September 20, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-142*NASA Updates Live Coverage of Japanese Cargo Launch, Delays Spacewalks* The Japanese HTV-6 cargo vehicle is seen during final approach to the International Space Station before it is captured by the remote Canadarm 2. HTV-6 launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Friday, Dec. 9, and arrived at the station on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The vehicle was loaded with more than 4.5 tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiment hardwar ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE FLORENCE In September 2018, the potent storm formed in the North Atlantic and made an historic and deadly landfall in the southeastern United States. * A Broad View of Flooding in the Carolinas (Image from Sep 19, 2018; Posted Sep 20, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92786/a-broad-view-of-flooding-in-the- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2848 Issue Time: 2018 Sep 20 0900 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2847 Begin Time: 2018 Sep 12 1730 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 8688 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: 2018 Sep 20 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 263 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Sep Nmbr Location Lo 2722 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- HURRICANE FLORENCE In September 2018, the potent storm formed in the North Atlantic and made an historic and deadly landfall in the southeastern United States. * Florence Inundates the Carolinas (Image from Sep 16, 2018; Posted Sep 18, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92775/florence-inundates-the-carolinas/?src=nha ...Continue Reading

  September 19, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-141*NASA Updates Preview Briefing for International Space Station Spacewalks, Live Coverage* Experts from NASA will preview two upcoming spacewalks outside the International Space Station to continue upgrades to the orbiting laboratory’s power system in a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 27, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The briefing date changed because of the delayed launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft to the ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2847 Issue Time: 2018 Sep 19 0901 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2846 Begin Time: 2018 Sep 12 1730 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7837 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

Jonathan's Space Report No. 753 2018 Sep 19 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 56 continues with astronauts Feustel, Artem'ev, Arnold, Prokop'ev, Aunon-Chancellor and Gerst. The Progress MS-08 cargo ship undocked from the Zvezda module at 0216 UTC on Aug 23. It carried out experiments independently for a week. At about 0530 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Sep 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 262 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Sep 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Sep 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 Sep Nmbr Location Lo 2722 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (18 September 2018) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Topic/ImageoftheDay * Florence Inundates the Carolinas https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92775/florence-inundates-the-carolinas/?src=eoa-iotd * Green River Meanders https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/92754/green-river-meanders/?src=eoa-iotd * Mission to Track Earth's Changing Ice Launches https://earthobservatory.nas ...Continue Reading