September 02, 2017 RELEASE 17-071*NASA Statement on Nomination for Agency Administrator* The following is a statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on Friday’s announcement of the intended nomination by President Donald Trump of U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine to serve as the 13th NASA administrator: “I am pleased to have Rep. Bridenstine nominated to lead our team. Of course, the nomination must go through the Senate confirmation process, but I look forward to ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 02 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 245 Issued at 0030Z on 02 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 01 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 01/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2672 N08W84 226 0060 Dao 02 02 Beta 2673 S08E23 119 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2674 N13E38 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2650 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 01 1406 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2017 Sep 01 1350 UTC Station: GOES13 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: 2017 Sep 01 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 244 Issued at 0030Z on 01 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 31 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 31/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2672 N07W70 225 0070 Dao 10 04 Beta 2673 S08E36 119 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2674 N13E53 ...Continue Reading

  August 31, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-100*NASA Television to Air Return of Three International Space Station Crew Members * Expedition 52 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA, Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA float through the Harmony module of the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crewmates are scheduled to depart the International Spac ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Aug 31 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 243 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Aug 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2672 N06W63 231 0070 Dso 08 06 Beta 2673 S08E48 120 0070 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2674 N14E64 ...Continue Reading

  August 30, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-099*NASA and Iconic Museum Honor Voyager Spacecraft 40th Anniversary* An artist concept depicting one of the twin Voyager spacecraft. Humanity’s farthest and longest-lived spacecraft are celebrating 40 years in August and September 2017. */Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech /* NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will celebrate 40 years of the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft -- humanity's farthest and longest-lived mission -- with a public ...Continue Reading

  August 30, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-102*NASA’s Johnson Space Center Closes Through Labor Day for Tropical Storm Harvey* Aerial view of the Johnson Space Center *//* NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will remain closed to all but mission essential personnel through Labor Day due to the effects of now-Tropical Storm Harvey. The center originally closed Aug. 25 and will reopen Tuesday, Sept. 5. The center’s leadership team continues to closely monitor weather c ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Aug 30 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 242 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Aug 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2672 N06W50 231 0060 Cso 04 03 Beta 2673 S08E62 119 0070 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2674 N11E70 ...Continue Reading

  August 29, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-101*NASA Cancels Planned Media Availabilities with Astronauts * As Tropical Storm Harvey continues along the Gulf Coast, NASA has canceled a planned Aug. 30 question and answer session with astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik took this photo of the storm Aug. 28 from the orbiting laboratory. */Credits: NASA/* Due to the ongoing effects of Tropical Storm Harvey in Houston, NASA has canceled an in ...Continue Reading