NASA 'Hawks' Keep Eye on Hurricanes

By Mark Usciak, on September 9th, 2013

How does NASA keep an eye on hurricanes that threaten the U.S.? Via high-tech “Hawks” circling high overhead! Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace

I was given the opportunity to visit one of the hangars at Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) to review NASA’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that are stationed there. […]

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AmericaSpace Photo Feature: F-1 Gas Generator at MSFC

By Jason Rhian, on June 10th, 2013

During one of Mark Usciak’s trips to Marshall Space Flight Center, he took some images of the gas generator being worked on for possible use on NASA’s Space Launch System. Photo Credit Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace (inset by NASA)

Last January we detailed how engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) were […]

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Spacefest Stars Sparkle

By Mark Usciak, on May 28th, 2013

Photo Credit: Mark Usicak / AmericaSpace

TUCSON, Ariz — This Memorial Day weekend, a wide range of space experts, officials, and astronauts descended upon sun-baked Tucson from May 24-27 to discuss space exploration efforts past, present, and future. Their destination? Spacefest 2013.

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Wallops Flight Facility Enters Spotlight With Orbital's Antares Launch

By Mark Usciak, on April 17th, 2013

With the addition of Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket to the Wallops Flight Facility manifest, the sleepy center takes center stage in terms of commercial space operations. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va — Until recently, NASA’s Wallops Research Center, located in Virginia, was one of NASA’s lesser-known centers. This […]

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Orbital's Antares Rocket Rolls Out to Pad in Preparation for First COTS Mission

By Mark Usciak, on April 6th, 2013

Orbital Science Corporation and NASA are preparing for the launch of the first of Orbital’s Antares rockets. Launch is tentatively slated to take place April 17. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va — It was an early, cold morning, but with the sunrise came the ascension of Antares. NASA and […]

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EFT-1 Orion Comes Alive at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

By Mark Usciak, on February 27th, 2013

The first flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft is a year away, and across the nation the components are coming together. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace

HUNTSVILLE, Ala — The elements for the Orion spacecraft that will conduct the Exploration Flight Test 1 mission are coming together. As a photographer that shoots for […]

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Photo Feature: Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives In Washington D.C.

By Mike Killian, on April 17th, 2012
Discovery arriving in Washington D.C. earlier today. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak

Discovery arriving in Washington D.C. earlier today. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak

Space shuttle Discovery arrived safely at Dulles International Airport late this morning after a 3 hour flight from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Thousands of spectators lined streets, roof tops, parks, and other establishments to welcome NASA’s fleet leading space shuttle as […]

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As Smithsonian Prepares For Discovery, Intrepid Prepares For Enterprise

By Mike Killian, on March 5th, 2012
NASA's first shuttle orbiter, Enterprise, on display at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in NYC this April. Shuttle Discovery will take over as the centerpiece of the National Air & Space Museum in April, a week before Enterprise leaves. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak

NASA's first shuttle orbiter, Enterprise, on display at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. Enterprise will be moved to the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in NYC this April. Shuttle Discovery will take over as the centerpiece of the National Air & Space Museum […]

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