Aug. 20, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 19-08 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER PARTLY REOPENS THURSDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will reopen Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT for "mission essential" personnel. Kennedy has been closed since Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Fay, which is continuing to bring heavy rain and wind to the region. Individual center supervisors will define which workers are considered "mission e ...Continue Reading

Aug. 20, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 18-08 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER REMAINS CLOSED WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will remain closed Wednesday because of the potential wind threat to workers from Tropical Storm Fay. Center managers decided Wednesday morning to keep Kennedy closed another day to general personnel through at least workers’ second shift, wh ...Continue Reading

Aug. 19, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov RELEASE: 17-08 NASA KENNEDY CLOSED THROUGH AT LEAST NOON WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will remain closed at least through noon EDT Wednesday because of the potential threat to workers from Tropical Storm Fay. Kennedy managers will reevaluate the situation Wednesday morning and update employees at 6 a.m. So far, there are no reports of any injuries or damage ass ...Continue Reading

Aug. 19, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Michael Curie Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 Michael.curie@nasa.gov RELEASE: 16-08 NASA'S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER CLOSES FOR TROPICAL STORM FAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 19, because of the potential threat from Tropical Storm Fay. Current plans call for the center to be closed for 24 hours, starting with workers' first-shift Tuesday morning. Kennedy Space ...Continue Reading

Aug. 15, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 15-08 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER OPENS NEW BADGING OFFICE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will open its new badging office Monday, Aug. 18. The new office is on State Road 405, just west of Gate 3. It will provide badging services for employees, media members, deliveries, and official visitors. The Pass and Identification Building on SR 405 that is just past the Astronaut Hall of Fam ...Continue Reading

Aug. 15, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1730 david.steitz@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-052 NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AWARDS CUSTODIAL SERVICES CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Brevard Achievement Center Inc., of Rockledge, Fla., to provide custodial services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The new firm-fixed price contract begins on Oct. 1, 2008. It has a one-year base period and fo ...Continue Reading

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