Commercial Space Transportation
ISS Resupply: Company sets October launch date to resupply space station NASA and Orbital ATK have set Oct. 9-13 as the launch period for the Dulles, Va.-based company’s next NASA-contracted re-supply mission to the InternationalSpace Station. The mission will mark Orbital ATK’s return to NASA’s Wallops Island Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore as a launch site…. [Continue Reading]
Orion and Space Launch System
Orion Heat Shield at KSC: Orion heat shield arrives at Kennedy Space Center The heat shield for the late 2018 test flight of NASA’s Orion crew exploration capsule is now at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center launch site for integration. The upcoming uncrewed test flight, Exploration Mission-1, will send Orion around the moon and back to Earth… [Continue Reading]
International Space Station
Tool Competition for ISS: Design a 3-D Printed Tool for Astronauts to Use Aboard the Space Station The ISS Design Challenge, sponsored by Mouser Electronics, offers an opportunity for college students to suggest tools for International Space Station astronauts. Top concepts could be manufactured with 3-D printing hardware aboard the six person orbiting science laboratory…. [Continue Reading]
Congress – NASA Budget
NASA Authorization Bill: Senate panel authorizes money for Mars mission, shuttle replacement In a bid to stabilize the nation’s civil space endeavors across a transition in U.S. presidential administrations, the Senate Commerce Committee has passed a bipartisan measure that authorizes a $19.5 billion 2017 budget to continue work on a human Mars mission and efforts… [Continue Reading]
2016 Elections – Human Space Exploration Update
Clinton and Trump on Space: Clinton supports human Mars exploration Presidential contender Hillary Clinton pledged support for the human exploration of Mars in response to a questionnaire from ScienceDebate.org. Clinton did not elaborate on possible changes to current strategy that calls for a human presence in the Martian environs by the mid-2030s. Rival Donald Trump expressed… [Continue Reading]
September 2016 North Brevard Business Review
ACT 2 Technologies announces plans to build a manufacturing facility in the Spaceport Commerce Park; Florida’s timber industry has significant economic impact on North Brevard; and Area construction firms set to start work on major projects – locally and beyond. [gview file=”https://titusville.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Business-Review-Newsletter-NBEDZ-Summer-2016.pdf”]
Titusville Area Visitors Council Update – September 2016
The committee is revisiting production of a tradeshow display. It will provide a branded display of Titusville images for council members to borrow during travel to conferences, events, conventions, etc. Members will also have the opportunity to purchase a square promoting their own business, which could be inserted into the display when necessary. The number of… [Continue Reading]
Titusville Area Visitors Council Update – August 2016
Deborah Webster, a Research & Analytic Director at the Tourism Development Council, presented results from a study on visitors arriving to the Space Coast area via Sanford International Airport. The Committee has reprinted the new vacation guide “Launch From Here.” The new copies will include and insert featuring a listing of TAVC members and advertisements. They will be distributed to… [Continue Reading]
Chamber Trip to Peru
Information Session: December 8, 2016 Join the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals and the Titusville Chamber as we explore Peru, February 10 – 17, 2017. We visit Lima (3 nights) and Cuzco (4 nights) and tour Machu Picchu. Optional day trips and itinerary extensions are available. Cost is $2,190 (per person twin shared) and includes: roundtrip airfare out of Orlando International… [Continue Reading]
Titusville: Outdoor Adventure Meets Space and Technology (Sky Magazine)
Read the full Sky magazine article (July 2016) More news from the City of Titusville