NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard

NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC Tornado Watch 164 Status Reports

05/16/2013 05:45 PM EDT

WW 0164 Status Updates

    STATUS REPORT ON WW 164 

THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. 

..MARSH..05/16/13 ATTN...WFO...SHV... 

STATUS REPORT FOR WT 164 

SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS 

LAC013-015-017-021-027-031-043-049-059-061-069-073-081-085-111- 

119-127-162240-  LA   . 

LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE 

BIENVILLE            BOSSIER             CADDO 

CALDWELL             CLAIBORNE           DE SOTO 

GRANT                JACKSON             LA SALLE 

LINCOLN              NATCHITOCHES        OUACHITA 

 RED RIVER            SABINE              UNION 

WEBSTER              WINN 

NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise

NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.

European Space Agency YouTube Update

Luca Parmitano guitar solo

16-05-2013 07:40 PM CEST

Luca Parmitano guitar solo

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano plays one of his own compositions on guitar at ESA's technical heart ESTEC in The Netherlands. The song doesn't have a name yet as playing the guitar is a way to relax for Luca after the extensive astronaut training he receives for his Volare mission to the International Space Station.

Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley

Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems.

NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development

NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.

Astronaut Chris Cassidy

Astronaut Chris Cassidy

05/16/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Expedition 35 Flight Engineer Chris Cassidy, who currently is living and working aboard the International Space Station, is captured in a close-up image in the Quest Airlock prior to a spacewalk.

On Thursday, May 16, 2013, at noon EDT, NASA is hosting a Google+ Hangout connecting the Space Station and "Star Trek Into Darkness" crews. Cassidy; astronauts Michael Fincke and Kjell Lindgren at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; director J.J. Abrams, screenwriter and producer Damon Lindelof; and stars of the film, Chris Pine, Alice Eve and John Cho will take part in the event.

Invito per la stampa: Inaugurazione del Centro ESA di Coordinamento degli Oggetti Vicini alla Terra, presso Esrin - 22 maggio 2013

Invitation to the press: Opening of the ESA for the Coordination of Near Earth Objects at ESRIN - May 22, 2013

16-05-2013 10:34 AM CEST

Media representatives are invited to the inauguration of the Center for the Coordination of ESA Near Earth Objects at ESRIN in Frascati, near Rome. This is the second center to be opened in the Agency's Space Situational Awareness program, after the Coordination Center for Space Weather which was inaugurated in Brussels last month.

First new Galileo satellite arrives at ESA for space testing

First new Galileo satellite arrives at ESA for space testing

16-05-2013 03:07 PM CEST

The first satellite of Galileo's next phase has arrived at ESA's technical heart in the Netherlands for a rigorous set of tests to check its readiness for launch.

Next destination: space

Next destination: space

16-05-2013 12:43 PM CEST

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano left for Baikonur, Kazakhstan today, his last stop before heading to the International Space Station on 28 May.

NOAA's National Weather Service SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Watches Update

SPC - No watches are valid as of Thu May 16 09:13:02 UTC 2013

05/16/2013 05:12 AM EDT

No watches are valid as of Thu May 16 09:13:02 UTC 2013.

Earth from Space

Earth from Space

16-05-2013 10:28 AM CEST

Join us Friday, 17 May, at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.

ESA’S Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V

ESA'S Vega launcher scores new success with Proba-V

07-05-2013 03:34 PM CEST

PR N° 12–2013 - The second flight of ESA's newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA's Proba-V and Vietnam's VNREDSat‑1A, were released into different orbits, demonstrating the rocket's versatility. Estonia's first satellite, the ESTCube‑1 technology demonstrator, was also released into orbit.

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

15-05-2013 06:31 PM CEST

No. 15–2013: Call for Media: Inauguration of ESA's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre at ESRIN.

01E (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

01E (Eastern Pacific Ocean)

05/15/2013 12:00 AM EDT

The Hurricane Season of the Eastern Pacific Ocean officially begins today, May 15 and the first tropical depression of the season formed.