Feb. 11, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-040 NASA LAUNCHES NEW EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE TO CONTINUE 40-YEAR LEGACY WASHINGTON -- NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) roared into space at 1:02 p.m. EST (10:02 a.m. PST) Monday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Ba ...Continue Reading

Jan. 30, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Dewayne Washington Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0040 dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-035 NASA LAUNCHES NEXT-GENERATION COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first of NASA’s three next-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS), known as TDRS-K, launched at 8:48 p.m. EST Wednesday ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 240-684-0821 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M04-13 LDCM SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The launch of NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission, or LDCM satellite, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 11. Liftoff fr ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 2013 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-020 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW ONGOING ORION AND TESTING WORK AT KENNEDY JAN. 30 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo and interview opportunity at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 30, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Journalists will visit Kennedy's Swamp Works research laboratories and the facility where ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M03-13 NASA DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FEB. 1 AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Friday, Feb. 1, the 10th anniversary of the Columbia tragedy. Media and the general public are invited to a wreath-l ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M02-13 NASA POSTPONES LAUNCH OF TDRS-K CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of NASA's TDRS-K Tracking and Data Relay Satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is being rescheduled to Jan. 30. The launch window is 8:48 to 9:28 p.m. EST, a duration of 40 minutes. The one-day postponement allows technicians additional time to replace an Ordnance Remote Control Assembly (ORCA) that gave an ano ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Rani Gran Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-2483 rani.c.gran@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-017 ACCREDITATION OPEN FOR NASA LANDSAT DATA CONTINUITY MISSION LAUNCH VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Members of the media planning to cover the launch of NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Dewayne Washington Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0040 dewayne.a.washington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M01-13 NASA SETS TDRS-K/ATLAS V LAUNCH EVENTS COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the launch of Tracking and Data Relay ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: R13-010 NASA PREPARES FOR LAUNCH OF NEXT EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) mission, LDCM will add to the longest continuous data record of Earth's surface as viewed from space. LDCM is the eighth satellite in the Landsat ser ...Continue Reading

Jan. 9, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-009 NASA MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOW OPEN FOR TDRS-K LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K (TDRS-K) launch media accreditation now is open. Liftoff will be aboard an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 8: ...Continue Reading