June 8, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M28-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO SOFFEN MEMORIAL PANEL SESSION JUNE 12 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to attend a panel session for the International Space University's Space Studies Program 2012 participants at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8 p.m. on June 12. The Soffen Memorial Panel session will provide the opportunity for SSP participants to engage with today's leaders in the plan ...Continue Reading

June 8, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M27-12 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PROTOTYPE ROVER PHOTO OPPORTUNITY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a briefing and photo opportunity at 1 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 12, at the Press Site television auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to view a prototype of a lunar prospecting mission. The Regolith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction, or RESOLVE, consists ...Continue Reading

June 6, 2012 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov Barry Beneski Orbital Sciences Corp. 703-406-5528 beneski.barron@orbital.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M26-12 NUSTAR SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH ON PEGASUS XL ROCKET JUNE 13 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) is sched ...Continue Reading

June 6, 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 Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems 720-407-3193 media.ssg@sncorp.com RELEASE: 12-186 NASA PARTNER SIERRA NEVADA COMPLETES PRELIMINARY DESIGN REVIEW OF DREAM CHASER VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ASTRONAUTS LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems has successfully completed a preliminary design review (PDR) of the des ...Continue Reading

May 31, 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 Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems Louisville, Colo. 720-407-3193 media.ssg@sncorp.com RELEASE: 12-180 NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION COMPLETES DREAM CHASER FLIGHT TEST MILESTONE LOUISVILLE, Colo. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) Space Systems successfully completed a "captive carry test" of its ...Continue Reading

May 24, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-021 NASA AWARDS ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR BRIDGES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA selected URS Corp. of Orlando, Fla., to perform architecture and engineering studies and provide designs and other professional services to replace and restore bridges at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the adjacent Cape Canave ...Continue Reading

May 24, 2012 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-096 NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT UPCOMING NUSTAR LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a news conference on Wednesday, May 30, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the upcoming launch of the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (N ...Continue Reading

May 24, 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 Susan Wells The Boeing Co. 321-264-8580 susan.h.wells@boeing.com RELEASE: 12-170 NASA COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER BOEING MEETS SOFTWARE MILESTONE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Boeing Company has successfully completed a new milestone in the development of software that will operate its Crew Space Transportation (CST) spacecraft. The company i ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2012 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-161 SPACEX LAUNCHES NASA DEMONSTRATION MISSION TO SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The second demonstration mission for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program is under way as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraf ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-092 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO ADDRESS MEDIA AFTER SPACEX LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will address media representatives at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:00 a.m. EDT following Tuesday's SpaceX NASA demonstration flight launch to the International Space Station. The event, he ...Continue Reading