May 15, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-051509 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter/Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LRO/LCROSS) Launch Vehicle: Atlas V Launch Pad: Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: No earlier than June 17, 2009 Launch Window: TBD NASA decided to move the LRO/LCROSS from a June 2 window to a June 17 window so as to allow the L ...Continue Reading

May 14, 2009 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-085 NASA INVITES REPORTERS TO VIEW ARRIVAL OF TRANQUILITY MODULE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Reporters are invited to view the arrival of the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 20. Tranquility is a pressurized module that will provide room for ma ...Continue Reading

May 12, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Jonas G. Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.g.dino@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 28-09 NASA OFFERS MEDIA ACCESS TO MOON MISSION SPACECRAFT MAY 15 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will be the foc ...Continue Reading

May 11, 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 RELEASE: 09-104 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCHES ON A FINAL MISSION TO HUBBLE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission. Atlantis' 11-day mission will include five spacewalks to refurb ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-050809 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-O) Launch Vehicle: Delta IV Launch Pad: Launch Complex 37, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Date: No earlier than June 2009 Launch Window: TBD The GOES-O launch aboard a Delta IV rocket from Space Launch Complex 37 currently is scheduled for no earlier than June 26. Recent ...Continue Reading

May 8, 2009 Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-079 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-125 SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service and upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis is scheduled to lift off M ...Continue Reading

May 7, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 25-09 AIRSPACE, ROAD, BRIDGE AND WATERWAY CLOSURES FOR STS-125 Launch Date: May 11, 2009 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Atlantis Launch Pad: 39A Launch Window: 1:41:49 - 2:43:41 p.m. EDT Targeted Launch Time: 2:01:49 p.m. EDT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS What: Cape Canaveral Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) When: From 6:41 a.m. until no later than 3:14 p.m. Monday, May 11, 200 ...Continue Reading

May 6, 2009 George H. Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 24-09 DELTA II LAUNCH FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY SUCCESSFUL VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Tuesday with a spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency. The spacecraft is called the Space Tracking and Surveillance System Advanced Technology Risk Reduction mission, or S ...Continue Reading

May 5, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Cabbage/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 mcabbage@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-076 NASA ANNOUNCES FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET BRIEFINGS FOR PRESS WASHINGTON -- NASA Acting Administrator Chris Scolese will brief the news media about the agency's fiscal year 2010 budget at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 7. The news conference will take place in NASA Headquarters' Ja ...Continue Reading

May 5, 2009 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schieholz@nasa.gov RELEASE: M09-095 NASA INVITES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR INSPIRE PROJECT WASHINGTON -- NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, known as INSPIRE, is accepting applications from high school students through June 30. NASA will make selections in September. The selectees will participa ...Continue Reading