Sunday, May 5, 2024

Port Canaveral may build its spaceport sooner than later

Right now, Port Canaveral has a smooth setup for the commercial space industry, as it only needs enough space to cater to one rocket company. But 10 years down the road,...

Start your engines: SpaceX, NASA, Blue Origin fire up new rockets

Rocket companies and space organizations are getting serious about deep space travel, and the latest rocket tests prove it. SpaceX released video of its raptor engine being fired up in September, NASA...

Canaveral forms idea for spaceport to prepare for increased rocket activity

Port Canaveral already is known as Florida’s second-busiest place for cruise ships — but it’s looking to become a key spot for rockets, too. In fact, the Canaveral Port Authority is planning...

Satellite man Greg Wyler shares how he started OneWeb, overcame obstacles

Greg Wyler is not new to the wireless connectivity industry, but when it came to solving a big problem of bringing internet access to places in the world that have never...

ULA, Bigelow partner on launch of habitable pod near moon

United Launch Alliance has partnered with Bigelow Aerospace to launch a livable pod that can support as many as six crew members for extended period of times into space. Officials with the...

SpaceX’s future includes dozens of rocket launches, more jobs on Space Coast

Hawthorne, Calif.-based rocket firm SpaceX already has had a full schedule this year, and may have an even busier one next year. SpaceX's website shows more than 50 launches planned, but does...

UCF students building satellite destined for space

University of Central Florida researchers and their students have started to build a small satellite that will head into space next year to study the process that forms planets. In 2015, NASA...

Commentary: Space Jam offers hope for technology’s future

Space Florida is this state’s spaceport authority, not unlike the authority at Orlando International Airport or Port Canaveral. As CEO, it is my job to highlight those areas of Florida’s aerospace...

Satellite firm OneWeb rises on Space Coast, now hiring workers

OneWeb LLC, whose new $85 million, 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant is under construction in Merritt Island's Exploration Park, isn't waiting for the building to be finished in March 2018 to start hiring. OneWeb...

Satellite manufacturer OneWeb is hiring, building at Cape Canaveral

Construction on a new factory for OneWeb Satellites on Florida’s Space Coast is shaping up, even while the fledgling space company builds its first few satellites in France. OneWeb has joined with...
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