08.06.07 Bill Johnson Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 William.R.Johnson@nasa.gov RELEASE: 46-07 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW BMW HYDROGEN 7 VEHICLE AT KSC CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media will have the opportunity to view a BMW Hydrogen 7 vehicle at Kennedy Space Center's Press Site from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8. A representative from the manufacturer, BMW of North America, and H.T. Everett, NASA fluids manager for propellants and life support, will be available for interviews. An eight-week test per ...Continue Reading

08.04.07 Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-5011 guy.webster@jpl.nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-626-1974 shammond@lpl.arizona.edu RELEASE: 45-07 NASA SPACECRAFT HEADS FOR POLAR REGION ON MARS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off Saturday, aiming for a May 25, 2008, arrival at the Red Planet and a close-up examination of the surface of the northern polar r ...Continue Reading

08.03.07 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 44-07 NASA ANNOUNCES WEB COVERAGE OF NEXT SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. NASA will provide continuous online updates at: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle A ...Continue Reading

08.03.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 43-07 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION POSTPONED BY 24 HOURS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The launch of space shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-118 has been postponed 24 hours to allow the shuttle processing team additional time to complete routine work before liftoff. The new launch is targeted for Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 6:36 p.m. EDT. ...Continue Reading

08.02.07 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 Sara Hammond University of Arizona, Tucson 520-419-8071 Guy Webster/D.C. Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-354-6278/393-9011 RELEASE: 42-07 NEXT DEPARTURE FOR MARS STANDS READY TO FLY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A NASA robotic explorer equipped to dig up and analyze icy soil on Mars sits atop a 13-story tall stack of rocket engines prepared for liftoff before su ...Continue Reading

08.01.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 George.H.Diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-080107 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT Note: NASA's Kennedy Space Center issues Space Shuttle Processing Status Reports periodically and is the source for information regarding processing activities associated with the vehicles and payloads. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/index.html Mission: STS-118 - 22n ...Continue Reading

08.01.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 41-07 AIRSPACE, BRIDGES AND WATERWAY RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR STS-118 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- For the STS-118 launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour, NASA managers are urging all aircraft pilots and boaters to fully comply with the airspace, bridges and waterway restrictions imposed around Kennedy Space Center prior to and during shuttle launches and landings. "As always, we are coordinating with officials from t ...Continue Reading

07.31.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-097 NASA POSTPONES PHOENIX LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Friday's scheduled launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours. The two available launch times on Saturday, Aug. 4, are 5:26:34 a.m. and 6:02:59 a.m. EDT. Due to a forecast for severe weather arou ...Continue Reading

07.27.07 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 bdickey@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-033 NASA SELECTS LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM CONTRACTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Ivey's Construction Inc. of Merritt Island, Fla., to build a new lightning protection system for Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. The system will support launches of the Constellation Pr ...Continue Reading

07.30.07 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 40-07 NASA STARTS SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR COUNTDOWN AUG. 4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 4, at the T-43 hour point. The countdown includes 27 hours, 3 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch time at approximat ...Continue Reading