Oct. 9, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-201 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR NEXT SHUTTLE MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of news briefings on Monday, Nov. 3, to preview the upcoming space shuttle Endeavour mission that will outfit the Inte ...Continue Reading

Oct. 8, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-199 NASA ISSUES SPACE SHUTTLE TO CONSTELLATION WORK FORCE TRANSITION REPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA is releasing an updated version of the Work Force Transition Strategy Report, which was delivered to Congress on Wednesday. The report details the agency's plan to minimize job losses while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Prog ...Continue Reading

Oct. 6, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-253 NASA SPACECRAFT READY TO EXPLORE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM GREENBELT, Md. -- The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking place where the hot solar wind slams into the cold expanse of space is ready for launch Oct. ...Continue Reading

Oct. 3, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-100308 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 19, 2008 Launch Time: 3:02 p.m. - 3:05 p.m. EDT (07:02 a.m. - 07:05 a.m. local Kwajalein time) The IBEX spacecraft, its associated upper stage booster and the Pegasus XL rocket are i ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-190 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted to launch Nov. 16. The 15-day flight will deliver equipment and supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for expansion from ...Continue Reading

Oct. 2, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Laura Layton Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-8170 laura.a.layton@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-188 NASA TO DISCUSS MISSION TO EXPLORE THE EDGE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a media teleconference on Monday, Oct. 6, at 1 p.m. EDT, to discuss the upcoming launch of the first spacecraft that will image and map the dyna ...Continue Reading

Sept. 30, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov David Mould Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898 david.r.mould@nasa.gov RELEASE: 26-08 CABANA TO SUCCEED PARSONS AS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA announced Tuesday that William Parsons, director of the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is leaving the agency in mid-October to pursue opportunities in the private sector. Parsons will be succeeded by former astronaut Robert Cabana, ...Continue Reading

Sept. 29, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Don Savage/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0183/5241 donald.l.savage@nasa.gov, j.d.harrington@nasa.gov John Yembrick/Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602/4715 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-187 NASA TO DISCUSS HUBBLE ANOMALY AND SERVICING MISSION LAUNCH DELAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT today to discuss a si ...Continue Reading

Sept. 26, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-092608 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 19, 2008 Launch Time: 2:58 p.m. - 3:06 p.m. EDT (06:58 a.m. - 07:06 a.m. local Kwajalein time) The IBEX spacecraft, its upper stage booster and the Pegasus XL rocket are in the Orb ...Continue Reading

Sept. 24, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-181 NASA ANNOUNCES NEW TARGET LAUNCH DATES, STATUS NEWS CONFERENCE WASHINGTON -- The target launch date for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope has been reset to Oct. 14 at 10:19 p.m. EDT. A news c ...Continue Reading