FYI: NASA ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH IN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING

[Henk Elegeert]

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NASA ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH IN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING

      Researchers from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), and the Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology
Center's Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory (LMSAL) will present new
findings on space weather during a media teleconference on Tuesday, Aug.
16 at 2 p.m. EDT.

Scientists funded by NASA's Living With a Star program have made a
significant discovery that will help everyone from satellite operators
and airlines to astronauts living and working in space

Reporters should call: 877/891-6970; provide the passcode "Space
Weather." At the start of the briefing, images and graphics supporting
the conference will be posted on the Internet at:

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/clear_weather.html

Briefing Participants:
- Dr. Richard Fisher, Director, NASA Sun-Solar System Connection
Division, Washington
- Dr. Karel Schrijver, Senior Staff Physicist, Lockheed Martin Solar and
Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
- Dr. Marc DeRosa, Research Physicist, Lockheed Martin Solar and
Astrophysics Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
- Dr. Joseph Kunches, NOAA Space Environment Center Director, Boulder,
Colo.

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