May 29, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-063*Next NASA Advisory Council Meeting Postponed* *//* The NASA Advisory Council (NAC) virtual public meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, June 2, has been postponed until further notice. The postponement is due to the delay of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 launch, originally scheduled for May 27. The launch was scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions.Currently it’s targeted for Saturday, May 30, but could be delayed further if such weath ...Continue Reading

  May 29, 2020 RELEASE 20-058*Eight US Manufacturers Selected to Make NASA COVID-19 Ventilator* VITAL (Ventilator Intervention Technology Accessible Locally) was created by JPL engineers to help patients with COVID-19. */Credits: NASA/* After receiving more than 100 applications, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California has selected eight U.S. manufacturers to make a new ventilator tailored for coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. The prototype, which was created by JPL ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 150 Issued at 0030Z on 29 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  May 28, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-062*Updates to Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight* NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley (left) and Robert Behnken (right) participate in a dress rehearsal for launch at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 23, 2020, ahead of NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. Demo-2 will serve as an end-to-end flight test of SpaceX’s crew transportation system, providing valuable data tow ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 149 Issued at 0030Z on 28 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2020 May 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 148 Issued at 0030Z on 27 May 2020 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z May Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (26 May 2020) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Mapping Snow on Arctic Sea Ice https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146758/mapping-snow-on-arctic-sea-ice/?src=eoa-iotd * Nitrogen Dioxide Levels Rebound in China https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146741/nitrogen-dioxide-levels-rebound-in-china/?src=eoa-iotd * A Falcon over Ajim https://earthobservat ...Continue Reading

  May 26, 2020 MEDIA ADVISORY M20-061*Coverage of Landmark NASA SpaceX Commercial Crew Test Flight* Grammy Award Winner Kelly Clarkson to Perform National Anthem NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight on Wednesday, May 27, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX are targeting 4:33 p.m. EDT May 27 for the launch of the first commercially-bu ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 2 new images) -- 2020 CYCLONE SEASON IN THE NORTHERN INDIAN OCEAN Cyclones tend to form between April and December, fueled by changing seasons (in the west) and the monsoon (in the east). * Amphan Batters India, Bangladesh (Image from May 20, 2020; Posted May 20, 2020) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146749/amphan-batters-india-banglad ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 778 2020 May 26 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 63 continues. The Progress MS-14 cargo ship, vehicle 448 and mission 75P, was launched on Apr 25 carrying 2500 kg of cargo. It docked with the ISS Zvezda module at 0511:56 UTC after a 3h 20 min flight. On May 7 the Dextre arm removed the HDE ...Continue Reading