July 11, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 37-12 NASA SEEKS INDUSTRY PARTNER TO UTILIZE UNIQUE SPACEFLIGHT FACILITY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center seeks to preserve a unique inventory of Nondestructive Test and Evaluation (NDE) equipment and the capability for current and future mission spaceflight support through a Request for Information, or RFI. Kennedy wants to identify potential industry interest in the operation and maintenan ...Continue Reading

July 11, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Cassie Kloberdanz Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems 720-407-3192 media.ssg@sncorp.com RELEASE: 12-231 NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER SIERRA NEVADA COMPLETES DREAM CHASER NOSE LANDING GEAR TEST LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has completed a successful test of the nose landing gear for its full-scale ...Continue Reading

July 10, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 36-12 NASA WELCOMES ROCKET CRAFTERS INC. TO FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center welcomes Rocket Crafters Inc. (RCI) to Florida's Space Coast. The company announced Tuesday a plan to bring new work to Brevard County that could create job opportunities for highly skilled former space shuttle employees. RCI is a Utah-based company that holds licenses for advanced hybrid rocket and aerospac ...Continue Reading

July 10, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 35-12 REPORTERS INVITED TO 'DIG IT' WITH NASA IN HAWAII HILO, Hawaii -- Reporters are invited to field tests of a NASA prototype rover that demonstrates how explorers might prospect for resources for survival while on other planetary bodies. The demonstrations will take place Thursday, July 19, starting at 9 a.m. HST, outside of Hilo, Hawaii. The Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile ...Continue Reading

July 9, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 34-12 NASA PARTNERS WITH CELLA ENERGY ON HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has announced a new partnership with Cella Energy Inc. that could result in vehicles being powered by hydrogen, which is cleaner and produces no greenhouse gases. This new approach to hydrogen will be the focus of research, development and possible production during the five-year Space Act ...Continue Reading

July 5, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M33-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ROCKET LAUNCH COMPETITION AT LAUNCH PAD 39A CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to attend the International Space University's Space Studies Program student rocket launch competition from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, at Launch Pad 39A. Media must arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 8 a.m. for transportation to the event. U.S. media without permanent credentials need to app ...Continue Reading

July 5, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer/Catherine Segar Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318/321-449-4273 afarmer@dncinc.com / csegar@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M32-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ASTRONAUT PANEL SESSION JULY 11 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to attend a panel session featuring current and former NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex near NASA ...Continue Reading

July 3, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Josh Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-223 NASA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CRAIG TECHNOLOGIES FOR KENNEDY'S UNIQUE EQUIPMENT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has signed a new partnership with Craig Technologies of Melbourne, Fla., to maintain an inventory of unique processing and manufacturing equipment for future mission support at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Under a five-year, ...Continue Reading

June 29, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 31-12 NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 1 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- On Sunday, NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida celebrates 50 years of launching humans and machines to other planets and into low Earth orbit. Since its inception as the Launch Operations Center on July 1, 1962, Kennedy has supported a variety of launch vehicles and payloads. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs ca ...Continue Reading

June 28, 2012 Miichael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-026 NASA SELECTS CONTRACTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected three companies to provide architect and engineering professional environmental remediation services at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and other NASA locations. ...Continue Reading