[Monday, February 1, 2010] In announcing its $19.0 billion FY 2011 NASA budget today, the Obama Administration has made it very clear that it intends to attempt a paradigm shift in the way that America explores and utilizes space.

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[Monday, February 1, 2010] While NASA has certainly been at the forefront of using new media - social media etc. - to connect with the public it still has a long way to go to catch up with how people actually learn and communicate in the real world.

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[Monday, February 1, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, February 1, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, February 1, 2010] NASA has awarded $50 million through funded agreements to further the commercial sector's capability to support transport of crew to and from low Earth orbit. This step is the first taken by NASA consistent with the president's direction to foster commerc

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[Monday, February 1, 2010] General aviation and VFR operations are prohibited within a 30-nautical-mile radius of Launch Pad 39A from the surface to (but not including) 18,000 feet (located on the Melbourne VOR/DME 004-degree radial at 30.6 nautical miles).

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[Tuesday, February 2, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, February 3, 2010] I am pleased to forward to you a Headquarters announcement for an opportunity to submit concepts for the ISS. A copy of the message from Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate Administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate, follows below.

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[Wednesday, February 3, 2010] On Monday, Feb. 1, the Obama Administration launched a bold and ambitious new space initiative that invests in American ingenuity to propel us on a new journey of innovation and discovery.

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[Wednesday, February 3, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, February 4, 2010] NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.

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[Thursday, February 4, 2010] Space is a hostile environment for living things, but small organisms on the Expose-E experiment unit outside Europe's Columbus ISS laboratory module have resisted the solar UV radiation, cosmic rays, vacuum and varying temperatures for 18 months.

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[Thursday, February 4, 2010] James Cameron, the writer and director of "Avatar" and "Titanic" has published an op-ed in The Washington Post endorsing commercial human spaceflight and President Obama's new plan for NASA.

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[Thursday, February 4, 2010] The Twitterverse and universe will converge during space shuttle Endeavour's upcoming mission to the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, February 4, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, February 5, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Saturday, February 6, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] Managers officially have scheduled space shuttle Endeavour's next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] NASA scientists hope to better understand exactly how and why plants grow differently in space in an experiment named, Tropi. Future astronauts may be able to grow plants as part of life support systems on long-duration space missions.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] When space shuttle Endeavour lifts off it will mark the first flight of an external tank manufactured using longitudinal friction stir welds on all four liquid hydrogen tank barrels and the single liquid oxygen tank barrel.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] Boeing provided engineering and cargo processing services for the Tranquility module, which will be delivered to the ISS on Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-130.

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] NASA and its international partners are looking forward to unprecedented scientific opportunities aboard the International Space Station, or ISS

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[Sunday, February 7, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] After a one day delay due to clouds, space shuttle Endeavour launched at 3:14 a.m. CST Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a new module and an attached cupola for the International Space Station.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] Space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky on Monday with a 4:14 a.m. EST launch from NASA KSC. The shuttle's last scheduled night launch began a 13-day flight to the International Space Station and the final year of shuttle operations.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] An hour after the orange glow of Endeavour's liftoff lit the Kennedy Space Center press site on Feb. 8, NASA officials beamed at the bit of bright news illuminating an otherwise tough couple of weeks.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Underway: Week 11 of Increment 22.

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[Monday, February 8, 2010] The astronauts onboard space shuttle Endeavour are into their first full day in space and on the way to install the final components of the U.S. segment of the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] Endeavour astronauts inspected the space shuttle's thermal protection system, checked out spacesuits and prepared to dock with the International Space Station during their first full work day in space.

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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] Although it is not currently popular in this country to think about national interests and the competition of nations in space, others do not labor under this restriction.

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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] NASA/JSC has a requirement for crew transportation services including launch, return, and rescue of US or US-designated astronauts and associated services which include the following requirements for primary and ancillary services:

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[Tuesday, February 9, 2010] The astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station are just hours from a meeting in space as they work toward tonight's docking of the shuttle to the orbiting outpost.

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[Wednesday, February 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Wednesday, February 10, 2010] Space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 12:06 a.m. EST Wednesday, delivering the Tranquility module and its new room with a view, the cupola.

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[Wednesday, February 10, 2010] The space shuttle Endeavour docked with the International Space Station at 11:06 p.m. CST Tuesday, delivering the Tranquility module and its new room with a view, the cupola.

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[Wednesday, February 10, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] Spacewalk preparations and water recovery system maintenance highlight the work schedule for the first full day of joint docked operations by the astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] Endeavour and International Space Station crew members worked on spacewalk preparations, did some long-awaited repairs on a water recycling system and transferred equipment and supplies between the shuttle and station.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] NASA managers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida now are targeting the start of space shuttle Discovery's move to from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 14.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] Students in elementary and middle schools nationwide will have their questions about space answered live on Feb. 14 by space shuttle astronauts orbiting 220 miles above Earth.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that all flight hardware for the debut launch of the Falcon 9 vehicle has arrived at the SpaceX launch site, Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] In covering the uproar over the just-released NASA budget and its implications, the major media headlines have been trumpeting: "Lunar Program Cancelled".

