December 17th 2012 PDT
Dec. 17, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-062 NASA AWARDS TEST AND OPERATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has awarded its Test and Operations Support Contract, or TOSC, to Jacobs Technology Inc. of Tullahoma, Tenn. Jacobs will provide overall management and implementation of ground systems capabilities, flight hardware processing and launch operations at NASA ...Continue Reading
December 17th 2012 PDT
Dec. 17, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 64-12 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER 2012 REVIEW, LOOK AHEAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- In 2012, NASA's Kennedy Space Center celebrated its 50th year and continued transitioning from a historically government-only launch facility to an affordable and sustainable multiuser spaceport of the future. Kennedy teams were involved in launching four missions this year: two on expendable launch vehicles and two commercial flight ...Continue Reading
December 10th 2012 PDT
Dec. 10, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-429 NASA AWARDS CONTRACTS IN NEXT STEP TOWARD SAFELY LAUNCHING AMERICAN ASTRONAUTS FROM U.S. SOIL CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA announced Monday the next step in its plan to launch American astronauts from U.S. soil, selecting three companies to conduct activities under contracts that will enable future certification of commercia ...Continue Reading
November 29th 2012 PDT
Nov. 29, 2012 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Paulette Campbell Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md. 240-228-6792 paulette.campbell@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 12-411 NASA SPACECRAFT FINDS NEW EVIDENCE FOR WATER ICE ON MERCURY WASHINGTON -- A NASA spacecraft studying Mercury has provided compelling support for the long-held hypothesis the planet harbors abundant water ice ...Continue Reading
November 28th 2012 PDT
Nov. 28, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-221 NASA, ROSCOSMOS HOLD BRIEFINGS AND INTERVIEWS DEC. 5 FOR YEARLONG SPACE STATION MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will hold two briefings on Wednesday, Dec. 5, beginning at 9 a.m. EST, to preview the upcoming yearlong exped ...Continue Reading
November 27th 2012 PDT
Nov. 27, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C63-12 NASA AWARDS LIQUID HYDROGEN CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., for the follow-on contract for the agencywide acquisition of liquid hydrogen. The fixed price, requirements follow-on contract begins Dec. 1, 2012. It has a one-year base performance period with a one-year option period. The maximum potential value of the contract is a ...Continue Reading
November 26th 2012 PDT
Nov. 26, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C62-12 NASA AWARDS LIQUID HYDROGEN CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Praxair Inc. of Danbury, Conn., for a follow-on contract for the agencywide acquisition of liquid hydrogen. The fixed price, requirements follow-on contract begins Dec. 1, 2012. It has a one-year base performance period with a one-year option period. The maximum potential value of the contract is approximately $18.8 m ...Continue Reading
November 20th 2012 PDT
Nov. 20, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-405 NASA ANNOUNCES EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $12.6 million to colleges and universities to conduct research and technology development in areas important to the agency's mission. In addition to research and technology development, the awards enable faculty development and support hig ...Continue Reading
November 16th 2012 PDT
Nov. 16, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M61-12 SAFETY BRANCH CHIEF RECEIVES EMERGING LEADER AWARD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Harmony Myers, branch chief of Safety Engineering and Assurance in the Program Development and Operations Division of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space center in Florida, received the Emerging Leader Award from the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) on Nov. 9 in Houston. She was nominated by th ...Continue Reading
November 15th 2012 PDT
Nov. 15, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M60-12 NASA'S CRAWLER-TRANSPORTER EVENT POSTPONED TO NO EARLIER THAN MONDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The move of crawler-transporter 2 to test recently completed modifications has been postponed to no earlier than Monday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Media should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 8 a.m. for transportation to the crawler. Any updates on the move will be a ...Continue Reading
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