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AmericaSpace was founded in 2009 by two former aerospace engineers. Since then, this site has been dedicated to reporting on the state of America’s space and aerospace efforts, which for many have been, and remain, synonymous of America’s willingness, indeed enthusiasm, to reach new horizons. As America’s human space flight program transitions from the Shuttle program to one focused on beyond earth exploration, AmericaSpace will continue to cover this evolution in spaceflight while expanding our coverage of aeronautics, milspace, and planetary exploration. We do this for one simple reason… Because America is a nation that explores.

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Aleksandr Serebrov (center), flanked by Vasili Tsibliyev (left) and Jean-Pierre Haigneré, during Soyuz TM-17 training. It was Serebrov’s fourth and final space mission (Credits: Joachim Becker/SpaceFacts.de).

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Four-Time Russian Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov Dies at Age 69

By AmericaSpace on November 14, 2013

By Ben Evans Aleksandr Serebrov (center), flanked by Vasili Tsibliyev (left) and Jean-Pierre Haigneré, during Soyuz TM-17 training. It was... Read more →

Cosmonauts Zudov (right) and Rozhdestvensky spent 1.5 hours trying to writhe and cut themselves out of their pressure suits (Credits: Joachim Becker / SpaceFacts.de).

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A Watery Yarn: The Unlucky Voyage of Soyuz 23 (Part 2)

By AmericaSpace on November 1, 2013

This article is Part 2 of the history of Soyuz 23. Read Part 1 here. Soyuz 23′s descent module and deflated parachute are hoisted from the... Read more →

Artist’s impression of the flashing beacon atop the Soyuz 23 descent module attracting the attention of a rescue helicopter. The spacecraft performed the Soviet Union’s first (unintended) water splashdown in the icy Lake Tengiz (Credits: Joachim Becker / SpaceFacts.de).

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A Watery Yarn: The Unlucky Voyage of Soyuz 23 (Part 1)

By AmericaSpace on October 29, 2013

Artist’s impression of the flashing beacon atop the Soyuz 23 descent module attracting the attention of a rescue helicopter. The spacecraft... Read more →

NASA Astronaut Scott Carpenter during a suiting exercise in 1962 (Credits: NASA).

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One Of America’s First Astronauts, Scott Carpenter, Dies At Age 88

By AmericaSpace on October 11, 2013

By Mike Killian One of America’s first NASA astronauts, Scott Carpenter, has died at age 88 from complications related to a stroke he suffered... Read more →

The Cygnus commercial resupply craft is installed by the Canadarm2 to the Harmony node (Credits: NASA).

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A Beautiful Swan Came Calling: Orbital’s Cygnus Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station

By AmericaSpace on September 30, 2013

By Ben Evans After a spectacular launch on Wednesday, 18 September, Orbital Sciences Corp. met with delay in the rendezvous and berthing of... Read more →

Orbital Sciences Corporation launched the first of the company’s Cygnus spacecraft bound for the International Space Station today, Sept. 18, at 10:58 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia (Credits: Jason Rhian / AmericaSpace).

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Smooth Sailing, Cygnus: Orbital’s New Cargo Ship Rockets to Space on ISS Supply Demonstration Mission

By AmericaSpace on September 19, 2013

By Ben Evans Cygnus launches behind the ISS "onramp" road sign at Wallops Island (Credits: NASA). Less than two weeks after Pad 0B... Read more →