June 1, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-085 NASA TV AIRING U.S. ASTRONAUT HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ON JUNE 5 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2010 induction ceremony on Saturday, June 5, at 2:30 ...Continue Reading

May 28, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M30-10 NASA RELEASES FIRST-EVER HIGH-DEF FOOTAGE OF SHUTTLE "ICE TEAM" CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA has released the first-ever up close, high-definition video of Kennedy Space Center's Final Inspection Team walkdown in the final hours before a space shuttle launch. The footage was shot on May 14 at Kennedy's Launch Pad 39A during the countdown for shuttle Atlantis' ...Continue Reading

May 26, 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 RELEASE: 10-124 SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS RETURNS HOME AFTER ITS FINAL PLANNED MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and six astronauts ended a 12-day journey of more than 4.8 million miles with an 8:48 a.m. EDT landing Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The third of five shuttle missions planned for 2010, th ...Continue Reading

May 25, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M29-10 INAUGURAL LUNABOTICS MINING COMPETITION GOES LIVE WITH NASA EDGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA EDGE, an award-winning agency talk show, will host a live webcast from the Lunabotics Mining Competition at 11 a.m. EDT on May 28 from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex's Astronaut Hall of Fame. More than 20 university teams from around the country built remote-controlled or autonomous excavators, cal ...Continue Reading

May 25, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M28-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ARRIVAL OF LAST SHUTTLE BOOSTER SEGMENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media will have the opportunity on May 27 to cover the final train of space shuttle solid rocket booster segments arriving at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The six railroad cars will be delivered by Florida East Coast Railway to the interchange with the NASA Railroad located north of Titusville. Reporter ...Continue Reading

May 25, 2010 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-082 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW SET TO RETURN TO EARTH WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Wednesday, May 26, after a 12-day mission. NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before permitting Atlanti ...Continue Reading

May 21, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-079 NASA SETS NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON -- The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 6:25 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 23. U. ...Continue Reading

May 20, 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.gov RELEASE: 10-118 NASA KICKS OFF VIRTUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will provide college students from across the country with the opportunity to participate in virtual interactive educational sessions focusing on NASA technical challenges and competitions. The agency's new Minority Innovation Challenges I ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M27-11 GOOD SPACE SHUTTLE AND SPACE STATION SIGHTING CHANCES THIS WEEK CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Central Florida will have two good opportunities May 18, and May 20, to see the International Space Station with shuttle Atlantis docked to it, weather permitting. The space station with its six-person Expedition 23 crew and Atlantis with its six astronauts are orbiting Earth about 220 miles up. The spacecraft wi ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2010 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 RELEASE: 10-113 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LIFTS OFF TO PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - One of the final space shuttle visits to the International Space Station began at 2:20 p.m. Friday with the launch of Atlantis and six astronauts from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission wil ...Continue Reading