Oct. 22, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Gwen Griffin/Brooke Crawford Griffin Communications Group 281-335-0200 gwen@griffincg.com / brooke@griffincg.com RELEASE: 12-368 NASA COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER BLUE ORIGIN COMPLETES PAD ESCAPE TEST VAN HORN, Texas -- NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin conducted a successful pad escape test Friday at the company's West ...Continue Reading

Oct. 16, 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: M12-201 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION, ANNOUNCES EVENTS FOR SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' FINAL MOVE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media accreditation is open for activities surrounding space shuttle Atlantis' move to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida for permanent public display. Atlantis is scheduled to depart the Vehicle Assembly ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Gwen Griffin/Brooke Crawford Griffin Communications Group 281-335-0200 gwen@griffincg.com / brooke@griffincg.com RELEASE: 12-362 NASA COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER BLUE ORIGIN COMPLETES ROCKET ENGINE THRUST CHAMBER TEST WASHINGTON -- NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Blue Origin has successfully fired the thrust chamber assembly for its new ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov Jessica Rye/Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 321-730-5646 / 303-269-5550 jessica.f.rye@ulalaunch.com / chris.s.chavez@ulalaunch.com RELEASE: 12-350 NASA AND UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE COMPLETE SPACE ACT AGREEMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA partner United Launch Alliance (ULA) has completed the fifth and final milestone for its Commercial Crew Development ...Continue Reading

Oct. 12, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M56-12 ANNUAL NASA-SPONSORED BUSINESS EXPO SET FOR OCT. 16 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will host the Historically Underutilized Business Zone, or HUBZone, Industry Day and Expo 2012 on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for business leaders interested in learning about government contracting opportunities and what local and national vendors have to offer. The event is being ...Continue Reading

Oct. 10, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M55-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO SHUTTLE ATLANTIS’ MOVE TO VAB CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Media are invited to a photo opportunity as space shuttle Atlantis moves from its processing hangar, Orbiter Processing Facility 2 (OPF-2) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for the final time on Oct. 17, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis is scheduled to move at about 8:30 a.m. EDT. ...Continue Reading

Oct. 7, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 12-355 FIRST CONTRACTED SPACEX RESUPPLY MISSION LAUNCHES WITH NASA CARGO TO SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket carrying its Dragon spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M54-12 NASA'S VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING REFURBISHMENT EVENT NOW FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The photo and interview opportunity to view the Vehicle Assembly Building modifications has been moved to Friday, Oct. 5, at 9 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Media should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 8:30 a.m. for transportation to the VAB. Journalists will have an opportunity to photograph ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M53-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING REFURBISHMENT EVENT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo and interview opportunity Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to view the modifications under way in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) high bay 3. Media should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 7:30 a.m. for transportation to the VAB. Journal ...Continue Reading

Sept. 28, 2012 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-194 NASA COVERAGE SET FOR OCT. 7 SPACEX LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first SpaceX launch for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7, from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape ...Continue Reading