Oct. 2, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100209 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: No earlier than Dec. 7, 2009 Launch Window: 6:10 - 6:23 a.m. PST At the Astrotech payload processing facility on north Vandenberg, WISE spacecraft processing is going well and continues on schedule. Th ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C48-09 NASA MODIFIES LIFE SCIENCES SERVICES CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA is extending the Life Science Services contract at Kennedy Space Center held by Dynamac Corporation of Rockville, Md., for an additional one year, three months and increasing its value. The potential estimated increase value of the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is $9.7 and begins Oct. 1. The base extension value is $8.1 ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ARES-I-X-093009 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: - Oct. 9 – Launch Readiness Review at Kennedy - Oct. 15 – Launch Pad 39B modifications media event at 10 a.m. EDT - Oct. 19 – Rollout to Launch Pad 39B targ ...Continue Reading

Sept. 25, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 47-09 DELTA II NASA LAUNCH FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY SUCCESSFUL CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Thursday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency. The Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstrator mission, or STSS Demo, lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 17 at 8:20 a.m. ...Continue Reading

Sept. 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 46-09 STSS DEMO LAUNCH POSTPOSNED UNTIL NO EARLIER THAN SEPT. 25 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration mission, or STSS Demo, is postponed until no earlier than Friday, Sept. 25. Teams are working to correct a technical issue with some ground equipment on the pad at Space Launch Comple ...Continue Reading

Sept. 22, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Ashley Edwards, Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1756/0668 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-219 NASA SETS TARGET DATE FOR ARES I-X ROCKET'S TEST LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is targeting Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the flight test of the Ares I-X rocket, pending successful testing and data verification. Senior managers made the decision after a meeting Monday at NASA ...Continue Reading

Sept. 21, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Debra Christman Missile Defense Agency 719-325-8289 Debra.Christman@mda.mil MEDIA ADVISORY: 45-09 DELTA II DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LAUNCH RESCHEDULED FOR SEPT. 23 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - To accommodate spacecraft readiness, launch of the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration mission, or STSS Demo, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air F ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-091809 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Demonstrators Program (STSS-Demo) Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920-10 Launch Pad: Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: No earlier than Sept. 23, 2009 Launch Window: 8 - 9 a.m. EDT To accommodate readiness of the STSS Demo spacecraft, the launch of the Delta II has been ...Continue Reading

Sept. 18, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 44-09 MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW NASA'S RENOVATED FIRING ROOM FOR ARES I-X CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will host a ceremony to officially turn over the Launch Control Center's Firing Room 1 from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. EDT at the Kennedy Space Center. The room has undergone demolition, construction and been outfitted with consoles for the upcoming Ares ...Continue Reading

Sept. 17, 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: M09-179 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIAL DEADLINES FOR ARES I-X FLIGHT TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the Ares I-X flight test targeted to launch Oct. 31 from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Journalists must apply for credentials to attend. To be accredited, ...Continue Reading