Dec. 8, 2008 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-246 NEWS MEDIA INVITED TO VIEW SPACE STATION'S SOLAR WINGS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will provide an opportunity for reporters to see the International Space Station's next element at 10 a.m. EST, Thursday, Dec. 18. The S6 truss segment, with its set of large U.S. solar arrays, will be attached ...Continue Reading

Dec. 8, 2008 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 31-08 NASA PROVIDES UNIQUE EXPERIENCE FOR ORLANDO AREA STUDENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - More than 2,500 eighth grade students attending Orange County Public Schools will travel to NASA's Kennedy Space Center the week of Dec. 15 to take part in the first Orange County Space Week. Kennedy's Education Office, in partnership with the center's visitor complex and Educator Resource Center, are hosting the visit. The pr ...Continue Reading

Dec. 5, 2008 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 30-08 MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH RACK ARRIVES FOR PROCESSING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A multiuse materials science laboratory arrived Dec. 4 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., to begin the first leg of its journey to the International Space Station. The research rack traveled from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Cen ...Continue Reading

Dec. 5, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Nicole Cloutier-Lemasters Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 nicole.cloutier-1@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-321 NASA ASSIGNS ASTRONAUT CREWS FOR FUTURE SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS WASHINGTON - NASA has assigned the crews for space shuttle missions STS-130 and STS-131. The STS-130 mission will deliver a third connecting module to the Internati ...Continue Reading

Dec. 4, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@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 Susan Hendrix/Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745/0697 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov, edward.s.campion@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-320 NASA SETS TARGET SHUTTLE LAUNCH DATE FOR HUBBLE SERVICING MISSION HOUSTON - NASA announced Thursday th ...Continue Reading

Dec. 2, 2008 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 Leslie Williams Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif. 661-276-3893 leslie.a.williams@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-243 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET TO RETURN TO FLORIDA EDWARDS, Calif. - After landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Nov. 30, space shuttle Endeavour is about to make its cross-country journey b ...Continue Reading

Dec. 2, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 08-242 NASA TV TO AIR SPACE SHUTTLE COMMANDER REMARKS ON 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF INAUGURAL STATION ASSEMBLY FLIGHT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In honor of the 10th anniversary of the first construction flight for the International Space Station, NASA Television will provide sound bites and video b-roll featuring the commander of that space ...Continue Reading

Nov. 30, 2008 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: 08-315 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR GLIDES HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION EDWARDS, Calif. - Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 1:25 p.m. PST Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base in California, completing a 16-day journey of more than 6.6 million miles. The STS-126 mission featured important repair work and prepared the Internat ...Continue Reading

Nov. 28, 2008 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-240 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR SET TO LAND SUNDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The space shuttle Endeavour crew is expected to complete its mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:19 p.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 30. This will conclude a 16-day flight, 11 of whic ...Continue Reading

Nov. 24, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-066 NASA AWARDS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Science Applications International Corporation of Houston to provide project management support services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The contract begins on Feb. 1, 2009, with a two-year base period an ...Continue Reading