Friday, November 1, 2019 The  GHRSST VIIRS L2P dataset (https://doi.org/10.5067/GHVRS-2PN16) produced by NASA (JPL/OBPG/RSMAS) is undergoing a reprocessing campaign (https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/forum/oceancolor/topic_show.pl?pid=48991).  The availability of new reprocessed VIIRS L2P granules (version 2016.2) from the PO.DAAC is delayed until final modifications to the L2P processing software are implemented.  We will inform users when the new data stream is available. Additio ...Continue Reading

November 01, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-125 *NASA TV to Air Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test* Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft and its service module sit atop the test stand at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico ahead of the company’s Pad Abort Test. The test is scheduled for Nov. 4, 2019, and will demonstrate the spacecraft’s ability to quickly escape the launch pad in the event of an emergency on launch day. */Credits: Boeing/* NASA and Boeing will broadcast live coverage of the CST-100 Starliner Pad Abor ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3005 Issue Time: 2019 Nov 01 1319 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 Nov 01 1250 UTC Station: GOES-14 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 subscr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Nov 01 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 305 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Nov 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Fire season in the Western United States stretches from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Kincade Fire Grows Overnight (Image from Oct 29, 2019; Posted Oc ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Oct 31 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 304 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Oct 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Oct Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

October 30, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-124 *NASA Assigns Chris Cassidy to Next Space Station Crew, Holds Media Briefing* NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy suits up for spacewalk training at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston in preparation for his upcoming Expedition 63 mission to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/James Blair/* NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will return to the International Space Station next April. Cassidy will join his crewmates – Russian space agency Roscos ...Continue Reading

October 30, 2019 RELEASE 19-085 *NASA Selects Minority-Serving Institutions to Advance Aerospace Manufacturing * The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement is partnering with the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate to provide MUREP Aerospace High-Volume Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management Cooperative to three universities. */Credits: NASA/* The Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) of NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 FIRE SEASON IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES Fire season in the Western United States stretches from late spring until the winter rains arrive near the end of the calendar year. Climate change has made the past few years warmer and drier, intensifying some natural fire cycles. * Strong Gusts Spread the Kincade Fire (Image from Oct 26, 2019; P ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3004 Issue Time: 2019 Oct 30 0902 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3003 Begin Time: 2019 Oct 27 0859 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 35248 pfu 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 Su ...Continue Reading