Dec. 20, 2010 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: M10-175 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ROLLS OFF LAUNCH PAD TUESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll back from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for additional work related to its final scheduled mission. The first motion of the shuttle is ...Continue Reading

Dec. 17, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-121710 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 Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north Vandenberg Air Force Base where integration and testing of the vehicle's flight hardware com ...Continue Reading

Dec. 15, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-173 NASA TELEVISION WILL AIR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TANKING TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will conduct a tanking test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Dec. 17, to evaluate repairs made to space shuttle Discovery's external ...Continue Reading

Dec. 10, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-121010 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 Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north Vandenberg Air Force Base where integration and testing of the vehicle's flight hardware com ...Continue Reading

Dec. 8, 2010 David Weaver Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.s.weaver@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-327 NASA ADMINISTRATOR BOLDEN'S STATEMENT ON FALCON 9 LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden issued the following statement about SpaceX's launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule: "While rocket launches from the Cape are considered a common occurrence, the historic significance of today's achievement by ...Continue Reading

Dec. 7, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-170 DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT OF FALCON 9 ROCKET SET FOR WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The first demonstration flight of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been schedu ...Continue Reading

Dec. 6, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Michael Braukus Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1979 michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-310 FALCON 9 LAUNCH POSTPONED TO NO EARLIER THAN WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A demonstration launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket for NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program has been rescheduled for no earlier than Wednesday, ...Continue Reading

Dec. 3, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-120310 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 Taurus rocket is in Orbital Sciences Hangar 1555 on north Vandenberg Air Force Base where integration and testing of the vehicle's flight hardware comp ...Continue Reading

Dec. 3, 2010 Alland Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-321 NASA TARGETS SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S LAUNCH FOR NO EARLIER THAN FEB. 3 WASHINGTON -- NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Feb. 3 at 1:34 a.m. EST. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysi ...Continue Reading

Dec. 3, 2010 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-169 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH HOUSTON -- NASA managers will hold a news conference at 12 p.m. EST today at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the next space shuttle mission, STS-133, an ...Continue Reading