Saturday, June 14, 2003

Space Weather News for June 10, 2003 Space Weather News for June 10, 2003 http://spaceweather.com SOLAR ACTIVITY: Solar activity is high. Giant sunspot 375 unleashed a series of strong solar flares on June 9th and 10th. Although several coronal mass ejections (CMEs) have billowed away from the sun, it's possible that none were Earth-directed. Sky watchers should be alert for auroras, however, in case some of these CMEs do reach our planet. This could happen as early as June 11th. The best observing sites would be at high latitudes--e.g. southern parts of New Zealand and Australia, Canada, and northern US states like Wisconsin and Michigan. ISS MOON MOVIE: A satellite-watcher in England has captured rare footage of the International Space Station in daylight while crossing in front of the moon. Visit SpaceWeather.com to see the movie and more... 10:34:56 AM    comment []

NASA History Website additions We are pleased to announce the addition of four new titles to our Web site.  A very special thanks to volunteer Chris Gamble for formatting all of these.          Flight Research at Ames, 1940-1997 (NASA SP-3300, 1998) by Paul F. Borchers, James A. Franklin, and Jay W. Fletcher is online at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-3300/sp3300.htm on the Web. A richly illustrated, monograph-length publication, this is a very informative work on aeronautics research in general.         The Planetary Quarantine Program: Origins and Achievements, 1956-1973 (NASA SP-4902, 1974) by Charles R. Phillips is online at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4902/sp4902.htm on the Web. A thin, but significant, volume on a topic of considerable interest over the years.         Engineer in Charge: A History of the Langley Aeronautical Laboratory,1917-1958. (NASA SP-4305, 1987) by James R. Hansen is online at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4305/sp4305.htm on the Web. A well-written, informative Center history of NASA Langley's aeronautical research roots.         Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik toApollo (SP-4308, 1995) by James R. Hansen is online at http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4308/sp4308.htm on the Web. This volume picks up where Engineer in Charge left off by addressing NASA's forays into spaceflight research. Stephen Garber NASA History Office Code IQ NASA Headquarters - Room CO72 Washington, DC 20546-0001 202-358-0385 202-358-2866 fax steve.garber@hq.nasa.gov NASA History Home Page: http://history.nasa.gov 10:32:10 AM    comment []

Space/Moon Art, other links to Whet Your Appetite Huge collection of great Space/Moon Art, other links to Whet Your Appetite http://www.starships.com/Home.HTML Memoirs of A Space Engineeer http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/memoirs/default.htm Thanks. LRK   10:27:00 AM    comment []