Jan. 25, 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: M11-016 NASA MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT ENDS FEB. 11 WASHINGTON -- The deadline for media accreditation for the February space shuttle launch to the International Space station ends on Feb. 11. Shuttle Discovery and six astronauts are targeted to launch on the STS-133 mission on Feb. 24 from NASA's Kennedy Space ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2011 Rebecca Strecker Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 rebecca.a.strecker@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-026 NASA EXPLORES POTENTIAL NEW USERS FOR SOME KENNEDY FACILITIES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has released a formal Notice of Availability (NOA) and Request for Information (RFI) to identify interest from industry for space processing and support facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The facilities ...Continue Reading

Jan. 24, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Andrea Farmer Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318 afarmer@dncinc.com MEDIA ADVISORY: M03-11 NASA OBSERVES DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, CHALLENGER ANNIVERSARY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will observe NASA's Day of Remembrance on Jan. 27 and the 25th anniversary of the space shuttle Challenger accident on Jan. 28. On Jan. 27, media and the general public are invited to a wreath-laying ...Continue Reading

Jan. 21, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-012111 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 Launch Time: 2:09:43 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg Air Force Base, pre-launch testing of Glory continues. The "limited performance test ...Continue Reading

Jan. 19, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-023 ASTRONAUT STEVE BOWEN NAMED TO STS-133 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW; MEDIA TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR 4:30 P.M. EST HOUSTON -- NASA selected astronaut Steve Bowen as a mission specialist on STS-133, the next space shuttle mission planned for launch on ...Continue Reading

Jan. 17, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-011711 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 Launch Time: 2:09:43 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees The Glory spacecraft arrived Jan. 11 at the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg Air Force Base to begin processing and prelaunch che ...Continue Reading

Jan. 13, 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 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov RELEASE: 11-016 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE TARGET LAUNCH DATES FOR TWO FLIGHTS WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting 4:50 p.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 24, for the launch of space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station. The liftoff of shuttle End ...Continue Reading

Jan. 12, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M02-11 KENNEDY HOLDS CEREMONY FOR NASA'S GREENEST FACILITY ON JAN. 20 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center is inviting media to cover the ribbon-cutting ceremony for NASA's greenest building, Propellants North Administrative and Maintenance Facility, on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 10:30 a.m. EST. Propellants North consists of two buildings, one to store cryogenic fuel transfer equipment and one to ho ...Continue Reading

Jan. 11, 2011 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Sarah DeWitt Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0535 sarah.dewitt@nasa.gov RELEASE: 01-11 NASA'S GLORY SATELLITE ARRIVES AT VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE FOR LAUNCH VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The latest Earth-observing satellite developed by NASA, called Glory, arrived Tuesday at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for a Feb. 23 launch. Glory was transported by truck from Orbita ...Continue Reading

Jan. 10, 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 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-004 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 2 p.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston. They will discuss Discovery's STS-133 f ...Continue Reading