February 28th 2007 PDT
02.27.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Kyle Herring/Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-60 HAIL DAMAGE FORCES SHUTTLE ATLANTIS OFF LAUNCH PAD CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA decided Tuesday to roll the Space Shuttle Atlantis off its launch pad and back inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center. Managers made the decision after a hail storm Monday damaged the orbiter's external tank. A new target launch date has not been determined, but ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2007 PDT
02.27.07 Allard Beutel Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4769 Kyle Herring/Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-28 NASA ANNOUNCES FEB. 27 SHUTTLE NEWS CONFERENCE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will host a news conference at no earlier than 4 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Feb. 27, to discuss the status of the space shuttle's upcoming mission, STS-117. Topics will include the latest on possible impacts to the mission from a hail storm at Kennedy Space Center Monday. The briefing will air l ...Continue Reading
February 24th 2007 PDT
02.23.07 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-022307 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-117 - 21st International Space Stat ...Continue Reading
February 18th 2007 PDT
02.17.07 Dwayne Brown/Tabatha Thompson Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726/3895 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-47 NASA'S THEMIS MISSION LAUNCHED TO STUDY GEOMAGNETIC SUBSTORMS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's THEMIS mission successfully launched Saturday, Feb. 17, at 6:01 p.m. EST from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. THEMIS stands for the Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms. It is NASA's first five-satellite mission launched ...Continue Reading
February 17th 2007 PDT
02.16.07 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-08 LAUNCH OF THEMIS POSTPONED 24 HOURS The launch of NASA's THEMIS spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket was scrubbed tonight six minutes before launch due to out-of-limit upper level winds in the region between 10 thousand and 20 thousand feet. The next launch attempt will be on Saturday, Feb. 17. The launch window extends from 6:01 p.m. to 6:19 p.m. EST. The chance of not meeting the launch weather criteria on Saturday is 10 percent d ...Continue Reading
February 16th 2007 PDT
02.15.07 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 MEDIA ADVISORY: 07-24 SHUTTLE ATLANTIS MOVES TO PAD, CREW READY FOR COUNTDOWN TEST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Space Shuttle Atlantis arrived at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at 3:09 p.m. EST on top of the giant vehicle known as the crawler transporter. The next milestone for the upcoming mission, STS-117, is a full launch dress rehearsal as the six-member crew prepares ...Continue Reading
February 14th 2007 PDT
02.13.07 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-021307 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicle: Delta II (United Launch Alliance) Launch Date: Feb. 16, 2007 Launch Time: 6:05 - 6:23 p.m. EST The launch of THEMIS aboard a Delta II rocket scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15, has been postponed 24 hours. Loading of hypergolic p ...Continue Reading
February 10th 2007 PDT
02.09.07 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: ELV-020907 EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE STATUS REPORT Mission: THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions During Substorms) Launch Pad: 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Vehicle: Delta II Launch Date: Feb. 15, 2007 Launch Time: 6:08 - 6:27 p.m. EST On Feb. 3, THEMIS was transported from Astrotech payload processing facility near NASA Kennedy Space Center to Pad 17-B. The final major test, the Flight Pr ...Continue Reading
February 10th 2007 PDT
02.09.07 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 STATUS REPORT: S-020907 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-117 - 21st International Space Stat ...Continue Reading
February 8th 2007 PDT
02.07.07 John Yembrick Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0602 Jessica Rye Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 07-25 NASA'S SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ROLLS TO VEHICLE ASSEMBLY BUILDING CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis completed a milestone to move it one step closer to a targeted March launch. Early Wednesday drivers moved Atlantis from the Orbiter Processing Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Atlantis, perched on top of the giant, 76-wh ...Continue Reading
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