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GO for a drink? Rooftop bars could be new way to watch rocket launches in Cape Canaveral
Read full article: GO for a drink? Rooftop bars could be new way to watch rocket launches in Cape CanaveralUnlike other parts of Brevard County, you won’t find a rooftop bar on A1A in Cape Canaveral. For several months, the city’s been working to change that.
NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in space
Read full article: NASA astronauts won’t say which one of them got sick after almost eight months in spaceThree NASA astronauts whose prolonged space mission ended with a trip to the hospital last month won't say which one of them got sick.
Man accused of showing naked photos to girls in Brevard County
Read full article: Man accused of showing naked photos to girls in Brevard CountyA 20-year-old man was arrested after showing photos of naked people to elementary-aged girls in Cape Canaveral last week, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
SpaceX breaks record, launches 73rd rocket of the year from Florida coast
Read full article: SpaceX breaks record, launches 73rd rocket of the year from Florida coastSpaceX broke a record with its 73rd launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast with a successful liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday.
SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission from Florida coast since Hurricane Milton
Read full article: SpaceX launches 1st Starlink mission from Florida coast since Hurricane MiltonIn the first Falcon 9 liftoff since Hurricane Milton, SpaceX launched more internet satellites into orbit early Tuesday from the Cape.
NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life
Read full article: NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter's moon Europa in search of the right conditions for lifeA NASA spacecraft has blasted off on a quest to explore Jupiter's moon Europa and reveal whether its hidden ocean might hold the keys to life.
Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes
Read full article: Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanesSpace weather forecasters say a severe solar storm heading to Earth could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes.
WATCH AGAIN: ULA investigates issue after Vulcan rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast
Read full article: WATCH AGAIN: ULA investigates issue after Vulcan rocket launch from Florida’s Space CoastUnited Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is set to lift off Friday morning from Florida’s Space Coast for its final test flight needed for its certification process with the U.S. Space Force.
SpaceX temporarily halts Falcon 9 launches after anomaly during Crew-9 mission
Read full article: SpaceX temporarily halts Falcon 9 launches after anomaly during Crew-9 missionSpaceX has put a pause on Falcon 9 launches after reporting the second stage of the rocket used in Crew-9 experienced an off-nominal deorbit burn and landed in the ocean outside of its target area.
FAA proposes fine against SpaceX over unapproved launch plan changes
Read full article: FAA proposes fine against SpaceX over unapproved launch plan changesThe Federal Aviation Administration wants to fine SpaceX for allegedly failing to follow license requirements for two 2023 launches from Florida locations.
SpaceX launches ‘BlueBirds’ communications satellites from Florida coast
Read full article: SpaceX launches ‘BlueBirds’ communications satellites from Florida coastThe launch is set to send five communications satellites — dubbed “BlueBirds” — for AST SpaceMobile into orbit from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
Read full article: Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behindBoeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats.
SpaceX executes successful Starlink mission after being cleared to launch again
Read full article: SpaceX executes successful Starlink mission after being cleared to launch againAfter being grounded over an accident with its first-stage booster last week, SpaceX is once again launching Falcon 9 rockets.
FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket booster fails to land properly
Read full article: FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket booster fails to land properlyThe Federal Aviation Administration is requiring an investigation into what went wrong with the landing of a SpaceX rocket booster that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday.
WATCH LIVE: NASA to decide whether Starliner is safe enough to return with crew
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: NASA to decide whether Starliner is safe enough to return with crewNASA will decide this weekend whether Boeing's new capsule is safe enough to return two astronauts from the International Space Station, where they've been waiting since June.
New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Read full article: New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surfaceA new study suggests Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean.
71-year-old Florida man accused of lassoing 9-foot alligator, tying it to railing
Read full article: 71-year-old Florida man accused of lassoing 9-foot alligator, tying it to railingA 71-year-old Florida man faces a felony charge after deputies say he lassoed an alligator by its upper jaw and left it tied to a handrail above a canal in Cape Canaveral.
