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New NASA Causeway Named for Dr. Sally Ride
Dr. Sally Ride. Image Credit: NASA June 12, 2023 - As a legacy to the first American woman to fly in space and to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the seventh space shuttle mission when Ride made history, NASA's new causeway has been named the Dr. Sally Ride Memorial Bridge. The ribbon-cutting for the $126... [Continue Reading]
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Safely En Route to International Space Station
February 2, 2023 - Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the... [Continue Reading]
SLS, Powered by Boeing, A Look Back at November Launch
January 2, 2023 - The space industry continues to dazzle with impressive achievements. Returning humans to the Moon has to rank at the very top of this list. Titusville serves as the headquarters location for Boeing's Space and Launch Division, and the aerospace leader has a major role in this endeavor. The following is a... [Continue Reading]
Artemis Returning to Earth
Orion captured imagery of the Earth and Moon together from its distant lunar orbit, including this image on Nov. 28, 2022, taken from camera on one of the spacecraft’s solar array wings.Image Credit: NASA December 6, 2022 – The Artemis mission has scored some major achievements during the trip around the moon and the spacecraft... [Continue Reading]
NASA Announces Crewed Flight Updates for ISS
November 4, 2022 - For space buffs, it's hard to beat Titusville. You can literally see the Vehicle Assembly Building looming in the distance and many people can watch launches from their backyard. It's not called the Space Coast for nothing. Some of the most exciting missions involve brave crews blasting off for a visit... [Continue Reading]
Three Back-to-Back Launches May Fly This Week
NASA and SpaceX Crew-5. Image Credit: NASA October 5, 2022 - Hurricane Ian caused a few delays in the rocket launch schedule, but now it's time to once again "launch from here" as NASA and SpaceX and United Launch Alliance get ready to catch up on their flight schedules. Launches are planned for Tuesday, Wednesday... [Continue Reading]
Abundant Nature Awaits You at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
We’re so used to looking east and seeing the massive Vehicle Assembly Building or watching rockets blast off from one of the many launch pads, we sometimes forget that all this technology is surrounded by some of the most diverse wildlife to be found anywhere. If you take the Max Brewer Causeway Bridge toward Playalinda... [Continue Reading]
Don’t Know Much About History
June 27, 2022 – One of the great things about living in Titusville is the proximity to Kennedy Space Center and all the exciting things that are happening in space business. More and more launches rumble into the sky and the future is bright. But it’s also fun to look back in time and see… [Continue Reading]
Captain to Bridge: Take Us to Space
December 14, 2021 — Today, Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), Space Florida, and NASA hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the new NASA Causeway Bridge, a $126 million project to build two high-level fixed bridges over the Indian River, providing a new gateway to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space… [Continue Reading]