News across Brevard County

Skies open up to let SpaceX, NASA send Crew-13 to space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Florida weather was dicey all morning, but cleared enough to let SpaceX and NASA launch the Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station.

WATCH REPLAY: SpaceX Launches Falcon Heavy Rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
WATCH REPLAY: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center. [...]

BREVARD WEATHER: Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms, High Near 88 Friday On the Space Coast
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. [...]

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA Marks 68 Years of Exploration Since Beginning Operations Oct. 1, 1958
NASA marked its 68th anniversary of operations Thursday, Oct. 1, celebrating a legacy of scientific discovery and exploration that has helped reshape humanity’s understanding of air and space. [...]

New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station after liftoff from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

WATCH REPLAY: NASA, SpaceX Crew-13 Lifts Off from Cape Canaveral to International Space Station
SpaceX and NASA are targeting Thursday, October 1 for Falcon 9’s launch of Dragon’s 13th operational human spaceflight mission (Crew-13) to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. [...]

Starship Sent Massive Vehicle into Orbit for First Time, SpaceX Working to Make Both Stages Reusable
SpaceX cleared one of the most significant hurdles in developing Starship, sending the massive vehicle into orbit for the first time during its 14th test flight on Monday, Sept. 28. [...]

BREVARD WEATHER: Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms, High Near 86 Wednesday On the Space Coast
BREVARD WEATHER: Chance of Showers and Thunderstorms, High Near 86 Wednesday On the Space Coast [...]

Blue Origin, Air Force Research Laboratory Expand Partnership to Advance Rocket Propulsion
Blue Origin and the Rocket and Space Propulsion Division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at Edwards Air Force Base announced an expanded private-public partnership (PPP) to develop new rocket propulsion technologies. [...]

Space Force 45th Weather Squadron Predicts 60% Chance of Favorable Weather for SpaceX Crew-13 Launch Thursday
The U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 60% chance of favorable weather for Thursday’s launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission. [...]

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: NASA’s Dawn Mission Launched From Cape Canaveral in 2007 to Explore Vesta and Ceres
In 2007, DAWN launched from Cape Canaveral to visit asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres. [...]

WATCH: SpaceX Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time on 14th Test Flight Despite Engine Issue
The 14th flight of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, September 28, pending regulatory approval. [...]