Space Coast

This week on The Florida Roundup, we spoke with a UF doctoral student who studied the use of authoritarian language in the 2020 presidential campaign and then explored the power of language with two Florida poets. Later we discussed new limits for PFAS chemicals, the end of an era for space exploration, Sarasota County’s truancy court, solar eclipse stories and why fuzzy caterpillars are becoming a nuisance for some.

NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload initiative, or CLPS, is changing the way science gets to the moon. By relying on commercial partners, NASA can send more science to the lunar surface and at a much faster rate. Jim Gregory, Dean of the College of Engineering at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, said the CLPS initiative will have a positive trickle down effect on the Space Coast economy.

Jim Gregory, Dean of the College of Engineering at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, discusses what we can expect from the space coast in 2024.

With $100 million in new investment, the private space company plans to further develop its fully reusable rocket and construction at Cape Canaveral's LC-14.

An Embry Riddle Aeronautical University professor explains how what's happening in space impacts our economy in Florida.

Of the 50 launches this year, SpaceX has launched 47.

In the final minute of the countdown, SpaceX waved off a launch attempt of its triple-booster rocket.

Minutes after launch, the return of Falcon Heavy's two side boosters to Cape Canaveral will cause sonic booms.

Organizations like Space Florida have worked to rebuild the Space Coast’s economy after the end of the Space Shuttle program back in 2011.

Under the House and Senate bills, violators would risk a first-degree misdemeanor charge and could face up to one year in jail, one year of probation and a fine of up to $1,000.

After launching from Kennedy Space Center, flight controllers in Houston, Texas took over the operation of Apollo missions — keeping a watchful eye on the…

SpaceX will get another ship to help land rocket boosters off Florida’s Space Coast. SpaceX lands the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket so that it can...