April 28, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-067*NASA Technology Day on Capitol Hill to Showcase Critical Journey to Mars Tech * To demonstrate how technology drives exploration, NASA will highlight key space technologies at its annual Technology Day on the Hill event from 3 to 7 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29 in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer in Washington. NASA’s Chief Technologist David Miller and Associate Administrator for Space Technology Steve Jurczyk will provide media with a g ...Continue Reading

  April 28, 2015 RELEASE 15-072*NASA Successfully Tests Shape-Changing Wing for Next Generation Aviation* NASA researchers, working in concert with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and FlexSys Inc., of Ann Arbor, Michigan, successfully completed initial flight tests of a new morphing wing technology that has the potential to save millions of dollars annually in fuel costs, reduce airframe weight and decrease aircraft noise during takeoffs and landings. The test team at NASA’s ...Continue Reading

April 28, 2015 The RapidScat Project has ceased production of the Version 1 RapidScat L2B data since 2 April 2015. Originally we intended to release Version 1.1 early enough to avoid any interruption in the data pipeline but the validation of the new dataset was delayed. The Version 1.1 data has been processed and validated by the RapidScat Project and is in the process of becoming archived and distributed via the PO.DAAC. For users who are impacted by this outage, please conside ...Continue Reading

  April 28, 2015 RELEASE 15-076*Russian Resupply Ship Experiencing Difficulties; International Space Station, Crew are Fine* The six crew members of the International Space Station (ISS) are safe and continuing regular operations with sufficient supplies as Russian flight controllers plan for another attempt to communicate with a cargo resupply spacecraft bound for the station. The next attempt to link with the spacecraft comes at 8:50 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The ISS Progress 59 cargo spacecraft l ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Apr 28 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 118 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Apr 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Apr I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2327 S08W63 013 0040 Cso 03 02 Beta 2331 S09W73 022 0190 Dao 08 07 Beta 2333 N20W00 ...Continue Reading

April 27, 2015 RELEASE 15-074*Statements on Senate Confirmation of Dava Newman as NASA Deputy Administrator * The following are statements from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Dr. Dava Newman on Monday’s Senate confirmation of Newman as the new NASA Deputy Administrator: Dava Newman at a hearing before the U.S. Senate on March 12. */Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky /* *Administrator Bolden:* “I am delighted with the Senate confirmation of Dr. Dava Newman to be the Deputy Administrator of NASA. I am person ...Continue Reading

  April 27, 2015 CONTRACT RELEASE C15-014*NASA Brings in Small Business for Further Development of Hypervelocity Vehicles* NASA has awarded the Entry Systems Technology Research and Development (ESTRAD) contract to Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., a small business in Hampton, Virginia. As NASA continues on its journey to Mars, the ESTRAD contract will provide engineering support for the development of technologies that will be used to design and fabricate vehicles that travel at hyperv ...Continue Reading

  April 27, 2015 RELEASE 15-071*NASA Awards Grants for Research, Technology Development* NASA has awarded 26 grants totaling $9.9 million to help bolster the capacity and competitiveness of 28 states and territories (jurisdictions) in the area of technology research and development. Through its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program, NASA awards Research Infrastructure Development (RID) grants every three to five years to jurisdictions that have not, in the p ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 7 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- SEVERE STORMS (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- STORM HITS NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA Heavy wind and rain batter the east coast of Australia. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85743&src=nha *** Image from Apr 21, 2015 (Posted on Apr 21, 2015 11:48 AM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (2 updated events, 2 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A vei ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 3 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM OVER THE PERSIAN GULF A veil of dust darkened skies over over Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in April 2015. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=85781&src=nha *** Image from Apr 22, 2015 (Posted on Apr 24, 2015 4:08 PM) -- VOLCANOES AND EARTHQUAKES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- ERUPTION O ...Continue Reading