Jonathan's Space Report No. 715 2015 Sep 10 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apologies for the long gap between issues! International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 44 is coming to a close with Scott Kelly assuming command of ISS from Gennadiy Padalka on Sep 5. The Soyuz TMA-16, 17 and 18 spaceships are docked at the Zvezda, Rassvet and Poisk docking ports respecti ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Sep 11 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 254 Issued at 0030Z on 11 Sep 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 10 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 10/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2411 N14W15 326 0020 Hsx 01 02 Alpha 2412 S09E04 307 0030 Cro 07 06 Beta 2414 S10W09 ...Continue Reading

September 10, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-139*NASA Invites Media to Explore Mars Science Fiction and Fact in Cinema* Media are invited to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Tuesday, Sept. 15 for a fresh perspective on the journey to Mars. Cast members from the soon-to-be-released 20th Century Fox movie “The Martian” will meet with NASA scientists and engineers to see the real technology and spacecraft being developed for future Mars exploration. At 10:30 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will broadcast an employee t ...Continue Reading

September 10, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-137*NASA Astronauts, Events Mark Halfway Point of One-Year Space Station Mission* On Sept. 15, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will reach the halfway point of the first one-year mission to the International Space Station. Research from the mission is helping NASA prepare for the human journey to Mars while proving benefits to those of us on Earth. */Credits: NASA/* Tuesday, Sept. 15, is the midpoint for NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Ru ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FALL COLORS IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IN 2015 As temperatures cooled, deciduous trees made their annual transformation from green to shades of brown, yellow, orange, and red. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86579&src=nha *** Image from Sep 09, 2015 (Posted on Sep 09, 2015 4:25 PM) ------------------ ...Continue Reading

Listserv readers:             We are pleased to announce the availability of a pdf version of Joe and Mark Chambers’ new monograph /Emblems of Exploration:  Logos of the NACA and NASA/ (NASA SP-2015-4556) at http://history.nasa.gov/monograph56.pdf online.  Hard copies and other e-book formats will be available in about a month.  This monograph traces the history of the “meatball” and “worm” logos and related information.      &n ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2244 Issue Time: 2015 Sep 10 1035 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Sep 10 1020 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

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Sep 10 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 253 Issued at 0030Z on 10 Sep 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 09 Sep I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 09/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2409 N06W50 014 0000 Axx 00 01 Alpha 2411 N14W02 326 0030 Hsx 01 01 Alpha 2412 S08E17 ...Continue Reading

The following sections have been updated in the past 1 days. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- FIRES (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- FIRES IN CALIFORNIA In summer 2015, fires charred tens of thousands of acres in California. * http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/view.php?id=86569&src=nha *** Image from Sep 07, 2015 (Posted on Sep 08, 2015 2:31 PM) -- DUST, SMOKE, AND HAZE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- DUST STORM IN IRAQ AND IRAN A cyclone-shaped wall ...Continue Reading

September 09, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-136*NASA Television to Broadcast Friday Return of Space Station Crew* Three International Space Station crew members are set to return aboard the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft, which has been docked to the station since March. */Credits: NASA/* Three crew members aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to leave the orbiting laboratory and return to Earth Friday, Sept. 11. NASA Television will provide complete coverage of their departure and landing. Expedition 4 ...Continue Reading