec 19 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 353 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Dec 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2019 CONTRACT RELEASE C19-029 *NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Environmental Satellite Mission* NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC (ULS) of Centennial, Colorado, to provide launch services for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) mission, which will provide advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements of Earth’s weather, oceans and environment, real-time mapping of total lightning activity, and improved monitoring of solar activity and space weather. The ...Continue Reading

December 18, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-140 *NASA’s Astronaut Candidates to Graduate with Eye on Artemis Missions* A new class of astronauts will graduate basic training on Jan. 10, 2020. They will join the active astronaut corps, beginning careers in exploration that may take them to the International Space Station, on missions to the Moon under the Artemis program, or someday, Mars. The 2017 class includes (top row) Matthew Dominick of NASA, Kayla Barron of NASA, Warren Hoburg of NASA, and Joshua Kutryk of CSA, (mi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 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 2019 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 None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 17/2400Z Dec Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (17 December 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Spotting the Spotted Owl: 30 Years of Habitat Change https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145979/spotting-the-spotted-owl-30-years-of-habitat-change/?src=eoa-iotd * Drought Threatens Millions in Southern Africa https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146015/drought-threatens-millions-in-southern-africa/?s ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2019 RELEASE 19-099 *NASA Selects Informal Learning Institutions to Engage Next Generation * *//* NASA’s Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) program has selected four informal education organizations to promote STEM learning and help inspire the next generation of explorers. The projects provide students the opportunity to engage in NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach through science, technology, engineering, and math, and aim to reach populations that are histor ...Continue Reading

December 17, 2019 RELEASE 19-100 *NASA Named Best Place to Work in Federal Government for 8th Straight Year* *//* For the eighth consecutive year, NASA has been selected by the Partnership for Public Service as the Best Place to Work in Government. The rankings, announced Tuesday, reflect NASA’s unified focus and dedication to sending humans farther into space than ever before, and the agency’s highest employee satisfaction results since this index was developed. "NASA’s selection as the Best Place to Work in ...Continue Reading