March 11, 2008 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov RELEASE: 08-077 NASA'S SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Endeavour brought an early sunrise to the East Coast Tuesday, launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 2:28 a.m. EDT and beginning the STS-123 mission to the International Space Station. During the 16-day fligh ...Continue Reading

March 7, 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 CONTRACT RELEASE: C08-010 NASA AWARDS SAFETY AND MISSION ASSURANCE CONTRACT AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Kennedy Space Center has awarded Millennium Engineering and Integration Company of Satellite Beach, Fla., a safety and mission assurance support services contract. The cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approxim ...Continue Reading

March 6, 2008 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov RELEASE: 05-08 AIRSPACE, ROAD, BRIDGE AND WATERWAY CLOSURES FOR STS-123 MISSION Launch Date: March 11, 2008 Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch Pad: 39A Launch Window: 2:23 - 2:33 a.m. EDT Targeted Launch Time: 2:28 a.m. EDT NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER AREA AVIATION RESTRICTIONS What: Cape Canaveral Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) When: From 7:23 p.m. Monday, March 10, until no later than 3:04 a.m. Tues ...Continue Reading

March 5, 2008 Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jeanne.m.ryba@nasa.govv Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202 358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-054 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE SHUTTLE PRELAUNCH AND MISSION WEB COVERAGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcasts, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-123 mission to the International Space Station. NASA will provide continuous online updates at ...Continue Reading

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