January 14, 2021 – Expect more low rumbles and high plumes marking the trail to space this year. “We have 53 launches in our forecast with one already on the books,” said Col. Brande Walton, vice commander of the 45th Space Wing. She was addressing the National Space Club of Florida during an online event…. [Continue Reading]
January 4, 2021 – They don’t call us the Space Coast for nothing. 2020 saw 31 successful launches. If you’re counting (and we are) that’s the most launches in any single year since 1966, when there were 29. The diversity of missions was impressive: Starlink satellites, missions for the military, satellites for Sirius XM and… [Continue Reading]
December 15, 2020 – Our part of Florida is called the Space Coast and many of us have been lucky enough to watch as astronauts have achieved one milestone after another in pursuit of exploration. This next step is one of the most exciting yet. NASA introduces THE ARTEMIS TEAM, the men and women who… [Continue Reading]
SpaceX Crew-1 rescheduled to Sunday, Nov. 15 7:27 pm Eastern. Nov 14, 2020— Just last evening an Atlas V thundered into the skies carrying a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite on a classified mission. This United Space Alliance (ULA) launch was a beautiful site in the night sky, with three strap-on boosters falling away as… [Continue Reading]
Oct 15, 2020 – Blue Origin’s 7th launch for this New Shepard rocket carried very important cargo. The capsule carried science experiments, including 1.2 million tomato seeds that will be distributed to schoolchildren around the U.S. and Canada, and tens of thousands of children’s postcards with space-themed drawings that will be returned to the young… [Continue Reading]
August 24, 2020 – What’s even better than a rocket launch on the Space Coast? Three of them scheduled in the SAME WEEK. With three launches on the manifest for this week it’s a great time to be here. Here’s the schedule: August 26th – 2:16 AM – Delta 4 Heavy NROL-44 – SLC 37B… [Continue Reading]
Lockheed Martin’s new Orion sub-assembly plant at the former U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame is slated to open summer of 2021. August 4–Lockheed in 2019 won a NASA contract to build the Orion capsules, creating the need for expansion. 14 analyst, engineering and technician job openings are currently listed for Lockheed’s KSC location. Lockheed has… [Continue Reading]
July 28, 2020 – When NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station this week, a 4 lb (1.8 kilogram) super-duper, innovative miniature flying machine will be riding along. It’s name is Ingenuity—and it’s a marvel of engineering. Ingenuity is designed to be the first aircraft to attempt controlled flight on… [Continue Reading]
July 9, 2020 – As an official Florida Trail Town, Titusville is a major hub in Florida bicycling and the city takes pride in the recent announcement that Florida has been named the 10th most Bicycle Friendly State in America by the League of American Bicyclists for 2019. Titusville is where three major Florida trails… [Continue Reading]
July 6 — Lockheed Martin has a significant presence in north Brevard and it’s growing. The 58,000 sq ft. building which once housed the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame will be renovated and will be used in the assembly of the Orion spacecraft, the capsule Lockheed is building for NASA’s upcoming moon missions. Located at… [Continue Reading]