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]
November 20, 2020 – Sometimes gushing about your home town can sound like praise for your grandkids, “aren’t they cute?”. But when world-famous National Geographic magazine names the Space Coast as one of the five best destinations on the planet recommended for families, those bragging rights suddenly have a lot of legitimacy. And when they… [Continue Reading]
November 19, 2020—The Space Coast Advances to the Final Round of competition for location of the United States Space Force Headquarters. The Secretary of the Air Force signed a basing decision memorandum selecting (6) final candidates for Space Force Headquarters including Cape Canaveral Air Force Station/Patrick Air Force Base on Florida’s Space Coast. The other… [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 29, 2020 —Today the National Park Services (NPS) resumed normal operating hours for Canaveral National Seashore. This includes access to Apollo Beach and Playalinda Beach. Hours are 6 am to 8 pm. The following continue to be available: • Beach parking and access points in Playalinda and Apollo districts • Park roads and trails… [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]