12.21.06 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 74-06 NASA'S KSC PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SANTA ON CHRISTMAS EVE The Debris Imaging Radar System, used during the night launch of NASA's space shuttle mission STS-116, is a new system at Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will now be made available to Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Based on its success in identifying even the smallest amount of debris coming off the orbiter or the external tank, NASA has strong confidence the system will ...Continue Reading

12.21.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-191 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY SET TO LAND FRIDAY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Commander Mark Polansky and his crew aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery will complete their 13-day mission to the International Space Station Friday, Dec. 22. NASA will choose one of three potential landing sites based on weather conditions. The different shuttle landing opportunities are (all times ...Continue Reading

12.15.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 73-06 NASA INVESTIGATION BOARD ISSUES FINAL REPORT An investigation board, named to look into the circumstances surrounding the March 17, 2006, construction worker fatality at Kennedy Space Center, has issued its final report. The board was chaired by John Casper, manager of the Space Shuttle Management Integration and Planning Office at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. The five-member investigation team examined the facts surroun ...Continue Reading

12.12.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-121206 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-116 - 20th International Space Stati ...Continue Reading

12.11.06 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 202-358-1237/1726 Cynthia M. O'Carroll Goddard Space Flight Center, Md. 301-286-4647 Bruce Buckingham/George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 Robert Sanders UC Berkeley, Calif. 510-643-6998 RELEASE: 72-06 THEMIS ARRIVES IN FLORIDA FOR LAUNCH PREPARATIONS NASA's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms (THEMIS) spacecraft arrived in Florida today, to begin final testing and launch preparations. THEMIS is sch ...Continue Reading

12.09.06 Jessica Rye/Katherine Trinidad Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-367 NASA'S SHUTTLE DISCOVERY BEGINS MISSION TO THE SPACE STATION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off Saturday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 8:47 p.m. EST on one of the most complex missions ever to the International Space Station. Shortly before launch, Discovery's Commander Mark Polansky said he and his crew were excited to continue assembly of the station, &quo ...Continue Reading

12.08.06 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-120806 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-116 - 20th International Space Stat ...Continue Reading

12.04.06 Jeanne Ryba Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 71-06 NASA ANNOUNCES STS-116 MISSION WEB AND TELEVISION COVERAGE NASA Television and the agency's home on the Internet, http://www.nasa.gov, will provide extensive prelaunch and launch day coverage of Space Shuttle Discovery's mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled for Dec. 7 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A prelaunch webcast is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. EST Dec. 6 from Kennedy's Internet broadcasting ...Continue Reading

12.01.06 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 70-06 AIRSPACE, BRIDGES AND WATERWAY RESTRICTIONS IN EFFECT FOR STS-116 For the STS-116 launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, 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

11.30.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-185 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS DEC. 4 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY NASA will begin the countdown for Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-116 mission at 11 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 4, at the T-43 hour point. During this mission, Discovery's crew will rewire the International Space Station, bringing electrical power on line from solar arrays launched earlier this year. The Kennedy S ...Continue Reading