May 21, 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: M09-090 HUBBLE SERVICING CREW SET TO RETURN TO EARTH FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The seven astronauts who upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are expected to return to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after an 11-day mission. The two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Jackie Anderson Florida Power & Light 561-694-3496 jackie.anderson@fpl.com RELEASE: 29-09 MEDIA INVITED TO NASA AND FPL SOLAR FACILITY "GROUNDBREAKING" EVENT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and Florida Power & Light Company are beginning construction on a new solar power project at Kennedy Space Center. It's part of a public-private partnership that promotes a clean-energy future. Media are invited to the ...Continue Reading

May 20, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-089 NASA OPENS MEDIA ACCREDITATION FOR LAUNCH OF MOON MISSIONS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, missions to the moon are preparing for launch. The missions are targeted ...Continue Reading

May 19, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Jonas G. Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.g.dino@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-087 NASA ANNOUNCES BRIEFING ABOUT SATELLITE MISSIONS TO THE MOON WASHINGTON - ...Continue Reading

May 19, 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: M09-088 NASA CANCELS MAY 20 MEDIA EVENT FOR ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY NODE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Because bad weather conditions are forecast at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrival time of the Tranquility node is uncertain, the media event scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, is canceled. Reporters will have the op ...Continue Reading

May 18, 2009 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 Brandi Dean Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-083 NASA SETS NEW DATE FOR JUNE SHUTTLE MISSION BRIEFINGS HOUSTON -- NASA has rescheduled a series of media briefings to preview the upcoming June space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The briefings previously scheduled for ...Continue Reading

May 18, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-086 HUBBLE SERVICING CREW TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE FROM SPACE HOUSTON -- The seven astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis will hold a news conference at 10:26 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 20, to discuss their mission to upgrade ...Continue Reading

May 15, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-051509 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: No earlier than June 17, 2009 Launch Window: TBD NASA decided to move the LRO/LCROSS from a June 2 window to a June 17 window so as to allow the L ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 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: M09-085 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO VIEW ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY MODULE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view the arrival of the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 20. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for ma ...Continue Reading

May 12, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Jonas G. Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.g.dino@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 28-09 NASA OFFERS MEDIA ACCESS TO MOON MISSION SPACECRAFT MAY 15 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will be the foc ...Continue Reading