Feb. 19, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-033 NASA TO PREVIEW APRIL FLIGHT OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY HOUSTON - NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission during a series of news briefings on Tuesday, March 9, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA Television and the agency ...Continue Reading

Feb. 19, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-021910 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 Due to weather, rollout of the GOES-P satellite from the Astrotech payload processing facility to Launch Complex 37 was postponed one da ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 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 Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-028 UPCOMING INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CREW AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS HOUSTON - The next set of International Space Station residents will be available to talk to journalists at 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 2. Th ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-027 NASA'S NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH NOW TARGETED FOR APRIL 5; MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES UPDATED WASHINGTON - NASA is targeting Monday, April 5, for the launch of the next space shuttle from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Shuttle Discovery's seven crew members had planned to lift off on March 18 to beg ...Continue Reading

Feb. 16, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-026 NASA SETS OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON - The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 9:39 p. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: M10-10 NASA AWARDS CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR KENNEDY VISITOR COMPLEX CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Inc., of Buffalo, N.Y., to provide concession services for the operation of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The new concession agreement begins May 1, 2010. It has a 10-year base period with one five-year option and five, one-year o ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S PROCESSING MILESTONES UPDATED FOR STS-131 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Due to cold temperatures that are expected to continue throughout the weekend, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of shuttle Discovery's move from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 15. Discovery stil ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW SPACE STATION CARGO FOR STS-131 MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will host a media event at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 18, to highlight the next hardware that will fly to the International Space Station. The multi-purpose logistics module, Leonardo, will fly aboard space shuttle Discovery on its STS-131 mission, targeted for launch on M ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S ROLLOVER FROM PROCESSING HANGAR MOVES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of space shuttle Discovery's move to from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 14. The move was previously planned for Friday. The delay is due to concerns over expected co ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Don Savage Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-8982 donald.savage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-040 NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES A NEW EYE ON THE SUN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal th ...Continue Reading