Aug. 31, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ARES-I-X-083109 ARES I-X STATUS REPORT Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X Launch Date: Targeted for Oct. 31 Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Ares I-X Flight Hardware Last week's milestones include: - Modal testing of the flight test vehicle complete - A series of sensors strategically located throughout the stack will measure the amount and direction of movement, as the electro-mechanical shake ...Continue Reading

Aug. 31, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-083109 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Demonstrators Program (STSS-Demo) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920-10 Launch Pad: Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: Sept. 15, 2009 Launch Window: 8 - 9 p.m. EDT The Delta II was powered on last week for state of health checks and associated testing. Configuring the pa ...Continue Reading

Aug. 29, 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 RELEASE: 09-196 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCHES TO ENHANCE SPACE STATION SCIENCE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle will deliver supplies, equipment and a new crew member to the International Space Station. ...Continue Reading

Aug. 27, 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 RELEASE: 09-200 NASA DELAYS SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers postponed Friday's 12:22 a.m. EDT launch of space shuttle Discovery to allow engineers more time to develop plans for resolving an issue with a valve in the shuttle's main propulsion system. Launch now is targeted for no earlier than 11:59 p.m. ...Continue Reading

Aug. 25, 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 RELEASE: 09-197 NASA SETS NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Wednesday's launch attempt was postponed after an indication that a valve ...Continue Reading

Aug. 21, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-163 NASA TO AIR STEPHEN COLBERT MESSAGE ON EVE OF SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will broadcast a special message from comedian Stephen Colbert on Monday, Aug. 24, as the space shuttle Discovery prepares to deliver the COLBERT treadmill to the International Space Station. The message will air on NASA Televi ...Continue Reading

Aug. 21, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-082109 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Demonstrators Program (STSS-Demo) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920-10 Launch Pad: Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: Sept. 15, 2009 Launch Window: 8 - 9 p.m. EDT Now that the launch of the Air Force Global Positioning System navigation satellite was accomplished succes ...Continue Reading

Aug. 21, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-161 NASA SETS BRIEFING ON NEW SPACE STATION SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 23, to discuss new science experiments using the International Space Station's unique research environment. The briefing will originate from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and ...Continue Reading

Aug. 20, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 40-09 AIRSPACE, ROAD, BRIDGE AND WATERWAY CLOSURES FOR STS-128 Launch Date: Aug. 25, 2009 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Discovery Launch Pad: 39A Launch Window: 1:31 - 1:41 a.m. EDT Targeted Launch Time: 1:36 a.m. EDT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS What: Cape Canaveral Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) When: From 6:30 p.m. until no later than 2:56 a.m. EDT, beginning Monday, A ...Continue Reading

Aug. 20, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-159 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery. The shuttle's STS-128 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to ...Continue Reading