February 29, 2016 *NASA Offers News Media Access to Cygnus Orbital ATK CRS-6 Cargo Module March 8* The Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module undergoes preflight preparations in the high bay of the Space Station Processing Facility on Jan. 18, 2016, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The module will be loaded with scientific experiments and supplies on a Commercial Resupply Services flight to the International Space Station. */Credits: NASA/Charles Babir /* The Orb ...Continue Reading

  February 25, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M02-16*Media Invited to View NASA’s Solid Rocket Booster Processing Facilities for Space Launch System* An aft skirt is moved to the Rotation, Processing and Surge Facility for solid rocket booster pathfinder operations at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. */Credits: NASA/Charles Babir /* Media are invited to a photo and interview opportunity Tuesday, March 1, at 10:45 a.m. EST at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, to view the ...Continue Reading

  February 05, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M01-16*Media Invited to Feb. 9 Teleconference with Kennedy Space Center Leaders* Media representatives are invited to participate in a teleconference at 3 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 9., with senior leaders from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The officials will discuss progress underway at Kennedy to advance exploration and discovery, including the journey to Mars. The call will follow a "State of NASA" speech by NASA Administrator ...Continue Reading

  January 29, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M16-007*Media Accreditation Open for Next Commercial Space Station Cargo Mission* A transporter carries the Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module, sealed inside a shipping container, to the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The module will soon begin preflight preparations for its upcoming mission to carry hardware and supplies on the company’s Commercial Resupply Services flight to the Internat ...Continue Reading

  January 22, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY M1-16*Media Invited to Orion Crew Module Arrival Events at Kennedy Space Center* Welding work on the pressure vessel, or underlying structure, of the Orion crew module was completed at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. It will be shipped to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Feb. 1 for outfitting and processing. */Credits: NASA/* Media representatives are invited to attend two events at Kennedy Space Center in Flor ...Continue Reading

  January 17, 2016 RELEASE 16-006*Jason-3 Launches to Monitor Global Sea Level Rise*  The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the Jason-3 spacecraft Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will help continue U.S.-European satellite measurements of global ocean height changes. */Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls /* Jason-3, ...Continue Reading

  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