Sept. 12, 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 RELEASE: 12-320 NASA REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR INITIAL CONTRACTS TO CERTIFY COMMERCIAL CREW TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS WASHINGTON -- NASA on Wednesday released a request for proposals for the first of two contract phases to certify commercially developed space systems in support of crewed missions to the International Space Station. Through th ...Continue Reading

Sept. 7, 2012 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 51-12 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER FUNDS EMPLOYEE INNOVATIONS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- As part of a new initiative to help foster worker innovation and creativity, NASA's Kennedy Space Center is funding a dozen employee ideas designed to improve the center. The funding comes from Kennedy Kick-Start, an employee competition to further encourage innovation. The new competition was held Thursday during the first ...Continue Reading

Sept. 7, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M50-12 NASA ANNOUNCES EVENTS FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR DEPARTURE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Events and operating hours for the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for space shuttle Endeavour's departure. The NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, will depart Kennedy on Sept. 17 to deliver Endeavour to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sept. 20. Members of t ...Continue Reading

Sept. 7, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-173 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR TO MAKE HISTORIC FINAL FERRY FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- Space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), will make the final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era when it departs Monday, Sept. 17, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida headed to Los Ang ...Continue Reading

Sept. 6, 2012 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 49-12 KENNEDY HOSTS FIRST INNOVATION EXPO FOR EMPLOYEES TO SPUR NEW NASA IDEAS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) strives to be innovative in all of its programs, projects and practices, and that ingenuity comes from the center's greatest asset, its workforce. As part of a new initiative to help foster worker innovation and creativity, Kennedy on Thursday hosted its first Innovation E ...Continue Reading

Sept. 5, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Fred Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1713 fred.a.brown@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-175 NASA TELEVISION LIMITED TO PUBLIC CHANNEL DURING PLANNED MAINTENANCE SEPT. 7 WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will perform system maintenance that will affect satellite distribution on Friday, Sept. 7, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. EDT. During this planned outage, only NASA TV's Public Channel (Program 101) will be available. NASA TV's o ...Continue Reading

Aug. 30, 2012 George H. 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 Geoffrey Brown Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory 240-228-5618 or 443-778-5618 geoffrey.brown@jhuapl.edu RELEASE: 12-289 NASA LAUNCHES RADIATION BELT STORM PROBES MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet's radiation belts, launched into t ...Continue Reading

Aug. 29, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M48-12 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER HONORS NEIL ARMSTRONG FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to attend a ceremony to honor former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong at 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 31, at the Apollo/Saturn V Center. Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana will lead the ceremony. U.S. media who wish to attend must apply for credentials by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. All media ...Continue Reading

Aug. 27, 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: M12-164 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR DEPARTURE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media accreditation is open for activities surrounding space shuttle Endeavour's departure from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sept. 17. Endeavour will be transported atop the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified 747 jet, ...Continue Reading

Aug. 25, 2012 Lisa Malone Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 lisa.a.malone@nasa.gov RELEASE: 47-12 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR STATEMENT ON NEIL ARMSTRONG'S DEATH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The following is a statement from NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana regarding the death of former test pilot and NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong. He was 82. "Neil Armstrong was a true American hero, and one of the nicest gentlemen around. He was the epitome of what an engineering test pilot should be, ...Continue Reading