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12.31.09 - Kennedy Space Center in Florida helped NASA return to the moon in 2009 and look beyond.
12.22.09 - NASA is putting a little more emphasis this year on the "green" part of the traditional red and green colors for Santa Claus' flyby of Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 24.
12.21.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will host a media event at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Jan. 8, to highlight the next pressurized element to be launched to the International Space Station.
12.18.09 - Journalists are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39A on Jan. 6 and observe the STS-130 crew's mock launch countdown activities from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
12.18.09 - The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES, developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), called GOES-P, arrived on Thursday, Dec. 17, on a C-17 military cargo aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from its manufacturing plant in El Segundo, Calif.
12.17.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour will deliver the final module of the U.S. portion of the International Space Station on the STS-130 mission, now targeted to launch Feb. 7.
12.17.09 - Effective Jan. 16, 2010, NASA Television's Public, Education and Media channels will be available for downlink on satellite AMC 3. Additionally, NASA TV has reformatted its online program schedule to improve its readability.
12.14.09 - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, lifted off over the Pacific Ocean this morning on its way to map the entire sky in infrared light.
12.11.09 - The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, spacecraft aboard a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 14.
12.10.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Endeavour and six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch the STS-130 mission on Feb. 4 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
12.07.09 - The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a Delta II rocket is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 11, between 9:09 a.m. and 9:23 a.m. EST from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
12.04.09 - Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead in the predawn hours on Sunday, Dec. 6, and again on Tuesday, Dec. 8, weather permitting.
11.30.09 - NASA will host a media teleconference with Bob Ess, Ares I-X mission manager, at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 3.
11.27.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven astronauts ended an 11-day journey of nearly 4.5 million miles with a 9:44 a.m. EST landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
11.25.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Friday, Nov. 27, after an 11-day mission.
11.25.09 - The launch of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 9.
11.23.09 - The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 8 a.m. EST, 13 minutes earlier than previously announced.
11.19.09 - The 12 crew members aboard space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:13 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 24.
11.19.09 - The electricity that's being used at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., now is partly supplied by the space agency's first large-scale solar power generation facility.
11.18.09 - NASA and Florida Power & Light Company are inviting media to tour a newly commissioned one-megawatt solar power facility at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. EST.
11.16.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its six-member crew began an 11-day delivery flight to the International Space Station on Monday with a 2:28 p.m. EST launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
11.10.09 - NASA will hold a media briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at noon EST, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, mission.
11.10.09 - The airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures have been announced for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 launch to the International Space Station.
11.09.09 - NASA has selected C&C International Computers and Consultants Inc. of Hollywood, Fla., to provide institutional support services at the agency's Kennedy Space Center.
11.05.09 - The transfer of ownership of the Tranquility node from the European Space Agency, or ESA, to NASA has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. EST, Friday, Nov. 20.
11.04.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
10.30.09 - The European Space Agency, or ESA, will transfer ownership of the Tranquility node to NASA on Thursday, Nov. 19. NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will host a commemorative ceremony at 3 p.m. EST.
10.29.09 - NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is targeted to begin an 11-day flight to the International Space Station with a Nov. 16 launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 2:28 p.m. EST.
10.28.09 - NASA's Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a two-minute powered flight.
10.28.09 - NASA has awarded education grants to five minority serving institutions to develop innovative projects in support of higher education teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines.
10.27.09 - NASA mission managers canceled Tuesday's scheduled launch of the Ares I-X flight test because of weather concerns at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.26.09 - Hortense Blackwell Burt, a former resident of Dallas and education projects manager at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is being recognized by the National Women of Color organization for her work in promoting minority education advancements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines, also known as STEM.
10.23.09 - NASA has completed a review of the Ares I-X development rocket's readiness for its flight test and selected Tuesday, Oct. 27, as the official launch date. Liftoff is scheduled for 8 a.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.23.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are set for the upcoming Ares I-X flight test.
10.23.09 - Airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures have been determined for the Ares I-X flight test.
