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Interview with Florida Senator Thad Altman on Florida Space Day
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/DIy7lKlehW4[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Florida Space Day had almost concluded when Florida Senator Thad Altman stopped by for a visit. Given that the Space Coast falls in Sen. Altman’s district, we had contacted him earlier in the day and were pleased when he stopped by to speak with us. We quickly set […] More
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Interview with Astronaut Bob Crippen on Florida Space Day
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/W8lafK1mJVQ[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — It’s not every day that you get to sit down with a United States space flight legend—but that’s exactly the opportunity afforded to AmericaSpace, when the pilot of the very first space shuttle mission, Robert “Bob” Crippen, spoke with us about why he was helping inform legislators about […] More
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Florida Democratic Whip Alan Williams on Importance of Space Industry in Florida
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/8FHAV3MTtMY[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — AmericaSpace sat down for an interview with Florida House Representative Alan Williams, the House Democratic Whip, about his efforts to support the space industry within the State of Florida. Williams is both laid back and professional. He detailed his efforts to support Florida’s space industry, how inspiring space exploration is for […] More
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Justin Gilman on How He Became Involved with Florida Space Day
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/TmDTXoU6Fr0 [/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — AmericaSpace spoke with Justin Gilman, with Dynamac Corporation. Gilman was in Tallahassee, Fla., today to help out with activities surrounding Florida Space Day. He spoke about how he became involved with Florida Space Day, as well as his perception of how things were going with the all-day […] More
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Interview with Millennium’s Ron Ten Haken on Florida Space Day
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/Fec5kmSpCDk[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — AmericaSpace sat down with Ronald D. Ten Haken, with Millenium Engineering and Integration Company. Ten Haken was in Tallahassee, Fla., today to help out with activities surrounding Florida Space Day. However, on this day he teamed up with companies across the aerospace community to represent the aerospace community’s […] More
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Interview with Veteran Astronaut Brian Duffy on Florida Space Day
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/R2WZ7vYuUhQ[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TALLAHASSEE, Fla — AmericaSpace sat down with Brian Duffy, who is a former space shuttle astronaut. He currently works for ATK, but was in Tallahassee, Fla., today to help out with activities surrounding Florida Space Day. However, on this day he teamed up with companies across the aerospace community to represent the hopes […] More
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What is Florida Space Day?
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/xniiMTbBs9U[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace TITUSVILLE, Fla — Representatives from two aerospace organizations sat down and offered up their thoughts about the upcoming Space Day event that will be held March 6 in Tallahassee, Fla. Frank DiBello, with Space Florida, and Don White, the general manager for Astrotech, detailed how the annual event helps to improve awareness […] More
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Florida Space Industry to Visit Capitol
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla (Feb. 7, 2013) — Representatives from Florida’s aerospace industry will visit Tallahassee on March 6, 2013, to participate in Florida Space Day 2013 and share with legislators opportunities the industry brings to Florida and the nation’s space program. More
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Atlas V Delivers NASA’s TDRS-K Satellite into Orbit
Fire and thunder were the name of the game today, as a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V booster roared away from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at 8:48 p.m. EST. The spectacular launch, which occurred right on the opening of a 40-minute “window,” took place from the Cape’s storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41. […] More
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What Does it Take to Photograph Spacecraft in a Clean-Room?
[youtube_video]http://youtu.be/I31jiFQc1_E[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — It isn’t every day that one gets to go into the clean rooms located at Astrotech’s facilities in Titusville, Fla. When a member of the media does so, it’s usually to take images or video of the spacecraft that are processed there. The procedure to get into […] More
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NASA’s RBSP Next on the Runway
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) is getting readied for launch atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 401 rocket. A recent at the Astrotech Space Operations facility located in Titusville, Florida displayed the twin space is scheduled to take the fiery trip to orbit on Aug. 23 from Cape […] More