July 07, 2017 *NASA’s Johnson Space Center Begins New Podcast Series* “Houston, We Have a Podcast” is the name of a new weekly audio show being released from the NASA Johnson Space Center. The podcast, hosted by Gary Jordan talking with various guests, is designed to highlight a variety of topics covering the work of NASA’s home of human spaceflight in Houston, Texas. In the first episode, released July 7, NASA Public Affairs Officer Dan Huot provides a high-level overview of the International Space Station: wh ...Continue Reading

July 07, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY *NASA Invites Media to Orion Egress Testing with Astronauts in Gulf of Mexico* Media are invited to watch NASA test the tools and techniques for recovering astronauts from its Orion spacecraft once it splashes down after completing its missions to deep space, and speak with personnel participating in the evaluations. The testing will take place Thursday, July 13, off the coast of Galveston, Texas. NASA’s Orion and Ground Systems Development and Operations programs are collaborating ...Continue Reading

July 07, 2017 RELEASE 17-060*NASA Awards Grants for Research, Flight Opportunities to 22 Universities* Twenty-two universities across the country have been selected to receive NASA grants for research and technology development projects in areas critical to the agency’s mission. Nine of these universities will have the opportunity to test their research aboard the International Space Station. The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program supports science and technology research and ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Jul 07 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 188 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Jul 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2665 S06E64 111 0140 Dao 09 06 Beta IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 06/ ...Continue Reading

July 06, 2017 RELEASE 17-062*Vice President Pence Visits NASA’s Multi-User Spaceport – Kennedy Space Center* Vice President Mike Pence speaks before an audience of NASA leaders, U.S. and Florida government officials, and employees inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Pence thanked employees for advancing American leadership in space. Behind the podium is the Orion spacecraft flown on Exploration Flight test-1 in 2014. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett/*  Vice Presid ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Jul 06 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 187 Issued at 0030Z on 06 Jul 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 05 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 05/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2665 S05E78 109 0070 Hsx 06 01 Alpha IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 05 ...Continue Reading

July 05, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-082*NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence’s Visit to Kennedy Space Center * This aerial view shows the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and other buildings in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Launch Control Center is in front of the VAB, and to the right is the mobile launcher that will be used to transport NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule to Launch Pad 39B. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* NASA will ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Jul 05 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 186 Issued at 0030Z on 05 Jul 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 04 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 04/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (04 July 2017) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Lakes and Rivers Have Ice, Too http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90504&src=eoa-iotd * The Birthplace of the United States http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90513&src=eoa-iotd * Western Cape Fires on the Outeniqua Mountains http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=90510&src=eoa-iotd * Li ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Jul 04 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 185 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Jul 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Jul I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type None IA. H-alpha Plages without Spots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Jul Nmbr Location Lo None ...Continue Reading