10.22.09 - NASA and Starfighters, Inc., of Tarpon Springs, Fla., are partnering to use the space shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Center to help support the development of the commercial space industry.
10.21.09 - NASA has scheduled a news conference for approximately 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Oct. 29, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
10.20.09 - NASA will hold a news conference on Friday, Oct. 23, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the Ares I-X rocket launch.
10.20.09 - For the first time in more than a quarter century, a new vehicle is sitting at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.19.09 - NASA is targeting Nov. 16 for the launch of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.18.09 - NASA has rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 20, the rollout of the Ares I-X rocket to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.14.09 - NASA's Ares I-X Deputy Mission Manager Jon Cowart is available for satellite interviews from 6 to 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
10.13.09 - For the first time, NASA Twitter followers are invited to view a space shuttle launch in person at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.13.09 - Business leaders interested in learning more about government contracting and what local and national vendors have to offer should attend the "Business Opportunities Expo 2009" on Oct. 20.
10.13.09 - NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of space shuttle Atlantis' move to Launch Pad 39A for 6 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
10.09.09 - NASA now is targeting Wednesday, Oct. 14, to move space shuttle Atlantis to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.09.09 - Reporters are invited to cover the historic Ares I-X rocket move to Launch Pad 39B on Oct. 19 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.08.09 - NASA has selected 1,732 high school students from 48 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to participate in its Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience, also known as INSPIRE.
10.07.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold two media events on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to highlight hardware that will fly to the International Space Station on space shuttle Atlantis' STS-129 mission and modifications that have been made to Launch Pad 39B for the Ares I-X flight test.
10.06.09 - Reporters are invited to cover space shuttle Atlantis' move to the launch pad on Oct. 13 and the STS-129 mission crew's dress rehearsal activities Oct. 19 to Oct. 21 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
10.05.09 - The nine residents of the International Space Station will hold a news conference Tuesday at 9:55 a.m. EDT, 15 minutes earlier than previously announced.
10.05.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., will provide an interview opportunity and a potentially unique view of the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, and Centaur rocket's impact on the moon Oct. 9.
10.02.09 - NASA and Disney Parks, which collaborated to carry toy space ranger Buzz Lightyear into orbit, are launching new efforts to encourage students to pursue studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
10.01.09 - NASA is inviting fifth through eighth grade students to participate in a waste limitation management and recycling design challenge.
09.30.09 - NASA is extending the Life Science Services contract at Kennedy Space Center held by Dynamac Corporation of Rockville, Md., for an additional one year, three months and increasing its value.
09.25.09 - A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Friday with two spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency.
09.23.09 - The launch of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration mission, or STSS Demo, is postponed until no earlier than Friday, Sept. 25.
09.22.09 - NASA is targeting Tuesday, Oct. 27, for the flight test of the Ares I-X rocket, pending successful testing and data verification. Senior managers made the decision after a meeting Monday at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
09.21.09 - To accommodate spacecraft readiness, launch of the Missile Defense Agency’s Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration mission, or STSS Demo, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 23, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
09.18.09 - NASA will host a ceremony to officially turnover the Launch Control Center's Firing Room 1 from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program on Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. EDT at the Kennedy Space Center.
09.17.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the Ares I-X flight test targeted to launch Oct. 31 from Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
09.16.09 - NASA will preview the next space shuttle mission during a series of news briefings on Friday, Oct. 16, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
09.15.09 - The Ares I-X team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has reached a significant milestone with the first electrical power-up of the test rocket on Sept. 11.
09.15.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Atlantis and its six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch Nov. 12 to begin the STS-129 mission.
09.14.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Atlantis and its six NASA astronauts are targeted to launch Nov. 12 to begin the STS-129 mission.
09.14.09 - Launch of the Missile Defense Agency's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Demonstration mission, or STSS Demo, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
09.11.09 - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 14-day journey of more than 5.7 million miles with a 5:53 p.m. PDT landing Friday at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
09.11.09 - NASA is exercising its final option in the Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services contract, known as CAPPS.
09.08.09 - NASA has selected five companies to provide liquid and gaseous helium for 17 agency locations, including centers and facilities.
09.08.09 - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew are expected to return to Earth Thursday after a 13-day mission. Two landing opportunities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are available at 7:05 p.m. and 8:42 p.m. EDT.
09.02.09 - The 13 crew members flying aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:54 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 4.
08.29.09 - Space shuttle Discovery, with its seven-member crew, launched at 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
08.27.09 - NASA managers postponed Friday's 12:22 a.m. EDT launch of space shuttle Discovery to allow engineers more time to develop plans for resolving an issue with a valve in the shuttle's main propulsion system.
08.25.09 - NASA has targeted the next launch attempt for space shuttle Discovery for no earlier than 12:22 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 28, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
08.21.09 - NASA will broadcast a special message from comedian Stephen Colbert on Monday, Aug. 24, as the space shuttle Discovery prepares to deliver the COLBERT treadmill to the International Space Station.
08.21.09 - NASA will host a media opportunity Aug. 23 at 9:30 a.m. of the fully assembled Ares I-X rocket at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., in preparation for its test flight targeted for Oct. 31.
08.21.09 - NASA will hold a briefing at 1 p.m. EDT, Sunday, Aug. 23, to discuss new science experiments using the International Space Station's unique research environment.
08.20.09 - Airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures have been set for space shuttle Discovery's STS-128 launch.
08.20.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery.
08.19.09 - NASA has completed a two-day review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected Aug. 25 as the official launch date for the STS-128 mission to the International Space Station.
08.18.09 - NASA's news conference about the status of the next space shuttle launch will follow the conclusion of the Flight Readiness Review on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
08.17.09 - NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has arrived at its last stop on Earth -- Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
08.14.09 - NASA managers will hold a news conference on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
08.14.09 - For the first time in more than a quarter-century, a new space vehicle stands ready in NASA's Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building.
08.11.09 - NASA astronaut Patrick Forrester, whose hometown is Springfield, Va., will make his third journey into orbit on space shuttle Discovery's next mission to the International Space Station.
08.11.09 - NASA astronaut Danny Olivas, born and raised in El Paso, Texas, will conduct three spacewalks during the upcoming space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
08.11.09 - Nicole Stott, a native of Clearwater, Fla., will make her first journey into orbit on space shuttle Discovery's upcoming mission to the International Space Station.
08.11.09 - NASA has assigned the crew for space shuttle mission STS-134 to the International Space Station. The flight will deliver the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, or AMS, to the station.
08.04.09 - NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate is accepting proposals from teams of undergraduate and graduate students for the inaugural Lunabotics Mining Competition.
07.31.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles with a 10:48 a.m. EDT landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
07.29.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew are scheduled to return to Earth on Friday after a 16-day mission.
07.29.09 - Reporters are invited to cover space shuttle Discovery's move to the launch pad on Aug. 3 and the mission crew's dress rehearsal activities Aug. 5 to Aug. 7 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
07.29.09 - A series of media briefings to preview NASA's STS-128 space shuttle mission has been rescheduled for Thursday, Aug. 13.
07.28.09 - NASA will honor Apollo astronaut Al Worden with the presentation of an Ambassador of Exploration Award for his contributions to the U.S. space program.
07.24.09 - The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold public meetings July 28, 29, 30, Aug. 5 and 12. The meetings are open to news media representatives.
07.22.09 - The 13 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 2:28 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 26.
07.22.09 - NASA is issuing the third edition of the Workforce Transition Strategy, which details the agency's plan to minimize job losses while transitioning from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program.
07.17.09 - A NASA panel that investigated the unsuccessful Feb. 24 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, has completed its report.
07.16.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station. Shuttle Discovery is targeted to launch Aug. 18 to begin its mission, designated STS-128.
07.15.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew launched at 6:03 p.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
07.14.09 - The Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee will hold three public meetings July 28-30. The meetings are open to news media representatives.
07.11.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station has been postponed until Sunday to give technical teams more time to evaluate lightning strikes at the launch pad that occurred during thunderstorms Friday.
07.10.09 - NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on July 9 for its upcoming mission to study the sun and its effects on Earth in unprecedented detail.
07.07.09 - Airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures are announced for the space shuttle Endeavour STS-127 launch on July 11 to the International Space Station.
07.02.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., have been updated for the launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
06.29.09 - NASA will conduct a tanking test at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, July 1, to ensure repairs to space shuttle Endeavour's external fuel tank were successful.
06.27.09 - The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space today after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
06.26.09 - The GOES-O launch team will try again Saturday, June 27, to launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O.
06.23.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center is updating its media badging support and NASA Television coverage for the launch of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O spacecraft.
06.22.09 - NASA is updating its media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station.
06.22.09 - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, is scheduled for a liftoff on Friday, June 26, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
06.18.09 - NASA successfully launched the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, Thursday on a mission to search for water ice in a permanently shadowed crater at the moon's south pole.
06.18.09 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter launched at 5:32 p.m. EDT Thursday aboard an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
06.17.09 - NASA postponed the launch of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission Wednesday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank.
06.15.09 - NASA managers have scheduled the next launch attempt of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission for 5:40 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 17 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
06.13.09 - NASA postponed space shuttle Endeavour's launch to the International Space Station on Saturday because of a leak associated with the gaseous hydrogen venting system outside the shuttle's external fuel tank.
06.11.09 - NASA's Constellation Program reached two major processing milestones this week as two new pieces of Ares I-X hardware were transferred for final assembly in preparation for the first flight test of the rocket later this summer at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
06.09.09 - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.
06.08.09 - Airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures are announced for the space shuttle Endeavour STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.
06.05.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., invites media to view the Ares I-X rocket Forward Assembly move on Thursday, June 11, from the Assembly Refurbishment Facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building for processing for the upcoming flight test this summer.
06.05.09 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, spacecraft are set to launch together to the moon aboard an Atlas V rocket on June 17.
06.04.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Endeavour.
06.03.09 - NASA managers completed a review Wednesday of space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight and selected June 13 as the official launch date for the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.
06.01.09 - Two residents of the International Space Station will conduct a pair of spacewalks in the coming weeks to prepare the Russian segment of the station for future assembly work.
06.01.09 - The May 31 transfer of Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida from the Space Shuttle Program to the Constellation Program is the next step in preparing the first flight test of the agency's next-generation spacecraft and launch system.
05.29.09 - NASA has selected three companies to provide liquid nitrogen, or LN2, and liquid oxygen, or LOX, to six agency facilities supporting activities for the Space Operations Mission Directorate and Exploration System Mission Directorate.
05.29.09 - NASA managers will hold a news conference on Wednesday, June 3, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
05.29.09 - After landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California on May 24 following the successful Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission, space shuttle Atlantis is about to start its cross-country journey back to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
05.28.09 - Space shuttle Endeavour now is planned to be moved from Launch Pad 39B to 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Sunday, May 31, weather permitting.
05.24.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew landed at 8:39 a.m. PDT Sunday at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., completing the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
05.23.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
05.22.09 - Journalists are invited to cover two upcoming events at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for the STS-127 space shuttle mission in June.
05.22.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew will stay in space another day after bad weather prevented them from landing Friday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
05.21.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will provide an opportunity for reporters to see the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module.
05.21.09 - NASA is inviting media to the annual Kennedy Space Center Community Leaders Breakfast on May 28 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
05.21.09 - The seven astronauts who upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope are expected to return to Earth aboard space shuttle Atlantis on Friday after an 11-day mission.
05.20.09 - NASA and Florida Power & Light Company are beginning construction on a new solar power project at Kennedy Space Center.
05.20.09 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, missions to the moon are preparing for launch.
05.19.09 - NASA will hold a briefing about two upcoming lunar missions scheduled to launch in June that will begin a journey to better understand the moon.
