December 17, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-*Media Invited to View Launch of New Ocean Monitoring Satellite * The launch of Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue U.S.- European satellite measurements of the topography of the ocean surface, is scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016. Media are invited to cover prelaunch activities and launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Advance accreditation is required by contact ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 720 2015 Dec 16 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 45 continued until undocking of Soyuz TMA-17M on Dec 11, when Expedition 46 began. United Launch Alliance launched Atlas V flight AV-061 on Dec 6 carrying the Cygnus OA-4 cargo ship mission. Following the Antares failure last year, Cygnus payloa ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 17 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 351 Issued at 0030Z on 17 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 16 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 16/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S16W13 125 0030 Cro 04 05 Beta 2469 N18E13 099 0020 Hax 02 02 Alpha 2470 N14E31 ...Continue Reading

  December 16, 2015 RELEASE 15-239*Study Shows Climate Change Rapidly Warming World’s Lakes* A combination of satellite data and ground measurements, such as from instrumented buoys like this one in Lake Tahoe on the California/Nevada border, were used to provide a comprehensive view of changing lake temperatures worldwide. The buoy measures the water temperature from above and below. */Credits: Limnotech /* Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening fr ...Continue Reading

  December 16, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-172*NASA TV Coverage Set for Space Station Russian Cargo Ship Activities* NASA Television will provide live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of an unpiloted Russian cargo spacecraft, Progress 62, to the International Space Station. NASA TV coverage of the Monday, Dec. 21 launch will begin at 3:30 a.m. EST. The ISS Progress 62 cargo ship is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:44 a.m. (2:44 p.m. Baikonur time) on ...Continue Reading

  December 16, 2015 RELEASE 15-236*Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth*  Thanks to an innovative process developed in part with NASA funding, MicroLink devices has created thin, flexible solar cells that could be used to help power space exploration. */Credits: MicroLink Devices/*  U.S. troops in desert regions are already using MicroLink Devices’ flexible, lightweight solar arrays to recharge batteries, saving them from hav ...Continue Reading

  December 16, 2015 RELEASE 15-236*Spinoff 2016 Highlights Space Technologies Used in Daily Life on Earth*  Thanks to an innovative process developed in part with NASA funding, MicroLink devices has created thin, flexible solar cells that could be used to help power space exploration. */Credits: MicroLink Devices/*  U.S. troops in desert regions are already using MicroLink Devices’ flexible, lightweight solar arrays to recharge batteries, saving them from hav ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Dec 16 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 350 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Dec 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Dec I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2468 S15W02 127 0010 Cro 01 03 Beta 2469 N18E28 097 0030 Hax 01 01 Alpha 2470 N13E43 ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 December 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Features: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ * Reading the ABCs from Space http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/ABC/?src=eoa-features Some people see animals or omens in the clouds and landscape. We see letters. -------------------- Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Keeping on the Sunny Side of Earth http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/v ...Continue Reading

December 15, 2015 RELEASE 15-238*American, Russian and Briton Join International Space Station Crew *  In pre-flight quarantine, Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA answers media questions from behind glass during a press conference Dec. 14, 2015 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky /*  Expedition 46 Soyuz Commander Yuri Malenchenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (top) and Flight Engineers Tim Kopra of NASA (center) and Tim Peake of ESA (bottom) wav ...Continue Reading