October 2nd 2019 PST
October 01, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-103 *NASA to Broadcast Launch of Mission to Study the Frontier of Space* NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is attached to the Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket inside Building 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sept. 10, 2019. */Credits: NASA/Randy Beaudoin /* NASA’s Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) is scheduled to be air-launched over the Atlantic Ocean at 9:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 9, by Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket. Coverag ...Continue Reading
September 27th 2019 PST
September 27, 2019 CONTRACT RELEASE C19-023*NASA Awards Two Contracts for Supply of Gaseous, Liquid Helium* NASA has awarded contracts to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Messer LLC of Bridgewater, New Jersey, to supply gaseous and liquid helium. Each contract is a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirement contract that begins Oct. 1 with a two-year base period, followed by three one-year options that, if exercised, extend the contract to Sept. 30, 2024. The total value of the ...Continue Reading
September 20th 2019 PST
September 20, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M019-16 *Space Launch System Hardware to Arrive on Pegasus Barge at Kennedy* Tugboats tow the Pegasus Barge away from the dock in the Turn Basin in Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 area. */Credits: NASA/Jim Grossmann /* Media are invited to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to view the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage pathfinder arrival on board the agency’s Pegasus Barge on Friday, Sept. 27 and the unloading and movement of the pathfinder on Monday, Sept. ...Continue Reading
September 16th 2019 PST
September 16, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M19-097 *NASA Opens Accreditation for Launch of Mission to Explore Ionosphere* NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer will study the frontier of space: the dynamic zone high in our atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space weather above. */Credits: NASA/* NASA has opened media accreditation for the launch of its Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission, targeted to be air-launched over the Atlantic Ocean on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket Wed ...Continue Reading
August 23rd 2019 PST
August 23, 2019 CONTRACT RELEASE M019-15*NASA Awards CubeSat Dispenser Hardware, Mission Integration Services 3 Contract * NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has selected five companies to provide commercial CubeSat dispenser hardware and mission integration services. The five companies are: [*]Maverick Space Systems, Inc. of San Luis Obispo, California [*]NanoRacks, LLC of Webster, Texas [*]TriSept Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia [*]Tyvak Nano-Satellite Sys ...Continue Reading
August 23rd 2019 PST
August 23, 2019 RELEASE M019-14*NASA Asks American Companies to Deliver Supplies for Artemis Moon Missions* An illustration of the Gateway - what will serve as home base for human and robotic missions to the Moon and, ultimately, Mars. */Credits: NASA/* In another major step toward landing American astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024, NASA is asking industry to respond to a Request for Proposals to deliver cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway to support Artemis missi ...Continue Reading
August 13th 2019 PST
August 13, 2019 CONTRACT RELEASE C19-019*NASA Awards Contract for Exploration Ground Systems Program Services* NASA has selected ARES Technical Services Corporation in Burlingame, California, to provide support services to the Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Program at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cost-plus fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract begins Oct. 1 with a one-year base period, followed by a two-year option and four one-year options that, if exercised, will e ...Continue Reading
August 1st 2019 PST
August 01, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M019-13*NASA and Northrop Grumman Sign Agreement for Use of Shuttle-era Facilities* On Friday, Aug. 16, media is invited to the notification ceremony of Kennedy’s partnership agreements with Northrop Grumman Corporation. */Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett /* Media are invited to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from 8 to 10 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 16, for the notification ceremony of Kennedy’s partnership agreements with Northrop Grumman Corporation. The event will hig ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2019 PST
July 31, 2019 RELEASE M019-12*Kennedy Partners with US Industry to Advance Moon, Mars Technology * Illustration of a human landing system and crew on the lunar surface with Earth near the horizon. */Credits: NASA/* As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own and looking to NASA for assistance. NASA has selected 13 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed sp ...Continue Reading
July 31st 2019 PST
July 31, 2019 MEDIA ADVISORY M019-11*Kennedy Space Center Traffic and Road Closures for Upcoming Launch Activities* Expect heavy traffic on and around Kennedy Space Center on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, due to the upcoming launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch window is from 6:50 to 8:25 p.m. EDT. PUBLIC ACCESS ROAD CLOSURES Starting Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, Kennedy Space Center Security Police will be enforcing restricted access from the Ken ...Continue Reading
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