By Jason Rhian, on May 30th, 2013 Findings from the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity reveal the amount of radiation that astronauts would be exposed to exceeds career limits imposed by NASA. Photo Credit: NASA
Mars might be further out of reach than we previously thought. This stems from recent findings made by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover Curiosity’s […]
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By Jason Rhian, on April 3rd, 2013 Guided by Charles Stark Draper Laboratory’s GENIE navigation and control system, Xombie performs its perfect test-flight on 25 March, reaching a peak altitude of more than 1,600 feet and translating laterally by almost 1,000 feet. Photo Credit: NASA/Masten Space Systems
Masten Space Systems has successfully test-flown its Xombie space-access technology demonstrator to a […]
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By Jason Rhian, on March 26th, 2013 There have been a lot of statements about NASA’s new heavy-lift booster, the Space Launch System. Some of them are facts and others are myths. Throughout this week we will be posting an interview with NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Dan Dumbacher to try and set the record straight. Image Credit: […]
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By AmericaSpace, on March 24th, 2013 Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — AmericaSpace’s team of photographers worked tirelessly to produce stunning images from the recent launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the second of the United States military’s Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous (SBIRS GEO-2) spacecraft. With remote camera (stay tuned […]
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By AmericaSpace, on November 14th, 2012 Photo Credit: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – AmericaSpace is a small outlet with a talented group of photographers that contribute daily to the content that we provide. It was, therefore, an honor to have one of our images selected by NASA Ames Aviation Systems. The picture, of NASA Administrator Charles […]
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By Jason Rhian, on September 26th, 2012 NASA has selected 26 proposals for its next heavy-lift booster, the Space Launch System or SLS. The space agency has also apparently mentioned a new destination to which this powerful rocket would send crew and cargo to. Image Credit: NASA
Twenty-six proposals have been selected under the NASA Research Announcement (NRA) by NASA […]
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By Jason Rhian, on September 22nd, 2012 Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com
Kicking off with the a demonstration of the capabilities of the V-22 Osprey, the 2012 Cocoa Beach Air Show shook off the dreary weather surrounding Florida’s Space Coast and began at 12 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Sept. 22. The show displayed a wide range of fixed and […]
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By Mike Killian, on September 19th, 2012
Space shuttle Endeavour, riding atop NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, takes to the skies on her final flight. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / Zero-G News and AmericaSpace
After two days of weather delays, NASA’s retired space shuttle Endeavour finally took to the skies Wednesday morning, beginning a historic final flight for both the […]
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By Craig Covault, on June 29th, 2012 The 235 ft. tall 840 ton Delta IV Heavy carrying the top secret 21 ton National Reconnaissance Office NROL-15 spacecraft roars off Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral on nearly 2.4 million lbs. thrust from its three uprated oxygen/hydrogen RS-68A engines. The U. S. Air Force and NRO especially upgraded these three […]
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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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