March 12, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-65 NASA ANNOUNCES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STUDENT COMPETITION WASHINGTON - NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition. Participants in the competition will submit a paper on an Ex ...Continue Reading

March 8, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Christina Valencia Launch, San Francisco 415-624-4832 christina@launchorg.com RELEASE: 10-061 NASA HOSTS FIRST-EVER WATER SUSTAINABILITY FORUM MARCH 16-18 WASHINGTON - NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a seri ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD MARCH 16 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Journalists are invited to a photo opportunity at Launch Pad 39A at 8 a.m. EDT on March 16. Discovery's payload for the STS-131 mission, secure in its transportation canister, is scheduled to roll out to the pad starting at 12:01 a.m. The rotating service structure, which protects the shuttle from inclement weather ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA, Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-2087 John.leslie@noaa.gov RELEASE: 10-59 NASA AND NOAA'S GOES-P SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted off Thursday aboard a Delta IV rocket at 6:57 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Ca ...Continue Reading

March 1, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD MOVES TO MARCH 3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Due to possible rain and lightning, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., now are targeting shuttle Discovery's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A for 12:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 3. Media with permanent Kennedy credentials and those credentialed ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-022610 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P) Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Launch Pad: Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Date: March 2, 2010 Launch Window: 6:19 - 7:19 p.m. EST The Flight Readiness Review for the launch of the Delta IV rocket with GOES-P was held on Feb. 25. The last evaluation, the Launch Readin ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-037 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD; LIFTOFF PRACTICE SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Journalists are invited to cover the STS-131 space shuttle crew's practice countdown and related training March 2-5 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Reporters also may cover space shuttle Discovery's move from th ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA, Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-2087 John.leslie@noaa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 08-10 NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR GOES-P WEATHER SATELLITE LAUNCH ON MARCH 2 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-P, or GOES-P, is scheduled for launch aboard a Delta IV rocket on Tuesday, March ...Continue Reading

Feb. 21, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-043 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CREW RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER DELIVERING THE LAST MAJOR U.S. PORTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour and six astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 10:20 p.m. EST landing Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fl ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 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: M10-031 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW "ENDEAVOURS" A RETURN TO EARTH SUNDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Sunday, Feb. 21, after a 14-day mission. NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before permitting ...Continue Reading