Bad Days: Remembering Shuttle Columbia's Brush With Disaster, 35 Years On

By Ben Evans, on January 8th, 2021

35yrs ago this week, as storm-clouds of foreboding gathered ahead of the Challenger tragedy, a crew of Columbia escaped disaster not one, but twice. […]

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Crew-1's Glover Sets New Records for African-American Astronauts

By Ben Evans, on December 28th, 2020

At 7:13 p.m. EST Monday, #Crew1 & #ArtemisTeam member @AstroVicGlover becomes the most flight-experienced African-American astronaut with 43 days in space, passing @Astro_Stephanie. […]

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Remembering the Shuttle Night Landings (Part 2)

By Ben Evans, on September 6th, 2020

37 years after STS-8, AmericaSpace looks back at some of the highs & lows of landing the Space Shuttle at night. […]

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The Real Mission Impossible: Remembering STS-61C's Quest for Space

By Ben Evans, on January 12th, 2020

“Mission Impossible” finally launches as Columbia roars into the darkened Florida skies on 12 January 1986. Photo Credit: NASA

The opening weeks of each year are always tinged with sadness for America’s space program, as the nation observes a triplet of cruel anniversaries: the 1967 loss of Apollo 1 astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Ed […]

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Ding-Dong Merrily On-Orbit: Celebrating Yuletide in Space (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on December 23rd, 2014

Truly the voyage of Apollo 8 over the Christmas period in 1968 carried with it the most profound message of the Greatest Story Ever Told: a message of peace, goodwill and harmony to the inhabitants of Planet Earth. Photo Credit: NASA

For the first time in history, two women will celebrate Christmas on […]

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Launch of Antares With Orbital's Cygnus 1 Spacecraft Delayed

By Jason Rhian, on September 14th, 2013

Photo Credit: Orbital Sciences Corporation / NASA

After a launch readiness review, mission planners with Orbital Sciences Corporation have opted to delay the first flight of the company’s Cygnus 1 cargo vessel, perched atop their Antares rocket, for no earlier than Sept. 18. The launch window extends from 10:50 to 11:05 a.m. (EDT). […]

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In Honor of David: The Astronaut Who Inspired Orbital's First Cygnus Mission (Part 1)

By Ben Evans, on September 14th, 2013

Orbital Sciences will honor the memory and achievements of G. David Low with its second Antares launch and the culmation of the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) contract with NASA. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak / AmericaSpace

Only days remain before the scheduled Sept. 17 launch of the first Cygnus cargo mission to the […]

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