August 31, 2015 RELEASE 15-177*NASA, USAID Open Environmental Information Hub for Southeast Asia* NASA Administrator Charles Bolden (right) cuts the ceremonial ribbon celebrating the opening of the SERVIR-Mekong hub in Bangkok, Thailand, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2015. Beth Paige (center), mission director for USAID Regional Mission for Asia, and Bhichit Rattakul, special advisor to the Asian Disaster Prepardness Center, joined Bolden. */Credits: USAID Asia/* NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2238 Issue Time: 2015 Aug 31 0621 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2237 Begin Time: 2015 Aug 30 1245 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1553 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

Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Boulder, Colorado, USA SPACE WEATHER ADVISORY OUTLOOK #15-35 2015 August 30 at 9:54 p.m. MDT (2015 August 31 0354 UTC) **** SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK **** Summary For August 24-30 G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 26-28 Aug with G2 (moderate) storms observed on 27-28 Aug due to effects from the 22 Aug coronal mass ejection. G1 (minor) geomagnetic storms were observed on 29 Aug due to effects from an equatorial, negative ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 31 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 243 Issued at 0030Z on 31 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 30 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 30/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2403 S15W89 185 0080 Dao 04 02 Beta 2405 S20E09 087 0010 Bxo 05 03 Beta 2406 N03E22 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2237 Issue Time: 2015 Aug 30 1317 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Aug 30 1245 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 Aug 30 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 242 Issued at 0030Z on 30 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 29 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 29/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2403 S15W82 192 0520 Fkc 18 16 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2405 S19E21 089 0020 Cro 05 03 Beta 24 ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 29 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 241 Issued at 0030Z on 29 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 28 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 28/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2403 S15W69 192 0840 Fkc 17 27 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2405 S23E35 088 0010 Bxo 03 03 Beta IA ...Continue Reading

August 28, 2015 CONTRACT RELEASE C15-033*NASA Awards Contract for Construction of New Mission Launch Command Center at Wallops Flight Facility* Artist's concept of the new Mission Launch Command Center to be constructed at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. */Credits: NASA/*  Aerial views of the current Mission Launch Command Center at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia in 1960 and 2015. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has awarded a contract to Harkins Contrac ...Continue Reading

:Product: Solar Region Summary :Issued: 2015 Aug 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 240 Issued at 0030Z on 28 Aug 2015 Report compiled from data received at SWO on 27 Aug I. Regions with Sunspots. Locations Valid at 27/2400Z Nmbr Location Lo Area Z LL NN Mag Type 2403 S15W57 193 0890 Fkc 17 25 Beta-Gamma-Delta 2405 S21E45 091 0010 Axx 01 01 Alpha I ...Continue Reading

August 27, 2015 RELEASE 15-178*NASA Concludes Series of Engine Tests for Next-Gen Rocket * The RS-25 engine fires up for a 535-second test Aug. 27, 2015 at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. This is the final in a series of seven tests for the development engine, which will provide NASA engineers critical data on the engine controller unit and inlet pressure conditions. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has completed the first developmental test series on the RS-25 engines that will power the ...Continue Reading