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12.21.05 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has come to an agreement with the North Pole to permit Santa Claus and his reindeer exclusive use of the Shuttle Landing Facility on Christmas Eve.
12.16.05 - NASA announced Friday the agency's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will be the takeoff site for an attempt to set the record for the longest flight of an aircraft or balloon.
11.15.05 - NASA's "Vision for Space Exploration Experience," a new interactive exhibit, is heading to the Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 18-20 to send visitors' imaginations rocketing to the moon, Mars and beyond.
11.10.05 - Former flight director LeRoy Cain will direct all launch integration activities associated with the space shuttle at KSC, reporting directly to program manager Wayne Hale at JSC.
11.09.05 - NASA's "Vision for Space Exploration Experience," a new interactive exhibit, is heading to the Stuart Air Show Nov. 12-13 to send visitors' imaginations soaring out-of-this-world.
11.07.05 - Civil servants at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida set a record with their contributions to those in need during this year’s Combined Federal Campaign.
11.04.05 - KSC will provide local students and job seekers with disabilities an opportunity to spend a day with the NASA family in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
11.03.05 - NASA's KSC officials will visit Howard Middle School, a NASA Explorer School in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, Nov. 4
11.03.05 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. will visit Goldsboro Elementary Magnet School, a NASA Explorer School in Sanford, Fla., on Friday, Nov. 4.
11.01.05 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, to be launched toward the planet Pluto on Jan. 11, will be the focus of a news media opportunity at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 at KSC.
10.31.05 - Media are invited to KSC to witness weightless flight provided by Zero Gravity Corporation and interview teachers who are flying and performing microgravity experiments.
10.25.05 - The John F. Kennedy Space Center employees return to work after Hurricane Wilma.
10.23.05 - The John F. Kennedy Space Center will be closed for business and operations on Monday, Oct. 24, due to the threat from Hurricane Wilma.
10.21.05 - Dr. Irene Long, KSC's chief medical officer, recently was one of three women in the agency who were honored at the Women of Color Technology Awards Conference in Atlanta.
10.12.05 - Business leaders interested in learning more about government contracting and what local and national vendors have to offer may attend the "Business Opportunities Expo 2005."
10.07.05 - NASA and Zero Gravity Corporation, known as ZERO-G, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., have announced the firm's participation in a pilot program at Kennedy Space Center.
10.06.05 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center has created four new offices in response to the Exploration Systems Architecture Study, which aims to implement the nation's vision for space exploration.
10.06.05 - Engineers cheered as electricity coursed through Space Shuttle Endeavour Thursday for the first time in two years, signaling the end of the orbiter's major modification period.
09.30.05 - NASA has selected Met-Con, Inc. for a contract to replace and upgrade siding at the Vehicle Assembly Building in support of space shuttle operations at Kennedy Space Center.
09.29.05 - The Launch Services Program office at KSC has exercised the first of two possible contract options to the Analex Corp. for the expendable launch vehicle integrated support contract.
09.27.05 - Less than a month after being hit by Hurricane Katrina, NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is gearing up to restart processing space shuttle fuel tanks.
09.26.05 - NASA's New Horizons spacecraft arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on Saturday for final preparations and testing for the probe's decade-long journey.
09.26.05 - International news media are required to apply for accreditation one month before launch to cover the launch of CALIPSO/CloudSat at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
09.22.05 - NASA Administrator Michael Griffin today announced Woodrow Whitlow Jr. will be the next director of NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.
09.02.05 - Nearly 20 people are being sent from Kennedy Space Center to Stennis Space Center and the Michoud Assembly Facility to assist with Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts.
08.23.05 - International news media covering the launch of CALIPSO/CloudSat at Vandenberg Air Force Base are required to apply for accreditation one month before launch occurs.
08.23.05 - NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Jim Kennedy announced this week that Denny A. Kross has been named the director of the Safety and Mission Assurance organization at KSC.
08.18.05 - Following its successful 13-day STS-114 mission and a flawless landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Discovery is scheduled to return to KSC as early as Saturday, Aug. 20.
08.12.05 - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket will be the focus of a prelaunch press conference on Saturday, Aug. 13.
08.12.05 - A seven-month flight to Mars began this morning for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). It will inspect the red planet in fine detail and assist future landers.
08.11.05 - As the technical operations director and chief of the Mission Management Office, West Virginia native Bill Dowdell represents all the hard workers of KSC's International Space Station team
08.11.05 - The launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been postponed. The new launch window is 7:43 to 9:43 a.m. EDT, Friday, August 12.
