Aug. 15, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-081511 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Juno Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-551 (AV-029) Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Date: Aug. 5, 2011 The Juno spacecraft was launched successfully aboard the Atlas V rocket on Aug. 5, 2011, at 12:25:00.146 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft is in good shape and planned post-launch system verif ...Continue Reading

Aug. 9, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278 guy.w.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-166 NASA OFFERS MEDIA ACCESS TO MARS-BOUND ROVER ON AUG. 12 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's next Mars rover, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) known as Curiosity, will be the focus of a media opportunity at 7 a.m. EDT on Friday, ...Continue Reading

Aug. 4, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M28-11 NASA OFFERS MEDIA ACCESS TO LUNAR-BOUND SPACECRAFT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's GRAIL spacecraft, scheduled to launch to the moon in September, will be the focus of a media opportunity on Thursday, Aug. 11, at 9:30 a.m. EDT at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla. The event is an opportun ...Continue Reading

Aug. 3, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-080311 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Juno Launch Vehicle: Atlas V-551 (AV-029) Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 41 Launch Date: Aug. 5, 2011 Launch Window: 11:34 a.m. - 12:43 p.m. EDT During the overnight hours of July 27, the Juno spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space ...Continue Reading

July 29, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C27-11 NASA AWARDS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WATER SYSTEMS CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Speegle Construction II, Inc. of Cocoa, Fla., for the revitalization of Kennedy Space Center's Water and Wastewater Systems Project. The total value of the firm-fixed price contract is $6.97 million. The performance period, which begins in August 2011, is 540 days. Speegle's scope of work will inclu ...Continue Reading

July 27, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perroto@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-251 NASA'S JUPITER-BOUND JUNO SPACECRAFT MATED TO ITS ROCKET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its last significant terrestrial journey on Wednesday, with a 15-mile (25-kilometer) trip from Astrotech Space Operations in T ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perroto@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-156 NASA SETS LAUNCH COVERAGE EVENTS FOR MISSION TO JUPITER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Aug. 5. The launch window extends from 11:34 a. ...Continue Reading

July 26, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M26-11 NEWS MEDIA INVITED TO MILA TRACKING STATION CLOSURE CEREMONY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a closing ceremony on Thursday, July 28, at 10:30 a.m. EDT to recognize 45 years of service by the Merritt Island Launch Annex (MILA) Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Station at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Senior officials from Kennedy, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and NA ...Continue Reading

July 22, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Stephanie L. Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Veronica McGregor Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-9452 veronica.c.mcgregor@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-244 NASA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH TWEETUP FOR GRAIL MOON MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers on Sept. 7-8 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The ...Continue Reading

July 22, 2011 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Trent Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perroto@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 agle@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-153 NASA BRIEFING TO PREVIEW UPCOMING MISSION TO JUPITER CAPE CANVAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 27, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss preparations for the upcoming ...Continue Reading