Author: Rachael Joy, FLORIDA TODAY

Astronauts reunite on the 10 year anniversary of shuttle Atlantis final flight

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Atlantis’ final flight, nearly the full crew are reuniting at the visitor complex to share their memories with the public.
      

Virgin Orbit “air-launched” seven satellites to space for its first operational flight.

Janet Petro will be the first female director of Kennedy Space Center in its nearly 60 year history. She replaces Bob Cabana who ran KSC for 13 years.

Space Perspective offering a luxury space experience for $125,000 a seat onboard a giant balloon complete with cocktails and reclining seats.

Flags, pennants and other items representing 14 historically black colleges and universities will be part of the cargo onboard the Starliner uncrewed test flight set for July.

Traffic was shut down in both directions on State Road A1A Thursday, June 17, 2021, after a car spun out on the road and hit a fire hydrant, 7-Eleven sign and a ulitlity pole in its path at about 8 a.m.

NASA’s powerful deep space rocket is coming together inside the Vehicle Assembly Building.

A piece of space debris recently struck the Canadarm2 on the International Space Station leaving a small hole.

The two companies are partnering to develop an electric vehicle that can operate under harsh lunar conditions.

The new branch has adopted “delta” both as the shape of its logo and the name of its basic operational units.

Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded company, is investing $1 billion in a massive rocket factory near Kennedy Space Center

After several date changes, Boeing and NASA are targeting 2:53 p.m. on Friday, July 30 for 2nd uncrewed orbital flight test.

Under a contract with NASA, the plane is slated to launch atop United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and deliver cargo to the space station in 2022.

Bill Nelson was sworn in Monday morning as the NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris.

SpaceX targeting pre-dawn landing of Crew Dragon in the Gulf of Mexico. If successful, it will the first nighttime splashdown in over 50 years.

NASA and SpaceX are now targeting a return to Earth at 11:36 a.m. Saturday in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.

Former Florida Senator Bill Nelson testified about how he would address commercial partnerships, China and climate change if he’s confirmed as the next NASA Administrator.

Bill Nelson’s confirmation hearing is set for Wednesday morning before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on which he served for many years.

Boeing says it’ll be mission ready in May to go for a second orbital flight test of Starliner but squeezing into the busy space schedule is a challenge.