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KSC’s Iconic Vehicle Assembly Building Undergoing Renovations for Orion/SLS
For anyone who has made the journey to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, the view is unforgettable. As one drives along NASA Causeway (past the lush trees and, sometimes, alligators), the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB, formerly the Vertical Assembly Building)—one of Florida’s largest buildings at a staggering height of 525 feet—comes into sight, resplendent with […] More
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PHOTOS: NASA’s Giant Crawler Goes for a Test Drive, Continues Upgrades for SLS
It will be several years before NASA’s two giant crawler-transporters are put to use again, but work at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has been underway for some time to make them ready for NASA’s next generation of human-spaceflight vehicles—the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft—and recently the work done on crawler-transporter 2 […] More
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NASA Providing Support for Santa’s Annual Christmas Mission Tonight
Santa’s epic mission to deliver toys to good children around the world for Christmas 2013 is already underway, with an estimated 132 million Christian homes on his “nice” list that can expect a visit. Pulling off this feat, year after year, across millions of square miles in one 24-hour period, is a magical feat even […] More
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PHOTO FEATURE: Stunning Views of MAVEN’s Launch to Mars
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 years of work from people across the country, and Monday’s countdown to launch went about as smoothly […] More
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TurboFox Photography Presents: ‘Hangin’ Around’
Aloft: High in NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) during STS-135 mission processing, orbiter Atlantis is captured in the act of “Hangin’ Around.” See more of Atlantis and other unique air and space photos at TurboFox Photography Want to keep up-to-date with all things space? Be sure to “Like” AmericaSpace and TurboFox Photography on Facebook and follow us […] More
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Historic Structures at Kennedy Space Center Face Uncertain Future
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — Three historic pieces of space flight hardware are being opened for possible commercial uses. The Mobile Launcher Platforms, which were used during both the Apollo and Space Shuttle eras, also might be destroyed. More
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NASA’s Iconic VAB Undergoes Renovation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA has begun renovations to the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) located at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. One of the most notable changes was the recent removal of the structure’s large crane, capable of hoisting some 125 tons into the air. The crane harkens back to 1977, when NASA was trying to […] More
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Wired4Space Video: TDRS-K—Fire & Light
[youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC2IL7Iu6h8&feature=share&list=UULYgjjg_-fyQwR-XgQ0JAXQ[/youtube_video] Video courtesy of Wired4Space The sound and fury of launch is captured in this video produced by AmericaSpace partner Wired4Space. This video was shot atop the massive Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), located at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 30, 2013. The launch vehicle in question is the venerable United Launch Alliance Atlas […] More
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NASA’s Tug Boats Push On
Another part of space history has left NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The two nineteen-foot push barges, PB-1 & PB-2, that have been used for three decades to maneuver the shuttle external fuel tank barge in and around the KSC turn basin, have been sold to a private company. These little craft were an iconic fixture during […] More
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NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building Upgraded
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — NASA has decided that it is past time that the massive Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida was rennovated for the needs of the future. As such the iconic building is being updated to meet the needs of the future. A tour of the structure highlighted […] More
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Atlantis – Celebrate the Journey – the Final Journey
Atlantis – Celebrate the Journey is the name of the event held to commemorate the move of Space Shuttle Atlantis from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to its final destination at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where she will be displayed in a new $100 million, interactive exhibit complex scheduled to open in July of 2013. More
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Atlantis Prepared For Final Voyage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla – Space shuttle Atlantis is unique among the “three sisters” of NASA’s space-worthy shuttle fleet in that she will not be traveling by air to her new home. Atlantis will traverse the 9.8 miles to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex atop a 76-wheeled Orbiter Transporter System (OTS) vehicle specifically designed to […] More
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