June 12, 2023 – As a legacy to the first American woman to fly in space and to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the seventh space shuttle mission when Ride made history, NASA’s new causeway has been named the Dr. Sally Ride Memorial Bridge.
January 16, 2023 - The 11th Annual Pioneer Day will be held Saturday, February 11th 10 am to 4 pm at Sams House/Pine Island Conservation Area, 6195 N. Tropical Trail, Merritt Island.
October 13, 2022 - Field Manor in Merritt Island wants you to know: tickets for the 3rd Annual Holiday Tour of Historic Homes will go on sale October 14. All
October 4, 2022 - When you think of great surfing destinations California or Hawaii probably spring to mind, but start thinking closer to home. According to international travel blog ParkSleepFly,
September 27, 2022 - Awarding grants of $6.6 million, the state of Florida has given Eastern Florida State College the means to increase programs designed to educate the next generation
Image credit: NASA August 1, 2022 - The International Space Station has the approval of the U.S. Congress to keep orbiting until at least 2030. The newly passed
July 17, 2022 - At the Merritt Island Airport, a new generation of aviators are learning the basics and taking control. Called the Experimental Aircraft Association Young Eagles Chapter 724,
July 17, 2022 - On Sunday (7/17) another Falcon 9 blasted into the sky from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. SpaceX is using a system where many of the components
July 14, 2022 – SpaceX’s next mission is scheduled to take off Thursday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon cargo
July 1, 2022 - An Edgewood Jr./Sr. High School student is one of 31 state winners in the national 3M Young Scientist contest for inventing a way to mitigate harmful
July 7, 2022 - Located just outside of the gates of Kennedy Space Center, Exploration Park is on Merritt Island on Florida’s Space Coast – the only place in the
July 2, 2022 - The journey back to the moon for NASA continues with final repairs, testing and closeouts on the Space Launch System. The 322-foot-tall moon rocket completed tests
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