Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2255 Issue Time: 2015 Oct 08 0956 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Oct 08 0935 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 subscr ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Oct 08 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 281 Issued at 0030Z on 08 Oct 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 07 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 07/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2427 N16W86 041 0100 Hsx 02 01 Alpha 2429 S19E42 273 0010 Bxo 04 03 Beta IA. H-alpha P ...Continue Reading

October 07, 2015 RELEASE 15-203*NASA Names John Honeycutt Space Launch System Program Manager*  Space Launch System Program Manager John Honeycutt */Credits: NASA/* NASA has named John Honeycutt manager for the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program. Now under development, SLS will be the most powerful rocket ever built -- able to carry astronauts in NASA's Orion spacecraft on deep space missions, including to an asteroid and ultimately to Mars. As SLS program manager, Honeycutt leads a nationwid ...Continue Reading

October 07, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-150*NASA to Announce Selections for Small Satellite Launch Contract* The FIREBIRD-II CubeSat. */Credits: Montana State University / University of New Hampshire/* NASA will host a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to announce the outcome of the Venture Class Launch Service (VCLS) competition. The news conference will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The participants are: [*]Garrett Skr ...Continue Reading

October 07, 2015 RELEASE 15-200*NASA Challenge Seeks Ways to Use Mars’ Natural Resources for Astronauts* Living off the land is different when the land is 140 million miles away, so NASA is looking for innovative ideas to use in situ (in place) Martian resources to help establish a human presence on the Red Planet. The In Situ Resource Utilization Challenge offers the public an opportunity to submit designs for structures on Mars that would use existing material. The agency plans to award $10,000 to the first-p ...Continue Reading

October 07, 2015 RELEASE 15-194*NASA Offers Licenses of Patented Technologies to Start-Up Companies* */Credits: NASA/* NASA is unveiling a new opportunity for start-up companies to license patented NASA technology with no up-front payment. The Startup NASA initiative addresses two common problems start-ups face: raising capital and securing intellectual property rights. Aimed at encouraging the growth of high-tech businesses and advancing American innovation, NASA's Technology Transfer Program within the Offic ...Continue Reading

October 07, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-148*NASA Television to Air CubeSat Launch Events* Nodes CubeSats undergo final inspection at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California. */Credits: NASA/Dominic Hart/* Thirteen NASA and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)-sponsored CubeSats are scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at 8:49 a.m. EDT (5:49 a.m. PDT) Thursday, Oct. 8, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Prelaunch media briefings and launch commentary cover ...Continue Reading

Jonathan's Space Report No. 716 2015 Oct 7 Somerville, MA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Erratum -------- Last issue's reference to Soyuz TMA-16,17 and 18 of course should have said Soyuz TMA-16M, 17M and 18M. International Space Station --------------------------- Expedition 44 concluded with the undocking of Soyuz TMA-16M from the Zvezda aft port at 2129 UTC Sep 11, carrying Expedition 44 comma ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Oct 07 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 280 Issued at 0030Z on 07 Oct 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 06 Oct I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 06/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2427 N16W72 040 0100 Cso 03 02 Beta 2429 S17E56 272 0010 Bxo 02 02 Beta IA. H-alpha Pl ...Continue Reading

The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (06 October 2015) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Latest Images: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/ * Seeing Shock Waves http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86742&src=eoa-iotd * Devastating Rainfall in The Bahamas and South Carolina http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86736&src=eoa-iotd * India-Pakistan Border at Night http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=86725&src=eoa-iotd * Sea Ice ...Continue Reading