Day: September 13, 2024

Space Coast News

Aquarium Plans Progressing

The Brevard Zoo’s ambitious plan to build a $100 million aquarium and conservation campus at Port Canaveral is progressing but remains underfunded. The project, initially set to begin construction before the end of this year, is now 85% funded. Despite the shortfall however, local leaders remain optimistic. The aquarium, when finished, will feature a manatee […]

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Space Coast News

Crew 9 Mission Slightly Delayed

NASA and SpaceX have postponed the launch of the Crew-9 mission to September 25th at 2:28PM. Initially set for September 24th, the delay is to complete prelaunch preparations. The mission, originally slated to carry a four-person crew, will now include just NASA astronaut Nick Hague and one Russian cosmonaut, who will head to the International […]

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Florida News

Keeping An Eye On The Tropics

Tropical Depression Seven, currently located about 700 miles west-northwest of the Cabo Verde Islands, could soon strengthen into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. The depression has maximum sustained winds of 35 mph and is moving west-northwest at 17 mph. While currently no coastal watches or warnings are in effect, the system […]

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Space Coast News

SpaceX Notches Another Success

Yesterday, SpaceX successfully launched five BlueBird satellites for AST SpaceMobile. It happened at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 4:52am, marking a key step in the goal to create a space-based broadband network for smartphones, aimed at providing direct-to-cell service, and extending connectivity to areas currently without cell […]

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Space Coast News

School Threats Put Students And Administrators On Edge

Brevard County schools were on alert Thursday due to multiple online threats, but in the end, they were all deemed not credible. Superintendent Mark Rendell assured families in an email that the threats appear to be attempts to create chaos and have been thoroughly investigated. He added however, that all threats are taken seriously and […]

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