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
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
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
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
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. After another scrub on Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX will once again attempt to launch the Astra 1P/SES-24 satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. This brings the Space Coast to 13 days without a launch. Can SpaceX … Read more
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. SpaceX wants to break the Space Coast’s rare launch drought tonight. An SES/Astra communications satellite will be launched into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket, taking off from Space Launch Complex 40. The launch is scheduled for … Read more
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
NASA’s Houston base offers one of the many iconic aspects of Texas’ identity, but in recent years the government’s aerospace agency has taken a step back and encouraged private companies to further fuel space exploration. One of the winners of this new approach from NASA was SpaceX. So far, the company, led by technology billionaire … Read more
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