12.09.06 Jessica Rye/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-367 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:47 p.m. EST on one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station. Shortly before launch, Discovery's Commander Mark Polansky said he and his crew were excited to continue assembly of the station, &quo ...Continue Reading

12.08.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-120806 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-116 - 20th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

12.04.06 Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 71-06 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-116 MISSION WEB AND TELEVISION COVERAGE NASA Television and the agency's home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov, will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of Space Shuttle Discovery's mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for Dec. 7 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A prelaunch webcast is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EST Dec. 6 from Kennedy's Internet broadcasting ...Continue Reading

12.01.06 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 70-06 AIRSPACE, BRIDGES AND WATERWAY RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR STS-116 For the STS-116 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, 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 the U.S. Air Force Eastern Range, Federal Aviation ...Continue Reading

11.30.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-185 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS DEC. 4 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY NASA will begin the countdown for Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-116 mission at 11 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 4, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Discovery's crew will rewire the International Space Station, bringing electrical power on line from solar arrays launched earlier this year. The Kennedy S ...Continue Reading

11.30.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-184 NASA SETS SHUTTLE EVENTS, BRIEFINGS AND NEWS CENTER HOURS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA Kennedy Space Center's News Center in Florida are set for the Dec. 7 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-116 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is slated for 9:35 p.m. EST. On Sunday, Dec. 3, the seven ...Continue Reading

11.22.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-112206 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-116 - 20th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

11.21.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-180 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO STS-116 COUNTDOWN TEST ACTIVITIES With Space Shuttle Discovery poised on the launch pad for the next assembly mission to the International Space Station, NASA managers plan to hold a news conference at approximately 3 p.m. EST, Wednesday, Nov. 29 to discuss the status of the upcoming mission. The news conference will be at the Kennedy Space Center, ...Continue Reading

11.17.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-111706 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-116 - 20th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

11.09.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: 69-06 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO STS-116 COUNTDOWN TEST ACTIVITIES News media are invited to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to cover activities during the terminal countdown demonstration test set for Nov. 13 to 16 in preparation for the upcoming 12-day mission, designated STS-116, to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for Dec. 7. The countdown test is standard prelaunch training and provides a crew opportunities ...Continue Reading