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

10.01.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-126 SHUTTLE DISCOVERY AT LAUNCH PAD; LAUNCH DRESS REHEARSAL NEXT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With space shuttle Discovery now at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the next major milestone for the upcoming STS-120 mission is a full launch dress rehearsal. The shuttle arrived at the pad near noon EDT Sunday on top of ...Continue Reading

09.28.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-092807 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

09.27.07 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-213 NASA'S DAWN SPACECRAFT ENROUTE TO SHED LIGHT ON ASTEROID BELT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft is on its way to study a pair of asteroids after lifting off Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 7:34 a.m. EDT. Mission ...Continue Reading

09.27.07 Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov DC Agle Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. 818-393-9011 david.c.agle@jpl.nasa.gov RELEASE: 07-212 DAWN SPACECRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Dawn spacecraft began its 1.7-billion-mile journey through the inner solar system to study a pair of asteroids Thursday at 7:34 a.m. EDT. The Delta 2 rocket, fitted with nine strap-on solid-fuel boosters, safely climbed away from the Florida coastline and ...Continue Reading