August 19, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-087*NASA Television to Broadcast Sixth Meeting of the National Space Council* Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council March 26, 2019, about NASA’s mandate to return American astronauts to the Moon and on to Mars. */Credits: NASA Television/* NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the sixth meeting of the National Space Council at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 20, ...Continue Reading

  August 19, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-086*NASA Administrator, Members of Congress to Discuss Ohio’s Role in Artemis Program*  Engineers prepare the thermal vacuum chamber in the Space Environments Complex at NASA’s Plum Brook Station to test a spacecraft for its tolerance to the harsh conditions of space. */Credits: NASA/* Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, U.S. Senator Rob Portman and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio Wednesday, Aug ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN BRAZIL 2019 Satellites begin to detect heightened fire activity in July and August in the Amazon. * Fires in Brazil (Image from Aug 13, 2019; Posted Aug 16, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil/?src=nha -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- 2019 DROUGHT AND MONSOON WEATHER IN SOUTH ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #19-33 2019 August 18 at 7:28 p.m. MDT (2019 August 19 0128 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 12-18 No significant space weather was observed. Outlook For August 19-25 No significant space weather is expected. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, NSF, USGS, the International Space Environment Services ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 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 231 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Aug 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 Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 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 230 Issued at 0030Z on 18 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 17 Aug 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 Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2972 Issue Time: 2019 Aug 17 1350 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2971 Begin Time: 2019 Aug 06 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2115 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 Aug 17 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 229 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Aug 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Aug Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

  August 16, 2019 RELEASE 19-069*NASA Marshall to Lead Artemis Program’s Human Lunar Lander Development * On Aug. 16, 2019, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will lead the Human Landing System Program. Bridenstine was joined by Representatives Mo Brooks and Robert Aderholt of Alabama and Representative Scott DesJarlais of Tennessee. NASA will rapidly develop the lander for safely carrying the first wo ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- FIRES IN BRAZIL 2019 Satellites begin to detect heightened fire activity in July and August in the Amazon. * Fires in Brazil (Image from Aug 13, 2019; Posted Aug 16, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145464/fires-in-brazil/?src=nha --------------------------------------------------------------------- Natural Hazards is a ser ...Continue Reading