Sept. 7, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-173 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MAKE HISTORIC FINAL FERRY FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), will make the final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era when it departs Monday, Sept. 17, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed to Los Ang ...Continue Reading

Sept. 6, 2012 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 49-12 KENNEDY HOSTS FIRST INNOVATION EXPO FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPUR NEW NASA IDEAS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) strives to be innovative in all of its programs, projects and practices, and that ingenuity comes from the center's greatest asset, its workforce. As part of a new initiative to help foster worker innovation and creativity, Kennedy on Thursday hosted its first Innovation E ...Continue Reading

Sept. 5, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-175 NASA TELEVISION LIMITED TO PUBLIC CHANNEL DURING PLANNED MAINTENANCE SEPT. 7 WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will perform system maintenance that will affect satellite distribution on Friday, Sept. 7, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. During this planned outage, only NASA TV's Public Channel (Program 101) will be available. NASA TV's o ...Continue Reading

Aug. 30, 2012 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Geoffrey Brown Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 240-228-5618 or 443-778-5618 geoffrey.brown@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 12-289 NASA LAUNCHES RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet's radiation belts, launched into t ...Continue Reading

Aug. 29, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M48-12 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HONORS NEIL ARMSTRONG FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to attend a ceremony to honor former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong at 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 31, at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana will lead the ceremony. U.S. media who wish to attend must apply for credentials by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. All media ...Continue Reading

Aug. 27, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-164 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR DEPARTURE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media accreditation is open for activities surrounding space shuttle Endeavour's departure from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sept. 17. Endeavour will be transported atop the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, ...Continue Reading

Aug. 25, 2012 Lisa Malone Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 lisa.a.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 47-12 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR STATEMENT ON NEIL ARMSTRONG'S DEATH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The following is a statement from NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82. "Neil Armstrong was a true American hero, and one of the nicest gentlemen around. He was the epitome of what an engineering test pilot should be, ...Continue Reading

Aug. 23, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-293 NASA ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCES NEW COMMERCIAL CREW AND CARGO MILESTONES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden announced Thursday new milestones in the nation's commercial space initiatives from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The latest advances made by NASA's commercial space partners pave the wa ...Continue Reading

Aug. 23, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 46-12 NASA WELCOMES XCOR AEROSPACE TO FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center looks forward to potential partnership with XCOR Aerospace. The company is looking at Florida as a possible location for their operations that could bring new work for highly skilled former space shuttle employees to Brevard County. XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately held California corporation with focus on th ...Continue Reading

Aug. 21, 2012 Lisa Malone Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 lisa.a.malone@nasa.gov David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-154 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO ANNOUNCE COMMERCIAL SPACE PROGRESS DURING MEDIA AVAILABILITY AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AUG. 23 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to an interview availability and facilities tour with NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at noon EDT, Thursday, Aug. 23, at various locations in and around the agency's Ken ...Continue Reading