Nov. 9, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ARES-I-X-110609 ARES I-X STATUS REPORT Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X Launched: Oct. 28 Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Upcoming Key Milestones - Dec. -- 30 day update briefing Ares I-X Flight Hardware - Booster was delivered to Hanger AF at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for inspections and processing - Batteries disconnected - Data recorder and high speed video camera removed - Thrust ...Continue Reading

Nov. 6, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-110609 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 7, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 - 6:23 a.m. PST Testing has been conducted successfully on the Tracking & Data Relay Satellite transmitter that will be used on the rocket. It will relay vehicle dat ...Continue Reading

Nov. 5, 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: M09-213 CEREMONY RESET FOR ESA HANDOVER OF TRANQUILITY TO NASA WASHINGTON - The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host the commemorative ceremony at NASA's Space Stati ...Continue Reading

Nov. 4, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-211 NASA SETS STS-129 PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis. The shuttle's STS-129 mission to the International Space Station is sched ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-103009 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Spacecraft: Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: SLC-2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Dec. 7, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 – 6:23 a.m. PST Build-up of the Delta II rocket at Space Launch Complex 2 was completed last week as planned. Testing was conducted this week ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2009 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-209 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO TRANQUILITY NODE CEREMONY AT KENNEDY WASHINGTON -- The European Space Agency, or ESA, will transfer ownership of the Tranquility node to NASA on Thursday, Nov. 19. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host a commemorative ceremony at 3 p.m. EST. Tranquility is a pressurized module that wil ...Continue Reading

Oct. 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: 09-255 NASA GIVES GO FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH ON NOV. 16 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a Nov. 16 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 p.m. EST. Atlantis ...Continue Reading

Oct. 28, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-252 NASA'S ARES I-X ROCKET COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...Continue Reading

Oct. 27, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-251 NASA'S ARES I-X LAUNCH RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA mission managers canceled Tuesday's scheduled launch of the Ares I-X flight test because of weather concerns at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Another launch attempt is targeted for Wednesday. A ...Continue Reading

Oct. 23, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov RELEASE: 56-09 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR THE ARES I-X TEST ROCKET LAUNCH ON OCT. 27 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has completed a review of the Ares I-X development rocket's readiness for its flight test and selected Tuesday, Oct. 27, as the official launch date. Liftoff is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ares I-X launch date was announced after a flight test readiness review at Kenn ...Continue Reading