January 14, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M01-16*NOAA’s Jason-3 Spacecraft Ready for Launch * Jason-3, a collaborative effort between NOAA, NASA, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, France’s space agency, and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, will continue the ability to monitor and precisely measure global sea surface heights, monitor the intensification of tropical cyclones and support seasonal and coastal forecasts. */Credits: N ...Continue Reading

  December 18, 2015 RELEASE 15-240*NASA Orders Second Boeing Crew Mission to International Space Station* This artist's concept shows Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, currently under development for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, docking to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/* NASA took an important step Friday to establish regular crew missions that will launch from the United States to the International Space Station with the order of its second post ...Continue Reading

  December 18, 2015 RELEASE 31-15*NASA Kennedy Space Center Counts Down to Santa's Annual Toy Delivery Mission* Kennedy Space Center's holiday poster, depicting Santa Claus and NASA's programs at the Florida spaceport. */Credits: NASA/* NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is counting down to support Santa Claus during his annual mission to deliver toys and other presents to children around the world. As always, the jolly old fellow will have the opportunity to take advantage of the age ...Continue Reading

  December 17, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M30-15*NOAA’s Jason-3 Spacecraft Ready for Launch* The launch of Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue U.S.- European satellite measurements of the topography of the ocean surfaces, is scheduled for launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016.  Liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg’s Space Launch Complex 4 East is ...Continue Reading

  December 06, 2015 RELEASE 15-229*NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard Orbital ATK Resupply Mission* New hardware that will support dozens of NASA investigations and other science experiments from around the world is among the more than 7,000 pounds of cargo on the way to the International Space Station aboard Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft. It launched at 4:44:57 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Stati ...Continue Reading

  December 01, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M29-15*Kennedy Space Center Invites Media to Integrated Display Technology Demonstration* Media are invited to attend a technology demonstration of NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Integrated Display and Environmental Awareness System (IDEAS) with Steve Jurczyk, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate in Washington, at 10:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 9. The event will highlight the development of IDEAS, a unique ...Continue Reading

  December 01, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-167*NASA TV Coverage Set for Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to Space Station* A transporter moves Orbital ATK's enhanced Cygnus spacecraft, fitted inside the payload fairing of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V, from the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to Space Launch Complex 41. The Cygnus is a cargo-only spacecraft that will take about 7,300 pounds of experiments, equipment and supplies to the International S ...Continue Reading

  November 24, 2015 *NASA TV Coverage Set for Fourth Orbital ATK Resupply Mission to Space Station* M15-161 NASA commercial partner Orbital ATK is targeting Thursday, Dec. 3, for the launch of its fourth contracted mission to the International Space Station under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 4:30 p.m. EST. The company’s Cygnus spacecraft is set to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at ...Continue Reading

  November 20, 2015 RELEASE 15-224*NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station* Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida undergoes modifications by SpaceX to adapt it to the needs of the company's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, which are slated to lift off from the historic pad in the near future. A horizontal integration facility has been constructed near the perimeter of the pad where rockets will be processed for launch prior of rolling out to the top ...Continue Reading

  November 06, 2015 MEDIA ADVISORY M15-161*NASA Offers Media Access to Cygnus Cargo Module Nov. 13* Inside the high bay in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, was used to remove the protective covering from the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized module. The spacecraft will carry more than 7,000 pounds of cargo on the next resupply flight to the International Space Station. The launch currently is targeted for Thursday, Dec. 3 aboard a United Launch ...Continue Reading