Cape Canaveral News

Michael Laabs, who wants to be an infantryman, was already enlisted in the Army when he received word that he had been awarded a full scholarship to Georgia Military College.

In the early days of the nation's space program, when American astronauts were first launched into space from the scrublands of Cape Canaveral , Thomas Harvey was there to see it firsthand.

May 18, 2013, 11.57 AM IST CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.: An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday.

The first launch of a Trident missile on Jan. 18, 1977 at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The Valiant Air Command in Titusville received a bit of national attention in March, when its TiCo Warbird Airshow featured the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds' final performances before the famed performance air team suspended operations as part of the fallout from the federal budget stalemate.

An impromptu spacewalk over the weekend seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station, NASA said Thursday.

The El Galeon ship replica will spend 12 days in St. Augustine - May 23 through June 3. Photo from www.miamiandbeaches.com. St.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket successfully launched the fourth Global Positioning System IIF-4 satellite for the U.S. Air Force at 5:38 p.m. EDT, May 15, 2013, from Space Launch Complex-41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA says an impromptu spacewalk seems to have fixed a big ammonia leak at the International Space Station.

Tucked into the center of deeply residential Fort Lauderdale, Riverside Market has made a name for itself in the past years as the place to go if you're looking for craft beer from around the world and want to enjoy it in the most casual of settings, outside the stereotypical tiki hut.

"Ever since I was a boy of 8, I was planting seeds and watching with interest when they came up," said the 81-year-old Ray, a lawyer, real estate investor and former engineer who worked at Cape Canaveral from 1954 to 1967.

It takes a little effort but a pictoral postmark for the City of Cape Canaveral's 50th anniversary is one you will want.

CAPE CANAVERAL - Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana on Tuesday argued forcefully that the center is changing to attract commercial operations, possibly including the development of a state-run launch complex on NASA property that SpaceX is eyeing.

Some residents of Cape Canaveral, in Brevard County , are worried that a plan to start a helicopter tour business will disturb the peace in their neighborhood.

Former Cape Canaveral Leisure Services Director Robert Lefever pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to grand theft for stealing Friday Fest funds.

Port Canaveral , Florida, May 11, 2013 - This week tall ships invaded Port Canaveral.

In this case study, we study a method for computing the position of an Earth-orbiting spacecraft as a function of time.

Reuters © Canadian astronaut and International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield performs his zero-gravity version of David Bowie's hit "Space Oddity" in this image taken from video, courtesy of Chris Hadfield, NASA and CSA.

But the following weeks will be the test. Authorities have said the space station's six-member crew was not in danger from the leak.

Cape Canaveral's hold on American space launches seems continues to loosen as more and more of the country's "new space" companies choose to conduct testing and even flights elsewhere.