Feb. 25, 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 Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-042 SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM COMPLETES NEW PLAN FOR NEXT LAUNCH WASHINGTON -- NASA's Space Shuttle Program has established a plan that could support shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station, tentatively targeted for March 12 ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-041 NASA NAMES CHAIRMAN FOR ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON -- NASA's Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the investigation board for the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting ...Continue Reading

Feb. 25, 2009 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Beth Dickey Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087 beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-09 NASA PRESENTS SAFETY AWARD TO STEVEN M. DAVIS WASHINGTON -- NASA has presented its Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition, or QASAR, award for 2008 to Steven M. Davis of Titusville, Fla. Davis, an employee of the Defense Contract Management Agency at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, received the award for his attention to detail ...Continue Reading

Feb. 24, 2009 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-657-2194 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-653-8339 alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-039 NASA'S LAUNCH OF CARBON-SEEKING SATELLITE IS UNSUCCESSFUL WASHINGTON -- NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Tuesday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. Preliminary indi ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-037 NASA DEFERS SETTING NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- During a thorough review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Friday that more data and possible testing are required before launching the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station. Engineering teams have been w ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-022009 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) Launch Vehicle: Taurus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 576-E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Launch Date: Feb. 24, 2009 Launch Time: 1:51:30 a.m. PST At the launch pad on Feb. 18, the Taurus XL launch vehicle upper stack, consisting of stages 1, 2 and 3 with the encapsulated OCO ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma / Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 / 1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov / ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-035 SEGMENT OF ARES I-X TEST ROCKET ARRIVES AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket arrived at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday. Called the frustum, the section resemble ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2009 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-034 BE PART OF HISTORY -- HELP NASA NAME THE NEXT SPACE STATION MODULE WASHINGTON -- NASA is asking the public to help name the International Space Station's next module - a control tower for robotics in space and the world's ultimate observation deck. Eight refrigerator-sized racks in the Node 3 module will provide room for many of ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2009 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-604-5612 jonas.dino@nasa.gov Sally Koris Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif. 310-812-4721 sally.koris@ngc.com RELEASE: 09-032 NASA MISSION TO SEEK WATER ICE ON MOON HEADS TO FLORIDA FOR LAUNCH MOFFETT FIELD, Calif. -- NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing ...Continue Reading

Feb. 17, 2009 George H. Diller NASA Vandenberg Resident Office, Calif. 805-605-3051 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov Alan Buis Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-0474 alan.d.buis@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-025 NASA ORBITING CARBON OBSERVATORY ON A TAURUS XL READY FOR LAUNCH VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, aboard a Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for Feb. 24. Lift ...Continue Reading