By Mike Killian, on January 24th, 2018 
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket comes to life for the first time on pad 39A at KSC Jan 24, 2018, carrying out its first static test fire. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace
One of the most highly-anticipated rockets in history roared to life for the first time today (Jan 24, 2018) atop its historic […]
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By Mike Killian, on January 11th, 2015 LIFTOFF of SpaceX’s Falcon-9 booster Saturday morning, Jan. 10, 2015, kicking off the first U.S. launch of 2015 and the company’s fifth NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / AmericaSpace
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, SpaceX kicked off the United States’ busy […]
By Mike Killian, on November 23rd, 2014 Remote cameras set up around launch pad 0A at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia captured incredible up-close views of an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket exploding seconds after liftoff several weeks ago. The mission was to deliver the company’s Orb-3 Cygnus spacecraft to deliver supplies and experiments to […]
By Mike Killian, on February 23rd, 2014 United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully returned its workhorse Delta IV launch vehicle to operational service on Feb. 20, 2014, with the rousing 8:59 p.m. EST liftoff of a key mission to insert the Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF-5 satellite into a medium orbit, some 11,047 nautical miles (20,460 km) above Earth. Photo Credit: John […]
By Mike Killian, on January 11th, 2014 Antares thunders off pad 0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to deliver Cygnus to the ISS, the first flight for Orbital Sciences Corporation to deliver fresh supplies to the ISS under a $1.9 billion NASA contract. Photo Credit: AmericaSpace / Mike Killian
Orbital Sciences Corporation successfully launched their Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space […]
By Mike Killian, on November 20th, 2013 The violent launch to send MAVEN to Mars begins. Photo Credit: AmericaSpace / Alan Walters (www.AWaltersPhoto.com)
On Monday, Nov. 18 2013, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft thundered off the surface of the Earth to begin its half-billion-mile journey to Mars. The $670 million Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, or MAVEN, is the product of 10 […]
By Jason Rhian, on March 27th, 2013 [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/4wPMGH1diLc[/youtube_video]
Video courtesy of AmericaSpace
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Covering the space program is an amazing experience. There is a tremendous amount of effort that has to go on behind the scenes to bring the sheer power, the thrill, and the spectacle of launch to the public. Do not think for […]
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 for […]
By Mike Barrett, on March 21st, 2013 [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmkHQgMbBPg&feature=share&list=UULYgjjg_-fyQwR-XgQ0JAXQ[/youtube_video]
Video courtesy of Wired4Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Yesterday’s video compilation was a mixture of United Launch Alliance video and audio as well as elements produced by Wired4Space. We have been trying out new angles and more video recorders—and it is starting to pay off. Watch this video to see what we […]
By Mike Barrett, on March 20th, 2013 [youtube_video]http://youtu.be/UC1_thi1CCI[/youtube_video]
Video courtesy of Wired4Space with elements provided by United Launch Alliance
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — AmericaSpace has been working to include better video coverage of the exciting events that we cover on a regular basis. One of the partnerships that we have forged is with the dynamic duo of Mike Barrett and […]
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