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[Thursday, February 11, 2010] A highlight of space shuttle mission STS-130 is just hours away as the shuttle and International Space Station crews prepare to install the final components of the U.S. segment of the station during a spacewalk this evening.

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[Friday, February 12, 2010] Astronauts installed a 2,600-cubic-foot addition to the International Space Station early Friday, combining the talents of robotic arm operators and spacewalkers to connect the Italian-built Tranquility module.

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[Friday, February 12, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Friday, February 12, 2010] STS-130 crew members installed a 2,600-cubic-foot addition to the International Space Station early Friday, combining the talents of robotic arm operators and spacewalkers to connect the Italian-built Tranquility module.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] We plan to transform our relationship with the private sector as part of our Nation's new strategy with the ultimate goal of expanding human presence across the Solar System.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] The doors leading to the final U.S. components of the International Space Station are due to open tonight when the crews of space shuttle Endeavour and the station begin internal outfitting of the Tranquility module and the cupola.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] Crewmembers on Endeavour and the International Space Station got a first look inside the orbiting outpost's newest module and room with a view Friday evening, but the shutters were still closed so the view will have to wait a while.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] Due to cold temperatures that are expected to continue throughout the weekend, NASA managers now are targeting the start of shuttle Discovery's move from its processing hangar to the Vehicle Assembly Building for no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 15.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] For the first time, NASA Twitter followers can personally go inside the heart of a space shuttle mission at the agency's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] The crew of space shuttle Endeavour awoke at 4:15 p.m. EST to the song "Too Much Stuff" by Delbert McClinton, played for Mission Specialist Stephen Robinson, who will be working as the intravehicular officer for today's spacewalk.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] All plans are go for the second spacewalk of shuttle mission STS-130 at 8:09 p.m. CST, resuming the integration of the International Space Station's new Tranquility module.

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[Saturday, February 13, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Sunday, February 14, 2010] Endeavour astronauts Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick finished all tasks planned for the mission's second spacewalk, integrating the new Tranquility node into the International Space Station despite a slightly shortened spacewalk.

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] The ISS's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provide a panoramic view of the planet below and approaching cargo ships. Relocation of the cupola from Tranquility's forward port to its new location was completed at 12:31 a.m. CST.

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] The International Space Station's new viewport is facing the Earth now, ready to provide a panoramic view of the planet below and approaching cargo ships

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] The International Space Station and shuttle Endeavour crews continue with robotics and hardware relocation activities today. They will also prepare for the third and final spacewalk of the mission.

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[Monday, February 15, 2010] I mean no disrespect but I am tired of listening to Dr. Spudis, Dr. Griffin and all of the other, whiney, Baby Boomer, Cold Warrior, Manifest Destiny driven individuals who are still trying to live out their 1950's childhood dreams at taxpayer expense.

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[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] With a port swap of the International Space Station's new cupola and Pressurized Mating Adapter 3 completed today, astronauts continued outfitting the new Tranquility module and its observation deck, and prepared for a third spacewalk.

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[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] The 11 crew members aboard space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station will hold a news conference at 8:39 p.m. CST on Thursday, Feb. 18.

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[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] One of the most exciting scientific instruments ever built, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS), arrived at ESA's Test Centre in the Netherlands for testing before being launched on the Space Shuttle to the ISS this July.

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[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] The third of three planned spacewalks for the astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour is on tap for tonight to complete installation of the International Space Station's Tranquility module and unlock the shutters on the station's new observation deck.

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[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. Half-duty day.

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»» NASA's Next Shuttle Launch Now Targeted for April 5

[Tuesday, February 16, 2010] NASA is targeting Monday, April 5, for the launch of the next space shuttle from the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #19 5 a.m. CST Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010

[Wednesday, February 17, 2010] Endeavour pilot Terry Virts opened the windows one at a time early Wednesday, giving spacewalkers Robert Behnken and Nicholas Patrick an early look into the International Space Station's room with a view that they had helped install.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 17 February 2010

[Wednesday, February 17, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» pcoming International Space Station Crew Available for Interviews

[Wednesday, February 17, 2010] The next set of International Space Station residents will be available to talk to journalists at 1 p.m. CST on Tuesday, March 2.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #20 Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 6 p.m. CST

[Thursday, February 18, 2010] The astronauts and cosmonauts on space shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station have started an extra day of joint docked operations to complete relocation of the station's regenerative life support system into the new Tranquility module.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #21 5 a.m. CST Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

[Thursday, February 18, 2010] After a chat with the president an hour after their wakeup call, it was back to the nuts-and-bolts work of spaceflight for the crews of Endeavour and the International Space Station.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #22 Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 5 p.m. CST

[Thursday, February 18, 2010] The last transfers are first on the agenda for the remaining hours before hatches are closed between the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour scheduled for approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #22 Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 5 p.m. CST

[Thursday, February 18, 2010] The last transfers are first on the agenda for the remaining hours before hatches are closed between the International Space Station and space shuttle Endeavour scheduled for approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday.

