Jan. 28, 2009 George H. Diller/Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov / tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 03-09 UPDATE: NASA TO SHOW KEPLER SPACECRAFT DURING MEDIA OPPORTUNITY JAN. 30 [EDS: ADDS ADDITIONAL SPOKESPERSON] CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kepler spacecraft, that will be launched in March aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, will be the focus of a ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 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: M09-020 NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 6 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference will begin ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 04-09 NASA HONORS FALLEN COLLEAGUES DURING DAY OF REMEMBRANCE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Jan. 29. Media and the general public are invited to a wreath-laying at 9:30 a.m. EST at the Space Mirror Memorial at t ...Continue Reading

Jan. 27, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-018 NASA KEPLER LAUNCH INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACCREDITATION ENDS FEB. 5 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of NASA's Kepler telescope, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other ...Continue Reading

Jan. 26, 2009 George H. Diller/Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov / tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Whitney Clavin Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena. Calif. 818-354-4673 whitney.clavin@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 03-09 NASA TO SHOW KEPLER SPACECRAFT DURING MEDIA OPPORTUNITY JAN. 30 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kepler spacecraft, that will be launched in March aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, will be the focus of a media opportunity on Friday, Jan. 30. The ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-012309 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: NOAA-N Prime Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 4, 2009 Launch Window: 2:22:01 - 2:32:01 a.m. PST The Flight Program Verification, an integrated test of the Delta II and NOAA-N Prime, was successfully completed Jan. 22. This is the last major test before lau ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA, Suitland, Md. 301-457-5005 John.Leslie@noaa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 02-09 NOAA-N PRIME ATOP DELTA II ROCKET READY FOR LAUNCH FEB. 4 VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboa ...Continue Reading

Jan. 23, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-016 MEDIA INVITED TO SEE NEW HARDWARE FOR NASA'S ARES I-X FLIGHT TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Reporters are invited to view new hardware that will be used in the launch of the Ares I-X rocket, which will be the first flight test to develop the Ares I rocket. Ares I is part of NASA's next generation spacecraft and launch ...Continue Reading

Jan. 22, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-014 NASA TO HOLD MEDIA BRIEFING ABOUT NEW GLOBAL CARBON DIOXIDE MISSION WASHINGTON - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. EST to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first NASA space ...Continue Reading

Jan. 16, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-011609 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: NOAA-N Prime Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320 Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 2, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 4, 2009 Launch Window: 2:22:01 - 2:32:01 a.m. PST In the early morning hours of Jan. 15, the NOAA-N Prime spacecraft was transported from the Building 1610 payload processing facility to Space Launch Complex 2. ...Continue Reading