December 2, 2013 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-188 * * NASA Invites Media to View Orion Heat Shield Send-Off and Delivery * The heat shield that will protect NASA's Orion spacecraft during its first test mission next year is complete and ready to ship from Manchester, N.H., to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on NASA's Super Guppy aircraf ...Continue Reading

November 19, 2013 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-344 * * NASA Advances Effort to Launch Astronauts Again from U.S. Soil to Space Station * Commercial Crew Request for Proposals Finalizes Development and Certification Process NASA took another step Tuesday to restore an American capability to launch astronauts from U.S. soil to the International Sp ...Continue Reading

November 19, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468michael.curie@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-181 * * Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana Available for Interviews * Robert Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and veteran space shuttle astronaut, will be available for interviews from 6-8 a.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 20. This month marks the 15th anniversary of the first module of t ...Continue Reading

November 18, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-342 * * NASA Launches Mission to Study Upper Atmosphere of Mars * A NASA mission that will investigate how Mars lost its atmosphere and abundant liquid water launched into space at 1:28 p.m. EST Monday from Cape ...Continue Reading

November 15, 2013 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Emily Shanklin SpaceX, Hawthorne, Calif. 310-363-6733media@spacex.com * RELEASE 13-337 * * NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Achieves Milestone in Safety Review * Engineers and safety specialists from NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) met in late October to review the safety of the Dragon sp ...Continue Reading

November 14, 2013 Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-861-7401gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-050 * * NASA Awards Ground Systems Development and Operations Support Contract * NASA has selected Millennium Engineering and Integration Company of Satellite Beach, Fla., to provide support to the Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. ...Continue Reading

November 14, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468michael.curie@nasa.gov David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600david.s.weaver@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-177 * * NASA Administrator to View Orion Spacecraft and MAVEN Launch Preparations * NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will view the latest progress on NASA's Orion spacecraft and launch preparations for the next Mars mission at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, Nov. 17. Media are in ...Continue Reading

November 13, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov * RELEASE M28-13 * * NASA Sets MAVEN/Atlas V Launch Events Coverage * NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutionN, or MAVEN, is set to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V ...Continue Reading

November 7, 2013 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2493amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-328 * * NASA's Orion Sees Flawless Fairing Separation in Second Test * The three massive panels protecting a test version of NASA's Orion multipurpose crew vehicle successfully fell away from the spacecraft Wednesday in a test of a ...Continue Reading

November 1, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M27-13 * * NASA Chief Scientist Available To News Media At Kennedy Space Center * News media will have a chance to speak with NASA chief scientist and planetary geologist Dr. Ellen Stofan on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.  The interview opportunity will occur in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility (PHSF) viewing room at the Kennedy Space Center.  Dr. Stofan will be observing ...Continue Reading