September 04, 2017 RELEASE 17-076*President Trump Welcomes Home Record-breaking NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson* NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer received a special welcome as they were flying home to Houston Sunday evening. President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Whitson and Fischer on a NASA plane following Whitson’s record-breaking mission to the International Space Station. Whitson, Fischer, and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos, landed back on Earth Saturday in Kazakhstan. She and Fische ...Continue Reading

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #17-36 2017 September 3 at 11:52 p.m. MDT (2017 September 4 0552 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 28-September 3 G1 (Minor) geomagnetic storm levels were observed on 31 August and 02 September due to coronal hole high speed stream effects. Outlook For September 4-10 There is a chance for R1-R2 (Minor-Moderate) radio blackouts for 04-10 September d ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2653 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 04 0502 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2652 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 01 1350 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12320 pfu 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 Su ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 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 247 Issued at 0030Z on 04 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 03 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 03/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2673 S10W02 117 0130 Dsc 07 12 Beta-Gamma 2674 N14E12 103 0930 Fhc 17 21 Beta 2675 S07 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2652 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 03 0701 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2651 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 01 1350 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7573 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

  September 03, 2017 RELEASE 17-075*Three International Space Station Crewmates Safely Return to Earth* NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos, and NASA astronaut Jack Fischer undergo routine initial medical checks after returning from their mission aboard the International Space Station at 9:21 p.m. EDT Saturday (7:21 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sunday, Sept. 3), landing southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. */Credits: NASA TV/* &Aci ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2017 Sep 03 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 246 Issued at 0030Z on 03 Sep 2017 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 02 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 02/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2673 S10E09 119 0060 Cso 04 04 Beta 2674 N14E25 103 0810 Fhc 16 18 Beta-Gamma 2675 S08 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2651 Issue Time: 2017 Sep 02 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2650 Begin Time: 2017 Sep 01 1350 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1769 pfu 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 Sub ...Continue Reading

  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