April 1, 2008 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-073 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA ACCREDITATION REQUIRED EARLY FOR GLAST LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. EDT on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. To meet Air Force requirements, international media must submit accreditati ...Continue Reading

March 31, 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: M08-070 NASA SETS MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT WASHINGTON -- NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission, targeted to launch May 31. The 13-day flight to the International Space Station will include three spacewalks to continue assembly of the Japan Aer ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-068 KENNEDY CENTER DIRECTOR TO HOLD MEDIA ROUNDTABLE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bill Parsons, center director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will hold a media roundtable at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 1 at Kennedy's News Center television auditorium. Parsons will discuss and answer questions about a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Pro ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-068 KENNEDY CENTER DIRECTOR TO HOLD MEDIA ROUNDTABLE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bill Parsons, center director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will hold a media roundtable at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 1 at Kennedy's News Center television auditorium. Parsons will discuss and answer questions about a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Pro ...Continue Reading

March 31, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick/Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602/4997 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov, stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-072 NASA TO HOLD NEWS BRIEFING ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO CONSTELLATION WORKFORCE TRANSITION REPORT WASHINGTON -- NASA will hold a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, April 1, to discuss a report to Congress on the agency's workforce strategy while transitioning from ...Continue Reading

March 31, 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 If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: http://www.aus-city.com ...Continue Reading

March 28, 2008 Sonja Alexander Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1761 sonja.r.alexander@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-019 NASA AWARDS EDUCATION GRANT WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a cooperative agreement education grant to Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. The grant supports implementation of the Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, also known as INSPIRE, program at NASA. The grant fe ...Continue Reading

March 28, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 George.H.Diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-032808 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) Location: Astrotech payload processing facility Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7920-H Launch Pad: 17-B Launch Date: May 16, 2008 Launch Window: 11:45 a.m. - 1:40 p.m. EDT The spacecraft comprehensive performance tests continue. Next week, the illumination test of the twin solar arrays is scheduled to ...Continue Reading

March 27, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@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: M08-066 NASA SETS BRIEFING FOR APRIL SPACE STATION CREW CHANGE HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 2, to preview the activities of the next residents of the International Space Station and to look ...Continue Reading

March 27, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-015 NASA AWARDS NITROGEN SUPPLY AND SERVICES CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has awarded Air Liquide Large Industries of Houston the Kennedy Space Center - Cape Canaveral Air Force Station gaseous nitrogen supply and services contract. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract has an estimated ...Continue Reading