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An Interview With Alexander Kumar at Concordia Station, AntarcticaDr. Alexander Kumar is currently residing at Concordia station located at Dome C, Antarctica at 75*06'06''S - 123*23'43''E at an elevation of 3,800 meters. Alex is serving as Concordia Station Doctor for the Institut Polaire Francais (IPEV) and as a European Space Agency sponsored research doctor. I recently had a chance to ask Alex a few questions about his experiences in Antarctica - and elsewhere as they related to space exploration - and exploration in general.   New National Research Council Report Presents Research Program for Solar and Space Physics Over the Next Decade A new report from the National Research Council presents a prioritized program of basic and applied research for 2013-2022 that will advance scientific understanding of the sun, sun-Earth connections and the origins of "space weather," and the sun's interactions with other bodies in the solar system. Seeing Sprites From Orbit High above the clouds during thunderstorms, some 50 miles above Earth a different kind of lightning dances. Bursts of red and blue light, known as "sprites," flash for a scant one thousandth of a second. They are often only visible to those in flight above a storm, and happen so quickly you might not even see it unless you chance to be looking directly at it. Phoenix Cluster Sets Record Pace at Forming Stars Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe, that is breaking several important cosmic records. Observations of the Phoenix cluster with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, the National Science Foundation's South Pole Telescope, and eight other world-class observatories may force astronomers to rethink how these colossal structures and the galaxies that inhabit them evolve. Image: Pipe Nebula - Curious Dark Nebula Seen as Never Before Just as Rene Magritte wrote "This is not a pipe" on his famous painting, this is also not a pipe. It is however a picture of part of a vast dark cloud of interstellar dust called the Pipe Nebula. This new and very detailed image of what is also known as Barnard 59 was captured by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. By coincidence this image is appearing on the 45th anniversary of the painter's death. Recreating a Slice of the Universe Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and their colleagues at the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) have invented a new computational approach that can accurately follow the birth and evolution of thousands of galaxies over billions of years. For the first time, it's now possible to build a universe from scratch that brims with galaxies like we observe around us. EELV: DOD Is Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Its New Acquisition Strategy (Reissued with corrections) This report was revised on August 13, 2012, to correct text regarding the space sector survey on page 10. POLL:When would you like to receive your newsletter? Subscribe to Space Quarterly Magazine $19 per year for the digital edition! STATUS REPORTS For more status reports click here Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 15 August 2012 NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 15 August 2012 New National Research Council Report Presents Research Program for Solar and Space Physics Over the Next Decade EELV: DOD Is Addressing Knowledge Gaps in Its New Acquisition Strategy (Reissued with corrections) NASA MODIS Image of the Day: August 15, 2012 - Fires and smoke in western United States Seeing Sprites From Orbit NASA JSC Solicitation: Prototype Exploration Space Suit Assembly Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 14 August 2012 NOAA SATOPS Morning Report: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 14 August 2012 NASA Technology Transfer Opportunity: Decorated Carbon Nanotubes for Novel Materials With Tailorable Electrical Properties NASA Technology Transfer Opportunity: Synthetic Vision System for Aeronautical Application NASA Technology Transfer Opportunity: Multifunctional Wireless Sensors for Lightning Protection NASA Dawn Mission Status Report 14 August 2012 Enabling Support Equipment and Services for International Space Station as a National Lab Photo: Large Patch of Floating Pumice As Seen From Orbit Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Color-enhanced View of Curiosity Landing Site Image: Proba-1 View of London's Olympic Park NASA MODIS Image of the Day: August 14, 2012 - Tropical Storm Kai-tak (14W) off the Philippines Image: Saharan Dust Reaching the Americas Open Journal System web site for Gravitational and Space Biology is Active NASA GRC Solicitation: Rapid-Prototyped Hardware FAA Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee--Public Teleconference 12 Sep 2012