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

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