Scott PowersFebruary 20, 2019
5min775
Other opportunities are emerging, but, 'We are not alone,' DiBello said.
Tag: BoeingTALLAHASSEE, FLA. 5/2/25- Rep. Fiona McFarland, R-Sarasota, reacts as house members applaud her for the work done on CS/CS/SB 180 dealing with emergency preparedness and response, Friday at the Capitol in Tallahassee. The House passed the bill and it now heads to the Governor.
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Scott PowersFebruary 20, 2019
Peter SchorschNovember 14, 2017
5min374
Top Republicans in the House and Senate brought in saw huge committee fundraising gains in October, with Senate Majority Leader Wilton Simpson leading the pack with $645,000 raised. Simpson, a Trilby Republican, is likely to take over as Senate President for 2021-22, brought in 75 contributions through Jobs for Florida, including nine contributions of $25,000 […]
Associated PressAugust 31, 2017
4min330
For the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011, NASA says it may soon have the capability to send astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil. Critical milestones are on the horizon for Boeing and SpaceX, the space agency’s commercial crew partners: Flight tests of their spacecraft, including crewed […]
Scott PowersMarch 1, 2017
10min1122
Bigelow Aerospace founder Robert Bigelow believes existing technology, NASA interest, and business opportunities are ready now for a return to the moon — and his company is ready to provide a space station there. In an exclusive interview with FloridaPolitics.com Wednesday, the Las Vegas-based billionaire space entrepreneur made the argument that there already exists the technology, the […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 16, 2017
5min351
Donald Trump’s ascension to president of the United States has created more than its share of chaos, both in Washington D.C. and across the country. Bloomberg Politics reports on one such muddled event – a demonstration that Trump, quite possibly, is a leader of the gang that simply can’t shoot straight. Days before inauguration, President-elect Trump […]
Scott PowersJanuary 3, 2017
4min233
NASA has extended additional flight contracts to the two private companies hired to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station and reported that the first such flight now is expected no earlier than May, 2018. In an announcement made Tuesday, NASA reported that Boeing and SpaceX now each will be hired to run […]
Phil AmmannDecember 22, 2016
4min177
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump met with several top military officers this week on several issues, including an effort to “bring costs down” on pricy Pentagon projects such as the F-35 fighter jet. POLITICO reports that among those at the meeting Wednesday at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home was Air Force Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan, head of the […]
Scott PowersOctober 13, 2016
4min395
The Atlas V rockets that would blast American astronauts into space in a couple of years will be wearing a skirt. United Launch Alliance and Boeing announced Wednesday they have created a new configuration of the venerable Atlas V rocket to eliminate an aerodynamic stability problem identified with carrying Boeing’s Starliner Crew Capsule during launch […]
Scott PowersMarch 31, 2016
4min524
The two companies NASA hired to carry astronauts from the United States to the International Space Station won’t be doing so officially until 2018 but are expected to have test flights with humans aboard next year, a top NASA official said Thursday. NASA Chief Financial Officer David Radzanowski told the NASA Advisory Council that the space […]
Scott PowersFebruary 5, 2016
2min170
Count on a satellite with one of the most accurate clocks in the solar system to get into space on time. Friday morning an Atlas V rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, bucking strong winds that threatened a scrubbed launch, to lift the last of the latest set of Air Force GPS […]