09.12.06 Dean Acosta/David E. Steitz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1898/1730 RELEASE: 06-314 NASA NAMES PARSONS NEW KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today named William (Bill) W. Parsons the new director of the agency's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., effective in January 2007. Parsons succeeds James W. Kennedy, who is retiring. Parsons currently serves as deputy director of NASA Kennedy Space Center, a position he has held since February. As space shuttle program manager, Parso ...Continue Reading

09.09.06 Tracy Young/Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-402 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew are on their way to the International Space Station after lifting-off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 11:14:55 a.m. EDT Saturday. "It's been almost four years, two Return to Flight missions, a tremendous amount of work by thousands of individuals to get the shuttle program back to where we are ri ...Continue Reading

09.06.06 Tracy Young/Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-311 NASA POSTPONES SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS LAUNCH NASA has delayed Wednesday's launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on its STS-115 mission to the International Space Station. Shuttle Program managers made the decision early Wednesday morning due to a problem that occurred during the activation of one of the shuttle's three electricity-producing fuel cells. Teams are evaluating data on what might have caused a voltage spike in th ...Continue Reading

09.05.06 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 60-06 AIRSPACE, BRIDGES AND WATERWAY RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR STS-115 For the STS-115 launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis, 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

09.05.06 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-090506 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-115 - 19th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

09.04.06 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-090406 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-115 - 19th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

09.01.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 59-06 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS SEPT. 3 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS NASA will begin the countdown once again for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. EDT, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Atlantis' crew will resume the construction of the International Space Station, which is the goal of the space shuttle flights remaining in the program. The Kennedy Space Center launch team will conduct the ...Continue Reading

09.01.06 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-090106 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: No earlier than Oct. 18, 2006 Launch Time: TBD A decision was made to remove the STEREO second stage from the launch vehicle and perform inspection from inside the propellant tank to verify it is structurally sound for flight. ...Continue Reading

09.01.06 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 58-06 NASA REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR EXPLORATION PARK DEVELOPER NASA today issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the selection of a master developer for a 320-acre technology and commerce park at Kennedy Space Center. The RFP seeks offers from qualified firms interested in leading the development and long-term operation of Exploration Park, which NASA has established to enable and grow private sector participation in space explorati ...Continue Reading

09.01.06 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-090106 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-115 - 19th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading