September 20, 2013 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-861-7450stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kelly George The Boeing Company, Houston 281-226-4367kelly.george@boeing.com * RELEASE 13-289 * * NASA Commercial Partner Boeing Tests CST-100 Spacecraft Thrusters * Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft is one step closer to liftoff after a gauntlet of test firings of its steering jets at White Sands Space Harbor in ...Continue Reading

September 18, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1726dwayne.c.brown@nasa.gov Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-153 * * NASA Offers Media Access to Next Mars Mission Spacecraft on Sept. 27 * NASA’s next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) will be the focus of a med ...Continue Reading

September 17, 2013 Andres Adorno/Nancy Bray Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468andres.r.adorno@nasa.gov/nancy.l.bray@nasa.gov * RELEASE 22-13 * * NASA Hosts Social Media Event at MAVEN Launch in Florida * NASA will give 150 of its social media followers an insider's look at America's space program and the opportunity to see a launch in person. The NASA Social, scheduled for Nov. 16 and 18 to coincide with the launch of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN), will be held at t ...Continue Reading

September 13, 2013 Gregory B. Harland/Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov, stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Kelly George The Boeing Company, Houston 281-226-4367kelly.george@boeing.com * RELEASE 21-13 * * NASA Partner Boeing Completes Mission Control Center Interface Test * For the first time, the Mission Control Center (MCC) at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston ...Continue Reading

August 29, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468michael.curie@nasa.gov   * CONTRACT RELEASE C20-13 * * NASA Awards Kennedy Space Center Grounds and Pest Contract * NASA has awarded a contract to SC Jones Services Inc., of Hampton Va., to provide grounds maintenance and pest control work at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The firm fixed-price contract has a one-year base period beginning Oct. 1, 2013, and four one-year options with a maximu ...Continue Reading

August 23, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Jessica Rye United Launch Alliance 321-730-5646jessica.f.rye@ulalaunch.com * MEDIA ADVISORY M13-127 * * MEDIA OPPORTUNITY FOR MAVEN ATLAS V BOOSTER ARRIVAL AUG. 26 * NASA and United Launch Alliance (ULA) invite the news media to the arrival at Cape Canaveral of the Atlas V launch vehicle that will send NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft on its mission to Mars this ...Continue Reading

August 22, 2013 Gregory B. Harland/Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov, stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Krystal Scordo Sierra Nevada Corporation, Louisville, Colo. 720-407-3192krystal.scordo@sncorp.com * RELEASE 13-258 * * NASA Partner Sierra Nevada Corporation Completes Second Dream Chaser Captive-Carry Test * NASA partner Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) of Louisvi ...Continue Reading

August 20, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * RELEASE 13-257 * * NASA Explores New Uses for Historic Launch Structures * NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is seeking concepts for the potential use or divestment of three historic launch platforms that are not needed for the agency's current or planned future missions. A Request for Information (RFI) released Friday will gauge t ...Continue Reading

August 16, 2013 George H. Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468george.h.diller@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100jbuck@nasa.gov * CONTRACT RELEASE C13-037 * * NASA Exercises Expendable Launch Vehicle Contract Option * NASA has exercised the first option on a contract providing integrated services for the preparation and launch of the next generation of the agency's scientific and exploration spacecraft. The two-year Option Period 1 on the Expendable Launch ...Continue Reading

August 15, 2013 Greg Harland/Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468gregory.b.harland@nasa.gov, stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Christina Ra SpaceX 310-363-6447christina.ra@spacex.com   * RELEASE 13-255 * * NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Completes Orbit and Entry Review * NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) ...Continue Reading