Oct. 30, 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 RELEASE: 08-279 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON NOV. 14 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected the official launch date for the STS-126 mission. Commander Chris Ferguson and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off to the Intern ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Don Savage/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0183 donald.l.savage@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 08-280 NASA MANAGERS DELAY HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION WASHINGTON -- NASA managers have announced that they will not meet a February 2009 launch date for the fifth and final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. The decision comes ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Don Savage Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0183 donald.l.savage@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-221 NASA UPDATES THURSDAY'S HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION AND SPACE SHUTTLE READINESS REVIEW BRIEFING TIMES WASHINGTON -- The time of Thursday's media teleconference to discuss the status of the shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope has changed t ...Continue Reading

Oct. 30, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 27-08 CABANA ASSUMES ROLE AS TENTH NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is under new leadership. Robert Cabana assumed the role as the center's tenth director Oct. 26. Media are invited to an informal Q-and-A session with Cabana at Kennedy's News Center on Friday, Oct. 31, at 10:30 a.m. EDT. This session is not open to new media accreditation. Cabana ...Continue Reading

Oct. 29, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Don Savage/J.D. Harrington Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0183/5241 donald.l.savage@nasa.gov, j.d.harrington@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745/0697 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov, edward.s.campion@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-219 NASA TO DISCUSS STATUS OF HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION THURSDAY WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 5 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 30, ...Continue Reading

Oct. 28, 2008 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-218 NASA TO UPDATE REPORTERS ABOUT CONSTELLATION PROGRAM WASHINGTON - NASA will host a media teleconference Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m. EDT, to brief reporters about recent developments and ongoing progress in NASA's Constellation Program. Constellation will build the spacecraf ...Continue Reading

Oct. 27, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-217 NASA TO HOLD NEWS CONFERENCE ABOUT STATUS OF NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 30, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch. The news conference will begin af ...Continue Reading

Oct. 22, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-213 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MOVES TO LAUNCH PAD, PRACTICE LIFTOFF SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to move from Launch Pad 39B to Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., as early as 8 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 23, as preparations for the STS-126 mission move forward. Endeavour ...Continue Reading

Oct. 19, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-0039 nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-262 NASA LAUNCHES IBEX MISSION TO OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer mission, or IBEX, successfully launched from the Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean at 1:47 p.m. EDT, Sunday. IBEX will be the fi ...Continue Reading

Oct. 17, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-211 NASA UPDATES TIME FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS' ROLL FROM LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected t ...Continue Reading