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Titusville Seeks Nominations for 2026 Community Service Award

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – The Titusville Community Service Award Select Committee is currently accepting nominations for the 2026 Titusville Community Service Award. This prestigious award aims to honor individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, volunteerism, leadership, and service within the Titusville community. Residents, organizations, and various community groups are encouraged to put forward nominations for individuals…

SpaceX Set To Test Its Skyfall Orbital Capsule Tomorrow

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, June 23, for its first Starfall demonstration mission. The launch will be aboad Falcon 9 and will be from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. A one-hour window opens at 6:43 AM ET, with a backup opportunity at the same time Wednesday. Falcon 9 booster B1078 will…

43 Years Ago Today: Sally Ride Became the First Female NASA Astronaut

On June 18, 1983, Space Shuttle Challenger climbed off Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center carrying a crew of seven to orbit on a mission to deploy communications satellites. Aboard was a major first for NASA and the US: Sally Ride was a Mission Specialist. In so doing, she became the first American woman…

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NASA Names Artemis III Astronauts

NASA official gave a major update on next year’s planned mission for Artemis III, including its crew: Mission Specialist Andre DouglasMission Specialist Frank RubioPilot ESA Luca ParmitanoCDR Randy Bresnik Mission Specialist Andre Douglas Andre Douglas took an unusual path to the astronaut corps. Born in Miami in 1985 and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, he served…

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by Charles Boyer

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Booster B1067 On Its 35th Mission

Another Falcon 9 lifted off this morning at 6:13 AM EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit on the Starlink 10-35 mission. Ho hum, you might say, the company has done that some 258 times from its Florida facilities. The morning’s headline was…

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by Charles Boyer

NASA Wants Blue Moon MK1 Moved Off Of New Glenn

NASA is exploring alternative rockets to launch Blue Origin’s first Blue Moon lunar lander following the May 28 explosion of a New Glenn rocket that heavily damaged Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined what he called a “whole of government response” to the incident in a FOX…

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by Charles Boyer

NASA: MAVEN Probe Officially Declared Dead

After six months of silence, NASA has made it official: MAVEN’s mission at Mars is over. Originally planned for a one-year mission, MAVEN orbited the Red Planet for eleven years, and provided data until late last year. The agency announced this week that it has ended the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, closing the…

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Titusville City Council to Vote on Labor Contracts, Royal Oak Study, and Wellfield Expansion

The Titusville City Council will meet Tuesday to consider several high-priority items, including the approval of three-year collective bargaining agreements for police and fire personnel and a formal study to determine the future of the former Royal Oak golf course. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Public Safety Labor AgreementsCouncil members…

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Business Highlight: Little Fish Daycare

Little Fish Daycare, which officially opened its doors in October 2025, is a faith-based, licensed, and insured in-home daycare. It’s dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, and play-filled environment where children feel like part of the family.

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Roman Space Telescope Passes Critical Inspection, Next Stop Florida

Teams at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has signed off on the most critical optical component of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. The 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) primary mirror, the surface responsible for gathering and concentrating light from objects across the cosmos, has passed its last hands-on inspection before launch. The review took…

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by Charles Boyer

New Glenn Explodes During Static Fire, Rocket Destroyed

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket suffered an anomaly during a static fire test at Launch Complex 36 at 9:00 PM EDT Thursday, destroying the rocket, its launch equipment, and according to reports, a lightning protection tower as well. Blue Origin has reported that “all personnel have been accounted for.” NASA Spaceflight, the popular space-focused news…

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by Charles Boyer

Artemis III Astronauts To Be Named June 9

NASA will name the four astronauts assigned to the Artemis III test flight during a live event at the Johnson Space Center on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at 11 AM EDT, the agency announced in a May 26 media advisory. The event will stream on NASA+ and the agency’s YouTube channel. The announcement caps a…

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by Charles Boyer

Lovebugs Are Back, And In Greater Numbers

If your windshield and front bumper suddenly look worse than they have in years, you are not imagining it. Lovebugs have surged back across Florida this spring after several lean seasons, blanketing highways, parking lots and windshields from Titusville through most of Central Florida. If you are new to the area, here’s the skinny: the…

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by Charles Boyer

Locals Keeping A Close Eye On Starship’s Launch From Texas

Local residents are turning their attention west this week, where SpaceX is preparing to fly the first of a new generation of Starship from Texas. Originally slated for May 19th, the launch has been pushed back to allow for additional preparations and for acceptable weather in the Borderplex region. SpaceX is targeting no earlier than…

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Texas Lawsuit Over Starship Sonic Booms Foreshadows the Stakes for the Space Coast

Eighty-one South Texas homeowners sued SpaceX in federal court in Brownsville on April 30, alleging that 11 Starship test flights between April 2023 and October 2025 have repeatedly damaged their homes through noise, vibrations, and sonic booms. The case is captioned Aguilar v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp., No. 1:26-cv-00485. It seeks more than $10 million…

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by Charles Boyer

Coyotes Are Everywhere In Brevard County, And More Visible Than Ever

Coyotes are well-established across Brevard County, and residents from beachside neighborhoods to inland subdivisions are reporting them with increasing frequency, including during daylight hours. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has documented coyotes in all 67 Florida counties since at least 2007, and the agency considers the species naturalized. FWC does not maintain an…

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Blue Origin Making Steady Progress With Its Lunar Lander

Blue Origin’s first Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, Endurance, has completed environmental testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, the agency announced May 4. The milestone clears one of the final ground hurdles before the uncrewed cargo lander attempts a south polar lunar landing later this year. The chamber work was conducted under…

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by Charles Boyer