Cape Canaveral News

Port Canaveral officials on Monday announced the resignation of Ralph Kennedy from the Canaveral Port Authority even as the Florida Department of Law Enforcement confirmed it is conducting a wide-ranging investigation at the port that involves the 19-year commissioner.

The Rockledge debate over a proposal to store treated wastewater underground for later irrigation use shows no signs of cooling.

The recent flight of Ares I-X was one of the most inspiring things I have witnessed in a long time. It was not just the rocket, but the people behind it that made me think, "This really could work." However, this is still a time of uncertainty for NASA and the future of space exploration. Over the last several days, I've contemplated how we got to this point and, rose-colored glasses removed, where we're likely headed, if anywhere.

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Cheers erupted and spectators counted down the launch in unison at Space View Park.

NASA's Ares 1-X test rocket lifs off from launch pad 39-b at the Kennedy Space Center October 28, 2009 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Today, the Southern Christian Leadership Council rallied at the state capitol. The group is calling on Governor Charlie Crist to ban tasers until they are proven safe.

The launch team for NASA's Ares 1-X rocket, intended as part of the replacement for the aging space shuttles, saw something today that they didn't get to enjoy on Tuesday -- blue skies over the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center.

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a fisherman from a commercial fishing vessel about 160 miles east of Cape Canaveral Tuesday at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wayne Tweety, 45 was aboard the Southern Lady, homeported in New Bedford, Mass., when he recieved a puncture wound to his right arm and was in need of immediate medical attention.

This image from NASA TV shows the Ares I-X rocket rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., early in the morning Oct.

NASA rolled the towering Ares I-X rocket to the launch pad this morning amidst a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the launch vehicle Ares I-X is designed to simulate. While the future of NASA's replacement for the space shuttle fleet, the Ares I crew launch vehicle, is in doubt, the agency is pressing ahead with preparations to launch the first test vehicle next week, saying the knowledge gained from the flight will be worth it even if NASA drops the Ares I project as recommended by a presidential review committee in its report released this week.

USAF Chief of Staff to speak at memorial dedication at Cape Canaveral for Airmen killed supporting Project Mercury Posted 10/24/2009 Updated 10/24/2009 Release Number: 011009 10/24/2009 - CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla.

This blog focuses on the nuts-and-bolts of space technology. We're interested in the hardware that's actually going into orbit and beyond.

NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House Thursday.

Authorities are trying to put a name with a face of a woman seen on video in Brevard and Indian River counties using credit cards stolen from hospitals and medical offices.

El Segundo. Boeing Co. late last month shipped the third Wideband Global SATCOM satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., where it will be tested and prepared for launch.

It's the old shuttle shuffle. The launch of Atlantis for the STS-129 mission has been pushed back by four days to November 16 to accommodate two unmanned rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, as well as the inaugural launch of the Ares I-X, scheduled for October 27.

NASA has managed to fix a faulty hydraulic system on the Ares I-X test rocket and is planning on moving the 327 foot tall rocket to launchpad 39B at 12:01 a.m.Tuesday morning.

PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Source: Kennedy Space Center - Comments CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.

People head towards the old restaurant covered with ice and snow on the Saentis mountain, 2502 meters above sea level, in Switzerland.