Oct. 16, 2007 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 RELEASE: 07-209 NASA GIVES "GO" FOR SPACE SHUTTLE LAUNCH ON OCT. 23 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA senior managers Tuesday completed a detailed review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected Oct. 23 as the official launch date. Commander Pam Melroy and her six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 11:38 ...Continue Reading

10.15.07 Jennifer Tharpe Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 jennifer.tharpe@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 51-07 WORLD SPACE EXPO CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN SPACE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and the U.S. Air Force will jointly celebrate 50 years of space and the 60th anniversary of the Air Force with the World Space Expo from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. World Space Expo is an event to commemorate humanity's first 50 years in space while looking forward to returning people t ...Continue Reading

10.12.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-101207 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-120 - 23r ...Continue Reading

10.12.07 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 john.yembrick-1@nasa.gov Lynnette Madison Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 lynnette.b.madison@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-131 NASA ANNOUNCES SPACE STATION NEWS CONFERENCE HOUSTON -- The crews of Expeditions 15 and 16, along with Malaysian Spaceflight Participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, will discuss their missions during a news conference aboard the International ...Continue Reading

10.11.07 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: M07-129 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 3 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission. The news conference will begin after the ...Continue Reading

10.09.07 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 50-07 ANNUAL NASA-SPONSORED BUSINESS EXPO SET FOR OCT. 16 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Business leaders who want to better understand how to contract with the government can attend Business EXPO 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 16, at Port Canaveral's Cruise Terminal No. 4. Admission is free and open to the public. The annual trade show, which is sponsored by the NASA Kennedy Space Center Small Business ...Continue Reading

10.05.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-100507 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-120 - 23r ...Continue Reading

10.03.07 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 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-051 NASA SELECTS LAUNCH SERVICES PROVIDER FOR JUNO JUPITER MISSION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for the Juno mission to Jupiter. The $190 million contract award is a competed firm-fixed ...Continue Reading

10.03.07 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 CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-050 NASA SELECTS LAUNCH SERVICES PROVIDER FOR EARTH IMAGERY SATELLITE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Launch Services Program office at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., has selected Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for launching of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission. The $124 million contract awar ...Continue Reading

10.04.07 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 49-07 NEW NASA WEB PAGE FOR MEDIA COVERING KENNEDY SPACE CENTER EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The News Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is using a new Web page to provide the latest information to media who cover events and activities at the center. Media are asked to bookmark the Media Events page at: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/news/media.html The Media Events page will list the most up-to-dat ...Continue Reading