July 21, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-072111 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 Time: 11:34 a.m. EDT At the Astrotech payload processing facility near NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Juno was encapsulated into the Atlas payload fairing on July 18. It will be ...Continue Reading

July 21, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-240 NASA'S PROUD SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM ENDS WITH ATLANTIS LANDING Agency Ushers In Next Era Of Exploration CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Wrapping up 30 years of unmatched achievements and blazing a trail for the next era of U.S. human spaceflight, NA ...Continue Reading

July 19, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-151 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO EARTH FOR FINAL TIME THURSDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The final flight of NASA's 30-year-old space shuttle program is scheduled to end on Thursday, July 21, when Atlantis and its STS-135 cre ...Continue Reading

July 19, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Sarah Ramsey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1694 sarah.ramsey@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-148 MEDIA INVITED TO CAPE CANAVERAL JOB FAIR ON JULY 26 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Brevard Workforce are partnering to host a job fair with private sector companies and federal employers from across the country on July 26. News media represen ...Continue Reading

July 18, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 303-269-5550 chris.s.chavez@ulalaunch.com RELEASE: 11-232 NASA BEGINS COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE DENVER -- Through a new agreement, United Launch Alliance (ULA) will provide technical information to NASA about using the Atlas V rocket to launch astronauts into space. The announce ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Chris Chavez United Launch Alliance 303-269-5550 chris.s.chavez@ulalaunch.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-143 NASA, UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE ANNOUNCE NEW COMMERCIAL CREW AGREEMENT DENVER -- NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) managers will hold a news conference on Monday, July 18, at ULA headquarters in Centennial, Colo., to announce a new Co ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-071511 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 Time: 11:34 a.m. EDT At the Astrotech payload processing facility near Kennedy Space Center, Juno has been loaded with its complement of fuel and oxidizer propellants. Spin tes ...Continue Reading

July 15, 2011 George 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: M25-11 JUNO MEDIA PHOTO OPPORTUNITY CANCELLED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The opportunity for the news media to see and photograph NASA's Juno spacecraft at Astrotech on Saturday, July 16, has been cancelled. The Juno spacecraft carries two redundant Flux Gate Magnetometer instruments that will measure Jupiter's powerful ma ...Continue Reading

July 13, 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 RELEASE: 11-225 NASA SELECTS NONPROFIT TO MANAGE SPACE STATION NATIONAL LAB RESEARCH WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space Inc. (CASIS) to develop and manage the U.S. portion of the International Space Station that will be operated as a national laboratory. At the conclusion of successful negotiations, the indep ...Continue Reading

July 12, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M24-11 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY MOVES FROM PROCESSING HANGAR TO VAB CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to cover shuttle Discovery's move from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), on Wednesday, July 13, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery's first motion out of Orbiter Processing Facility-2 (OPF-2) is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. EDT. STS-135 media mission ba ...Continue Reading