Author: Emre Kelly, FLORIDA TODAY

If all goes according to plan, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will vault off Kennedy Space Center’s pad 39A into the afternoon sky today.

       

SpaceX’s unique vessel designed to recover rocket fairings, known as Mr. Steven, is coming to Florida’s Port Canaveral next month for more attempts.

       

Weather conditions are leaning toward favorable for SpaceX’s planned Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center this week.

       

James Hansen, author of the book on which the recently released “First Man” movie was based, will headline an AIAA event at Patrick Air Force Base next week.

An executive from the company that manages the KSC Visitor Complex will headline this month’s National Space Club luncheon in Cape Canaveral.

       

NASA’s Launch Services Program has certified SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for its top, most expensive and most ocmplex missions.

       

If schedules hold, SpaceX next week will vault a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center into the day’s last light, signaling a break from the Space Coast’s streak of late-night launches.

       

City voters have approved a referendum that paves the way for construction of a new Melbourne police headquarters.

Republican Robyn Hattaway, a 44-year-old Merritt Island attorney, has been elected to a four-year term as Canaveral Port Authority’s next commissioner.

       

Spaceflight fans will need to tune into webcasts early Wednesday to get the best view of an air-launched Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket slated to take flight off Florida’s coast.

       

Photos: L-1011 Stargazer and Pegasus XL at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and former NASA chief Charlie Bolden converged on the Space Coast this week to tout the senator’s bid for re-election.

       

SpaceX has secured yet another contract for its three-core, 27-engine Falcon Heavy launch vehicle.

Space fans looking for an overview of humanity’s interest in the final frontier have a new resource: “The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration.”

       

Tesla has zeroed in on the Cocoa area for its second Space Coast quick-charging location, known as a Supercharger.

If all goes according to plan, an Atlas V rocket set to its most powerful configuration will vault off a pad at Cape Canaveral early Wednesday with a military satellite.

A ULA Atlas V rocket set to its most powerful configuration rolled out to its Cape Canaveral pad Monday, setting the stage for a late-night blastoff with a military spacecraft.

Tune in Monday as we host a test mission in 321 LAUNCH, our AR-powered spaceflight app, leading up to this week’s Atlas V launch from Cape Canaveral.

       

“First Man,” opening today in theaters, features Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and dives into his life at home and journey to the moon on Apollo 11.

The premiere of NASA’s Space Launch System will likely face another delay, according to a new audit released by NASA’s Office of Inspector General.