Feb. 10, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 06-11 NASA PRESENTS SAFETY AWARD TO PATRICIA STRATTON WASHINGTON -- NASA has presented its Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition, or QASAR, award for 2010 to Patricia J. Stratton of Merritt Island, Fla. The QASAR award recognizes individual government and contractor employees who have demonstrated exemplary performance in contribut ...Continue Reading

Feb. 10, 2011 George H. Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Sarah DeWitt Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0535 sarah.l.dewitt@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M05-11 NASA'S GLORY CLIMATE SATELLITE READY FOR LAUNCH FEB. 23 VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- The launch of NASA's Glory spacecraft aboard an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 23. Liftoff will ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-023 NASA TO HOLD BRIEFING ON THE SHUTTLE COMMANDER FOR APRIL FLIGHT HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a news conference to discuss command of the STS-134 space shuttle mission at 3 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 4, at the agency's Johnson Space C ...Continue Reading

Feb. 3, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-020311 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, prelaunch processing of the Glory spacecraft continues. Activities to enca ...Continue Reading

Feb. 2, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joe Cuenco Science Center of Pinellas County, Fla. 727-384-0027, Ext. 226 jcuenco@sciencecenterofpinellas.org Andrea Zahn Pinellas County Schools, Fla. 727-588-6122 zahna@pcsb.org RELEASE: 04-11 NASA AND PINELLAS COUNTY PROVIDE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is partnering with the Pinellas Science Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Pinellas County School System to inspire and encourage un ...Continue Reading

Feb. 1, 2011 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joe Cuenco Science Center of Pinellas County, Fla. 727-384-0027, Ext. 226 jcuenco@sciencecenterofpinellas.org Andrea Zahn Pinellas County Schools, Fla. 727-588-6122 zahna@pcsb.org RELEASE: 04-11 NASA AND PINELLAS COUNTY PROVIDE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is partnering with the Pinellas Science Center, St. Petersburg, Fla., and the Pinellas County School System to inspire and encourage un ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 2011 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-012711 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 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, prelaunch processing of the Glory spacecraft continues. Fueling of the spacecra ...Continue Reading

Jan. 25, 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: M11-017 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET FOR FINAL TRIP TO LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Discovery's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to Launch Pad 39A on Monday, Jan. 31, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Six astronauts are set to laun ...Continue Reading

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