08.10.05 - The launch vehicle for NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been cleared for flight. The launch is scheduled for Thursday, August 11 between 7:50 and 9:35 a.m. EDT.
08.10.05 - Scott Higginbotham, a Missouri native, remembers watching the launch of Apollo 11 when he was just three years old from his home in Springfield and getting hooked on space.
08.09.05 - The MRO launch has been postponed 24 hours. The new launch window is Thursday, Aug. 11 from 7:50 to 9:35 a.m. EDT.
08.09.05 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is ready for a morning launch on Wednesday, Aug. 10 and will arrive at Mars in March 2006.
08.08.05 - The time of establishing news media remote cameras at Complex 41 for the launch of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has changed.
08.08.05 - NASA will have several opportunities to land the Space Shuttle Discovery Tuesday, both at the Kennedy Space Center and two backup sites.
08.08.05 - Due to the postponed Space Shuttle Discovery landing, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter pre-launch press conference and mission science briefing is today at 1 p.m. EDT, at the NASA News Center, Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
08.05.05 - Commander Eileen Collins and her six-member crew on board the Space Shuttle Discovery are scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center Monday, Aug. 8, at 4:46 a.m. EDT.
08.04.05 - Space Shuttle mission managers today completed their assessment of Discovery's fitness to handle the rigors of re-entry into the atmosphere.
08.03.05 - Launch of NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spacecraft is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7:54 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
08.02.05 - NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast and launch day coverage of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission.
08.01.05 - The nine space fliers aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will field media questions starting at 5:59 a.m. EDT, Tuesday.
07.28.05 - The launch of the GOES-N environmental satellite for NOAA and NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket scheduled for Friday, July 29 has been postponed due to an issue with the satellite.
07.28.05 - Kennedy Space Center Director James W. Kennedy makes a statement following the briefing on the External Tank foam shedding problem.
07.26.05 - NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission (STS-114) is under way. Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off Tuesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 10:39 a.m. EDT.
07.25.05 - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N) to be launched aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket will be the focus of a prelaunch press conference on Thursday, July 28.
07.24.05 - NASA is giving the green light for a launch attempt Tuesday, July 26, for Space Shuttle Discovery on its Return to Flight mission, STS-114. Launch is set for 10:39 a.m. EDT.
07.22.05 - Space Shuttle Atlantis was rolled from its processing facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building today at 9:41 a.m. in preparation for its Return to Flight mission, STS-121.
07.22.05 - NASA will begin the countdown for the second Return to Flight launch attempt of Space Shuttle Discovery at noon EDT, July 23, 70 hours before liftoff.
07.22.05 - NASA managers urge all aircraft pilots and boaters to comply fully with the airspace, bridges and waterway restrictions imposed around KSC for Discovery's launch.
07.22.05 - News conferences, events and operating hours for KSC's News Center are set for the targeted July 26 launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-114.
07.21.05 - The crew of Space Shuttle Discovery's Return to Flight mission (STS-114) will return to NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 11:30 a.m. EDT Friday, July 22.
07.21.05 - With some work still to go, NASA is moving toward a new launch attempt for the Space Shuttle Discovery's Return to Flight mission on Tuesday, July 26, at 10:39 a.m. EDT.
07.20.05 - Space Shuttle managers will brief reporters today about NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission, STS-114. The news conference starts no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT.
07.19.05 - NASA is targeting Tuesday, July 26 as the earliest possible date to launch the Space Shuttle Discovery on the Return to Flight mission, STS-114.
07.18.05 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) will be the focus of a news media opportunity at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 20.
07.18.05 - Space Shuttle managers will brief reporters today about NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission (STS-114). The news conference starts no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT.
07.15.05 - Space Shuttle managers now say the launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission, STS-114, will take place no earlier than late next week.
07.15.05 - Space Shuttle managers will brief reporters this afternoon about NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission (STS-114). The news conference starts no earlier than 5:30 p.m. EDT.
07.13.05 - The launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission, STS-114, will take place no earlier than Saturday, July 16 at 2:40 p.m. EDT.
07.11.05 - The briefing charts from the Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission (STS-114) Flight Readiness Review (FRR) meeting are available on the NASA Web site.
07.08.05 - NASA has issued a formal request for expressions of interest by non-NASA organizations, including commercial space companies, for use of the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) at the Kennedy Space Center.
07.08.05 - Due to weather concerns associated with Hurricane Dennis, the STS-114 crew will now arrive one day early on Saturday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Shuttle Landing Facility at KSC.
07.08.05 - News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) News Center are set for the July 13, launch of the Return to Flight Mission STS-114.
