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.
Category: Florida’s Space Coast
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.
Thriving Space Business Environment
June 28, 2021 – Space has always been big business and if the number of companies and successes are any indication, the industry seems to be on a verge of a new age.
One Big Step Closer to the Moon
April 30, 2021 – The rocket core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) was unloaded from a barge and moved into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the Kennedy Space Center.
Viera Area MSA 2nd In Nation, According to Milken
(February 19, 2021) – Viera continues to blast up the rankings of the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities, rising to second in the prestigious index for 2021.
A Triumphant Year of Space Exploration.
January 4, 2021 – In 2020, we saw a record of 31 successful launches from the Space Coast of Florida —an epicenter of space exploration.
NASA’s Next Generation Announced
December 15, 2020 – NASA introduces THE ARTEMIS TEAM, the men and women who are the core group of astronauts leading the way back to the lunar surface and from there to other planets.
Space Coast: Another Successful Launch
April 22, 2020 – Today saw another round of Starlink Satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida’s hot spot for launch and a global aerospace growth center.
NASA Art Contest An Inspiration
March 13, 2020 – To encourage school children in the important fields of science and art, NASA created a Student Art Contest, and this year Camilia Garcia, a tenth-grader in North Bergan, New Jersey, earned the highest honor.
Named in the TOP 10 BEST PERFORMING MSAs
March 2 2020 – What does our area have in common with Seattle, Austin and San Francisco? The Space Coast has been ranked #10 in the nation by the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities 2020.
SOLAR ORBITER Begins Deep Space Mission
February 10, 2020 – The SOLAR ORBITER mission successfully launched last night from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral AFB on an Atlas V for a multi-year mission to study the Sun.
Port Canaveral: INVESTMENT IN 2020
December 19, 2019 – The Port is constantly growing and improving, with $300 million in investment slated for 2020, which is also a healthy indicator for our local economy.