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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 […] 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 […] Photo Credit: USAF / Retro Space Images Smoke & Fire — Atlas 11C is launched from Pad 12 on August 24, 1959. Like what you see? Then check out: Retro Space Images Want to keep up-to-date with all things space? Be sure to “Like” AmericaSpace on Facebook and follow us on Twitter: @AmericaSpace […] 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 […] [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/PMQaavju_KI[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of AmericaSpace 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 […] 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 […] 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 […] |
 Next Launch NROL-129 on a Minotaur IV rocket from Wallops Island, VA scheduled for: 15 Jul 20 at 13:00 GMT 15 Jul 20 at 9:00am Eastern 
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