June 18th 2010 PST
June 17, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Tina Lange Space Florida 321-223-1013 tlange@spaceflorida.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M34-10 MEDIA INVITED TO EXPLORATION PARK 'GROUNDBREAKING' EVENT AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to the groundbreaking ceremony for NASA and Space Florida's new technology and commerce park, known as "Exploration Park" at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on June 25 at 10 a.m. EDT. It will take place outside the Space Li ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2010 PST
June 15, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.marie.trotta@nasa.govMEDIA ADVISORY: 10-142 NASA ANNOUNCES EDUCATION RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARD RECIPIENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded $16.8 million to colleges and universities nationwide to conduct research and technology development in areas of importance to the agency's mission. In addition to the research and technology development, the awards enable faculty d ...Continue Reading
June 16th 2010 PST
June 15, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M33-10 NASA ANNOUNCES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING COMPETITION WINNERS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass., are the 1st place winners of NASA's systems engineering paper competition. The winning paper, "Cathode/Anode Satellite Thruster for Orbital Repositioning" earned the team a $3,500 scholarship and an invitation to view a future launch at N ...Continue Reading
June 15th 2010 PST
June 14, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-061410 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: November 22, 2010 Launch Time: 2:09 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees The Taurus XL "0" stage, which serves as the initial booster for liftoff of the rocket, arrived on June 7 at Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 at Vandenb ...Continue Reading
June 9th 2010 PST
June 08, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-033 CORRECTION: NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR IRIS MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., to launch the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph spacecraft known as IRIS. The spacecraft will fly in December 2012 aboard a Pegasus XL rocket from ...Continue Reading
June 9th 2010 PST
June 08, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-033 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACT FOR IRIS MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services. Services will be provided at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Ca ...Continue Reading
June 9th 2010 PST
June 8, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M32-10 NASA RELEASES FIRST-EVER INSIDE VIEW OF SHUTTLE AFTER LANDING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has released the first-ever up close, high-definition video taken from inside a space shuttle during "towback" following a landing. Shuttle Atlantis touched down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 26 after 12 days in space, completing its STS-132 mission to the International Space Station. F ...Continue Reading
June 5th 2010 PST
June 4, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-132 NASA ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT ON FIRST FALCON 9 LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The following is a statement by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden regarding Friday's launch of Space Exploration Technologies' Falcon 9 rocket. "Congratulations to Space X on today's launch of its Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Space X's accomplishment is an ...Continue Reading
June 4th 2010 PST
June 3, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Bob Jacobs Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 bob.jacobs@nasa.gov Nicholas Kimball Dept. Of Commerce, Washington 202-255-1483 nkimball@doc.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-086 NASA AND COMMERCE PRESENT UPDATE ON SPACE INDUSTRY TASK FORCE WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will present an update about the Presidential Task Force on Space Industry Work Force and Economic Develo ...Continue Reading
June 2nd 2010 PST
June 1, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M31-10 MEDIA INVITED TO KENNEDY VISITOR COMPLEX FOR ANNOUNCEMENT JUNE 2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex will host Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Wednesday, June 2, at 9 a.m. for a major announcement to assist NASA workers who will be dislocated as a result of the impending retire ...Continue Reading
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