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Florida's Sky Show: Where to Catch the Next Rocket Launch

December 6, 2025

Florida is about to put on a sky show, and you won't want to miss it. The next rocket launch is set for Sunday, December 7, from the Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral. This isn't just any launch; it's a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into space. The best part? You migh

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SpaceX's Dragon Cargo Ship Heads to Space Station with Fresh Supplies and Cool Tech

August 24, 2025

Early Sunday morning, SpaceX sent its Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) on its 33rd mission. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:45 a. m. ET, carrying over 5, 000 pounds of supplies and equipment. The Dragon capsule separated from the r

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Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk: An Unlikely Space Partnership

August 11, 2025

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are known for their fierce competition in various industries. However, they have found a way to work together in space. On a recent Monday morning, a Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida. This launch was special for two reasons. First, it was SpaceX's 100th launch of the ye

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Solar Storms: NASA's New Mission to Unravel Space Weather Mysteries

July 24, 2025

Space weather is a big deal, and NASA is taking steps to understand it better. On a recent Wednesday, two satellites were sent into space from California on a SpaceX rocket. This mission, called TRACERS, is set to study the polar cusps, areas in Earth's magnetic field near the poles. These areas are

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A New Space Adventure: Israel's Satellite Takes Flight

July 11, 2025

SpaceX is all set to launch a special mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This time, they're sending up an Israeli communications satellite. The launch is planned for the early hours of July 13, at 12:31 a. m. from Launch Complex 40. This mission is called "Commercial GTO 1, " a new name for Space

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Delivers Weather Satellite to Space and Lands Safely

July 2, 2025

SpaceX has done it again! A Falcon 9 rocket took off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission? To send a fancy new weather satellite called MTG-S1 into space. This satellite is part of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) family, which is run by EUMETSAT, a group of 30 European countr

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Reusing Rockets: SpaceX's GPS Mission

May 31, 2025

SpaceX has done it again, launching another rocket into space. This time, it was a Falcon 9 rocket. It took off from Florida. The mission was to send a GPS satellite into orbit around Earth. The launch happened around 1:30 p. m. from a place called Space Launch Complex 40. This is at Cape Canaveral

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Local News Roundup: Budget Cuts, Business Changes, and Space Adventures

May 16, 2025

San Luis Obispo County is in a tight spot. The county is looking at some serious budget cuts. This means some important programs, like homeless services, might take a hit. Why? Because state and federal funding has dropped. Local leaders are hoping that community partners can step in to help keep th

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A Morning Sky Show

April 22, 2025

In the quiet hours before dawn on April 21, 2025, a spectacular light display lit up the sky over Florida's Space Coast. This wasn't a natural phenomenon, but the result of a SpaceX launch. The company sent a Dragon spacecraft on its 32nd mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9 roc

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Astronauts Launch to Space Station: A New Crew Takes the Stage

March 15, 2025

Four brave astronauts are set to embark on a journey to the International Space Station tonight. The launch is scheduled for 7:03 p. m. EDT. The crew includes NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with Takuya Onishi from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Russian cosmonaut K