07.08.05 - NASA managers urge all aircraft pilots and boaters to comply fully with the airspace, bridges and waterway restrictions imposed around KSC for Space Shuttle launches and landings.
07.08.05 - Playalinda Beach and the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge will close to the public beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 9, due to the planned launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
07.06.05 - NASA is featuring a prelaunch webcast and extensive launch day coverage of the Space Shuttle Discovery's Return to Flight mission.
07.06.05 - NASA will begin the countdown for the Return to Flight launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-114 July 10 at 6 p.m. EDT, 43 hours before liftoff.
07.06.05 - NASA will hold a briefing at KSC at 9 a.m. Friday, July 8, on the restricted airspace over East Central Florida for Discovery's launch and a dedication ceremony for the new NASA Air Traffic Control Tower at the SLF.
06.30.05 - NASA has cleared the Space Shuttle to Return to Flight. After a two-day Flight Readiness Review meeting at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, senior managers approved a July 13 launch date for Discovery.
06.22.05 - NASA's Space Shuttle Program managers will provide the status of preparations for the Return to Flight mission (STS-114) during a telephone news conference Friday, June 24.
06.15.05 - Space Shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39B at 12:17 p.m. EDT today in preparation for its historic Return to Flight mission (STS-114) planned for July.
06.14.05 - The STS-114 cargo, including the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello and the Lightweight Multi-Purpose Experiment Support Structure Carrier, have arrived at Pad 39B.
06.13.05 - Space Shuttle Discovery is set to roll out to Launch Pad 39B with an upgraded External Tank. First motion is currently targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 15.
06.13.05 - "Explore. Discover. Understand." That's the theme for the 2005 annual Community Leaders Briefing being held at 9 a.m. June 17 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
06.09.05 - Space Shuttle Discovery is set to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center with an upgraded External Tank. First motion is currently targeted for 3 a.m. EDT June 14.
06.03.05 - NASA Direct, Kennedy Space Center's Internet broadcasting network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast of NASA's GOES-N mission beginning at 3:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21.
06.03.05 - James L. "Larry" Crawford, director of Kennedy Space Center's Safety and Mission Assurance organization, is retiring after 35 years of dedicated service to NASA and the U.S. Army.
05.27.05 - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N), to be launched into orbit for NASA aboard a Boeing Delta IV rocket, will be the focus of a media opportunity on June 2.
05.26.05 - The Space Shuttle Discovery is back in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The Shuttle will get a new, modified external fuel tank to ensure a safe Return to Flight mission.
05.25.05 - NASA recently announced schools selected from Kennedy Space Center's district area are among the next 50 schools to participate in the NASA Explorer Schools Program.
05.20.05 - NASA successfully launched a new environmental satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
05.18.05 - NASA's launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is scheduled for Friday, May 20 at 6:22 a.m. EDT.
05.13.05 - News media accreditation will be reopened for a limited period to accommodate media planning to attend the Return to Flight launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on Mission STS-114.
05.13.05 - Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center have restored to glory the 209-foot-tall American flag painted on the side of the historic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
05.13.05 - The countdown for NASA’s launch of NOAA-N aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was terminated at 2 a.m. PDT today.
05.12.05 - NASA's launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting environmental weather satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been postponed an additional 24 hours.
05.11.05 - NASA's launch of the NOAA-N environmental satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was postponed for 24 hours due to high winds
05.04.05 - The launch of the NOAA-N polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, May 11.
05.04.05 - NASA Direct, NASA Kennedy Space Center's Web broadcast network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast and launch day coverage of NASA's NOAA-N mission.
05.02.05 - A large spacecraft destined to be Earth's next robotic emissary to Mars has completed the first leg of its journey, a cargo-plane ride from Colorado to Florida in preparation for an August launch.
04.29.05 - The Space Shuttle Discovery crew will go through a countdown dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center May 1 - 4 in preparation for NASA's Return to Flight mission, STS-114.
04.15.05 - A milestone in preparation for Space Shuttle Discovery's Return to Flight Mission (STS-114) was achieved on April 14 when the hatch was closed on the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
04.13.05 - NASA invites the news media to attend events surrounding the Space Shuttle Discovery's redesigned External Tank tanking test tomorrow at Kennedy Space Center.
04.12.05 - A Notice of Intent (NOI) for NASA's Prometheus Nuclear Systems and Technology program was released March 30 for public comment that ends May 31, 2005.
04.11.05 - NASA's Demonstration of Autonomous Rendezvous Technology (DART) spacecraft is scheduled to launch from an Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL vehicle on Friday, April 15, during a 7-minute launch window which extends from 10:21:49 - 10:28:49 a.m. PDT.
