The Right Man: Remembering Gordon Cooper's Day-Long Mercury Mission, 55 Years On

By Ben Evans, on May 13th, 2018

The Atlas booster rises from Pad 14 on 15 May 1963, carrying Gordon Cooper on his day-long Faith 7 mission. His was the longest single U.S. piloted spaceflight at that time. Photo Credit: NASA

Early on 14 May 1963, a hotshot pilot lay on his back in a tiny capsule, atop a converted […]

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Launch Viewing Guide: ULA Atlas V Rocket With MUOS-2 Satellite

By Jason Rhian, on July 17th, 2013

Photo Credit: John Studwell / AmericaSpace

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing to launch an Atlas V 551 rocket with the U.S. Navy’s Mobile User Objective System 2 (MUOS-2) satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in Florida. Liftoff is currently set to take […]

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Retro Space Images: Test, Test, Test

By Jason Rhian, on July 11th, 2013

Photo Credit: USAF / Retro Space Images

Smoke & Fire — Atlas 11C is launched from Pad 12 on August 24, 1959.

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Photo Feature: Launch of GPS IIF-4

By Jason Rhian, on May 19th, 2013

Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — For those used to archival footage of the early days of space flight, watching modern-day launches must seem a tad dull. These days, launches are, by and large, happening on time and as planned. Such was the case with this past week’s launch […]

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Video Feature: Launch of GPS IIF4

By Jason Rhian, on May 18th, 2013

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — There could not have been clearer skies on May 15, 2013, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch of an Atlas V 401 rocket with its GPS IIF-4 payload took place right on time and encountered zero obvious issues on the […]

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'The Right Man': A Restoration of Faith (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on May 16th, 2013

Atop a converted Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile, America launches its fourth man into orbit on 15 May 1963. Gordon Cooper’s 34-hour, 22-orbit voyage aboard Faith 7 would be NASA’s most challenging space mission to date. Photo Credit: NASA

Early on 14 May 1963, a hotshot pilot lay on his back in a tiny […]

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'How About Now?' The Faith in Gordon Cooper (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on May 15th, 2013

Fifty years ago, on 15 May 1963, America launched astronaut Gordon Cooper on its longest manned space mission to date. In doing so, NASA began to take strides toward meeting President John Kennedy’s goal of landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. The humiliation of Yuri Gagarin’s orbital flight […]

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Launch Viewing Guide: ULA Atlas V Rocket With GPS IIF-4 Satellite Set for Wednesday Evening

By Jason Rhian, on May 14th, 2013

Photo Credit: John Studwell / AmericaSpace

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing to launch an Atlas V 401 rocket with the Air Force’s Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-4 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) in Florida. Launch is currently set to take place May […]

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ExoMars' Partners Sign Agreement Moving Mission Forward

By Jason Rhian, on March 15th, 2013

ESA has signed an agreement this week with Roscosmos, which would see the two agencies work together to move forward with the development of the ExoMars mission. Image Credit: ESA

With the signing of a formal agreement regarding the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars mission, it appears that the two-part exploratory effort might […]

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Americans in Orbit: The Flight of John Glenn (Part 3)

By Ben Evans, on February 23rd, 2013

Bobbing gently in the waves after a highly successful, though nail-bitingly harrowing, mission, Friendship 7 is readied for winching out of the water. Photo Credit: NASA

On the afternoon of 20 February 1962, millions of Americans listened and watched, transfixed as their countryman, John Glenn, plummeted back to Earth after completing three orbits […]

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