Author: Rachael Joy, FLORIDA TODAY

In spite of their technical sounding name, there’s really no scientific purpose for “zero-g indicators.” But they sure seem to make people happy.

SpaceX is set to send its 16th batch of Starlink satellites to low earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 9:56 p.m.

SpaceX slated to launch a Falcon 9 from California in the morning and another one from Florida in the evening.

The U.S. Air Force expects to make a final decision early next year.

After moving to Cape Canaveral and falling out with Space Florida, lunar start-up Moon Express is struggling to survive.
       

On Sunday evening, Resilience will break free of the shackles of gravity and shepherd four astronauts to the ISS for the first ever operational commercial crew mission.

NASA and SpaceX decided to push the launch of the historic Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station  to Sunday due to rough ocean conditions.

Despite SpaceX CEO Elon Musk possibly having COVID-19, the NASA And SpaceX Crew Dragon launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station is looking good for Saturday night from Kennedy Space Center.

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Meet the commander of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission, Michael S. Hopkins.

First time astronaut Victor Glover will launch to space for the NASA Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon on Nov. 14.

Brig. Gen. Stephen G. Purdy will be assigned as commander of the 45th Space Wing

Republican Posey prevailed over first-time candidate Democrat Jim Kennedy, an aerospace engineer, who rallied voters hoping for a change in representation after 12 years of Posey in the House of Representatives.

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As expected, incumbent Tyler Sirois was re-elected to the Florida House District 51 for another two year term.

As NASA moves forward with sending astronauts to the moon in 2024, the discovery of water in an unexpected spot on the lunar surface could make the journey much easier.

If elected, Bill Posey will represent the Space Coast for the 7th time in the U.S. House of Representatives. Newcomer Jim Kennedy thinks it’s time for a change.

After latest launch scrub, Elon Musk of SpaceX tweeted: “We will have to make a lot of improvements” to reach goal of 48 launches next year.”

NASA Astronaut Victor Glover’s first trip to space will take place on Halloween aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule.

SpaceX is set to launch the 4th GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station but according to the 45th Space Wing weather is only 40% “go.”

In Florida, NASA’s economic output was $5.9 billion. The agency employs 33,903 people in the state.

The mission hinges on $3.2 billion for a human landing system that NASA requested as part of the budget for the 2021 fiscal year, to begin Oct. 1.