Space Exploration
Get Inside the Gates for A Massive Launch
August 1, 2022 – Some of us remember when a launch was a major event, when the crowds would gather to experience a bone-shaking, rumbling display of power that took one’s breath away. Of course, every launch is a technological wonder, the result of teams of scientists and technicians working in precise coordination to move… [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]
Space Tourists Make History
The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of (clockwise from bottom right) Expedition 67 Commander Tom Marshburn with Flight Engineers Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev, Sergey Korsakov, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, and Matthias Maurer; and Axiom Mission 1 astronauts (center row from left) Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe, Larry Conner, and Michael Lopez-Alegria. Image credit: NASA April... [Continue Reading]
DiBello On Space
July 8, 2021 - This guest column by Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida, appeared in Florida Today. DiBello has been instrumental in revitalizing the space industry, especially in Brevard County and this clear-eyed assessment should be essential reading to anyone interested in the state of space business. Frank DiBello Ten years ago this week,... [Continue Reading]
SpaceX Crew-3 First Mission for NASA’s Kayla Barron
May 22, 2021 - (NASA Press Release) NASA has assigned Kayla Barron to serve as a mission specialist for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is targeted to launch as early as Oct. 23. This will be the first spaceflight for Barron, who became a NASA astronaut in January 2020 after... [Continue Reading]
Bob Cabana Tapped as NASA Associate Administrator
May 11, 2021 – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana will become NASA’s next associate administrator. Newly appointed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed the appointment. “When Bill asked me, I couldn’t say no. I’m really looking forward to working with him in this new position along with Pam Melroy,” Cabana told FLORIDA TODAY, referring to… [Continue Reading]
Space Florida Lands Sierra Nevada Corporation
May 4, 2021 – The space industry is a dynamic business, and starting in 2022 we will have yet another spacecraft that will come back to Earth at Cape Canaveral Spaceport’s Launch and Landing Facility (LLF). The LLF’s proximity to Kennedy Space Center and formal recognition as a designated return site for rapid recovery of… [Continue Reading]
Boeing Delivers SLS Core Stage to KSC
April 29, 2021 – As part of NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon, the tallest flight component to ever launch from KSC has arrived in Florida. Boeing Space has delivered the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket cryogenic core stage to NASA in preparation for launch of the Artemis I mission, the first moon mission… [Continue Reading]
Pre-dawn Skies Light Up With Crewed Launch
April 23, 2021 – The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 4 astronauts on a NASA mission to the International Space Station, becoming the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight. The U.S. returned to launching astronauts from American soil last May, nine years after the space shuttle program… [Continue Reading]