May 29, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C09-026 NASA AWARDS LIQUID NITROGEN AND LIQUID OXYGEN CONTRACTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected three companies to provide liquid nitrogen, or LN2, and liquid oxygen, or LOX, to six agency facilities supporting activities for the Space Operations Mission Directorate and Exploration System Mission Directorate. Linde LLC ...Continue Reading

May 29, 2009 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: M09-095 NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S READINESS TO LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers will hold a news conference on Wednesday, June 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The briefing will begin after the end of the Flight Readiness Review, ...Continue Reading

May 29, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Leslie Williams Dryden Flight Research Center 661-276-3893 leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-098 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET TO RETURN TO FLORIDA EDWARDS, Calif. -- After landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 24 following the successful Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, space shuttle Atlant ...Continue Reading

May 28, 2009 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: M09-096 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD, TCDT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour now is planned to be moved from Launch Pad 39B to 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 31, weather permitting. Endeavour is targeted to lift off June 13 on a 16-day mission ...Continue Reading

May 24, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Alan Brown Dryden Flight Research Center 661-276-2665 alan.brown@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-120 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE RETURNS TO EARTH AFTER HUBBLE MISSION EDWARDS, Calif. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 8:39 a.m. PDT Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., completing the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telesc ...Continue Reading

May 23, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-119 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING DELAYED BY WEATHER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Flight Director Norm Knight and the entry team will evaluate weather conditi ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-052209 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: June 17, 2009 Launch Time: 3:51 p.m. EDT At Launch Complex 41, the Atlas V launch vehicle wet dress was successfully completed on May 15. The Atla ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-092 NASA SETS SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR'S MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD, PRACTICE LIFTOFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Journalists are invited to cover two upcoming events at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the STS-127 space shuttle mission in June. Shuttle Endeavour will move from Launch Pad 39B to Pad 39A on Ma ...Continue Reading

May 22, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-118 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING DELAYED BY WEATHER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA Flight Director Norm Knight and the entry team will evaluate weather condition ...Continue Reading

May 21, 2009 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-091 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW SPACE STATION'S TRANQUILITY MODULE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will provide an opportunity for reporters to see the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at 2 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 8. Tranquility is a pressurized mod ...Continue Reading