SpaceX returning Dragon splashdowns to west coast after space debris unexpectedly makes landfall
Read full article: SpaceX returning Dragon splashdowns to west coast after space debris unexpectedly makes landfallSpaceX next year will move recovery operations of its Dragon cargo and crew spacecrafts back to California after five years of splashdowns off the Florida coast.
Grounded Falcon 9 means Space Coast tourists get no rocket launches for time being
Read full article: Grounded Falcon 9 means Space Coast tourists get no rocket launches for time beingAs SpaceX waits on the feds to allow rocket launches again here, locals and visitors are without the signature perk of being on the Space Coast.
Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorers
Read full article: Scientists have confirmed a cave on the moon that could be used to shelter future explorersScientists have confirmed a cave on the moon, not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago.
WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX launched communication satellite from Florida’s Space Coast
Read full article: WATCH IT AGAIN: SpaceX launched communication satellite from Florida’s Space CoastSpaceX once again delayed its launch of the SES ASTRA 1P mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral due to unfavorable weather at the launch and recovery sites.
Wizard of Oz Museum set to move as owner buys land near Kissimmee
Read full article: Wizard of Oz Museum set to move as owner buys land near KissimmeeMore than just hopeful heel clicking is in the works as the fan-favorite Wizard of Oz Museum in Cape Canaveral seeks to make its new home in Osceola County.
US Coast Guard rescues 5, tows disabled vessel 23 miles back to Jetty Park
Read full article: US Coast Guard rescues 5, tows disabled vessel 23 miles back to Jetty ParkA boat crew with U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral towed a disabled vessel — a 36-foot center console named "Smells Like Fish" — with five people on board back to Jetty Park.
Another Starliner delay won't ruin holiday weekend on Space Coast, tourism office says
Read full article: Another Starliner delay won't ruin holiday weekend on Space Coast, tourism office saysBrevard County's tourism office isn't worried about another setback to the first crewed launch of Boeing's Starliner capsule to the International Space Station.
Coast Guard rescues family after lightning strikes captain, disables vessel off Cape Canaveral
Read full article: Coast Guard rescues family after lightning strikes captain, disables vessel off Cape CanaveralThe 24-foot vessel was struck by lightning about two miles east of Cape Canaveral, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Florida tax package includes Freedom Month, multiple holidays, savings on insurance premiums
Read full article: Florida tax package includes Freedom Month, multiple holidays, savings on insurance premiumsFloridians will see tax relief in various areas throughout the next few months, including savings in homeowners or flood insurance premiums.
Boeing calls off first Starliner astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket. Here’s what’s next
Read full article: Boeing calls off first Starliner astronaut launch because of valve issue on rocket. Here’s what’s nextBoeing has called off its first astronaut launch because of a fluttering rocket valve.
Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed due to oxygen relief valve issue
Read full article: Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed due to oxygen relief valve issueThe first-ever crewed launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft scheduled for Monday night was scrubbed due to an oxygen relief valve issue in the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5′s Centaur upper stage.
SpaceX successfully launches another Falcon 9 from Space Coast
Read full article: SpaceX successfully launches another Falcon 9 from Space CoastSpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit a day after it launched the European Commission’s Galileo L12 mission from the Florida coast.
Liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast! Delta IV Heavy rocket makes final launch
Read full article: Liftoff from Florida’s Space Coast! Delta IV Heavy rocket makes final launchUnited Launch Alliance launched its Delta IV Heavy rocket for the sixteenth and final time at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space station
Read full article: NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space stationNASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came from the international space station.
Canoe unearthed by Hurricane Irma might not date back hundreds of years as initially believed
Read full article: Canoe unearthed by Hurricane Irma might not date back hundreds of years as initially believedA historical discovery after a hurricane might not be as old as initially thought, and it might not even be what archaeologists thought it was.