04.07.05 - Following more than two years of safety modifications and vehicle upgrades, Space Shuttle Discovery arrived at Launch Pad 39B around 12:30 a.m. EDT today.
04.07.05 - NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery arrived at its launch pad completing the next major milestone for Return to Flight of America’s Space Shuttle program.
04.01.05 - Space Shuttle Discovery is set to roll out to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. First motion is currently targeted for 12:01 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 5.
03.29.05 - NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery is one important step closer to launch after being rolled from its hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
03.28.05 - The astronaut candidate class of 2004 will be at the Kennedy Space Center April 4 through 6 to participate in firefighting training and familiarization tours.
03.28.05 - News media who want to cover the Space Shuttle Return to Flight Mission (STS-114) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have three weeks left to apply for credentials.
03.24.05 - A Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for NASA's planned New Horizons mission to Pluto has been released for a 45-day public comment period that ends April 11.
03.23.05 - News media are invited to Kennedy Space Center during the next two weeks to participate in two of the most important milestones for Return to Flight of the Space Shuttle fleet.
03.18.05 - Flight commander Eileen Collins and her crew participated in the Payload Crew Equipment Interface Test, an opportunity to work with some of the equipment they will be taking to space.
03.15.05 - The Italian-built Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, Raffaello, is being prepared for the Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission.
03.15.05 - NASA's second redesigned Space Shuttle External Tank, designated for use on Atlantis' Return to Flight mission STS-121, has arrived at Kennedy Space Center.
03.14.05 - If weather conditions are clear, the International Space Station will be visible during the evenings and early mornings over Kennedy Space Center throughout this month.
03.11.05 - The GOES-N environmental satellite arrived today by a C17 military cargo aircraft at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility from the manufacturing plant in California.
03.10.05 - Foreign news media desiring access to NASA field centers generally must submit requests 14 to 30 business days before arrival date.
03.07.05 - NASA is bringing the excitement of human space flight to the Kennedy Visitor Complex, offering an exciting new interactive exhibit that puts visitors "inside" the International Space Station.
03.04.05 - Media accreditation is under way for two of the most important milestones for the Return to Flight: Space Shuttle Discovery's move to the VAB and roll out to Launch Pad 39B.
03.01.05 - NASA is marking a major step in assembling the Space Shuttle for its Return to Flight mission. Monday, workers successfully "mated," or attached, the redesigned External Tank and twin Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs).
02.22.05 - A commemorative ceremony and historical reunion honoring the Centaur stage booster will take place Friday, Feb. 25, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
02.14.05 - Kennedy Space Center employee Chris Davis has received the Space Shuttle Program’s highest award, the Space Flight Awareness Award.
02.14.05 - Kennedy Space Center employee Joel Wells Jr. of Mims, Fla., has earned NASA's prestigious Space Flight Awareness Award for his support of Space Shuttle Return to Flight efforts
02.11.05 - Thirty-one civil service and contractor employees at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., recently were presented with NASA's prestigious Silver Snoopy Award for service to Space Shuttle astronauts.
02.01.05 - The crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery, Return to Flight mission (STS-114), will be at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Feb. 10-11 to participate in the Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT).
01.28.05 - News media who want Kennedy Space Center (KSC) credentials for NASA's Return to Flight Space Shuttle mission (STS-114), may submit requests via the new online accreditation Web site.
01.28.05 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center is hosting the "Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration" workshop Feb. 2 and 3.
01.13.05 - Emergency fire fighting crews responded to a fire on the low bay roof in the Vehicle Assembly Building today. There were no injuries and no damage to space flight hardware.
01.13.05 - NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is out of safe mode, healthy and on its way to an encounter with comet Tempel 1 on July 4.
01.13.05 - The latest polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called NOAA-N, arrived today at Vandenberg Air Force Base and will undergo final processing for its March 19 launch.
01.12.05 - NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft began its 431 million kilometer (268 million mile) journey to comet Tempel 1 today at 1:47:08 p.m. EST.
01.06.05 - NASA marked a major milestone for the Space Shuttle's Return to Flight, as the redesigned External Tank rolled out today from the barge that carried it to the agency's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla.
01.06.05 - NASA Direct, Kennedy's Web broadcast network, is featuring a prelaunch webcast and launch day coverage of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft. The launch is set for Wednesday, Jan. 12.
01.05.05 - Launch of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft is scheduled for Jan. 12, 2005, at about 1:48 p.m. EST. Liftoff will occur aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
01.05.05 - The redesigned External Tank that will launch the Space Shuttle Discovery on its return to flight mission is making good progress en route to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.