March 23, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M15-10 NEWS MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW RUSSIAN RESEARCH MODULE ON MARCH 25 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency, Roscosmos, will host a media opportunity at 10 a.m. EDT on Thursday, March 25, to showcase the Mini Research Module-1, known as Rassvet. The event will be held at the Astrotech facility in Port Canaveral, Fla., where the module is being prepared for flight on shuttle Atlan ...Continue Reading

March 15, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M14-10 NASA RESCHEDULES LAUNCH PAD PHOTO OPPORTUNITY TO MARCH 19 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The move for space shuttle Discovery's STS-131 mission payload to NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A now is targeted for Friday, March 19, starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT. The photo opportunity at the pad now is scheduled for 8 a.m. on March 19. The additional time will allow shuttle technicians to perform testing o ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 david.steitz@nasa.gov RELEASE: C10-013 NASA AWARDS CIVIL DESIGN, ENGINEERING AND SERVICES CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Jones Edmunds & Associates Inc. of Gainesville, Fla., to provide civil and environmental design, engineering and other professional services. Services will be provided at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air For ...Continue Reading

March 12, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-65 NASA ANNOUNCES SYSTEMS ENGINEERING STUDENT COMPETITION WASHINGTON - NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is inviting teams of undergraduate and graduate students throughout the country to participate in the fourth annual Systems Engineering Paper Competition. Participants in the competition will submit a paper on an Ex ...Continue Reading

March 8, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Christina Valencia Launch, San Francisco 415-624-4832 christina@launchorg.com RELEASE: 10-061 NASA HOSTS FIRST-EVER WATER SUSTAINABILITY FORUM MARCH 16-18 WASHINGTON - NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a seri ...Continue Reading

March 9, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO PHOTO OPPORTUNITY AT LAUNCH PAD MARCH 16 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Journalists are invited to a photo opportunity at Launch Pad 39A at 8 a.m. EDT on March 16. Discovery's payload for the STS-131 mission, secure in its transportation canister, is scheduled to roll out to the pad starting at 12:01 a.m. The rotating service structure, which protects the shuttle from inclement weather ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA, Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-2087 John.leslie@noaa.gov RELEASE: 10-59 NASA AND NOAA'S GOES-P SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, or GOES-P, lifted off Thursday aboard a Delta IV rocket at 6:57 p.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Ca ...Continue Reading

March 1, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S ROLLOUT TO LAUNCH PAD MOVES TO MARCH 3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Due to possible rain and lightning, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., now are targeting shuttle Discovery's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A for 12:01 a.m. EST on Wednesday, March 3. Media with permanent Kennedy credentials and those credentialed ...Continue Reading

Feb. 26, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-022610 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-P) Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Launch Pad: Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Date: March 2, 2010 Launch Window: 6:19 - 7:19 p.m. EST The Flight Readiness Review for the launch of the Delta IV rocket with GOES-P was held on Feb. 25. The last evaluation, the Launch Readin ...Continue Reading

Feb. 23, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-037 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY ROLLS TO LAUNCH PAD; LIFTOFF PRACTICE SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Journalists are invited to cover the STS-131 space shuttle crew's practice countdown and related training March 2-5 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Reporters also may cover space shuttle Discovery's move from th ...Continue Reading