June 26, 2012 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C12-027 NASA ADDS ORBITAL'S ANTARES TO LAUNCH SERVICES II CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has modified its NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract with Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, Va., to add the Antares launch vehicle, formerly known as Taurus II, for future missions. The NLS II on-ramp provision provides an opportunity an ...Continue Reading

June 26, 2012 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Susan Wells The Boeing Co. 321-264-8580 susan.h.wells@boeing.com Erin Dick / Carri Karuhn Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne 818-586-4977 / 818-586-4963 erin.dick@pwr.utc.com / carri.karuhn@pwr.utc.com RELEASE: 12-214 THRUSTER TESTS COMPLETE FOR NASA PARTNER BOEING'S CREW CAPSULE CANOGA PARK, Calif. -- Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne has successfull ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2012 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-118 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ORION CREW MODULE ARRIVAL AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media representatives are invited to attend an event marking the arrival of NASA's first space-bound Orion spacecraft at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The event will take place at 10 a.m. EDT, Monday, July 2, at Kenne ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2012 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Brenda A. Cabaniss Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-8860 brenda.a.cabaniss@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M29-12 NASA ASTRONAUT TO TALK TO FLORIDA STUDENTS IN CYBERSPACE HOUSTON -- NASA astronaut Andrew "Drew" Feustel will talk with students in cyberspace as part of the Florida Summer Youth Program on Friday, June 22. Feustel will take part in two live streaming video appearances with students at the Holmes Count ...Continue Reading

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