January 23, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-014*Celebrating 60 Years of America in Space on Jan. 31* America became a space-faring nation with the launch of the Explorer 1 satellite on Jan. 31, 1958. */Credits: NASA/* Late in the evening of Jan. 31, 1958, the United States took its first step into space with the launch of the Explorer 1 satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The slender, 30-pound satellite would yield a major scientific discovery -- the Van Allen radiation belts circling our p ...Continue Reading

  January 23, 2018 MEDIA ADVISORY M18-011*NASA Honors Its Fallen Heroes, Marks 15th Anniversary of Columbia Accident* Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot speaks to NASA personnel and others during a wreath laying ceremony at the Space Shuttle Challenger and Space Shuttle Columbia Memorials as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2727 Issue Time: 2018 Jan 23 1847 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2018 Jan 23 1830 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 23 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 23 Issued at 0030Z on 23 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 22 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 22/2400Z Jan Nmbr Location Lo 2696 S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 22 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 22 Issued at 0030Z on 22 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 21 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 21/2400Z Jan Nmbr Location Lo 2696 S ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #18-4 2018 January 21 at 5:11 p.m. MST (2018 January 22 0011 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For January 15-21 No significant space weather was observed during the summary period. Outlook For January 22-28 No significant space weather is expected during the outlook period. Data used to provide space weather services are contributed by NOAA, USAF, NASA, ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 21 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 21 Issued at 0030Z on 21 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 20 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 20/2400Z Jan Nmbr Location Lo 2696 S ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 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 20 Issued at 0030Z on 20 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 19 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 19/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2696 S12W29 124 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 19/ ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2018 Jan 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 19 Issued at 0030Z on 19 Jan 2018 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 18 Jan I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 18/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2696 S12W15 124 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 18/2 ...Continue Reading

  January 18, 2018 RELEASE 18-004*NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignments for Space Station Missions* */Credits: NASA/* NASA is announcing an addition to the NASA lineup for upcoming launches, and making changes to some assignments for International Space Station missions in 2018. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, who previously was assigned to Expedition 58/59, has been reassigned to the Expedition 56/57 crew, launching in June. She is taking the place of astronaut Jeane ...Continue Reading