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»» Video: Moon and Everest Rocks Installed on The International Space Station

[Friday, February 19, 2010] A ribbon-cutting ceremony with Endeavour commander George Zamka and station commander Jeff Williams to celebrate the arrival of Tranquility and its seven-windowed cupola on the International Space Station.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 18 February 2010

[Friday, February 19, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #23 5 a.m. CST Friday, Feb. 19, 2010

[Friday, February 19, 2010] Hatches between Endeavour and the International Space Station were closed at 2:08 a.m. CST. During 9 days, 52 minutes of joint operations, the station got a new module and a viewport offering a valuable, enjoyable vantage.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 19 February 2010

[Saturday, February 20, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #25 5 a.m. CST Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010

[Saturday, February 20, 2010] Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station at 6:54 p.m. CST after a visit totaling 9 days, 19 hours and 48 minutes.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 20 February 2010

[Saturday, February 20, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #26 6 p.m. CST Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010

[Saturday, February 20, 2010] Preparations for landing take center stage today as the astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour get set to wrap up a two-week flight that added the last components of the U.S. section of the International Space Station.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #25 5 a.m. CST Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010

[Saturday, February 20, 2010] Preparations for landing take center stage today as the astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour get set to wrap up a two-week flight that added the last components of the U.S. section of the International Space Station.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #27 1:30 a.m. CST Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] The crew of space shuttle Endeavour completed checkouts of its re-entry and landing systems Saturday and prepared for a scheduled Sunday evening landing.

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»» NASA and the future of space exploration: what do YOU think?

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] Veteran space journalist and NASA Advisory Council member Miles O'Brien will testify on Capitol Hill. What do you think? We appreciate your participation in this short survey.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 21 February 2010

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA JSC Advanced Planning Office Blog: Pass the Baton or Short Track Speed Skater Push

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] As I watched the Winter Olympics this week I was struck with how it was a great metaphor for NASA and commercial space. I know it sounds like a stretch but let me explain.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #28 Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 6 p.m. CST

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] The astronauts onboard space shuttle Endeavour are getting ready to conclude their two-week flight to the International Space Station with a planned landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida tonight at 9:20 CST.

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»» Photos of SpaceX's Falcon 9 Vertical at Cape Canaveral

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] Following its mate to the transporter erector, Falcon 9 was rolled from the integration hangar to the launch pad where final checks of the pad hydraulic and pneumatic systems were completed.

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»» Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] Space shuttle Endeavour landed at Kennedy Space Center. A post-landing news conference with managers at Kennedy is expected no earlier than midnight ET on NASA TV.

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»» NASA STS-130 Report #29 Sunday, February 21, 2010 - 9:30 p.m. CST

[Sunday, February 21, 2010] STS-130 Commander George Zamka guided Endeavour to a landing at the Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility at 9:20 p.m. CST, to wrap up a 5.7 million mile mission.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 22 February 2010

[Monday, February 22, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery Rolls to Launch Pad; Liftoff Practice Set

[Tuesday, February 23, 2010] Journalists are invited to cover the STS-131 space shuttle crew's practice countdown and related training March 2-5 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 23 February 2010

[Tuesday, February 23, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 24 February 2010

[Wednesday, February 24, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» Details of Constellation Program Parachute Test Emerge

[Thursday, February 25, 2010] NASA conducted a test to validate an approach that would be used to test the parachutes for the Orion spacecraft. Contrary to earlier stories and rumors, a mock up of an Orion spacecraft did not crash into the desert. Rather a large test sledge did.

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»» Committee Expresses Caution Over Proposed Changes to NASA's Human Space Flight Program

[Thursday, February 25, 2010] Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology held a hearing to discuss the Administration's FY 2011 budget request for NASA with Administrator Charles F. Bolden, Jr.

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»» NASA's Space Shuttle Program Successfully Conducts Final Motor Test in Utah

[Thursday, February 25, 2010] NASA's Space Shuttle Program conducted the final test firing of a reusable solid rocket motor Feb. 25 in Promontory, Utah.

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»» Wayne Hale's Blog: Human Rating A Spacecraft

[Friday, February 26, 2010] All items to fly aboard the shuttle and/or reside on the station have to go through a safety review process. One of NASAs early and painful lessons was the Apollo 1 fire.

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»» NASA and Italian Space Agency Find New Use for Module

[Friday, February 26, 2010] NASA and the Italian Space Agency announced a new use for an existing Multi Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM) known as "Leonardo." It will be transformed into a Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) for the International Space Station.

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»» Burt Rutan Issues Clarification on Wall Street Journal Remarks

[Friday, February 26, 2010] Burt Rutan has released a statement saying the Wall Street Journal "chose to cherry-pick and misquote my comments to Cong. Wolf."

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 25 February 2010

[Friday, February 26, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 26 February 2010

[Friday, February 26, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 27 February 2010

[Saturday, February 27, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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»» NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 28 February 2010

[Sunday, February 28, 2010] All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.

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