August 10, 2005

Erica Hupp
Headquarters, Washington 
(Phone: 202/358-1237)

Rachel Weintraub
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
(Phone: 301/286-0918) 

MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-134

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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