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NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located in Brevard County on Florida's east coast. KSC is one of 10 NASA centers and serves as America's Spaceport. Space shuttle launches are visible for miles around and draw thousands of visitors. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers tours, exhibits and even lunch with an astronaut.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center is located in Brevard County on Florida's east coast. KSC is one of 10 NASA centers and serves as America's Spaceport. Space shuttle launches are visible for miles around and draw thousands of visitors. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers tours, exhibits and even lunch with an astronaut.
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Michoud's Past, Present, & Future
Back on Friday the last Space Shuttle mission blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center. It was the 135th Shuttle launch and not only ended the Space Shuttle era but ended an era here in New Orleans as well. For over 35 years, the Michoud manufacturing...Tags: Rocketry, NASA, Technology, Space Programs, World War II (1939-1945)
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Baby Sea Turtles Now Allowed to Hatch in Wild
ABC26 NewsBaby sea turtles will now be allowed to hatch freely from coastal beach nests to return to the Gulf rather than being trucked as eggs to a distant warehouse for incubation and release far from the oil spill offshore, wildlife officials said Thursday....Tags: Natural Resources, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Environmental Pollution, Emergency Incidents, Disasters
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Last Shuttle Fuel Tank Leaves Michoud Facility
ABC26 NewsThe very last external fuel tank made at the NASA Michoud facility is now on it's way to the Kennedy Space Center. Thousands of former and current NASA employees gathered at the plant Thursday morning to say goodbye to that tank that took years to make....Tags: Rocketry, Florida, NASA, Technology, Science and Technology
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State And Federal Wildlife Agencies, Other Partners, Move To Safeguard Sea Turtle Nests; Fedex Providing Transportation To Florida's Space Coast
ABC26 NewsThe first of several hundred sea turtle nests on beaches from Alabama across the Florida panhandle was excavated and moved to Florida's East Coast today. The loggerhead nest of roughly 100 eggs was excavated from a site near St. Joseph Bay State Buffer...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Emergency Incidents, Science and Technology, Transportation, Migration
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Nagin and Others Travel To NASA Kennedy Space Center
Mayor C. Ray Nagin, State Legislative officials and Michael Hecht, President of GNO Inc., traveled to the NASA Space Shuttle Launch Center in Coco Beach, Florida to lobby for the NASA Michoud facility in New Orleans. The NASA Michoud facility is a key...Tags: Rocketry, Florida, NASA, Technology, Science and Technology
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Space Shuttle Atlantis Will Carry Commemorative Katrina Bell
ABC26 NewsWhen the Space Shuttle Atlantis blasted off Monday, it was carrying a commemorative bell from the 2009 observance of Hurricane Katrina and a photographic representation of the One New Orleans city brand, and Mayor C. Ray Nagin was be present to watch....Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Regional Authority, Rocketry, Florida, NASA
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Space shuttle mock-up floats past South Florida
Wide-eyed beachgoers along South Florida's shoreline were treated to a truly astonishing — and consternating — sight Friday. There, like a ghostly mirage among the freighters and fishing boats, was NASA's fabled Space Shuttle, seemingly...
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Dragon cleared to dock with space station
CAPE CANAVERAL -- After its Dragon capsule passed maneuvering tests early Thursday morning, SpaceX has tentative permission from NASA to dock its spacecraft with the International Space Station Friday morning, marking the world's first private cargo...
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All looks good for SpaceX launch of Dragon atop Falcon 9 rocket
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelCAPE CANAVERAL — Night skies are clear and the wind is calm at the cape and the terminal count has begun to launch the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to send Dragon capsule to the International Space Station. Launch... -
SpaceX launch, behind the photos
Orlando SentinelIt’s been almost a year since the last time I set out remote cameras for a rocket launch. That was for STS-135 Atlantis launch for what was the final flight of a space shuttle. I’ve been looking forward in doing this again. The opportunity...Tags: Arts, Photography, Photography and Video, NASA, Services and Shopping
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SpaceX rocket blasts Dragon into space in historic launch
CAPE CANAVERAL – The SpaceX Dragon capsule is on its way to a rendezvous with the International Space Station and possibly heralding a new era of space transportation. At 3:44 a.m. Tuesday, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at last from Cape...
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Where to watch the SpaceX launch to the International Space Station
It's not a trip to the moon. It's not even manned spaceflight. But it is a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, and it's not insignificant. So if you want a front-row seat to witness one giant leap for private business, then you'll want to make your way...Tags: Cape Canaveral, Canaveral National Seashore, NASA, Titusville, Science and Technology
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