Who pays in a space fender bender (when stuff falls from the sky)?

This support came from the NASA flight support equipment used to mount the International Space Station batteries on a cargo pallet.  The upright survived reentry through Earth's atmosphere on March 8, 2024, hitting a house in Naples, Florida.

When a Florida family filed a claim against NASA earlier this year over “space debris” that fell through their roof, it launched a potentially precedent-setting question: Who is liable if debris from space causes damage or injury? No one was injured when a cylindrical object that was part of a pallet of spent batteries from … Read more

How to watch in Palm Beaches

SpaceX Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, may be seen in Palm Beach County, weather permitting and cloud cover. From Melbourne Beach to West Palm Beach it is approximately 190 kilometers. Attending a rocket launch in Palm Beach County is a special event. When the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches from … Read more

NASA astronauts remain in space while the crew assesses problems with Starliner

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say goodbye to friends and family Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as they leave the astronaut crew quarters en route to the launch pad.

Boeing and NASA are once again “adjusting” the return home of two astronauts from the International Space Station Starliner. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were scheduled to stay on the ISS for just a week after docking there on June 6. Now they are not expected to make the trip back to Earth until at … Read more

Are we ready for an asteroid to hit Earth? NASA sees work to be done.

In NASA's scenario, humanity has 14 years to face an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth.

Is humanity willing to shoot down an asteroid with a 72% chance of hitting Earth within 14 years? Scientists and experts say there is work to be done. When NASA presented the hypothetical scenario, devised by the Planetary Defense Coordination Office, to a group of nearly 100 government representatives, they found that their plan to … Read more

Space debris in Florida, North Carolina draws attention to danger

A family in Naples, Florida, is filing a claim against NASA for damage to their home after a piece of space debris from the International Space Station tore through their roof earlier this year. NASA confirmed last week that a large piece of debris found along a path in North Carolina last May came from … Read more

When is the next rocket launch from Florida? Mammoth SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, can be seen off the Space Coast, weather permitting. Playalinda Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) is the closest place to view the launch, as it runs almost parallel to Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more … Read more

Best views from Treasure Coast

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three Falcon 9 rockets, can be seen from the Treasure Coast, weather permitting and cloud cover. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more powerful than the space agency’s Falcon 9 – may lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this week. Can you see a rocket launch from the … Read more

How to watch in Daytona, New Smyrna

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, can be seen in Volusia County, weather permitting and cloud cover. Canaveral National Seashore is the closest place to view the launch, as it runs nearly parallel to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more … Read more

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the NOAA satellite

It’s time to bring out the big engines. Those on the Space Coast will soon be in for a treat. Not one, but three Falcon 9 first-stage rockets, which make up the Falcon Heavy, will tentatively blast into the Florida sky this week to launch a weather satellite into orbit. It’s been a while since … Read more

SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: How to watch it

A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. There is a rocket launch scheduled for this week in Florida – maybe two – and the Space Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting and … Read more