Posted on August 7, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
Image Credit: SpaceX August 7, 2023 - When the Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 40 last night it did so just three days 21 hours and 41 minutes from the previous SpaceX launch, breaking the record that was set less than two weeks ago. Shaving about five hours off the turnaround time, the... [Continue Reading]
Posted on August 2, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
August 2, 2023 – Summer is heating up at the Cape, with four planned launches—three from SpaceX and one from United Launch Alliance. The first SpaceX launch is a Falcon 9 that has a window that opens at fifteen minutes after midnight tonight. It will be lifting an Intelsat Galaxy 37 geostationary communications satellite made... [Continue Reading]
Posted on July 21, 2023. Categorized under: Economic Development
Image Credit: Amazon July 21, 2023 - Exciting news from the EDC and Space Florida! The Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast (EDC) is proud to share that Amazon has chosen Florida’s Space Coast for its payload integration and processing facility for its low Earth orbit satellite system, Project Kuiper. This new 120,000 square-foot... [Continue Reading]
Posted on April 4, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
April 4, 2023 - NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members Monday during an event... [Continue Reading]
Posted on April 1, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
April 1, 2023 - No fooling, there are plenty of events at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in April. Earth Day | April 20 “Pollinators” is the theme of this year’s Earth Day. Celebrate with the visitor complex on April 20 along with numerous local businesses and conservation groups. All Systems Are Go! Now Open... [Continue Reading]
Posted on March 16, 2023. Categorized under: Economic Development
Artist's rendering. Image credit: MALTA, INC. March 16, 2023 - A company called Malta, a Google spin-off, wants to use solar energy to produce and store electricity. The "Bluefin Energy Storage Project" is expected to cost $468 million and could go online near Titusville by 2026. There are no plans to have a solar farm... [Continue Reading]
Posted on March 7, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
Image Credit: NASA March 7, 2023 - Relativity Space's first launch of TERRAN 1, "Good Luck, Have Fun" (GLHF), is scheduled for March 8, 2023 from Cape Canaveral Space Force's Launch Complex 16. The launch window opens at 1:00 PM ET. This is the first orbital attempt for TERRAN 1. TERRAN 1 is the largest... [Continue Reading]
Posted on March 2, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
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]
Posted on February 24, 2023. Categorized under: Regional News
Port Canaveral was voted Best US Cruise Homeport for the third consecutive year in Cruise Hive's annual Cruise Ship Awards. February 24, 2023 - The Cruise Hive Cruise Ship Awards are an annual event recognizing the best in the industry, as voted on by Cruise Hive readers. One of the most closely contested categories is... [Continue Reading]
Posted on February 22, 2023. Categorized under: Space Exploration
February 22, 2023 – The crew of the NASA and SpaceX mission has arrived on the Space Coast for the launch that is now set for Monday, Feb. 27 at 1:45 a.m. The team boasts an international vibe, with Russian Cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev of Roscosmos, Sultan Alneyadi of the United Arab Emirates, NASA astronaut Woody... [Continue Reading]
