Oct. 23, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/202-358-1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov/ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-206 NASA SETS ARES I-X PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test. The rocket is targeted to l ...Continue Reading

Oct. 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 55-09 AIRSPACE, ROAD, BRIDGE AND WATERWAY CLOSURES FOR ARES I-X Launch Date: Oct. 27, 2009 Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X Launch Pad: 39B Launch Window: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT Targeted Launch Time: 8 a.m. EDT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS What: Cape Canaveral Restricted Air Space When: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2010 Where: Restricted Areas R-2932, R-2933, R-2934 over Kennedy Space Center and ...Continue Reading

Oct. 22, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Mike Robinson Starfighters, Inc. 941-961-0111 mike.robinson@Starfighters.net RELEASE: 54-09 NASA AND STARFIGHTERS MAKE AGREEMENT ON SHUTTLE RUNWAY USE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA and Starfighters, Inc., of Tarpon Springs, Fla., are partnering to use the space shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Center to help support the development of the commercial space industry. Kennedy and the aerospace company have signed a cooperativ ...Continue Reading

Oct. 21, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-204 NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has scheduled a news conference for approximately 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference, originating from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, will begin afte ...Continue Reading

Oct. 20, 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-203 NASA SETS BRIEFING ABOUT ARES I-X READINESS TO LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will hold a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the Ares I-X rocket launch. The briefing will begin at approximate ...Continue Reading

Oct. 20, 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 Tracy Yates United Space Alliance, Houston 321-861-3956 tracy.e.yates@nasa.gov Jessica Rye ATK Space Systems, Magna, Utah 321-328-2468 jessica.rye@atk.com RELEASE: 09-247 NASA'S ARES I-X ROCKET ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD IN FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For the first time in more than a quarter ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-246 NASA UPDATES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, CREW REHEARSAL WASHINGTON -- NASA is targeting Nov. 16 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Managers for NASA's Space Operat ...Continue Reading

Oct. 18, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-200 NASA RESCHEDULES ROLLOUT OF ARES I-X CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 20, the rollout of the Ares I-X rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first motion of the Ares I-X out of Kennedy's Vehicle Assembly Building is targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT. The 4.2-mile j ...Continue Reading

Oct. 16, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-101609 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 At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg, work has been under way this week to set up the necessary ground support equipment f ...Continue Reading

Oct. 15, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ARES-I-X-101509 ARES I-X STATUS REPORT Launch Vehicle: Ares I-X Launch Date: Oct. 27 Launch Pad: 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Upcoming key milestones: - No earlier than Oct. 20 - Rollout to Launch Pad 39B targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT - Oct. 21 - Satellite live shot campaign at Launch Pad 39B from 6-9 a.m. EDT - Oct. 23 - L-4 Flight Test Readiness Review followed by a news conference on NAS ...Continue Reading