07.31.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3895 katherine.trinidad@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-097 NASA POSTPONES PHOENIX LAUNCH CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Friday's scheduled launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours. The two available launch times on Saturday, Aug. 4, are 5:26:34 a.m. and 6:02:59 a.m. EDT. Due to a forecast for severe weather arou ...Continue Reading

07.27.07 Beth Dickey/Melissa Mathews Headquarters, Washington 202-358-2087/1272 bdickey@nasa.gov, melissa.mathews-1@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C07-033 NASA SELECTS LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM CONTRACTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA has selected Ivey's Construction Inc. of Merritt Island, Fla., to build a new lightning protection system for Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. The system will support launches of the Constellation Pr ...Continue Reading

07.30.07 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: 40-07 NASA STARTS SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR COUNTDOWN AUG. 4 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 4, at the T-43 hour point. The countdown includes 27 hours, 3 minutes of built-in hold time leading to a preferred launch time at approximat ...Continue Reading

07.30.07 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 MEDIA ADVISORY: 39-07 NASA UPDATES SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR PRELAUNCH EVENTS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the scheduled Aug. 7 launch of space shuttle Endeavour on the STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is slated for 7:02 p.m. EDT. ...Continue Reading

07.27.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 George.H.Diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: S-072707 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-118 - 22n ...Continue Reading

07.27.07 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 George.H.Diller@nasa.gov STATUS REPORT: ELV-072707 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Phoenix Location: Launch Pad 17-A Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 Launch Time: 5:35:21 a.m. EDT Phoenix was transported to Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station for mating to the Delta II on Monday, July 23. The flight program verification test was conducted successfully on Wednesday, July 25. This is an electric ...Continue Reading

07.26.07 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 RELEASE: 07-166 NASA GIVES 'GO' FOR SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR LAUNCH ON AUG. 7 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - On Thursday, NASA managers set Aug. 7 as the official launch date for Space Shuttle Endeavour's STS-118 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is scheduled for 7:02 p.m. EDT. Endeavour's launch date was ...Continue Reading

07.23.07 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson NASA Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/202-358-3895 dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Guy Webster Jet Propulsion Laboratory 818-354-6278 guy.w.webster@jpl.nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 38-07 NASA SETS MEDIA EVENTS FOR PHOENIX LAUNCH ON AUG. 3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 3, from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There are two instant ...Continue Reading

07.20.07 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-072007 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Phoenix Location: Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility Launch Pad: 17-A Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7925 Launch Date: Aug. 3, 2007 Launch Time: 5:35:18 a.m. EDT Mating of Phoenix to the upper-stage booster occurred Tuesday, July 17. Spacecraft engineers installed the heat shield onto the cruise stage Thursday, July 19. This was the last major milestone in spacecraft pr ...Continue Reading

07.20.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-072007 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-118 - 22nd International Space Sta ...Continue Reading