Feb. 16, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-026 NASA SETS OUT OF THIS WORLD NEWS CONFERENCE WITH SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR AND SPACE STATION CREWS HOUSTON - The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 9:39 p. ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: M10-10 NASA AWARDS CONCESSION AGREEMENT FOR KENNEDY VISITOR COMPLEX CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Inc., of Buffalo, N.Y., to provide concession services for the operation of Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The new concession agreement begins May 1, 2010. It has a 10-year base period with one five-year option and five, one-year o ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S PROCESSING MILESTONES UPDATED FOR STS-131 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Due to cold temperatures that are expected to continue throughout the weekend, NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of shuttle Discovery's move from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Monday, Feb. 15. Discovery stil ...Continue Reading

Feb. 12, 2010 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-10 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW SPACE STATION CARGO FOR STS-131 MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will host a media event at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 18, to highlight the next hardware that will fly to the International Space Station. The multi-purpose logistics module, Leonardo, will fly aboard space shuttle Discovery on its STS-131 mission, targeted for launch on M ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2010 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-10 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY'S ROLLOVER FROM PROCESSING HANGAR MOVES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of space shuttle Discovery's move to from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 14. The move was previously planned for Friday. The delay is due to concerns over expected co ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2010 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne C. Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Don Savage Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-8982 donald.savage@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-040 NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES A NEW EYE ON THE SUN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, lifted off Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 41 on a first-of-a-kind mission to reveal th ...Continue Reading

Feb. 11, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov Jenna Maddix Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-244-0185 jenna.c.maddix@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-023 ORBITING SPACE SHUTTLE ASTRONAUTS ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM STUDENTS NATIONWIDE WASHINGTON - Students in elementary and middle schools nationwide will have their questions about space answered live on Feb. 14 by space shuttle as ...Continue Reading

Feb. 10, 2010 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: M10-024 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the March space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Discovery and seven crew members are targeted to launch the STS-131 mission on March 18 from NASA's Kennedy ...Continue Reading

Feb. 8, 2010 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: 10-037 LAUNCH OF NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SPARKS EARLY MONDAY SUNRISE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida's Space Coast on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle's last scheduled night launch began a 13-day flight to the International S ...Continue Reading

Feb. 5, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Morrie Goodman Headquarters, Washington 321-867-2468 morrie.goodman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-022 NASA ADMINISTRATOR TO HOLD NEWS BRIEFING AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER WASHINGTON - NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will meet with reporters covering the launch of space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The news briefing will be held at Kennedy's press site at 10 a.m. EST, Saturday, Feb. 6. Bolden wi ...Continue Reading