Feb. 14, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Keleigh Wright South Florida Science Museum 561-370-7723 media@sfsm.org Vickie Middlebrooks Palm Beach County Schools, Fla. 561-357-7661 middlebrooks@palmbeach.k12.fl.us MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-11 NASA AND PALM BEACH COUNTY PROVIDE UNIQUE STUDENT EXPERIENCE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is partnering with the South Florida Science Museum, West Palm Beach, Fla., and the school district of Palm Beach County to inspire and enc ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-032 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Friday, Feb. 18, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing will begin after the Flight Readiness Review, or FRR, ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-11 NASA KENNEDY CENTER DIRECTOR MEDIA AVAILABILITY ON FEB. 14 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, center director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will hold an informal briefing with media at 4 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 14, at the center's Press Site. Cabana's briefing will not be carried on NASA TV. Cabana will discuss the latest activities at Kennedy, including NASA's fiscal year 2012 budget. U.S. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 10, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-021011 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Pad: SLC 576E Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 Launch Time: 2:09:43 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees On Feb. 5, the encapsulated Glory spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech payload processing facility at Vandenberg Air Force B ...Continue Reading

Feb. 10, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 06-11 NASA PRESENTS SAFETY AWARD TO PATRICIA STRATTON WASHINGTON -- NASA has presented its Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition, or QASAR, award for 2010 to Patricia J. Stratton of Merritt Island, Fla. The QASAR award recognizes individual government and contractor employees who have demonstrated exemplary performance in contribut ...Continue Reading

Feb. 10, 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: M05-11 NASA'S GLORY CLIMATE SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH FEB. 23 VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23. Liftoff will ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-023 NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING ON THE SHUTTLE COMMANDER FOR APRIL FLIGHT HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news conference to discuss command of the STS-134 space shuttle mission at 3 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 4, at the agency's Johnson Space C ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-020311 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 Launch Time: 2:09:43 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg Air Force Base, prelaunch processing of the Glory spacecraft continues. Activities to enca ...Continue Reading

Feb. 2, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joe Cuenco Science Center of Pinellas County, Fla. 727-384-0027, Ext. 226 jcuenco@sciencecenterofpinellas.org Andrea Zahn Pinellas County Schools, Fla. 727-588-6122 zahna@pcsb.org RELEASE: 04-11 NASA AND PINELLAS COUNTY PROVIDE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is partnering with the Pinellas Science Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Pinellas County School System to inspire and encourage un ...Continue Reading

Feb. 1, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joe Cuenco Science Center of Pinellas County, Fla. 727-384-0027, Ext. 226 jcuenco@sciencecenterofpinellas.org Andrea Zahn Pinellas County Schools, Fla. 727-588-6122 zahna@pcsb.org RELEASE: 04-11 NASA AND PINELLAS COUNTY PROVIDE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is partnering with the Pinellas Science Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Pinellas County School System to inspire and encourage un ...Continue Reading