May 18th 2006 PST
05.18.06 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 RELEASE: 34-06 NASA SELECTS GEORGIA, VIRGIN ISLAND SCHOOLS FOR EXPLORER PROGRAM NASA recently selected 26 new schools in the Explorer Schools program, including three schools from Kennedy Space Center's district area in Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. These schools include Jean Childs Young Middle School in Atlanta, Conyers Middle School in Conyers, Ga., and Charles H. Emanuel School in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The NASA E ...Continue Reading
May 18th 2006 PST
05.17.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 RELEASE: 06-223 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY CARGO READY FOR FLIGHT The payloads that will launch aboard the next space shuttle mission, STS-121, arrived Wednesday at Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Space Shuttle Discovery's cargo includes the Italian-built logistics module Leonardo, which will carry 11 large racks filled with food, clothing, spare parts and research ...Continue Reading
May 16th 2006 PST
05.16.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-087 NASA ANNOUNCES ACCREDITATION DEADLINE FOR NEXT SHUTTLE FLIGHT News media planning to cover NASA's next space shuttle mission must apply for Kennedy Space Center credentials by June 1. U.S. and international journalists may submit accreditation requests online at: https://media.ksc.nasa.gov/ NASA is targeting July for Space Shuttle Discovery's mission, STS-121 ...Continue Reading
May 16th 2006 PST
05.15.06 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-4769 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-086 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY TO MOVE TO LAUNCH PAD News media are invited to attend the rollout of Space Shuttle Discovery to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Friday, May 19. First motion of Discovery out of the Vehicle Assembly Building is targeted for 2 a.m. EDT with arrival at the pad around 8 a.m. NASA TV will provide live coverage beginnin ...Continue Reading
May 12th 2006 PST
05.12.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-051206 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE PROCESSING STATUS REPORT NASA's space shuttle fleet is housed and processed at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mission: STS-121 - 18th International Space Station Flight (ULF1.1) - Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Vehicle: Discovery (OV-103) Location: Vehicle Assembly Building Launch Date: Launch Processing Window July 1-19, 2006 Launch Pad: 39B Cr ...Continue Reading
May 12th 2006 PST
05.12.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-051206 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Launch Site: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Launch Vehicle: Boeing Delta II Launch Date: July 22, 2006 Launch Time: 3:11 - 3:13 p.m. and 4:19 - 4:34 p.m. EDT Technicians completed state-of-health testing of the two STEREO spacecraft this week, fol ...Continue Reading
May 9th 2006 PST
05.09.06 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: 33-06 COMMUNITY LEADERS BRIEFING TO DISCUSS SPACE EXPLORATION ON MAY 12 The 2006 annual Community Leaders Briefing, which will focus on many of the space industry's most important aspects, is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. May 12 at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. KSC Director Jim Kennedy will meet with various leaders from throughout Florida to discuss a variety of KSC and NASA activities. Topics will include updates on ...Continue Reading
May 8th 2006 PST
05.08.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 RELEASE: 32-06 STEPHEN J. ALTEMUS TO LEAD NEW KSC ENGINEERING ORGANIZATION NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy announced today the center is standing up a new organization called the Engineering Directorate with Stephen J. Altemus as its director. The new 800-person Engineering Directorate is being created to centralize the center's engineering activities, processes and personnel into one organization that will have an independent repo ...Continue Reading
May 8th 2006 PST
05.08.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 RELEASE: 31-06 TRACY ANANIA NAMED DIRECTOR OF KSC HUMAN RESOURCES Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy announced today Tracy Anania has been appointed the center's director of Human Resources. In this position, Anania will oversee the center's civil service staffing requirements, manage employee classifications and compensation, and build training and leadership development programs. Anania currently serves as the director of Human Resour ...Continue Reading
May 8th 2006 PST
05.05.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington (202) 358-3749 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. (321) 867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-082 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION MODULE TO ARRIVE IN FLORIDA THIS MONTH Columbus is embarking on a new journey to the United States. The European Space Agency's Columbus module, a laboratory facility destined for the International Space Station, is set to arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., from Bremen, Germany, on May 30. NASA will welcome Columbus during a cere ...Continue Reading
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