05.19.09 - Because bad weather conditions are forecast at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrival time of the Tranquility node is uncertain, the media event scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, is canceled.
05.18.09 - NASA has rescheduled a series of media briefings to preview the upcoming June space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. The briefings previously scheduled for May 27 have moved to May 28.
05.18.09 - The seven astronauts aboard space shuttle Atlantis will hold a news conference at 10:26 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 20, to discuss their mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
05.14.09 - Reporters are invited to view the arrival of the newest section of the International Space Station, the Tranquility module, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, May 20.
05.12.09 - Robert Cannon, formerly of Munroe Falls, Ohio, is helping inspire the next generation of explorers through his work at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
05.12.09 - NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, will be the focus of a media opportunity at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 15, at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla.
05.11.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis with its seven-member crew launched at 2:01 p.m. EDT Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on the final Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission.
05.08.09 - A prelaunch webcast, live blogs, podcast, pictures and videos will highlight NASA's Web coverage of space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service and upgrade NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
05.08.09 - Allan Villorin of Miami, Fla., has spent almost four months providing technical support for the launch control system project at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
05.07.09 - NASA Kennedy Space Center airspace, road, bridge and waterway closures are announced for the launch of the space shuttle Atlantis STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.
05.06.09 - A Delta II rocket managed by NASA's Launch Services Program lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Tuesday with a spacecraft for the United States Missile Defense Agency.
05.05.09 - NASA Acting Administrator Chris Scolese will brief the news media about the agency's fiscal year 2010 budget at 2:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 7.
05.05.09 - NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research Experience, known as INSPIRE, is accepting applications from high school students through June 30.
05.01.09 - News conferences, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Atlantis.
04.30.09 - NASA managers completed a review Thursday of space shuttle Atlantis' readiness for flight and selected an official launch date for the STS-125 mission to upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope.
04.30.09 - NASA will hold a series of media briefings on Wednesday, May 27, to preview the upcoming space shuttle mission to the International Space Station.
04.30.09 - Brittany Griffin of Chandler, Ariz., has spent almost four months conducting experiments that will assist in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon.
04.30.09 - Vahid Khalili a native of Tehran, Iran, and resident of San Anselmo, Calif., has spent almost four months conducting experiments and designing equipment that will assist in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon.
04.29.09 - NASA has set media accreditation deadlines for the next space shuttle flight to the International Space Station.
04.27.09 - NASA Television will provide live coverage of the 2009 U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday, May 2, at 3 p.m. EDT.
04.23.09 - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference on Thursday, April 30, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
04.21.09 - NASA will hold news briefings April 23 to update reporters about the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
04.17.09 - Space Shuttle Endeavour completed a 4.2-mile journey to launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Friday, at approximately 6:15 a.m. EDT and was secured to the pad at 7:17 a.m.
04.17.09 - Abigail Rodriguez of Anasco, Puerto Rico, is spending almost four months providing technical support to the contracting officer that manages the day-to-day activities of construction and inspection services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
04.15.09 - Following rollout of space shuttle Endeavour from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, April 17, two shuttles will be on the launch pads at the same time at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for what is expected to be the last time.
04.15.09 - Jacob Gamsky of Crestwood, Ky., is spending almost four months conducting experiments that will assist in NASA's mission to return humans to the moon.
04.13.09 - Reporters are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's move from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on Friday, April 17, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
04.08.09 - Media are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled move from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday, April 10, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.
04.06.09 - NASA has awarded cooperative education grants to the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico; South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.D.; and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
04.06.09 - Media are invited to cover space shuttle Endeavour's scheduled move from Orbiter Processing Facility Bay 2 to the Vehicle Assembly Building on Friday, April 10, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., for its upcoming STS-127 mission to the International Space Station.
04.01.09 - NASA will hold briefings Thursday, April 23, to update reporters about the space shuttle's fifth and final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
04.01.09 - NASA has awarded a contract to Space Gateway Support of Cape Canaveral, Fla., to continue providing protective services at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
04.01.09 - NASA will showcase its next-generation spacecraft and water landing testing, which will return humans to the moon, during two media events in April.
