Aug. 15, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-154 NASA KEEPS ATLANTIS TARGET LAUNCH DATE, MOVES UP MILESTONES CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- After thoroughly reviewing an option to accelerate the upcoming launch dates of space shuttle Atlantis and Endeavour by a few days, shuttle program managers decided Thursday to keep the current target launch dates. Atlantis' STS-125 mission to NASA's Hubble Space Telescope remains targeted for Oct. 8 at 1:3 ...Continue Reading

Aug. 15, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-081508 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 5, 2008 Launch Window: 12:42 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. EDT (04:42 a.m. - 04:45 a.m. local Kwajalein time) At Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., the IBEX spacecraft was fueled with hydrazine ...Continue Reading

Aug. 13, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-153 NASA ASTRONAUT READY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS FROM SPACE HOUSTON -- Flying 220 miles above the Earth aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Greg Chamitoff is ready to take your questions. The public can now su ...Continue Reading

Aug. 11, 2008 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Stephanie Schierholz/Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997/0668 stephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov, grey.hautaluoma-1@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-151 NASA TO BRIEF REPORTERS ABOUT CONSTELLATION PROGRAM WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 11, at 3 p.m. EDT, to brief reporters about ongoing assessments regarding the budget and schedule for the Constellation Program. NASA manag ...Continue Reading

Aug. 8, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-080808 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Facility: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 5, 2008 Launch Window: 12:42 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. EDT (04:42 a.m. - 04:45 a.m. local Kwajalein time) At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California this week, the IBEX spacecraft is undergo ...Continue Reading

Aug. 7, 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 John Ira Petty Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 john.i.petty@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-149 NASA TV TO AIR INTERVIEWS WITH HUBBLE SERVICING ASTRONAUTS HOUSTON -- NASA Television will air interviews with each of the seven astronauts who will fly to the Hubble Space Telescope beginning at 8 a.m. EDT, on Monday, Aug. 11. The cr ...Continue Reading

Aug. 4, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@hq.nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-042 NASA AWARDS MEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Innovative Health Applications, LLC, or IHA, of Cape Canaveral, Fla., to provide medical and environmental services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The contract begins on Oct. 1, with a five-year base period, foll ...Continue Reading

Aug. 1, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-080108 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL (Orbital Sciences) Launch Pad: Reagan Test Site, Kwajalein Pacific Atoll Launch Date: Oct. 5, 2008 Launch Window: 12:41:54 p.m. EDT (4:41:54 a.m. local time) The IBEX spacecraft arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Monday, July 28. It was taken to the Astrotech ...Continue Reading

July 28, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 14-08 HIGH SCHOOLERS HELP NASA TAKE ONE SMALL STEP BACK TO THE MOON CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - High school students from 35 Florida schools recently experienced what it might be like to land a rocket on the moon or excavate the lunar surface. During two, one-week sessions this summer, eager students worked alongside NASA mentors at Kennedy Space Center to participate in a Governor's School pilot program for the ...Continue Reading

July 28, 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 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 james.a.hartsfield@nasa.gov Ed Campion Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0697 edward.s.campion@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-138 NASA SETS BRIEFINGS FOR HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE SHUTTLE MISSION HOUSTON -- NASA will hold a series of news media briefings Sept. 8 - 9 t ...Continue Reading