May 26, 2018 RELEASE 18-043*NASA Administrator Reflects on Legacy Record-Breaking Skylab, Apollo Astronaut* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean: “Alan Bean once said ‘I have the nicest life in the world.’ It’s a comforting sentiment to recall as we mourn his passing. “As all great explorers are, Alan was a boundary pusher. Rather than accepting the limits of tec ...Continue Reading

  May 26, 2018 RELEASE 18-044*Family Release Regarding the Passing of Apollo, Skylab Astronaut Alan Bean* The following is an obituary article released on the behalf of Alan Bean’s family: Alan Bean, Apollo Moonwalker and Artist, Dies at 86 HOUSTON, Texas — Apollo and Skylab astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth human to walk on the moon and an accomplished artist, has died. Bean, 86, died on Saturday, May 26, at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. His death ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 May 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 146 Issued at 0030Z on 26 May 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 25 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 25/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2711 N06W55 289 0040 Cso 07 05 Beta 2712 N14E56 178 0040 Cao 09 07 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

  May 25, 2018 RELEASE 18-041*NASA Awards $43.5 Million to US Small Businesses for Technology Research, Development* *//* NASA has selected 304 proposals from U.S. small businesses to advance research and technology in Phase I of its 2018 SmallBusinessInnovationResearch (SBIR) program and 44 proposals for the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, totaling $43.5 million in awards. These selections support NASA'sfuturespa ...Continue Reading

  May 25, 2018 CONTRACT RELEASE C18-014*NASA Awards Options for Two Joint Polar Satellite System Spacecraft* NASA has exercised options under the Rapid Spacecraft Acquisition III (Rapid III)contractfor two additional Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) spacecraft to be built for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Orbital ATK of Dulles, Virginia, will build NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System JPSS-3 and -4. The contract value is $460 mi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 May 25 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 145 Issued at 0030Z on 25 May 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 24 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 24/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2710 N17E25 222 0000 Axx 01 01 Alpha 2711 N06W41 288 0060 Cai 06 06 Beta 2712 N13E75 ...Continue Reading

  May 24, 2018 RELEASE 18-042*NASA Administrator Statement on Space Policy Directive-2* The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Thursday’s signing of Space Policy Directive-2 by President Donald Trump: "NASA is pleased with the White House’s continued commitment to advancing America’s leadership in space. Space Policy Directive-2 (SPD-2) is another step towards bolstering our nation’s dedication to uncovering new knowledge, ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 day. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- CYCLONE DUO HITS THE MIDDLE EAST In the span of a week, the region has been hammered by back-to-back tropical cyclones. * Cyclone Duo Hits the Middle East (Image from May 23, 2018; Posted May 23, 2018) https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=92189&src=nha -- VOLCANOES (1 updated event, 1 new image) -- VOLCAN ...Continue Reading

  May 24, 2018 RELEASE 18-040*NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members* NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Andrew Morgan have been assigned to spaceflights scheduled to launch in 2019. Both Koch and Morgan were selected as NASA astronauts in 2013.  NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch has been assigned to Expedition 59/60, which is set to launch to the International Space Station in Apri ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 May 24 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 144 Issued at 0030Z on 24 May 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 23 May I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 23/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2710 N18E38 222 0010 Bxo 06 02 Beta 2711 N06W28 288 0040 Dao 05 08 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading