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NASA, Bigelow to Discuss Private Sector Human Space Exploration and Development

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:00 GMT

May 20, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:michael.curie@nasa.gov">michael.curie@nasa.gov</a> Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov">rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov</a> Mike Gold Bigelow Aerospace, Washington 240-235-6016 <a href="mailto:mgold@bigelowaerospace.com">mgold@bigelowaerospace.com</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-084 NASA, BIGELOW TO DISCUSS PRIVATE SECTOR HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON -- NASA and Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas are holding a media availability at 1:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23, to discuss the agency's Space Act Agreement with the company for its insight on collaborating with commercial industry on exploration beyond Earth orbit. Journalists can participate in person or by teleconference. The media availability participants are: -- William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations, NASA -- Robert Bigelow, founder and president, Bigelow Aerospace Journalist who want to attend in person at NASA Headquarters, 300 E St. SW in Washington, or dial-in to ask questions should contact Rachel Kraft at <a href="mailto:rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov">rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov</a> or 202-358-1100 by 11 a.m. May 23. Under the agreement, Bigelow will work with a variety of commercial space companies to assess and develop options for innovative and dynamic private and public investments to create infrastructure to support domestic and international governmental exploration activities alongside revenue-generating private sector enterprises. Bigelow will deliver its analysis by the end of this year. The agreement includes a two-phased approach that will help NASA assess potential opportunities for collaboration. During the first phase, Bigelow will leverage its existing relationships with other private companies and its expertise from continuing operations in space to form common objectives between the private sector and NASA. In the second phase, Bigelow will create a series of options for public-private collaboration that lower costs and takes advantage of rapid implementation. For more information on Bigelow Aerospace, visit: <a href="http://www.bigelowaerospace.com">http://www.bigelowaerospace.com</a> For more information on NASA's exploration goals, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/exploration">http://www.nasa.gov/exploration</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

NASA Signs Agreement With United Paradyne For Use Of Facility

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:30:00 GMT

May 20, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:tracy.g.young@nasa.gov">tracy.g.young@nasa.gov</a> RELEASE: 13-13 NASA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH UNITED PARADYNE FOR USE OF FACILITY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has signed a new partnership agreement with United Paradyne Corporation of Santa Maria, Calif., for use of the Hypergolic Maintenance Facility, or HMF. The HMF previously was used during NASA's Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs. Because of NASA's transition from the shuttle to future commercial and government mission activities, this agreement allows NASA to preserve the unique facility capabilities for future spaceflight projects. United Paradyne will utilize the HMF to provide offline processing support services in the storage, delivery, handling and maintenance of hypergolic and green propellant commodities and satellite fueling operations. The company also will provide services to refurbish, manufacture and assemble test ground support equipment. "Kennedy continues to work with the commercial community to find innovative ways to use and preserve our unique capabilities," said Kennedy Director Bob Cabana. "With the support of organizations such as the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast, Kennedy Space Center is well on its way to becoming a world-class multiuser launch complex. We look forward to our partnership with United Paradyne and its contributions to America's space program." Under a 15-year lease agreement, United Paradyne will operate and maintain the facility at its own expense. The company, which will access the facility in June, will employ approximately 12 aerospace workers within the first year and has a goal of achieving 50 new jobs over the next four years. Kennedy's center planning and development team and the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast worked with the company to establish the agreement. United Paradyne Corporation is a privately held business specializing in hypergolic storage facility operations and satellite fueling services. Kennedy is positioning itself for the next era of space exploration, transitioning to a 21st century launch facility with multiple users, both private and government. A dynamic infrastructure is taking shape, designed to host many kinds of spacecraft and rockets sending people on America's next adventures in space. For more information about United Paradyne Corporation, visit: <a href="http://www.unitedparadyne.com">http://www.unitedparadyne.com</a> For more information about Kennedy, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy">http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

NASA Seeks Proposals for Commercial Operations at Launch Pad 39A

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:00 GMT

May 17, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:tracy.g.young@nasa.gov">tracy.g.young@nasa.gov</a> Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov">rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov</a> RELEASE: 13-146 NASA SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AT LAUNCH PAD 39A WASHINGTON -- NASA released a synopsis Friday announcing plans to issue an announcement for proposals for the commercial use of Launch Pad 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The announcement is expected next week. Use of the launch pad by industry is designed to encourage commercial space activities along Florida's Space Coast and fully use the historic launch complex. Launch Pad 39A originally was designed to support NASA's Apollo Program and later was modified to launch space shuttles. Today, the agency is modernizing nearby Launch Pad 39B to support government and commercial launches, including NASA's heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, which will provide an entirely new capability for human exploration beyond low-Earth orbit. "We remain committed to right-sizing our portfolio by reducing the number of facilities that are underused, duplicative, or not required to support the Space Launch System and Orion," said Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana. "Launch Complex 39A is not required to support our asteroid retrieval mission or our eventual missions to Mars. But it's in the agency's and our nation's best interest in meeting our commitment and direction to enable commercial space operations and allow the aerospace industry to operate and maintain the pad and related facilities." Assessments conducted by NASA show Launch Pad 39A could serve as a platform for a commercial space company's launch activities if the company assumes financial and technical responsibility of the complex's operations and management. Commercial use of the pad would further support NASA's goal to encourage the commercial use of property the agency does not need for the foreseeable future. Kennedy is positioning itself for the next era of space exploration, transitioning to a 21st century launch facility with multiple users, both private and government. A dynamic infrastructure is taking shape, designed to host many kinds of spacecraft and rockets capable of sending people on America's next adventures in space. To view the full announcement, visit Kennedy Space Center's Business Opportunities page: <a href="http://go.nasa.gov/13Bhogu">http://go.nasa.gov/13Bhogu</a> For more information about NASA and human exploration, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/exploration">http://www.nasa.gov/exploration</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:00 GMT

May 15, 2013 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov">candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov</a> Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 <a href="mailto:trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov">trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov</a> Krystal Scordo Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems, Louisville, Colo. 720-407-3192 <a href="mailto:krystal.scordo@sncorp.com">krystal.scordo@sncorp.com</a> RELEASE: 13-143 SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION DREAM CHASER TESTING BEGINS AT NASA DRYDEN, LANGLEY EDWARDS, Calif. -- Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems. The tests are part of pre-negotiated, paid-for-performance milestones with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which is facilitating U.S.-led companies' development of spacecraft and rockets that can launch from American soil. The overall goal of CCP is to achieve safe, reliable and cost-effective U.S. human access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit. Tests at Dryden will include tow, captive-carry and free-flight tests of the Dream Chaser. A truck will tow the craft down a runway to validate performance of the nose strut, brakes and tires. The captive-carry flights will further examine the loads it will encounter during flight as it is carried by an Erickson Skycrane helicopter. The free flight later this year will test Dream Chaser's aerodynamics through landing. Meanwhile, on the east coast, several NASA astronauts will be at the agency's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., this week to fly simulations of a Dream Chaser approach and landing to help evaluate the spacecraft's subsonic handling. The test will measure how well the spacecraft would handle in a number of different atmospheric conditions and assess its guidance and navigation performance. "Unique public-private partnerships like the one between NASA and Sierra Nevada Corporation are creating an industry capable of building the next generation of rockets and spacecraft that will carry U.S. astronauts to the scientific proving ground of low-Earth orbit," said William Gerstenmaier, NASA's associate administrator for human exploration and operations in Washington. "NASA centers around the country paved the way for 50 years of American human spaceflight, and they're actively working with our partners to test innovative commercial space systems that will continue to ensure American leadership in exploration and discovery." The Dream Chaser Space System is based on Langley's Horizontal Lander HL-20 lifting body design concept. The design builds on years of analysis and wind tunnel testing by Langley engineers during the 1980s and 1990s. Langley and SNC joined forces six years ago to update the HL-20 design in the Dream Chaser orbital crew vehicle. In those years, SNC has worked to refine the spacecraft design. SNC will continue to test models in Langley wind tunnels. Langley researchers also helped develop a cockpit simulator at SNC's facility in Louisville, Colo., and the flight simulations being assessed at the center. NASA is partnered with SNC, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and The Boeing Company to meet CCP milestones for integrated crew transportation systems under the Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative. Advances made by these companies under their funded Space Act Agreements ultimately are intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial companies. While NASA works with U.S. industry partners to develop commercial spaceflight capabilities, the agency also is developing the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS), a crew capsule and heavy-lift rocket to provide an entirely new capability for human exploration. Designed to be flexible for launching spacecraft for crew and cargo missions, SLS and Orion will expand human presence beyond low-Earth orbit and enable new missions of exploration in the solar system. For more information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew">http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew</a> For more information about Dream Chaser and Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems, visit: <a href="http://www.SNCspace.com">http://www.SNCspace.com</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. 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NASA Sets TV Briefing Today to Discuss Space Station Status

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:00 GMT

May 10, 2013 Mike Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:michael.curie@nasa.gov">michael.curie@nasa.gov</a> Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:jbuck@nasa.gov">jbuck@nasa.gov</a> Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 <a href="mailto:kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov">kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-075 NASA SETS TV BRIEFING TODAY TO DISCUSS SPACE STATION STATUS HOUSTON -- NASA managers will discuss the status of the International Space Station, including the latest on an external cooling loop leak that developed Thursday, during a televised briefing today at 3 p.m. CDT (4 p.m. EDT). The news briefing will take place at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. It will air live on NASA Television and the agency's website. Journalists may ask questions from participating NASA locations and through a phone bridge by calling the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 no later than 2:45 p.m. Mission managers have spent the day reviewing data on the leak, which is located on the station's far port truss, and whether to conduct a spacewalk Saturday to investigate the leak. A final decision on the possible spacewalk is expected later today. The news briefing participants are: - Michael Suffredini, International Space Station Program manager - Norm Knight, NASA chief flight director For NASA TV streaming video, schedules and downlink information, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/ntv">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv</a> For more information about the station and the Expedition 35 crew, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/station">http://www.nasa.gov/station</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

Media Accreditation Open for Launch of NASA's Next Mission to Mars

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

May 10, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:george.h.diller@nasa.gov">george.h.diller@nasa.gov</a> Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:jbuck@nasa.gov">jbuck@nasa.gov</a> Nancy Neal Jones Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-0039 <a href="mailto:nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov">nancy.n.jones@nasa.gov</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-073 MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN FOR LAUNCH OF NASA'S NEXT MISSION TO MARS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- International and U.S. media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission. Liftoff is scheduled for 1:28 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 18, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. International media representatives who plan to cover the MAVEN launch must apply for credentials by Oct. 1 to meet NASA and U.S. Air Force accreditation requirements. U.S. media also may begin the application process at this time and must apply no later than Nov. 12. All applications must be submitted online via the NASA Kennedy Space Center's accreditation system at: <a href="https://media.ksc.nasa.gov">https://media.ksc.nasa.gov</a> International journalists are required to submit a scanned copy of their "I" visa and passport. Green card holders must submit a scanned copy of their card. Scanned documents must be sent to <a href="mailto:jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov">jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov</a> for the credential request to be processed. All media representatives must present two forms of legal identification to enter Kennedy. At least one form must be a government-issued photo identification, such as a passport or driver's license. Questions about accreditation should be addressed to Jennifer Horner at <a href="mailto:jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov">jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov</a>, 321-867-6598 or 321-867-2468. MAVEN is the second mission for NASA's Mars Scout Program. The mission will obtain critical measurements of the Martian atmosphere to help understand climate change throughout the Red Planet's history. MAVEN is the first spacecraft devoted to exploring and understanding Mars' upper atmosphere. It will orbit the planet in an elongated, or elliptical, orbit that allows it to pass through and sample the entire upper atmosphere on every orbit. The spacecraft will investigate how the loss of Mars' atmosphere to space determined the history of water on the surface. MAVEN's principal investigator is based at the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. The university will provide science operations and science instruments and lead education and public outreach. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., manages the project and provides two of the science instruments for the mission. Lockheed Martin of Littleton, Colo., built the spacecraft and is responsible for mission operations. The University of California at Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory provides science instruments for the mission. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., provides navigation support, the Deep Space Network and the Electra telecommunications relay hardware and operations. NASA's Launch Services Program at Kennedy is responsible for launch management. United Launch Alliance of Centennial, Colo., is the provider of the Atlas V launch service. 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NASA Commercial Partner Sierra Nevada Completes Safety Review

