June 27, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918 stephen.e.cole@nasa.gov John Leslie NOAA, Silver Spring, Md. 301-713-2087 john.leslie@noaa.gov RELEASE: 09-148 NASA AND NOAA'S GOES-O SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED WASHINGTON -- The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space today after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Statio ...Continue Reading

June 26, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov RELEASE: 35-09 GOES-O WEATHER SATELLITE LAUNCH SCRUBBED, RESET FOR JUNE 27 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - The GOES-O launch team will try again Saturday, June 27, to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O. Friday's scheduled launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the GOES-O weather satellite was scrubbed at 6: ...Continue Reading

June 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 34-09 NASA UPDATES MEDIA BADGING AND COVERAGE FOR GOES-O LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center is updating its media badging support and NASA Television coverage for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O spacecraft. GOES-O is scheduled to lift off on Friday, ...Continue Reading

June 23, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-062309 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: June 18, 2009 At Complex 41 on June 18, LRO/LCROSS was launched successfully by the Atlas V rocket. Liftoff was at 5:32:00.1 p.m. EDT. LRO separat ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2009 Candrea N. Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M09-112 NASA UPDATES MEDIA CREDENTIALS DEADLINES FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is updating its media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour is targeted to launch July 11 to begin mission STS-127. The 16-day f ...Continue Reading

June 22, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Cynthia O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 cynthia.m.ocarroll@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 33-09 NASA SETS COVERAGE FOR GOES-O LAUNCH ON JUNE 26 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, is scheduled for a liftoff on Friday, June 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The one-hour launch window extends from 6:14 to 7:14 p.m. EDT. NAS ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Jonas Dino Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. 650-207-3280 jonas.dino@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-143 NASA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES LUNAR IMPACTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA successfully launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, Thursday on a mission to searc ...Continue Reading

June 18, 2009 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov, ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-142 NASA RETURNING TO THE MOON WITH FIRST LUNAR LAUNCH IN A DECADE GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Ca ...Continue Reading

June 17, 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: 09-138 FUEL LEAK AGAIN POSTPONES LAUNCH OF SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission Wednesday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank. Endeavour's next launch opportunity is July 11. T ...Continue Reading

June 15, 2009 Candrea Thomas/George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov,george.h.diller@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma/Ashley Edwards Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668/1756 ashley.edwards-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-136 NASA SETS NEW LAUNCH DATES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE, LRO AND LCROSS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers have scheduled the next launch attempt of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission f ...Continue Reading