August 22nd 2006 PDT
08.21.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 52-06 SIMPKINS NAMED DIRECTOR OF NEW KSC ENGINEERING GROUP NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy announced today that Patrick Simpkins has been appointed the director of the center's new Engineering Directorate. He replaces Steve Altemus, originally selected for the position, who recently accepted another position at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The new 600-person Engineering Directorate at KSC will centralize the center's ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
08.18.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 50-06 STS-115 EVENTS, BRIEFINGS AND KSC NEWS CENTER OPERATING HOURS SET News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA Kennedy Space Center's News Center have been set for the Aug. 27 launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115, the 116th launch in the shuttle program. The conferences and events are scheduled to be carried live on NASA Television unless otherwise indicated. The six STS-115 crew members are scheduled t ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
08.18.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 51-06 LAUNCH COUNTDOWN BEGINS AUG. 24 FOR SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS NASA will begin the countdown for the launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-115 at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 24, 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 remaining space shuttle flights in the program. The Kennedy Space Center launch team will conduct the ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
08.18.06 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-081806 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: Aug. 31, 2006 Launch Time: 3:12:24 - 3:14:24 and 4:20:28 - 4:35:28 p.m. EDT After leak checks of the Delta II first stage, engineers decided to remove and replace the liquid oxygen fill and drain valve at Launch Complex 17. Th ...Continue Reading
August 19th 2006 PDT
08.18.06 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-081806 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. This report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future space shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit: http ...Continue Reading
August 17th 2006 PDT
08.16.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-081606 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 ...Continue Reading
August 15th 2006 PDT
08.14.06 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-081406 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: Aug. 31, 2006 Launch Time: 3:12:24 - 3:14:24 or 4:20:28 - 4:35:28 p.m. EDT At Launch Complex 17, the launch team is performing the Delta II Flight Simulation today. This is an electrical and mechanical test of the rocket that ...Continue Reading
August 15th 2006 PDT
08.14.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-081406 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 ...Continue Reading
August 12th 2006 PDT
08.11.06 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-081106 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. This report does not necessarily reflect the chronological order of future space shuttle missions. If you are a member of the media and would like further information, visit: ...Continue Reading
August 11th 2006 PDT
08.10.06 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Bruce Buckingham Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-125 NASA ANNOUNCES POST-READINESS REVIEW PRESS CONFERENCE NASA officials will host a news conference no earlier than 2 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, Aug. 16, following a two-day detailed assessment of the readiness of Space Shuttle Atlantis for launch. The briefing will air live on NASA TV from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The news conference follows the traditional Flight Rea ...Continue Reading
This mailing list is announce-only.
Shuttle / ISS Status Report list
Private list