Titusville Chamber Celebrates Partnerships between North Brevard Schools and the Business Community
The Titusville Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual celebration of Partners in the Business of Education (PITBOE) on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Indian River Preserve Golf Club. The luncheon was sponsored by AT&T, Brevard Public Schools and Community Credit Union. The Partners in the Business of Education (PITBOE) award is coordinated by the Titusville… [Continue Reading]
Education Committee Update – February 2018
At the February 9, 2018 meeting, the Education Committee discussed: The February 14th Partners in the Business of Education awards ceremony. Businesses nominated by North Brevard schools for their contributions during the school year received a certificate of appreciation and were congratulated by Chamber Board Chairman Robert Jordan and Brevard Public Schools Deputy Superintendent Mark… [Continue Reading]
RIDING INTO THE FUTURE
Titusville, Florida is about people going places—a quintamodal community to be exact—with highway, rail, marine, air and space pathways. Titusville is where rockets take off and first stages land precisely back on a launch pad or on a barge in the ocean, where crowds of people line the causeways looking up at their first launch… [Continue Reading]
North Brevard Business Review (January 2018)
The North Brevard Business Review is published quarterly by the North Brevard Economic Development Zone (NBEDZ), and details developments occurring in the local economy of the City of Titusville and the surrounding communities in north Brevard County, Florida. The Zone is a special dependent district under Florida law that seeks to provide financial and technical… [Continue Reading]
Titusville Talking Points – January 2018
The Titusville Talking Points is published quarterly by the City of Titusville to inform its residents of improvements taking place around town. It features a list of newly established businesses, current and forthcoming construction projects and city government news. In this first edition of the new year, highlights include: Greater Titusville Renaissance: Mission, Goals, Current… [Continue Reading]
Titusville Area Visitors Council Update – January 2018
The TAVC met on January 18, 2018. The 2018 Board of Directors have been selected. They are: Chairman – Cecil Cornish (Coldwell Banker Coast Realty – Cecil Cornish) Vice-Chairman – Cinthia Sandoval (Wild Ocean Seafood Market) Treasurer – Karan Conklin (American Space Museum) Secretary – Sarah Grindrod (Holiday Inn Titusville/Kennedy Space Center) Ex Officio –… [Continue Reading]
Space Budgets, Policy, Missions, Benefits, International Updates
Human Space Exploration Update (January 1-12, 2018) Lunar Exploration: Op-ed | Next stop: the moon Leaders of the recently created Moon Village Association, based in Vienna, suggest the association can serve as an effective non-governmental forum for government, industry, academia and the public in establishing a global strategy for coordinating future lunar surface activities. China Moon Program… [Continue Reading]
Commercial Space Transportation
Human Space Exploration Update (January 1-12, 2018) Starliner Update: Boeing CST-100 Starliner one step closer to flight with completion of DCR Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has cleared the Atlas V Launch Segment Design Certification Review portion of its partnership agreement under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Later this year, the four person Boeing spacecraft is to undergo uncrewed,… [Continue Reading]
Orion and Space Launch System
Human Space Exploration Update (January 1-12, 2018) Orion Test: NASA drops replica Orion spacecraft to test parachutes NASA demonstrated a simulated Orion capsule could successfully descend to Earth with a parachute failure if necessary. The test was carried out on Friday at the U.S. Army Proving Ground near Yuma, Arizona, following a drop from a U.S…. [Continue Reading]
International Space Station
Human Space Exploration Update (January 1-12, 2018) Hotel on ISS: Russia’s plan to build a luxury hotel on the ISS A second copy of a Russian science and power module planned for launch to the International Space Station in the 2021-time frame could become a guest house for wealthy space adventurers. The price is estimated at $40… [Continue Reading]