03.31.09 - There will be a NASA and NOAA media teleconference on Thursday, April 2, to discuss the upcoming launch of the GOES-O satellite, an essential source of NOAA’s forecasts for severe weather events, including hurricanes and tornadoes.
03.31.09 - After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis now awaits liftoff for its target May 12 STS-125 mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
03.30.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis' rollout to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been rescheduled to begin at 4 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 31, as preparations for the STS-125 mission move forward.
03.30.09 - NASA is updating its media accreditation deadlines for space shuttle Atlantis' STS-125 mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, targeted to launch May 12.
03.28.09 - Space shuttle Discovery and its crew landed at 3:14 p.m. EDT Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a 13-day journey of more than 5.3 million miles.
03.27.09 - The two crews aboard the International Space Station will answer questions about their upcoming change of command in a news conference at 9:10 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 1.
03.25.09 - A full-scale mockup of NASA's Orion crew module is being tested in water under simulated and real landing weather conditions.
03.25.09 - The space shuttle Discovery's crew is expected to complete its mission to the International Space Station with a landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:43 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 28.
03.25.09 - Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, March 31, as preparations for the STS-125 mission move forward.
03.23.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will host a ceremony on Wednesday, March 25 at 9 a.m. EDT to mark the handover of the Mobile Launcher Platform 1 from NASA's Space Shuttle Program to Constellation Program.
03.20.09 - The 10 crew members aboard space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 1:08 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 24.
03.19.09 - After a seven-day, 2,917-mile journey, a train carrying the four motor segments for the Ares I-X rocket arrived Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
03.17.09 - The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-O, or GOES-O, that will be launched into orbit aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket in late April, will be the focus of a media opportunity on Friday, March 20.
03.16.09 - NASA has selected United Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for the launch of two Science Mission Directorate and two Space Operations Mission Directorate payloads under the NASA Launch Services contract.
03.16.09 - NASA Kennedy Space Center invites media to view the arrival of the train carrying the Ares I-X motor segments for the upcoming test flight this summer.
03.15.09 - Space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 7:43 p.m. EDT Sunday to deliver the final set of power-generating solar array wings and a new crew member to the International Space Station.
03.13.09 - NASA managers will hold a prelaunch news conference no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday, March 14, to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's mission to the International Space Station.
03.12.09 - NASA managers will hold a news conference at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Friday, March 13, to discuss the status of space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station.
03.11.09 - Space shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station now is targeted for no earlier than March 15.
03.09.09 - The Cape Canaveral National Seashore (Playalinda Beach) is closed and will reopen the day after launch. The Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge will close for launch on Tuesday, March 10 at 6 p.m.
03.07.09 - Launch of NASA's Kepler telescope is targeted for no-earlier-than Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
03.06.09 - NASA officials will hold a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 11, to discuss the 19th long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
03.06.09 - Media briefings, events and operating hours for the news center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery.
03.06.09 - NASA managers completed a review Friday of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected March 11 as the official launch date for the STS-119 mission.
03.04.09 - NASA will hold a news conference Friday, March 6, following a review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and an assessment of shuttle flow control valve testing and inspection.
03.03.09 - The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES, developed by NASA for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, called GOES-O, arrived Tuesday on a C-17 military cargo aircraft at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility from its manufacturing plant in El Segundo, Calif.
03.02.09 - Space enthusiasts from across the United States and around the world are invited to submit questions about space shuttle Discovery's upcoming launch, its STS-119 mission to the International Space Station, and NASA space exploration.
02.26.09 - Launch of NASA's Kepler telescope is targeted for no-earlier-than Friday, March 6, from Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
02.25.09 - NASA's Space Shuttle Program has established a plan that could support shuttle Discovery's launch to the International Space Station, tentatively targeted for March 12.
02.25.09 - NASA's Rick Obenschain, deputy director at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will lead the investigation board for the unsuccessful launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory on Feb. 24.
