Aug. 1, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-080108 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Pad: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 5, 2008 Launch Window: 12:41:54 p.m. EDT (4:41:54 a.m. local time) The IBEX spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday, July 28. It was taken to the Astrotech ...Continue Reading

July 28, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 14-08 HIGH SCHOOLERS HELP NASA TAKE ONE SMALL STEP BACK TO THE MOON CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - High school students from 35 Florida schools recently experienced what it might be like to land a rocket on the moon or excavate the lunar surface. During two, one-week sessions this summer, eager students worked alongside NASA mentors at Kennedy Space Center to participate in a Governor's School pilot program for the ...Continue Reading

July 28, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0697 edward.s.campion@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-138 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 - 9 t ...Continue Reading

July 21, 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: M08-136 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to return to the Hubble Space Telescope, targeted to launch Oct. 8. The 11-day flight will include five spacewalks to make final repairs and upgrades to t ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kylie Clem Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kylie.s.clem@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-176 NASA ASSIGNS CREW FOR EQUIPMENT DELIVERY MISSION TO SPACE STATION WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-128. The flight will carry science and storage racks to the International Space Station. Marine Corps Col. Frederic ...Continue Reading

July 16, 2008 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-08 FIRST HUBBLE FLIGHT HARDWARE ARRIVES AT KENNEDY FOR STS-125 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The first major flight hardware for the fifth and final space shuttle servicing mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is starting to arrive at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin preparations for its targeted October l ...Continue Reading

July 7, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-167 NASA SETS LAUNCH DATES FOR REMAINING SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS HOUSTON -- Following a detailed, integrated assessment, NASA selected target launch dates for the remaining eight space shuttle missions on the current manifest in 2009 and 2010. The manife ...Continue Reading

July 2, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-130 SPACE STATION SPACEWALKS, BRIEFING ON TAP FOR NASA TV HOUSTON -- Two International Space Station residents will conduct a pair of spacewalks outside the Russian segment of the complex July 10 and 15, with coverage of both planned for NASA Tel ...Continue Reading

June 26, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-043 NASA AWARDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Abacus Technology Corp. of Chevy Chase, Md., to provide information management and communications support at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contract begins on Oct. 1 with a five-year ba ...Continue Reading

June 25, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-126 NASA ANNOUNCES TELECONFERENCE ABOUT LAUNCH PAD 39A REPAIRS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will host a media teleconference to discuss repair plans for damage to Launch Pad 39A with Space Shuttle Program Manager John Shannon, Space Shuttle ...Continue Reading