August 20, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-257 * * NASA Explores New Uses for Historic Launch Structures * NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is seeking concepts for the potential use or divestment of three historic launch platforms that are not needed for the agency's current or planned future missions. A Request for Information (RFI) released Friday will gauge t ...Continue Reading

August 16, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-037 * * NASA Exercises Expendable Launch Vehicle Contract Option * NASA has exercised the first option on a contract providing integrated services for the preparation and launch of the next generation of the agency's scientific and exploration spacecraft. The two-year Option Period 1 on the Expendable Launch ...Continue Reading

August 15, 2013 Greg 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 Christina Ra SpaceX 310-363-6447christina.ra@spacex.com   * RELEASE 13-255 * * NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Completes Orbit and Entry Review * NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) ...Continue Reading

August 15, 2013 Greg 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 * RELEASE 13-251 * * NASA, Commercial Crew Partners Fund Additional Development Milestones * NASA announced Thursday it is adding some additional milestones to agreements with three U.S. commercial companies that are developing spaceflight capabilities that coul ...Continue Reading

August 7, 2013 Amber Philman
 Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
 321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Sasha Congiu Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-272-9859 sasha.r.congiu@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-126 * * UPDATE: NASA Invites Media to View Orion Stationary Recovery Testing * (Updated to include media attendance new requirements) NA ...Continue Reading

August 7, 2013 Amber Philman
 Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
 321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Sasha Congiu Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va. 757-272-9859 sasha.r.congiu@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-126 * * NASA Invites Media to View Orion Stationary Recovery Testing * NASA is offering media the opportunity to view key testing of spla ...Continue Reading

August 5, 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 Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-244 * * NASA Begins Launch Preparations for Next Mars Mission * NASA's next spacecraft going to Mars arrived Friday, Aug. 2, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and is now perched in a cleanroomÂ&nbs ...Continue Reading

August 5, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-035 * * NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for OSIRIS-REx Mission * NASA has selected United Launch Services LLC of Englewood, Colo., to launch the Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft. The OSIRIS-REx mission is scheduled to launch in Septem ...Continue Reading

August 2, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov   * MEDIA ADVISORY M18-13 * * Space Station Sighting Opportunities for Central Florida * Central Florida residents will have several opportunities to see the International Space Station pass overhead this weekend, weather permitting. The space station, with its six-member Expedition 36 crew, is about 260 miles above Earth and will celebrate its 13th anniversary of continuous occupancy in No ...Continue Reading

August 1, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468michael.curie@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-034 * * NASA Awards Contract for Gaseous Nitrogen Supply * NASA has awarded a contract to Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP of Houston to supply gaseous nitrogen to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This will include the continued operations and maintenance of the Kennedy pipel ...Continue Reading