Four astronauts are expected to board their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and return home from the International Space Station on Friday, bringing an end to their nearly six-month stay aboard the orbiting laboratory.
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Targets New Return Date Weather Permitting
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than 11:35am Friday, Oct. 14, for the agency’s Crew-4 undocking from the Space Station to begin their return trip to Earth completing a nearly six-month science mission in orbit.
Crew-5 Enters Quarantine for Mission to Space Station
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada, along with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, entered their official quarantine period beginning Monday, Sept. 19, in preparation for their flight to the International Space Station on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.
NASA Awards SpaceX 5 more Crew Flights to Space Station
NASA has awarded five additional missions to SpaceX for crew transportation services to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract.
Space Coast’s first double launch day targeting Aug. 4
Missions carried by both United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX are targeting liftoff on Thursday, August 4, setting up the first double header from an increasingly busy spaceport.
NASA requests public input on SpaceX’s proposed 100-acre Florida expansion
The proposed expansion would take place at SpaceX’s leased property along Roberts Road. The site is where the company refurbishes Falcon 9 first-stage boosters in HangarX.
How this Titusville real estate firm will capitalize on the private aerospace boom
As the commercial specialists for Rocket City Commercial, a real estate firm based in Titusville, the pair often travel to retail or real estate conferences and pitch the city as a destination for national retail and restaurant brands, as well as development.
PFAS: The ‘Forever Chemical’ found in oysters, city water
When FIU Institute of Environment scientists sampled 156 oysters from Biscayne Bay, Marco Island and Tampa Bay, they detected contaminants—perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) and phthalate esters (PAEs)—in every single one. These contaminants pose serious health risks to people and wildlife, and the oysters prove they are in the water and have crept into the food chain. The findings were recently published in Science of the Total Environment.
NASA, SpaceX Target New Launch Date for Commercial Resupply Mission
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, July 14, for launch of the CRS-25 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
Space Coast sees ‘BlueWave’ hiring spree, pay raises to switch to Blue Origin
The Space Coast has seen a recent explosion in the Space Industry, and with it, thousands of new Brevard County residents are moving to the Space Coast, all seeking careers in the largest space companies: NASA, SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance.