NASA Sets Coverage for its SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon Station Relocation *Oct 29, 2024* *MEDIA ADVISORY M24-139* The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov approaches the International Space Station as it orbits 259 miles above Oregon. Credit: NASA In preparation for the arrival of NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply services mission, four crew members aboard the International Space Station will relocate the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon spacecraft to a d ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 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 303 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W63 263 0060 Dso 05 07 Beta 3866 S12W36 236 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

October 28, 2024 Natural Events Latest Images From the Past 7 Daysview archive of natural events A Deluge for Roswell The city in southeastern New Mexico received four times more rainfall in a day than it usually receives in a month. (Oct 22, 2024) Another Atmospheric River Hits British Columbia A potent storm brought heavy rain and gusty winds to s ...Continue Reading

Oct. 28, 2024 *RELEASE: 24-135* *NASA Announces STEM Engagement Lead, Chief Economist Retirements* Portraits of Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, Office of STEM Engagement (left), and Alexander MacDonald, chief economist (right). NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced Monday Mike Kincaid, associate administrator, Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM), and Alexander MacDonald, chief economist, will retire from the agency. Following Kincaid’s departure on Nov. 30, Kris Brown, deputy associate administrator for strat ...Continue Reading

NASA Provides Update on Artemis III Moon Landing Regions *Oct 28, 2024* *RELEASE 24-136* This image shows nine candidate landing regions for NASA’s Artemis III mission, with each region containing multiple potential sites for the first crewed landing on the Moon in more than 50 years. The background image of the lunar South Pole terrain within the nine regions is a mosaic of LRO (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter) WAC (Wide Angle Camera) images. Credit: NASA As NASA prepares for the first crewed Moon landing in more than ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #24-43 2024 October 27 at 9:37 p.m. MDT (2024 October 28 0337 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For October 21-27 R3 (Strong) radio blackouts were observed on 24 and 26 Oct due to activity from Regions 3869 and 3873, respectively. R2 (Moderate) radio blackouts were observed on 26 Oct due to activity from Region 3873. R1 (Minor) radio blackouts were ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 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 302 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W49 262 0080 Dso 05 05 Beta 3866 S12W22 235 0010 Bxo 0 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 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 301 Issued at 0030Z on 27 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 26 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 26/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W37 263 0120 Dai 05 11 Beta 3865 S22W16 242 0020 Hsx 0 ...Continue Reading

From: mailto: Jonathan's Space Report No. 838 2024 Oct 25 Somerville, MA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 72 began on Sep 23, with Suni Williams (ISS commander), Barry Wilmore, Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, Aleksandr Grebyonkin, Aleksey Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner, and Don Pettit. Dragon Freedom (capsule C212) was l ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2024 Oct 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 300 Issued at 0030Z on 26 Oct 2024 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 3863 S08W23 263 0090 Cso 03 04 Beta 3865 S22W02 242 0020 Hrx 0 ...Continue Reading