Sept. 30, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-139 NASA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR HOSTS MEDIA TELECONFERENCE, WILL DISCUSS CRITICAL VOTE IN CONGRESS FOR FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver will be available to answer media questions during a teleconference Thursday, Sept. 30, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Garver will discuss the strong, bipart ...Continue Reading

Sept. 28, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-137 NASA TO PREVIEW FINAL FLIGHT OF SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY HOUSTON -- NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission, the final flight of shuttle Discovery and the next to last scheduled shuttle flight, during a series of news briefings Thurs ...Continue Reading

Sept. 27, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M47-10 GOOD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITY ON SEPT. 28 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead on Tuesday, Sept. 28, at about 6:45 a.m. EDT, weather permitting. The station with its Expedition 25 crew aboard is about 220 miles up. The space station will look like a bright star in the predawn sky as it app ...Continue Reading

Sept. 24, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C46-10 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT TO REVITALIZE POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected MIL-CON Electric Company of Jacksonville, Fla., to revitalize the high and medium electric voltage power distribution systems throughout NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The value of the contract is approximately $6.1 million. MIL-CON's scope of work includes modifications to the systems pro ...Continue Reading

Sept. 24, 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: M10-135 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO TWO HISTORIC EVENTS AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to two historic Space Shuttle Program events at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Sept. 28. The final solid rocket booster (SRB) assembly will depart the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility, ...Continue Reading

Sept. 23, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C45-10 NASA AWARDS POLY PICOSATELLITE ORBITAL DEPLOYERS CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has announced the award of the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployers, or P-POD, service contract to California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Calif. This new contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity award for five years with a maximum cumulative potential value of $5 million. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 21, 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: M10-133 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY AT LAUNCH PAD, LIFTOFF PRACTICE SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery awaits the next major milestone for its upcoming and final mission to the International Space Station, STS-133. Reporters are inv ...Continue Reading

Sept. 16, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C10-053 NASA AWARDS LAUNCH SERVICES CONTRACTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has announced the awards for the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II Contract. The award will provide a broad range of launch services for NASA's planetary, Earth-observing, exploration and scientific satellites. NASA has the ability to order a maximum ...Continue Reading

Sept. 14, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann.m.trotta@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-220 NASA SELECTS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR INSPIRE EDUCATION PROGRAM WASHINGTON -- NASA has selected 1,895 high school students to participate in the agency's Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience, or INSPIRE. The INSPIRE project is designed to encourage students in grades nine thr ...Continue Reading

Sept. 13, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-131 NASA OFFERS SATELLITE INTERVIEWS INSIDE NEW SPACE STATION MODULE; THE MODULE WILL CARRY A HUMAN-LIKE ROBOT TO ORBIT IN NOVEMBER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is offering live satellite interviews on Thursday, Sept. 16, from inside the next component of the International Space Station. The Permanent Multipurpose Module, or PM ...Continue Reading