April 19, 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: M11-082 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-134 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the final scheduled launch of space shuttle Endeavour. Liftoff is targeted for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, ...Continue Reading

April 19, 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 RELEASE: 11-116 NASA SETS LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Commander Mark Kelly and his five crewmates are scheduled to begin a 14-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. T ...Continue Reading

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 RELEASE: 11-102 NASA AWARDS NEXT SET OF COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded four Space Act Agreements in the second round of the agency's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev2) effort. Each company will receive between $22 million and $92.3 million to advance commercial crew space transportation system co ...Continue Reading

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 in 2009 ...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