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Scott PowersSeptember 12, 2017

Much of northern Brevard County, including Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, and Cocoa Beach, lost water entirely to Hurricane Irma due to pipeline issues, and portions, including Cocoa Beach, are still without any water late Tuesday. Cocoa Beach officials confirmed late Tuesday they still are awaiting restoration of water service from the mainland, […]

Scott PowersJuly 19, 2017

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Sierra-Nevada Corp. has caught a flight to space for its space plane, Dream Chaser, which will be the first spacecraft available to NASA and the the commercial sector since the space shuttle that can fly and land like an airplane. The company picked United Launch Alliance to provide the rockets to lift the Dream Chaser […]

Scott PowersJuly 6, 2017

At the first major address by the administration of President Donald Trump on space policy, Vice President Mike Pence told a NASA gathering at the Kennedy Space Center that a new era is dawning of American leadership in space, and promised a return to the moon. But Pence stopped there, offering almost no specifics on […]

Scott PowersJuly 5, 2017

Florida’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson expressed grave warning about North Korea now that it has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile but called it a “vexing problem” that has no clear solutions. Nelson said the United States has only two options, seeking a diplomatic solution, which he suggested does not seem to be working, or […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2017

The next SpaceX launch, of a Falcon 9 rocket to send cargo to the International Space Station, has been set for a 5:55 p.m. launch on Thursday from Kennedy Space Center. The mission would be SpaceX’s 11th commercial resupply effort to the space station. The Dragon spacecraft will be carrying almost 6,000 pounds of science […]

Scott PowersMarch 30, 2017

In an effort that could greatly reduce the cost and turnaround time of launching rockets, SpaceX successfully launched a used rocket Thursday evening from Kennedy Space Center. The Falcon 9 rocket – with a previously launched, recovered, and refurbished first stage – blasted off from Launch Complex 39A at 6:27 p.m., and successfully lifted the […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

SpaceX is set to launch a recycled Falcon 9 rocket Thursday afternoon, marking the first time a rocket used once to put a spacecraft into orbit has been landed, refurbished and put on the launch pad to be used again. SpaceX’s first customer for such a rocket, the Luxembourg-based SES satellite company, prefers the term […]

Scott PowersMarch 29, 2017

Blue Origin rocket company founder Jeff Bezos is never one to let his arch-rival Elon Musk entirely dominate headlines, so as Musk’s SpaceX prepares the first-ever launch into space of a used Falcon 9 rocket Thursday, Bezos must have figured it’s time to offer a sneak-peak at his company’s planned crew capsule. Leather seats. Giant […]

Scott PowersMarch 20, 2017

Suddenly again, Cape Canaveral is a busy place for rocket launches, maybe busier than it’s been in 50 or 60 years. On Friday OrbitalATK hopes to launch an International Space Station resupply capsule atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. If all goes well, it will be the third launch in 11 days, following […]

Scott PowersMarch 8, 2017

President Donald Trump will get his first chance to signal his vision for space now that both houses of Congress have approved a $19.5 billion bill cosponsored by both Florida senators to continue NASA’s programs. The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the one-year spending plan late Tuesday, calling for continued support for commercial space […]

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Much of northern Brevard County lost water

Sierra-Nevada’s space plane ‘Dream Chaser’ to launch atop Atlas V

Mike Pence promises renewed American leadership in space, the moon

Bill Nelson joins grave warnings about North Korea, Vladimir Putin’s cyber warfare

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch set for Thursday evening

SpaceX launches used rocket from Kennedy Space Center

SpaceX used – er, ‘flight-tested’ – rocket set to launch

But does it come with a Bose premium surround-sound audio system?

Cape hosting third launch by third contractor in less than two weeks

NASA’s $19.5B plan headed for Donald Trump’s desk