Dec. 4, 2009 Allard.Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M62-09 GOOD SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ON DEC. 6 AND 8 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead in the predawn hours on Sunday, Dec. 6, and again on Tuesday, Dec. 8, weather permitting. The station, with its Expedition 22 crew aboard commanded by NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, is about 225 miles up. Traveling at fi ...Continue Reading

Dec. 1, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-120109 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 9, 2009 Launch Window: 6:09:33 - 6:23:51 a.m. PST At Space Launch Complex 2, work to install the Delta II payload fairing around the spacecraft was completed as planned on Nov. 25. Cooling of the ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Ashley Edwards/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-227 NASA SETS BRIEFING TO DISCUSS ARES I-X LAUNCH DATA HOUSTON - NASA will host a media teleconference with Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager, at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 3. Ess wil ...Continue Reading

Nov. 27, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-279 SPACE SHUTTLE CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER 11-DAY MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission, designated STS-129, included three spacewalks ...Continue Reading

Nov. 25, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-226 SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW SET TO LAND IN FLORIDA FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission. The two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are at 9:44 a.m. and 11:19 a.m. EST ...Continue Reading

Nov. 25, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.b.clavin@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M61-09 WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER READY FOR LAUNCH DEC. 9 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled fo ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-112409 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 9, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 - 6:23 a.m. PST The WISE spacecraft was transported from the Astrotech payload processing facility to Space Launch Complex 2 on Nov. 20. It then was hoisted atop the D ...Continue Reading

Nov. 23, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-222 NASA UPDATES TIME OF TUESDAY NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SPACE STATION HOUSTON - The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 8 a.m. EST, 13 minutes earlier tha ...Continue Reading

Nov. 19, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-220 SPACE STATION, SPACE SHUTTLE JOINT CREW NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY HOUSTON - The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:13 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 24. Repo ...Continue Reading

Nov. 10, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-5241 j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.b.clavin@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-216 WISE STAR AND ASTEROID-HUNTING SPACECRAFT TOPIC OF NASA BRIEFING WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at noon EST, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WIS ...Continue Reading