02.25.09 - NASA has presented its Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition, or QASAR, award for 2008 to Robert D. Straney of Merritt Island, Fla.
02.25.09 - NASA has presented its Quality and Safety Achievement Recognition, or QASAR, award for 2008 to Steven M. Davis of Titusville, Fla.
02.24.09 - NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Tuesday from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
02.20.09 - During a thorough review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Friday that more data and possible testing are required before launching the STS-119 mission to the International Space Station.
02.20.09 - The last newly manufactured section of the Ares I-X test rocket arrived at the Assembly and Refurbishment Facility of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Friday.
02.20.09 - NASA is asking the public to help name the International Space Station's next module - a control tower for robotics in space and the world's ultimate observation deck.
02.17.09 - NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, known as LCROSS, is enroute from Northrop Grumman's facility in Redondo Beach, Calif., to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for a spring launch.
02.17.09 - The launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, aboard a Taurus XL rocket is scheduled for Feb. 24.
02.13.09 - NASA will hold a news conference Friday, Feb. 20, following a review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and an assessment of shuttle flow control valve testing.
02.12.09 - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. EST, to discuss the upcoming Kepler mission. Kepler is the first spacecraft with the ability to find Earth-size planets orbiting stars like our sun in a zone where liquid water could exist.
02.11.09 - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, spacecraft was loaded on a truck Wednesday to begin its two-day journey to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch is targeted for April 24.
02.09.09 - NASA has selected Orbital Sciences Corp., of Dulles, Va., to launch the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, high energy X-ray telescope.
02.09.09 - NASA astronaut Daniel Tani will announce the winners of Kennedy Space Center's "Your NASA Dream Experience" contest at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 12, at Lake Mills High School, Lake Mills, Wis.
02.06.09 - Because of an ongoing review of the space shuttle's flow control valves, NASA managers are rescheduling meetings next week to assess the launch readiness of shuttle Discovery's STS-119 mission to the International Space Station.
02.06.09 - A new environmental satellite that will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world soared into space this morning after a picture-perfect launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
02.05.09 - The next launch attempt for the NOAA-N Prime weather satellite for NASA and NOAA aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 6.
02.04.09 - The next launch attempt for the NOAA-N Prime weather satellite for NASA and NOAA aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 5.
02.04.09 - The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite was scrubbed at 2 a.m. PST Wednesday when a launch pad gaseous nitrogen pressurization system failed.
02.03.09 - During a review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight, NASA managers decided Tuesday to plan a launch no earlier than Feb. 19.
01.28.09 - NASA's Kepler spacecraft that will be launched in March aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, will be the focus of a media opportunity on Friday, Jan. 30.
01.27.09 - NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for no earlier than 6 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss the status of the next space shuttle launch.
01.27.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center will pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other NASA colleagues, during the agency's Day of Remembrance observance on Jan. 29.
01.27.09 - The launch of NASA's Kepler telescope, the first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other stars, is scheduled for March 5 at 10:48 p.m. EST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
01.26.09 - NASA's Kepler spacecraft that will be launched in March aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket, will be the focus of a media opportunity on Friday, Jan. 30.
01.23.09 - The launch of the NOAA-N Prime polar-orbiting weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 4.
01.23.09 - Reporters are invited to view new hardware that will be used in the launch of the Ares I-X rocket, which will be the first flight test to develop the Ares I rocket.
01.22.09 - NASA will hold a media briefing on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 11 a.m. EST to discuss the upcoming Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission, the first NASA spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide.
01.14.09 - After reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-119 mission.
01.14.09 - NASA will hold a media briefing Thursday, Jan. 22, at 2 p.m. EST, with the next resident crew of the International Space Station.
01.14.09 - NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Lockheed Martin Corp. will host a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 26 to mark the completion of renovations on the historic Operations and Checkout Building high bay for use by the Constellation Program.
01.12.09 - International journalists planning to attend the launch of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO, at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California should apply now for accreditation.
01.08.09 - Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to roll out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 14, as preparations for the STS-119 mission move forward.