Oct. 18, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-145 NASA SCHEDULES NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Monday, Oct. 25, 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 Review, a meeting ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-101510 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: 2:10 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 compon ...Continue Reading

Oct. 14, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M51-10 ANNUAL NASA-SPONSORED BUSINESS EXPO SET FOR OCT. 19 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Business leaders interested in learning more about government contracting and what local and national vendors have to offer should attend the "Business Opportunities Expo 2010" on Oct. 19. The expo runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Cruise Terminal 3 at Port Canaveral, Fla. Admission is free and open to the public. The an ...Continue Reading

Oct. 11, 2010 David S. 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: 10-255 NASA ADMINISTRATOR THANKS PRESIDENT OBAMA AND CONGRESS FOR AGENCY'S NEW DIRECTION SUPPORT WASHINGTON -- The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in support of President Obama's signing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010: "Earlie ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100810 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: 2:10 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' flight hardware componen ...Continue Reading

Oct. 4, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M50-10 NASA RESCHEDULES LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY TO OCT. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The move for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission payload to NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A has been rescheduled for Thursday, Oct. 7, starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT. The photo opportunity is scheduled for 7 a.m. During the installation of the Permanent Multipurpose Module to the payloads transportation canis ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M49-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD OCT. 6 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media representatives are invited to a photo opportunity at Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 7 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The payload for space shuttle Discovery's STS-133 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to roll out to the pad starting at 12:01 a.m. The payload being ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100110 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Glory Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL 3110 Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 23, 2011 (tentative) Launch Time: 2:10 a.m. PST Altitude/Inclination: 440 miles/98.2 degrees The launch of the Glory spacecraft aboard a Taurus XL rocket has been tentatively rescheduled from Nov. 22, 2010 to Feb. 23, 2011, subject to conf ...Continue Reading

Oct. 1, 2010 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-242 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS UPDATE SPACE STATION LAUNCH MANIFEST WASHINGTON -- NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) agreed on Friday to update the International Space Station launch schedule. The ta ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2010 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M48-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO NEW MOBILE LAUNCHER MOVE TO PARK SITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., invites media to view the new mobile launcher (ML) support structure's short move from its construction site to the mobile launcher park site on Friday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m. EDT. Media will be able to document the move, which is expected to take about 30 minutes. Media need to be ...Continue Reading