April 18, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-073 NASA TO ANNOUNCE AWARDS FOR COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 18, to announce awards for the second round of the Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort. These awards are a continuation of NASA’s CCDev initiatives begun i ...Continue Reading

April 14, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-041411 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Aquarius Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2 Launch Date: June 9, 2011 Launch Window: 7:20:13 - 7:25:13 a.m. PDT Altitude/Inclination: 408 miles/98 degrees At Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft is undergoing Limited Performance Tests includi ...Continue Reading

April 13, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-074 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Tuesday, April 19, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing will begin after the Flight Readiness ...Continue Reading

March 23, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Jill Revelle Busch Gardens, Tampa, Fla. 813-987-5401 jill.revelle@buschgardens.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M14-11 NASA PARTICIPATES IN BUSCH GARDENS PHYSICS DAY ON MARCH 24 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Educators from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will travel to Busch Gardens in Tampa on March 24 to participate in one of the park's annual events, Physics Day. The educators will provide four, 30-minute lessons focusing on what ha ...Continue Reading

March 18, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-063 NASA RELEASES FIRST-EVER HD FOOTAGE OF SRB RECOVERY SHIP MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the first time, NASA has released high-definition video taken during the retrieval of solid rocket booster segments from the Atlantic Ocean. The solid rocket boosters provided 144 million pounds of thrust for the final launch ...Continue Reading

March 16, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-11 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO STS-134 PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo opportunity at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A at 6 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 22. Space shuttle Endeavour's payload for the STS-134 mission is scheduled to roll out to the pad on March 21. The rotating service structure, which protects the shuttle from inclement weather and ...Continue Reading

March 11, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-055 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AT LAUNCH PAD, LIFTOFF PRACTICE SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 11, space shuttle Endeavour now awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming flight to the International Space Station. Reporters are invited to cover ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 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 RELEASE: 11-071 NASA NAMES MISHAP BOARD FOR TAURUS XL LAUNCH FAILURE INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected the members of the board that will investigate the unsuccessful March 4 launch of the Glory spacecraft. Bradley C. Flick, director of the Research and Engineering Directorate at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-053 SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL ROLLOUT DELAYED, CREW Q&A CANCELLED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour's move to its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been postponed at least 24 hours because of potential lightning and storms in the area. As a result, Wednesday night's question-and-answer session wi ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-069 NASA ANNOUNCES TWEETUP FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S FINAL LIFT OFF WASHINGTON -- NASA will give 150 of its Twitter followers an insider's look at the nation's space program and the opportunity to view a space shuttle launch in person. The fourth shuttle launch Tweetup, scheduled April 18-19, will be held at NASA's Kennedy ...Continue Reading