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:30:00 GMT

May 9, 2013 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov">candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov</a> Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 <a href="mailto:trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov">trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov</a> Krystal Scordo Sierra Nevada Corp. Space Systems, Louisville, Colo. 720-407-3192 <a href="mailto:krystal.scordo@sncorp.com">krystal.scordo@sncorp.com</a> RELEASE: 13-135 NASA COMMERCIAL PARTNER SIERRA NEVADA COMPLETES SAFETY REVIEW WASHINGTON -- Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) Space Systems of Louisville, Colo., has completed its first major, comprehensive safety review of its Dream Chaser Space System. This is the company's latest paid-for-performance milestone with NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), which is working with commercial space partners to develop capabilities to launch U.S. astronauts from American soil in the next few years. The Integrated Systems Safety Analysis Review provided NASA with hazard reports and safety and reliability plans for the major components of the company's integrated crew transportation system, including the Dream Chaser spacecraft, United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, and flight and ground systems. "Safety review milestones are critical to ensuring safety and reliability techniques and methods are incorporated into space systems design," said Ed Mango, NASA's CCP manager. "NASA's participation in these reviews provides our partners with critical design experiences from past human spaceflight activities." SNC is developing its Dream Chaser Space System under NASA's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative, which is intended to lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. "Dream Chaser is making substantial progress toward flight with the help of our NASA team," said Mark Sirangelo, head of SNC's Space Systems. "The ability to openly exchange information through the work on these CCiCap milestones is invaluable for many reasons, such as communicating Dream Chaser development plans and receiving timely feedback from NASA, all of which help to improve our design and maximize safety and reliability. As we begin our flight test program we have a better and stronger program due to our partnership with NASA." A Dream Chaser engineering test craft is being prepared for shipment to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California this month for its first free-flight test later this year at the center. The test will provide data on the winged spacecraft's aerodynamic performance during approach and landing on a traditional runway. For more information about NASA's Commercial Crew Program, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew">http://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

NASA Awards Contract to Modify Mobile Launcher

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:15:00 GMT

May 8, 2013 Mike Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:michael.curie@nasa.gov">michael.curie@nasa.gov</a> Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1101 <a href="mailto:rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov">rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov</a> CONTRACT RELEASE: C13-023 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT TO MODIFY MOBILE LAUNCHER WASHINGTON -- NASA has awarded a contract to J.P. Donovan Construction Inc. of Rockledge, Fla., to modify the mobile launcher that will enable the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket to send humans to an asteroid, Mars and other new destinations in the solar system. The work under this firm fixed-price $20.7 million contract will begin in June and be completed in 18 months. The mobile launcher is located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Kennedy is expanding its capabilities to support the SLS rocket and ground support infrastructure. The modifications will enable the mobile launcher to meet vehicle processing deadlines and the launch manifest for SLS. SLS' first launch is scheduled for 2017. It will be a flight test to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit. NASA's asteroid initiative, proposed in the agency's budget request for fiscal year 2014, would use SLS and Orion to send astronauts to study a small asteroid that will have been redirected robotically to a stable orbit near the moon. Midwest Steel Inc. of Detroit will be a major subcontractor to J.P. Donovan Construction. For more information about NASA missions and programs, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov">http://www.nasa.gov</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

NASA Invites Media to Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:15:00 GMT

May 6, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:tracy.g.young@nasa.gov">tracy.g.young@nasa.gov</a> Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 <a href="mailto:ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov">ann.marie.trotta@nasa.gov</a> Andrea Farmer/Catherine Segar Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla. 321-449-4318/321-449-4273 <a href="mailto:afarmer@dncinc.com">afarmer@dncinc.com</a> / <a href="mailto:csegar@dncinc.com">csegar@dncinc.com</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-069 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO ANNUAL LUNABOTICS MINING COMPETITION CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Fifty teams of undergraduate and graduate students from around the world will demonstrate their lunar excavator robots May 20-24 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Practice sessions for the fourth annual Lunabotics Mining Competition will take place May 20-21, followed by the official competition. Media representatives are invited to cover the event on Wednesday, May 22, from 12-4 p.m. EDT, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. For access to the facility, journalists should contact Catherine Segar at 321-449-4273 or <a href="mailto:csegar@dncinc.com">csegar@dncinc.com</a>. Requests for interviews with NASA representatives must be submitted to Tracy Young at 321-867-2468 or <a href="mailto:tracy.g.young@nasa.gov">tracy.g.young@nasa.gov</a>. The teams have designed and built remote controlled or autonomous robots that can excavate simulated lunar dirt. During the competition, the teams' designs -- known as lunabots -- will go head-to-head to determine which machine can collect and move the most simulated lunar dirt within a specific amount of time. The competition is a NASA Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate project designed to engage and retain students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields by expanding opportunities for student research and design. The project provides a competitive environment to foster innovative ideas and solutions that could potentially be applied to future NASA missions. Although the competition is for college students, the event offers many opportunities for students of all ages. NASA is hosting a college recruitment fair for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors showcasing STEM education opportunities available at top colleges and universities across the nation. For more information on Lunabotics 2013, associated activities and social media links to participate virtually, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/lunabotics">http://www.nasa.gov/lunabotics</a> Video highlights of the practice and competition will air on the NASA Television Video File. For downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/ntv">http://www.nasa.gov/ntv</a> For information about the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, visit: <a href="http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com">http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

