Will the rainy, cloud-generating consequences of Invest 90L stop SpaceX from launching a Falcon 9 rocket for the second day in a row? Stay tuned. Welcome to the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s Starlink 10-2 mission from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX has already postponed its … Read more
SpaceX officials hope to soon launch and land massive 450-foot Starship-Super Heavy rockets up to 44 times a year at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. But Susan Palma, a 40-year-old Titusville resident, fears that further development at the Cape risks further disrupting the natural water flow and salinity of the endangered Indian River Lagoon. She attended … Read more
SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever sent into space, completed a fourth test flight Thursday, successfully crashing into the Indian Ocean for the first time since it began conducting test flights last year. The rocket’s first three tests ended in explosions. The unmanned craft is classified as a super-heavy launch vehicle and … Read more
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket may take off Tuesday evening, carrying Starlink internet satellites. Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the skies over Volusia County on the night of Tuesday, June 4. Below is a calendar for upcoming rocket launches and how to watch … Read more
Anyone up for dinner and a rocket launch? A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket may take off Tuesday evening, carrying Starlink internet satellites. Weather permitting, the rocket launch will be visible in the skies over the Treasure Coast and Space Coast on the night of Tuesday, June 4. Below is a calendar for upcoming rocket launches … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of this morning’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Tonight, SpaceX plans to kick off a double launch weekend. A Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit: Starlink 6-64. SpaceX now says they are targeting a launch … Read more
Nearly 80 years after scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered an extremely rare radioactive element called promethium, a team at the lab published a groundbreaking study on the subject that could “rewrite chemistry books,” according to ORNL. Research published in Nature on May 22 marks the first time scientists have discovered the element’s key … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of this morning’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. It’s launch day again! SpaceX canceled the Starlink mission on Monday, May 27, after the launch attempt was moved to the end of its assigned launch window. SpaceX has not given a reason for pulling … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. It’s the first of consecutive launch days! Tonight, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the latest batch of group six Starlink satellites. SpaceX says the launch is scheduled for 10:35 p.m., but backup options … Read more
For generations, Space Coast roadways have been lined with stationary vehicles as hundreds of thousands of spectators gather to watch high-profile launches — such as when up to 250,000 out-of-county visitors were predicted for NASA’s historic SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut mission in November 2020. But in general, the infatuation with motorists has decreased. Brevard County hosted … Read more