By Ben Evans, on January 28th, 2016 Floral tributes offer a touch of color against the drab gray and black of the Space Mirror Memorial and the day itself. Photo Credit: Talia Landman/AmericaSpace
For NASA, the fourth and fifth weeks of each year have always carried a somber mood of reflection and resolve, in which the glories of past successes—including […]
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By Talia Landman, on June 29th, 2015
“Forever Remembered” at KSCVC pays tribute to the 14 fallen astronaut heroes who sacrificed their lives during America’s 30-year space shuttle program. Photo Credit: Talia Landman / AmericaSpace
“The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted, it belongs to the brave.” – President Ronald Reagan
There was not a dry eye in the […]
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By Ben Evans, on January 27th, 2015 After the first cry from Roger Chaffee (left), even super-fit Ed White (center) was unable to even fully release the first bolt from the command module’s inner hatch before he was overcome by fumes. The most likely origin of the fire was somewhere beneath the seat of Gus Grissom (right). Photo Credit: NASA
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By Jason Rhian, on August 19th, 2013 Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation will host its Fall Auction of Astronaut Memorabilia starting at 9 a.m. (EDT) Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. There will be some 34 lots with a wide range of unique space-flown items which have been signed by the men and women who were involved […]
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By Julian Leek, on February 3rd, 2013 NASA and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, along with the Astronauts Memorial Foundation, held a “Day of Remembrance” to honor those that lost their lives in the pursuit of space exploration, on Feb. 1, 2013, the 10th anniversary of the Columbia disaster. Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studio
CAPE CANAVERAL, […]
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By Jason Rhian, on May 2nd, 2012 Photo Credit: U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Three space shuttle veterans are being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex on Saturday, May 5 at 3 p.m. The ceremony will be carried like on NASA Television. The three astronauts that will be included into the hall […]
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By Julian Leek, on March 26th, 2012 The O & C building was where the astronauts prepared for their missions is, much like the shuttles themselves, being decommissioned. Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studios
Located of the third floor of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s (KSC) Operation & Check Building (more commonly known as the O&C building) lies the […]
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By Jason Rhian, on March 12th, 2012 [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoNHZwi-ezg[/youtube_video]
When I told folks that I would actually be going inside one of the space shuttles – they were surprised. They assumed that this was something that I had done long ago. Up until not too long ago – the shuttles were still taking wing and it was not easy to get to […]
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By Julian Leek, on March 10th, 2012 Photo Credit: Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studios
Starting under cloudy skies and with the threat of rain later NASA went ahead with the scheduled move of Space Shuttles Discovery and Atlantis. A nose to nose photo opportunity did not take place due to the weather, more like two ships passing in the […]
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By Jason Rhian, on March 9th, 2012 [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV4RapZLxcA[/youtube_video]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Bill Blakeney knows a thing-or-two about the history of Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. As a “communicator” with the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex – he has to. Blakeney is one of the tour guides that work to inform the 1.2 million guests that visit the […]
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