Timelapse of Falcon 9 Rising from Cape Canaveral Saturday, December 2, 2023 Photo by: Charles Boyer / FMN
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on the company’s 125th Starlink mission Saturday night, and added another group of Starlink satellites into the growing constellation of over 5,500 small satellites that provide internet access globally for its customers.
ULA Launch in December Will Herald New Era in US Space Program
Artist rendering of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Credit: Astrobotic
Kennedy Space Center, FL – NASA’s ambitious plan to deliver over 40 payloads to the moon’s surface through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative marks a significant milestone in lunar exploration.
SSgt. Franklin P. Hall of Leesburg, Fl. was listed as Missing In Action when his B-24 Bomber was shot down over France. Photo: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Washington, D.C. – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on November 27th that Staff Sgt. Franklin P. Hall, a 21-year-old serviceman from Leesburg, Florida, has been accounted for.
A Surfing Santa Out On The Waves. Photo courtesy surfinsantas.org
Looking for something fun and different to ring in the holidays here in Florida? A free event in Cocoa Beach on Christmas Eve might be what you’re looking for: Surfing Santas Cocoa Beach is an annual that brings hundreds of surfers of all ages dressed up as Santa Claus to the beach and on top of the waves. Admission is free.
Artist’s rendering of the Star of the Seas, World’s Largest Cruise Ship. Image courtesy Royal Caribbean
Cape Canaveral is well-known for its rocket launches, but the town is also the site of the world’s busiest cruise ship port — over four million passenger movements per year happen there, which slightly edges out Miami for the top spot. Soon, Port Canaveral will also be the home port of the world’s largest cruise ship — Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas is set to begin service there in July 2025.
