Oct. 11, 2010 David S. Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-255 NASA ADMINISTRATOR THANKS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESS FOR AGENCY'S NEW DIRECTION SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in support of President Obama's signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010: "Earlie ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100810 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: 2:10 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees The Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north Vandenberg Air Force Base where integration and testing of the vehicle' flight hardware componen ...Continue Reading

Oct. 4, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M50-10 NASA RESCHEDULES LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY TO OCT. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The move for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission payload to NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT. The photo opportunity is scheduled for 7 a.m. During the installation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the payloads transportation canis ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M49-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD OCT. 6 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media representatives are invited to a photo opportunity at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 7 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to roll out to the pad starting at 12:01 a.m. The payload being ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100110 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 (tentative) Launch Time: 2:10 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees The launch of the Glory spacecraft aboard a Taurus XL rocket has been tentatively rescheduled from Nov. 22, 2010 to Feb. 23, 2011, subject to conf ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-242 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS UPDATE SPACE STATION LAUNCH MANIFEST WASHINGTON -- NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) agreed on Friday to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The ta ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2010 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M48-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO NEW MOBILE LAUNCHER MOVE TO PARK SITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., invites media to view the new mobile launcher (ML) support structure's short move from its construction site to the mobile launcher park site on Friday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m. EDT. Media will be able to document the move, which is expected to take about 30 minutes. Media need to be ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2010 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-139 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR HOSTS MEDIA TELECONFERENCE, WILL DISCUSS CRITICAL VOTE IN CONGRESS FOR FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will be available to answer media questions during a teleconference Thursday, Sept. 30, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Garver will discuss the strong, bipart ...Continue Reading

Sept. 28, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-137 NASA TO PREVIEW FINAL FLIGHT OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY HOUSTON -- NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission, the final flight of shuttle Discovery and the next to last scheduled shuttle flight, during a series of news briefings Thurs ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M47-10 GOOD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITY ON SEPT. 28 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at about 6:45 a.m. EDT, weather permitting. The station with its Expedition 25 crew aboard is about 220 miles up. The space station will look like a bright star in the predawn sky as it app ...Continue Reading