New Lion Habitat at Brevard Zoo Opens
November 15, 2024 – The Brevard Zoo in Viera has expanded their Expedition Africa area, including an all new permanent habitat for their three lion residents , Chobe, Karoo, and Ruaha.
Category: Florida’s Space Coast
Record Breaking Space Launches Thrill on Veterans Day
November 12, 2024 – Yesterday was a Veterans Day treat for space aficionados, when SpaceX sent two Falcon 9 rockets on missions about 4 hours apart.
Port Canaveral Welcomes Newest Homeport Ship, Utopia of the Seas
July 12, 2024 – Port Canaveral welcomed the highly anticipated Utopia of the Seas, as the Royal Caribbean ship arrived stateside at the port on Thursday.
NASA Video Shares What’s Up at KSC
June 3, 2024 – Recently, KSC Director Janet Petro took an aerial tour and described the future of landing the next humans of the lunar surface and enabling a long-term human presence in deep space.
Viera and USSSA Big Tourist Draws for the Space Coast
May 29, 2024 – The Space Coast is a hot tourist destination and Viera is in the heart of it. A big draw here is the USSSA Space Coast Complex which pulls in athletes and families for the youth baseball and softball tournaments, and these people have plenty of options for fun during their stay.
Port Canaveral Voted Best for 4th Year in A Row
April 1, 2024 – (Port Canaveral press release) – Florida’s Port Canaveral has been named the Best US Homeport for 2023 in the annual Cruise Hive Awards. It’s the fourth consecutive year the port has won the honor.
Put Some Space on Your Calendar
April 2, 2023 – It’s great living on the Space Coast, with rockets taking off almost every week and with NASA preparing to return to the Moon, it’s an exciting time.
KSC Offers Holidays in Space
December 5, 2022 – Viera is in the heart of the Space Coast and a short ride up I-95 to the north takes a traveler to Kennedy Space Center, where many of the launches for the U.S. originate.
Dassault Falcon Jet Selects the Space Coast
October 17, 2022 – Dassault Falcon Jet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation a global leader in the aerospace industry, has selected Florida’s Space Coast for its new major maintenance facility.
Kids Visit Free at KSC (Sept)
September 2, 2022 – For the month of September children ages 3-11 can get a free one-day admission to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex with a paying adult
Artemis Launch
August 20, 2022 – Liftoff from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is currently targeted for 8:33 a.m. EDT (12:33 UTC) Monday, Aug. 29, at the start of a two-hour launch window.
Falcon 9 Sets Records During Sunday’s Launch
July 17, 2022 – SpaceX broke several of its own records with the Falcon 9 launch on Sunday morning.
L3Harris Part of the James Webb Space Telescope Team
July 15, 2022 – Thanks in part to the international corporation, L3Harris (headquartered locally), we are treated to some of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
Florida Tech Facility Takes the Plunge
September 3, 2021 – A new $1.25 million marine research center is being built right on the edge of the water at the mouth of Melbourne Harbor.
One of the BEST PLACES TO LIVE: Even Better Than Last Year
July 16, 2021 – U.S. News & World Report is known for the careful methodology they use to rate cities as being the best in the country. Viera is 18th.