SpaceX Crew Dragon Spacecraft — Courtesy: Image by Evgeniyqw from Shutterstock Following a directive from SpaceX ground controllers, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward port of the Harmony module on the International Space Station (ISS) on December 16 at 11:05 a.m. EST. The spacecraft is expected to perform a parachute-assisted splashdown off
SpaceX Rocket Launch – Courtesy: Shutterstock — Oleg_Yakovlev Early on Tuesday morning (Nov. 26), SpaceX intends to launch another set of its Starlink broadband satellites from Florida’s Space Coast. At 10:05 p.m. EST on Tuesday (0308 GMT on Wednesday, Nov. 27), a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites is expected to launch from NASA’s
SpaceX Rocket Launch — Courtesy: Shutterstock — John Huntington After nearly eight months in space, three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut eventually returned to Earth early Friday. Their journey to the ISS began with weather delays and finished at the mercy of the weather once more. After disembarking from the International Space Station on
SpaceX Rocket Launch — Courtesy: Shutterstock — John Huntington Cape Canaveral – Make sure to focus on the sky! Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida will be the site of SpaceX’s scheduled Falcon 9 launch on Tuesday, April 23, with the goal of launching 23 Starlink satellites
Birthplace of Pan American World Airways airline company in Key West, Florida — Courtesy: Shutterstock — Michael Gordon The Sunshine State, Florida is a great spot to party over spring break or just kick back in the sun. However, the state also boasts an unexpected history of firsts in flying. In the annals of aviation
SpaceX Dragon Spaceship splashes back down in Florida – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Evgenyiqw After almost six months of performing research and science on the International Space Station (ISS), four astronauts have safely returned to Earth. At 5:47 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, astronauts from NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), the Japan Aerospace Exploration
SpaceX Rocket Launches — Courtesy: Shutterstock — John Huntington SpaceX finally launched a Falcon 9 rocket late Monday night, capping an 11-day launch drought caused by wind that was the longest for the Space Coast since April. The delay occurred after this weekend’s extreme weather passed. A cold front dropped the temperature to 56 degrees
Fireball Over the Evening Sky – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Nazarii_Neshcherenskyi Just after midnight on Monday, Floridians who were out and about caught a glimpse of a blazing streak moving across the starry sky. It was characterized as a “fireball” that passed by Zephyrhills Park by a witness in Zephyrhills. Images and videos captured
Falcon Heavy Launch (Not pictured) – SpaceX Rocket Launches — Courtesy: Shutterstock — John Huntington Residents of Florida’s Space Coast might hear some loud booms on Wednesday night as SpaceX launches a satellite the size of a school bus using a Falcon Heavy rocket. The Jupiter 3 (Echostar XXIV) communications satellite will be launched by
Rocket launch from Florida Space Coast – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by TimBurgess Many people consider witnessing a real rocket launch in South Florida to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. However, it’s simpler than you may imagine crossing that experience off your bucket list because more rockets are being launched from the Space Coast by SpaceX,