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]
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]
April 17, 2020 – On May 27th, two veteran U.S. Astronauts will have the honor of once again launching into space aboard an American rocket from American soil. This target launch date is the first U.S. crewed mission since the retirement of Space Shuttle in 2011. NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, who have… [Continue Reading]
Meet the newest graduates of Astronaut training. Selected for training in 2017, these 11 exceptional men and women were chosen from a pool of more than 18,000 applicants. The graduates become part of a elite group of 48 astronauts currently eligible for space flight assignments. The new graduates may be assigned to missions destined for… [Continue Reading]
March 1, 2020 – Applicants interested in flying to the International Space Station (or maybe to the Moon) better hurry to get their resumes together. The window of opportunity in 2020 is March 3-31. • Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen • Must hold a Master’s Degree in a STEM field: engineering, biological science, physical… [Continue Reading]
January 21, 2020 – The Crew Dragon has returned home to Cape Canaveral. “She’s back,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in a tweet, “The #CrewDragon spacecraft that completed the in-flight abort test has arrived back at Cape Canaveral. After splashdown, teams from @SpaceX & the @usairforce 45th Operations Group’s Detachment-3 rehearsed crew recovery ops before… [Continue Reading]
January 21, 2020 – The Boeing Starliner capsule that recently successfully completed an uncrewed Orbital Test Flight has returned to Kennedy Space Center for post-flight processing. The capsule become the first American spacecraft to land on land after launching on December 20, 2019 and touching down at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico… [Continue Reading]
January 13, 2020 – What does the Titusville area have in common with New York City? It is now home to a “Historic Civil Engineering Landmark”. The Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center joins icons like the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge in this recognition. Presented by the American Society of Civil… [Continue Reading]
October 28, 2019 – The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter was on display at IABG, a German analysis and test engineering company in Ottobrunn, Germany, before it starts its journey to Cape Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast. The Solar Orbiter is projected to be launched from Cape Canaveral in February 2020. This is an… [Continue Reading]
Brevard Delivers is a County-published update on County Government upcoming projects, projects that are underway and projects that have recently been completed. It is published in the second, third and fourth quarters of the year (electronic form) and features in-depth stories on major projects that the County is undertaking, including tax-funded restoration of the Indian… [Continue Reading]