Sept. 19, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-312 NASA RELEASES COMMERCIAL CREW DRAFT RFP, ANNOUNCES CCDEV2 OPTIONAL MILESTONES WASHINGTON -- NASA unveiled Monday an outline of its acquisition strategy to procure transportation services from private industry to carry U.S. astronauts to low Earth orbit and the International Sp ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Adam Pugh The Rock Ranch, Ga. 706-647-6374 adampugh@therockranch.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M33-11 NASA PARTICIPATES IN SPACE FARM 7 MISSION AT THE ROCK RANCH, GA. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Educators from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will travel to The Rock Ranch, Ga., on Sept. 24 to participate in the ranch's annual family fun day kickoff event. The Rock Ranch was selected as a member of the Space Farm 7, a collaborative ...Continue Reading

Sept. 14, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-194 NASA ANNOUNCES MAJOR DECISIONS FOR FUTURE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA leaders will participate in two media events Wednesday, Sept. 14, to discuss the new Space Launch System that will take American astronauts farther into space than ever before. At 10 a.m. EDT, ...Continue Reading

Sept. 13, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Aerospace Systems 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com RELEASE: 11-300 NASA BEGINS COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) of Salt Lake City have agreed to collaborate on the development of the company's ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Aerospace Systems 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-191 NASA, ATK NEW COMMERCIAL CREW ANNOUNCEMENT ON NASA TV CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) announcement of an agreement that could accelerate the availability of U.S. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-190 EXPEDITION 30/31 SPACE STATION CREW CONDUCTS BRIEFING, INTERVIEWS HOUSTON -- Three International Space Station crew members will discuss their upcoming Expedition 30 and 31 missions in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 20, ...Continue Reading

Sept. 12, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-091211 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920 Heavy Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B Launch Date: Sept. 10, 2011 Atop the Delta II rocket, GRAIL was launched successfully from Pad 17B on Sept. 10 at 9:08:52 a.m. After GRAIL-A and GRAIL-B separated from ...Continue Reading

Sept. 10, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@jpl.nasa.gov Caroline McCall Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 617-253-1682 cmcall5@mit.edu RELEASE: 11-293 NASA LAUNCHES MISSION TO STUDY MOON FROM CRUST TO CORE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's twin lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Labor ...Continue Reading

Sept. 9, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Braukus/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979/5241 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov/j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Trina Patterson ATK Aerospace System 801-699-0943 trina.patterson@atk.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-189 NASA, ATK ANNOUNCE NEW COMMERCIAL CREW AGREEMENT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Alliant Techsystems (ATK) managers will announce an agreement that could accelerate the availability of U.S. com ...Continue Reading

Sept. 9, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-294 NASA NAMES CASIS TO MANAGE SPACE STATION NATIONAL LAB RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- NASA has finalized a cooperative agreement with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) to manage the portion of the International Space Station that operates as a U.S. national laboratory. CASIS will be located in the Space Life Sciences Labora ...Continue Reading