March 7, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-048 NASA'S STS-134 CREW MEDIA OPPORTUNITY AT ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL ROLLOUT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The six astronauts who will launch aboard space shuttle Endeavour's final mission in April will answer media questions on Wednesday, March 9, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The availability takes place as the shuttle moves from ...Continue Reading

March 7, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-047 SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MAKES FINAL RETURN TO EARTH WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to return to Earth for the final time on Wednesday, March 9, completing a 13-day mission to outfit the International Space Station. If Discovery lands Wednesday, it will have spent a ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-065 NASA CREATES GLORY SATELLITE MISHAP INVESTIGATION BOARD WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory mission ended Friday after the spacecraft failed to reach orbit following its launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. NASA has begun the process of creating a Mishap Investigation Board to evaluate the cause of the failure. Tele ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 202-358-0918 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: M11-050 NASA'S GLORY SATELLITE FAILS TO REACH ORBIT WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory mission launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Friday at 5:09:45 a.m. EST failed to reach orbit. Telemetry indicated the fairing, the protective shell atop the Taurus XL rocket, did not separate as expected about three minutes after launch. A ...Continue Reading

March 2, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 12-11 NASA AND FLORIDA TECH TO HOST SPACE STUDIES PROGRAM 2012 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center and the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., have been selected to host the International Space University's 25th annual Space Studies Program. The 9-week course, set for June 4-Aug. 3, 2012, is designed for post-graduate university students and professionals. "Kennedy Space Center ...Continue Reading

March 2, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-044 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference starting at 10:48 a.m. EST on Friday, M ...Continue Reading

March 1, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-042 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET FOR FINAL TRIP TO LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building, or VAB, to Launch Pad 39A on Wednesday, March 9, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are target ...Continue Reading

March 1, 2011 George H. Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Sarah DeWitt Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0535 sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-11 NASA'S GLORY SATELLITE RESCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH MARCH 4 VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket has been rescheduled for Friday, March 4. Technica ...Continue Reading

March 2, 2011 George H. Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-041 NASA'S GLORY SATELLITE SCHEDULED FOR LAUNCH ON MARCH 4 WASHINGTON -- NASA's Glory spacecraft is scheduled for launch on Friday, March 4. Technical issues with ground support equipment for the Taurus XL launch vehicle led to the scrub of the original Feb. 23 launch attempt. Those issues have been resolved. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 28, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-039 MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW SPACE STATION CARGO FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will host a media event at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 10, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the cargo of the next space shuttle flight. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) is a sophisticated science instrumen ...Continue Reading