NASA Digest, Vol 43, Issue 3

	December 02, 2016  MEDIA ADVISORY M16-139 NASA Sets Coverage for Briefings, Launch of Small Satellite Constellation Artist's concept of the deployment of the eight Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) microsatellite observatories in space. Credits: NASA The launch of NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft is scheduled for 8:24 a.m. EST Monday, Dec. 12. News briefings, live launch commentary, photo opportunities and other media events will be held at nearby NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and carried live on NASA Television and the agency's website. During the one-hour window, which opens at 8:19 a.m., CYGNSS will take off aboard an Orbital Sciences ATK air-launched Pegasus XL launch vehicle. The rocket is scheduled for deployment over the Atlantic Ocean from Orbital's L-1011 carrier aircraft. CYGNSS will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the lifecycle of tropical storms and hurricanes. The CYGNSS constellation consists of eight microsatellite observatories that will measure surface winds in and near a hurricane's inner core, including regions beneath the eyewall and intense inner rainbands that previously could not be measured from space. Saturday, Dec. 10 Social Media Event: Kennedy will be hosting a Facebook Live event at noon from the Skid Strip runway at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Briefers will highlight both the science involved in the CYGNSS mission, as well as the L-1011 aircraft and the Pegasus rocket, and participants will get a view inside the airplane. The event will stream live on Kennedy's Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy NASA TV: For all media briefings, reporters may ask questions by calling the Kennedy newsroom at 321-867-2468 no later than 15 minutes before briefings begin. Media also can ask questions via Twitter by using the hashtag #askNASA. 1 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference at the Kennedy Press Site Briefing participants are: Christine Bonniksen, CYGNSS program executive in the Earth Science Division of NASA's Science Mission Directorate Tim Dunn, launch director at Kennedy Bryan Baldwin, Pegasus launch vehicle program manager with Orbital ATK John Scherrer, CYGNSS project manager at the Southwest Research Institute Mike Rehbein, launch weather officer with the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral 1:45 p.m. – CYGNSS Mission Science Briefing Briefing participants include: Chris Ruf, CYGNSS principal investigator with the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan Aaron Ridley, CYGNSS constellation scientist with the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan Mary Morris, doctoral student with the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering at the University of Michigan Monday, Dec. 12 NASA TV: 5:45 a.m. – Prelaunch program by NASA EDGE 6:45 a.m. – Launch coverage and commentary begins Live coverage also will be available on social media at:  http://www.twitter.com/NASAKennedy https://www.facebook.com/NASAKennedy Live countdown coverage on NASA's Launch Blog begins at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 12. Coverage features live updates as countdown milestones occur, as well as video clips highlighting launch preparations and the flight. For NASA's Launch Blog, visit: http://blogs.nasa.gov/cygnss   To learn more about the CYGNSS mission, visit:   http://www.nasa.gov/cygnss
	Press Contacts Sean Potter Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1536 sean.potter@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov E.J. Olsen University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 734-764-5235 ejolsen@umich.edu Maria Stothoff Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas 210-522-3305 maria.stothoff@swri.org

Carnival of Space #486

Susie Murph posted: "This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Leedjia Svec at the Stylish STEM blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #486. And if you're interested in looking back, here's an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space. If you've got a space-relat" New post on Universe Today Carnival of Space #486 by Susie Murph This week's Carnival of Space is hosted by Leedjia Svec at the Stylish STEM blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #486. Read more of this post Susie Murph | December 2, 2016 at 3:30 pm | URL: http://wp.me/p1CHIY-yot Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Universe Today. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://www.universetoday.com/132213/carnival-space-486/

HPR 10(42): HIV in the UK: 2016 report; ESPAUR third annual report; HAIRS group 2013-2015 activities; pyogenic and non-pyogenic streptococcal bacteraemia report correction

Dear subscriber, Welcome to the latest edition of the Health Protection Report The news section of this issue covers one of several HIV-related PHE publications issued on the occasion of World AIDS Day. Other related publications are described in yesterday's press release: "13,500 people living with an undiagnosed HIV infection in the UK" News HIV in the UK: 2016 report English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance third annual report HAIRS group report for 2013 to 2015 Infection reports Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE Colindale from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales, weeks 44-47/2016 Corrigendum: Bacteraemia report in HPR 10(41), 26 November 2016 The following bacteraemia report, initially published as part of last Friday's HPR 10(41), 26 November, was re-published on 28 November with a corrected version of table 4 substituted for the original. The corrected PDF version is available via the link below: Surveillance of pyogenic and non-pyogenic streptococcal bacteraemia in EWNI: 2015       Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by Public Health England. This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: Public Health England (PHE), Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG 020 7654 8400

LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries

LIGO back online, ready for more discoveries 12/02/2016 01:06 PM EST Today, scientists restarted the twin detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory ( LIGO), after making several improvements to the system. Over the last year, they have made enhancements to LIGO's lasers, electronics, and optics that have increased the observatory's sensitivity by 10 to 25 percent. The detectors, scientists hope, will now be able to tune in to gravitational waves that emanate from farther out in the universe. Full story at http://www.caltech.edu/news/ligo-resumes-search-gravitational-waves-53117 Source California Institute of Technology This is an NSF News From the Field item. This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111

Man who lit SF Chinese Consulate on fire sentenced to 35 months - Top O' The Bay from SFGate

Man who lit SF Chinese Consulate on fire sentenced to 35 months. Police ID man killed in 4-vehicle crash in SF. Shooting in SF's Bayview injures 2. If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.       Top O' The Bay                   December 2, 2016 | Updated 10:30 AM PT         Man who lit SF Chinese Consulate on fire sentenced to 35 months   The Daly City man who lit a fire at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco in 2014, and told investigators he was egged on by voices inside his head, was sentenced to 35 months in prison ...           Read More                   Police ID man killed in 4-vehicle crash in SF           Read More                   Shooting in SF's Bayview injures 2           Read More                   More of Northern California coast opens to commercial crab fishing           Read More           Sign up for more Newsletters!           Brown names immigrant-rights advocate as state attorney general           Read More                   Fremont teacher arrested, accused of sexually abusing student           Read More                   SF police union's ad slamming proposed gun policy draws criticism           Read More                   95 MPH wind gust reported, tornado-force gusts over Sierra to continue           Read More           Stay in the know. Click here for San Francisco Chronicle subscription offers.       This email was sent to mantiskhiralla@gmail.com   Connect     Facebook     Twitter     Pinterest     Google+   About   Privacy Policy   Terms of Use     Unsubscribe | Email Preferences | Forward to a Friend       901 Mission St San Francisco CA 94103 ©2016 Hearst Communications, Inc.