October 24, 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 13-314 * * NASA Partner SpaceX Completes Review of 2014 Commercial Crew Abort Test * In preparation for a summer 2014 test, NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) recently laid out its plan to demonstrate the Dragon ...Continue Reading

September 30, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE 26-13 * * NASA Awards First CubeSat-Class Launch Services Contract * NASA has selected Generation Orbit Launch Services Inc., of Atlanta, Ga., to provide a CubeSat-class launch via the NASA Launch Services Enabling eXploration and Technology (NEXT) contract.  NEXT is an element of a strategic initiative led by NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP), focused on assuring long-term la ...Continue Reading

September 26, 2013 Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C25-13 * * NASA Awards Construction Task Order for Kennedy * NASA has awarded a task order to Sauer Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla., to provide construction services for a new computer data center building at Kennedy Space Center. The firm-fixed price task order was awarded against the General Construction indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract Sept. 19. It has a maxi ...Continue Reading

September 26, 2013 Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C24-13 * * NASA Awards Follow-on Mail Services Contract * NASA has awarded a contract to Anthony Wayne Rehabilitation Center (AWRC) of Fort Wayne, Ind., to provide mail services to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The firm-fixed price contract begins Oct. 1. It has a maximum value of $11.5 million with a potential performance period of five years. AWRC will pr ...Continue Reading

September 26, 2013 Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C23-13 * * NASA Awards Construction Contract for Kennedy * NASA has awarded a contract to A. West Enterprise of Albany, Ga., to provide construction services for the revitalization of the medium-voltage electrical distribution systems in the industrial and payload processing areas at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The firm-fixed price contract was awarded to A. West Enter ...Continue Reading

September 20, 2013 Gregory B. Harland Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-043 * * NASA Awards Follow-on Custodial Services Contract for Kennedy * NASA has awarded a contract to Brevard Achievement Center of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The firm-fixed price contract begins Oct. 1. It has a maxi ...Continue Reading

September 20, 2013 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-861-7450stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kelly George The Boeing Company, Houston 281-226-4367kelly.george@boeing.com * RELEASE 13-289 * * NASA Commercial Partner Boeing Tests CST-100 Spacecraft Thrusters * Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft is one step closer to liftoff after a gauntlet of test firings of its steering jets at White Sands Space Harbor in ...Continue Reading

September 18, 2013 George H. 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 * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-153 * * NASA Offers Media Access to Next Mars Mission Spacecraft on Sept. 27 * NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) will be the focus of a media oppor ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Andres Adorno/Nancy Bray Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468andres.r.adorno@nasa.gov/nancy.l.bray@nasa.gov * RELEASE 22-13 * * NASA Hosts Social Media Event at MAVEN Launch in Florida * NASA will give 150 of its social media followers an insider's look at America's space program and the opportunity to see a launch in person. The NASA Social, scheduled for Nov. 16 and 18 to coincide with the launch of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN), will be held at t ...Continue Reading

September 13, 2013 Gregory B. Harland/Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov, stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kelly George The Boeing Company, Houston 281-226-4367kelly.george@boeing.com * RELEASE 21-13 * * NASA Partner Boeing Completes Mission Control Center Interface Test * For the first time, the Mission Control Center (MCC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston ...Continue Reading