May 18, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Michael Finneran Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-6110/344-4611 michael.p.finneran@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-022 NASA AWARDS SAFETY AND MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES CONTRACT WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected Safety and Quality Assurance Alliance of Cleveland to provide safety and mission assurance services at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. The contract, to be administered through NASA's Off ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-109 NASA SELECTS 21 TECH PROJECTS FOR REDUCED-GRAVITY FLIGHT TESTING WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 21 technology demonstration projects to fly on reduced gravity aircraft flights during the week of Aug. 10 through its Facilitated Access to the Space Environment for Technology Development and Training program known as FAST. The FAST program is designed to enable new technologies to be incorporated ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-086 HUBBLE SERVICING CREW TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE FROM SPACE HOUSTON -- The seven astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis will hold a news conference at 9:26 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 20, to discuss their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope. Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Maya Gottfried Abrams Books, New York 212-519-1202 mgottfried@abramsbooks.com RELEASE: 09-110 NASA BOOK CHRONICLES APOLLO MISSIONS THROUGH ASTRONAUT PHOTOS WASHINGTON -- "Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts" is a new book produced by NASA and Abrams Books that provides a unique perspective of the historic program that took people to the moon nearly four decades ago. The publication chro ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2009 Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov Kathy Barnstorff Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-864-9886, 757-344-8511 kathy.barnstorff@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-108 NASA NAMES WINNERS IN HIGH SCHOOL SUPERSONIC RESEARCH CONTEST WASHINGTON -- Airplanes shaped like huge darts and rocket ships -- that's what the future of supersonic passenger travel may look like, according to a number of high school students. Teenagers from eight states and 11 foreign countries ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov Tina Tate Newseum, Washington 202-292-6313 ttate@newseum.org MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-084 NASA, NEWSEUM CELEBRATE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF APOLLO 10 ON MAY 18 WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Newseum will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 10 mission during a program at 12:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 18, in Washington. Astronauts Tom Stafford and Gene Cernan will participate in the program moderated by journalist-in-resi ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-085 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO VIEW ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY MODULE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view the arrival of the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 20. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide roo ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-105 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR STS-132 SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-132, targeted for launch in April 2010. This flight will deliver the Russian-built Mini Research Module (MRM1) to the International Space Station. Navy Capt. Ken Ham will co ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2009 Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-083 NASA SETS NEW DATE FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION BRIEFINGS HOUSTON -- NASA has rescheduled a series of media briefings to preview the upcoming June space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The briefings previously scheduled for May 27 have moved to May 28. NASA Television and the agency's Web site ...Continue Reading

May 13, 2009 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-107 NASA ANNOUNCES GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION GRANT AWARDS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $6.4 million in grants to institutions of higher education and not-for-profit education organizations nationwide to enhance learning through the use of NASA's Earth science resources. Each grant is expected to leverage NASA's unique contributions in climate science. The selected grant winners propose ...Continue Reading