Monday, October 26, 2026 · The Week Ahead · About a 3-minute read

Good morning, Titusville. A comment deadline on the Cape, a fee-free beach day, and a City Council hearing — here is the week ahead.

THE 3 THAT MATTER
1. Last call: FAA comments on 50 New Glenn launches a year close Friday
Written comments on Blue Origin’s plan to increase New Glenn launches at Cape Canaveral from 12 to as many as 50 a year stay open through Friday, October 30. The FAA held its virtual public hearing last Thursday; anyone who missed it can still weigh in in writing before the window closes.
Read the full story: https://talkoftitusville.com/2026/10/16/faa-to-hold-online-public-hearing-on-blue-origin-plans-for-50-new-glenn-launches-a-year/

2. Three rockets, two landers, one Orion — how NASA plans to fly Artemis III
NASA’s updated plan for Artemis III pulls together three rockets, two lunar landers and one Orion capsule, with no second stage in the mix — the clearest look yet at how the agency intends to get crews back toward the Moon later this decade.
Read the full story: https://talkoftitusville.com/2026/10/24/three-rockets-two-landers-one-orion-and-no-second-stage-how-nasa-plans-to-fly-artemis-iii/

3. NASA reveals a new, lighter lunar surface EVA suit for Artemis IV
The new lunar surface EVA suit revealed for Artemis IV is designed to trim weight while giving astronauts more mobility for work on the Moon’s surface — the suit crews will wear when NASA returns astronauts to the lunar surface.
Read the full story: https://talkoftitusville.com/2026/10/25/nasa-reveals-new-lighter-lunar-surface-eva-suit-for-artemis-iv/

LAUNCH WATCH
No launch is scheduled today. SpaceCoastLaunchCalendar.com, checked this morning, lists the next mission as Amazon Leo (LV-01) on a Vulcan, listed for Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 PM. Dates move often — Talk of Titusville confirms every launch on launch day.
Full calendar: https://talkoftitusville.com/launch-calendar/

ROADS, CITY & SAFETY
No road closures were verified on the City of Titusville official website this run. City notices in effect: chlorine dosing of the water system runs through October 30 — tap water remains safe to drink, though taste or odor may change — solid-waste pickups may run late, so leave items curbside until collected, and the precautionary boil-water notice for 2600–2673 Driftwood Drive has been rescinded.

COMING UP
Monday, October 26
Tween Book Club — 4:00–5:00 PM, Titusville Public Library, 2121 S Hopkins Ave, Titusville. Readers ages 8–14 discuss “Not Quite A Ghost” by Anne Ursu. Free.

Tuesday, October 27
Canaveral National Seashore fee-free day — all day, Playalinda Beach, Titusville. Entrance fee waived for Theodore Roosevelt’s birthday for U.S. citizens and residents; other fees still apply. Free.

Guided hikes at Enchanted Forest Sanctuary — 9:30 AM, 444 Columbia Blvd, Titusville. Free.

Whatcha’ Reading? Book Club — 2:00–3:00 PM, Titusville Public Library, 2121 S Hopkins Ave, Titusville. October theme: Ghost Stories. Free.

City Council meeting and public hearing on the proposed Open Space ordinance (43-2026) — 6:30 PM, City Hall, 555 S Washington Ave, Titusville. Free, open to the public.

Friday, October 30
Deadline: written comments to the FAA on the proposed New Glenn launch increase close — online. Free (see No. 1 above).

ONE FROM HISTORY / SPACE
60 years ago today — October 26, 1966 — Atlas-Centaur AC-9 lifted off from Launch Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral carrying SD-4, a dynamic test model of NASA’s Surveyor Moon lander. High above Earth, its Centaur upper stage shut down, coasted, then fired its liquid-hydrogen engines a second time — the first restart of a cryogenic engine in space, proving the parking-orbit technique Surveyor needed to reach the Moon.

ONE SHOP LOCAL SPOTLIGHT
Pier 13 Coffee Company — a North Titusville coffee stop on Washington Avenue and a member of the Shop Local Titusville directory, keeping North Brevard caffeinated and connected. Stop in, grab a cup, and support a hometown business.
Address: 1391 N Washington Ave, Titusville, FL
Website: https://pier13coffee.com/

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