Space Station Sighting Opportunities for Central Florida

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:00 GMT

April 24, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:tracy.g.young@nasa.gov">tracy.g.young@nasa.gov</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-13 SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CENTRAL FLORIDA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Central Florida residents will have several opportunities to see the International Space Station pass overhead this week and next, weather permitting. The station, with its six-member Expedition 35 crew, is about 260 miles above Earth and will celebrate its 13th anniversary of continuous occupancy in November. Commander Chris Hadfield from the Canadian Space Agency and Flight Engineers Tom Marshburn and Chris Cassidy from NASA, and Roman Romanenko, Pavel Vinogradov and Alexander Misurkin from the Russian Federal Space Agency are conducting important science and technology experiments aboard the complex. At 9:42 p.m. EDT on Thursday, the station will approach from the northwest and for about one minute will be more than two-thirds of the way up in the sky as it moves to the north/northwest. Sighting opportunities also occur Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday. The station can be seen every day at various locations around the world just prior to sunrise and just after sunset. For sighting opportunities from specific cities in Florida, visit: <a href="http://go.nasa.gov/KtXV9E">http://go.nasa.gov/KtXV9E</a> NASA’s Spot the Station service sends you an email or text message hours before the space station passes over your house: <a href="http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/">http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/</a> For the latest information about the International Space Station, its crews and scientific research taking place onboard, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/station">www.nasa.gov/station</a> For updates about activities at Kennedy, visit the NASA Kennedy News Twitter feed at: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nasakennedy">http://www.twitter.com/nasakennedy</a> For more on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy">www.nasa.gov/kennedy</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>

IRIS Media Accreditation Now Open

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:15:00 GMT

April 23, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 <a href="mailto:george.h.diller@nasa.gov">george.h.diller@nasa.gov</a> Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 <a href="mailto:susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov">susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov</a> MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-13 IRIS MEDIA ACCREDITATION NOW OPEN VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- News media who would like to cover the launch of NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission on June 26 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California should apply for accreditation by June 18. IRIS is a NASA Small Explorer Mission to observe how solar material moves, gathers energy, and heats up as it travels through a little-understood region in the sun's lower atmosphere. This interface region between the sun's photosphere and corona powers its dynamic million-degree atmosphere and drives the solar wind. The interface region is where most of the sun's ultraviolet emission is generated that impacts the near-Earth space environment and Earth's climate. Deployment of IRIS from the Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft is targeted for 7:27 p.m. PDT at an altitude of 39,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean approximately 100 miles northwest of Vandenberg off the central coast of California south of Big Sur. New media will be able to cover the prelaunch news conference and mission science briefing, which will be followed by an opportunity to see the L-1011 aircraft with the attached Pegasus rocket carrying IRIS. For launch, news media will be able to see the deployment of the Pegasus rocket from the L-1011 via live video provided by a NASA chase plane. Afterward, a post-launch news conference will be held. To request accreditation, news media should contact: 2nd Lt. Kaylee Ausbun 30th Space Wing Public Affairs Office Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Telephone: 805-606-3595 Fax: 805-606-4571 Email: <a href="mailto:kaylee.ausbun@us.af.mil">kaylee.ausbun@us.af.mil</a> Information required is full legal name, date of birth and media affiliation. Foreign media also should include nationality and passport number. A government-issued photo identification will be required upon arrival at Vandenberg. The Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for launch management. For more information about the IRIS mission, visit: <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/iris">http://www.nasa.gov/iris</a> -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> To remove your address from the list, send a message to: <a href="mailto:ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov">ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov</a> <hr/> <hr/> The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You are subscribed to the following list: [STS ISS STATUS] using the following email: <a href="mailto:example@example.com">example@example.com</a> You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/example/example.com/</a>> If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address. Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism. You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen: <<a href="http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS">http://www.aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/STS_ISS_STATUS</a>> If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at: <mailto:<a href="mailto:list.admin@aus-city.com">list.admin@aus-city.com</a>> The following physical address is associated with this mailing list: <a href="http://www.aus-city.com">http://www.aus-city.com</a>