March 16, 2016 RELEASE 16-033*NASA Selects American Small Business, Research Institution Projects for Continued Development* NASA has selected 137 research and technology proposals from 117 American small businesses and research institutions that will enable NASA's future missions into deep space, while also benefiting the U.S. economy right here on Earth. The agency received 323 proposals in response to its 2015 solicitation for its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. From those, NASA selected 1 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2336 Issue Time: 2016 Mar 16 1322 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2016 Mar 16 1300 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

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (15 March 2016) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Flooding in the U.S. South http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87695&src=eoa-iotd * A Global View of Methane http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87681&src=eoa-iotd * Gillette Coal Pits, Wyoming http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=87672&src=eoa-iotd * A Monumental Addition in Californi ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 723 2016 Mar 16 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 46 transitioned to Expedition 47 on Mar 2. The Canadarm-2 unberthed the Cygnus OA-4 cargo ship, SS Deke Slayton II, from the Unity node on Feb 19 at 1040 UTC and released it into orbit at about 1227 UTC. The Cygnus was deorbited over the S Pacifi ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 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 76 Issued at 0030Z on 16 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 15 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 15/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2519 N05W05 012 0060 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2521 N19W21 028 0070 Dai 06 10 Beta 2522 N14W71 ...Continue Reading

March 15, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-028*NASA Television to Air Women’s History Month STEM Event at Goddard* NASA Deputy Director Dava Newman, Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan, Deputy Associate Administrator Lesa Roe and Johnson Space Center Director Ellen Ochoa */Credits: NASA/* In partnership with the White House Council on Women and Girls, NASA will host a Women’s History Month event Wednesday, March 16 that examines the role of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), featuring s ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2016 Mar 15 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 75 Issued at 0030Z on 15 Mar 2016 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 14 Mar I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 14/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2513 N08W83 103 0020 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2519 N05E08 012 0080 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2521 N19W09 ...Continue Reading

March 14, 2016 RELEASE 16-032*NASA Selects Proposals to Build Better Solar Technologies for Deep Space Missions* NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) program has selected four proposals to develop solar array technologies that will aid spacecraft in exploring destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit, including Mars. NASA’s future deep space missions will require solar arrays that can operate in high-radiation and low-temperature environments. Developing a new generation of solar power technologies that focuse ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (3 updated events, 3 new images) -- SEDIMENTS BETRAY HIDDEN SHIPWRECKS Plumes on the water surface help researchers detect the location of sunken ships near the coast. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=87651&src=nha *** Image from Apr 01, 2014 (Posted on Mar 08, 2016 3:12 PM) SOLAR ECLIPSE IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC NASA satellites and senso ...Continue Reading

March 14, 2016 RELEASE 16-031*Kavandi to Succeed Free as Glenn Research Center Director, Free Joins NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate*  Janet Kavandi, director of NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, and Jim Free, deputy associated administrator for technical in the agency's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in Washington. */Credits: NASA/* NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has named former astronaut Janet Kavandi director of the agency’s Glenn Research ...Continue Reading