Dec. 01, 2010 Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby/Nicholas A. Veronico Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2791/650-604-4589 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov / nveronico@sofia.usra.edu Beth Hagenauer Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-7960 beth.hagenauer-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-314 NASA-GERMAN SOFIA OBSERVATORY COMPLETES FIRST SCIENCE FLIGHT MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- ...Continue Reading

Dec. 01, 2010 Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-317 NASA OFFERS SPACE SHUTTLE TILES TO SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES WASHINGTON -- As the Space Shuttle Program nears retirement, NASA is looking for ways to preserve the program's history and inspire the next generation of space explorers, scientists and engineers. Beginning Wednesday, NASA is offering 7,000 shuttle heat shield ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 steven.e.roy@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-075 NASA AWARDS SPACE SHUTTLE REUSABLE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR CONTRACT MODIFICATION WASHINGTON -- NASA has signed a $42.1 million contract modification to space shuttle reusable solid rocket motor manufacturer ATK Launch Systems Inc. of Brigham City, Utah, to pr ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2010 Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-168 NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR COTS 1 LAUNCH TARGETED FOR DEC. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first SpaceX Falcon 9 demonstration launch for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is targeted fo ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-315 WEB VIEWERSHIP OF NEW MARS ROVER CONSTRUCTION TOPS MILLION MARK PASADENA, Calif. -- More than one million people watched assembly and testing of NASA's next Mars rover via a live webcam since it went on-line in October. NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, also known as the Curiosity rover, is being teste ...Continue Reading

Nov. 29, 2010 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Cathy Weselby Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-2791 cathy.weselby@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-167 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE ON ASTROBIOLOGY DISCOVERY; SCIENCE JOURNAL HAS EMBARGOED DETAILS UNTIL 2 P.M. EST ON DEC. 2 WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 2, to discuss an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evide ...Continue Reading

Nov. 25, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-312 SOYUZ LANDING CAPS SPACE STATION'S FIRST DECADE OF EXPEDITIONS WASHINGTON -- Expedition 25 Commander Doug Wheelock and Flight Engineers Shannon Walker and Fyodor Yurchikhin safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Thursday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Spa ...Continue Reading

There is 1 message totalling 50 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:47:37 -0600 From: info@JSC.NASA.GOV Subject: NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH November 24, 2010 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 Report #M10-166 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-313 NASA SETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN DEC. 17 WASHINGTON -- NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Dec. 17. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the STS-133 mission. As a result, the launch s ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 2010 Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-166 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. CST today from the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to provide the status of the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, and the progress of repairs since Discovery's launch was delayed No ...Continue Reading