May 15, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-037*Media Invited to SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch of Four NASA Missions* On Thursday, April 11, a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launched the Arabsat-6A satellite from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/* Media accreditation is open for SpaceX’s third Falcon Heavy launch, targeted for Saturday, June 22, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Four unique NASA technology missions that will h ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2942 Issue Time: 2019 May 15 1726 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2019 May 15 1710 UTC Station: GOES15 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 subscri ...Continue Reading

NASA History Listserv Readers:  Please see below for information on a contractor vacancy.  Feel free to forward to others who may be interested.  Thanks, Steve Total Solutions Inc has an opening for an Editor/Analyst position at NASA HQ. Interested applicants can apply via the following link: https://careers-totalsolutions-inc.icims.com/jobs/1274/editor-analyst/job Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [NASA REPORTS] using the addres ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 May 2019) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/image-of-the-day * Surging Glacier Creates a New Lake https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145038/surging-glacier-creates-a-new-lake/?src=eoa-iotd * Contrails Over the Gulf of California https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145046/contrails-over-the-gulf-of-california/?src=eoa-iotd * Two Decades of Change at Pine Island Glac ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 15 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 135 Issued at 0030Z on 15 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2740 N08W67 309 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2741 N06W30 272 0160 Hsx 03 03 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

  May 14, 2019 RELEASE 19-038*NASA Awards $106 Million to US Small Businesses for Technology Development* This illustration depicts how important precision landing is to a successful lunar mission. The identification of level ground near scientifically important and hazardous sites is essential for the success of long-term missions. */Credits: NASA/* Managing pilotless aircraft and solar panels that could help humans live on the Moon and Mars are among the technologies NASA is looking to ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST AND HAZE (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- DUST STORM OVER ASIA In May 2019, dust from the Taklamakan and Gobi deserts swirled high as a spring storm passed through China and Mongolia. * Dust Swirls over Asia (Image from May 12, 2019; Posted May 13, 2019) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145050/dust-swirls-over-asia/?src=nha --------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2019 May 14 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 134 Issued at 0030Z on 14 May 2019 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 13 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 13/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2740 N08W53 308 0010 Hrx 01 01 Alpha 2741 N05W16 271 0150 Hsx 02 02 Alpha IA. H-alpha ...Continue Reading

  May 13, 2019 RELEASE 19-039*NASA Highlights Moon 2024 Mission with FY 2020 Budget Amendment * NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sent a video message to agency employees Monday about the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget amendment, which will support accelerated plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024. */Credits: NASA/* NASA is sending astronauts to the Moon and then on to Mars, in a measured, sustainable way. The direction from Space Policy Directive-1 builds on the hard w ...Continue Reading

  May 13, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-036*NASA Moon 2024 Budget Amendment Available, Media Teleconference Today* *//* NASA leaders, including Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will host a media teleconference today, Monday, May 13 to discuss how a new budget amendment for the fiscal year 2020 proposal will help NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024. The media teleconference at 7 p.m. EDT will discuss details of the budget amendment. To participate, media must contact Katherine ...Continue Reading