March 5, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@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: M08-053 NASA'S JOHNSON ALLOWS PHONE PARTICIPATION IN MISSION NEWS BRIEFINGS HOUSTON - During space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission, NASA's Johnson Space Center will operate a phone bridge for media briefings that occur outside of the ...Continue Reading

March 4, 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: M08-044 NASA ANNOUNCES SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH EVENTS AND COUNTDOWN DETAILS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour. The STS-123 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off ...Continue Reading

March 4, 2008 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Rob Gutro Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-4044 robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov RELEASE: 04-08 GLAST SPACECRAFT ARRIVES IN FLORIDA TO PREPARE FOR LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, arrived Tuesday at the Astrotech payload processing facility near the Kennedy Space Center to begin final preparations for launch. Liftoff of GLAST aboard a Delta II rocket is c ...Continue Reading

Feb. 29, 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 RELEASE: 08-072 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON MARCH 11 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA senior managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected March 11 as the official launch date for the STS-123 mission. Commander Dominic Gorie and his six crewmates are scheduled to lift ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov RELEASE: M08-040 NASA ANNOUNCES NEWS CONFERENCE ON STATUS OF NEXT SHUTTLE LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Feb. 29, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after the c ...Continue Reading

Feb. 22, 2008 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-065 NASA SELECTS NEW DEPUTY ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM MANAGER HOUSTON - NASA announced the selection of N. Wayne Hale, Jr. as NASA's deputy associate administrator for strategic part ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 2008 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4715 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Kyle Herring Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-51111 kyle.j.herring@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-062 NASA UPDATES TARGET LAUNCH DATE FOR SHUTTLE DISCOVERY WASHINGTON - NASA is targeting May 25 at 7:26 p.m. EDT for the launch of the space shuttle Discovery's STS-124 mission from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The flight originally was t ...Continue Reading

Feb. 20, 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: 08-061 SHUTTLE ATLANTIS CREW RETURNS HOME AFTER SUCCESSFUL MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 9:07 a.m. EST Wednesday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 13-day journey of nearly 5.3 million miles in space. The STS-122 mission expanded the size and research capabilitie ...Continue Reading

Feb. 18, 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 RELEASE: 08-056 SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR ARRIVES AT LAUNCH PAD, COUNTDOWN TEST SET CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - After safely reaching its launch pad Monday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Endeavour now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-123 mission. A full launch dress rehearsal, known as the terminal co ...Continue Reading

Feb. 18, 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: M08-036 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET TO LAND WEDNESDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Atlantis crew is expected to complete a 13-day mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Feb. 20. The STS-122 mission began Feb. 7 and delivered the European Space A ...Continue Reading