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Florida is experiencing a significant surge in its capabilities to support the expanding space industry, thanks to an influx of billions of dollars dedicated to enhancing and expanding spaceports. A 2023 trend of consolidation in the commercial spaceflight industry may be helping to support that.
MIAMI, FL — Juanita Castro, a controversial figure in Cuban history and the sister of Fidel and Raúl Castro, has passed away in Miami at the age of 90.
Among those killed in a V-22 Osprey crash last week off of Yakushima Island, Japan last week was Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary E. Lavoy, 33, from Oviedo, Florida, the Air Force announced today.
TAMPA BAY, Fla. – In an expansion of its cruising operations, Margaritaville at Sea has announced the introduction of a new Margaritaville cruise ship, the Margaritaville at Sea Islander.
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.
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.
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.
Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, is planning to ramp up production of its latest variant of the venerable RL10 rocket engine at the company’s West Palm Beach, Florida facility. The company also plans to add staff at its South Florida facility to enable the higher pace of manufacturing the engine.
Marathon Key, Fla. – Do you have a little extra cash sitting around? You too can own a private island.
SpaceX continued their torrid pace of Falcon 9 launches from Florida Monday evening when the company lofted another twenty-three Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.
A 5-year-old girl, identified as Jalina Anglin, tragically lost her life following a collision between the vehicle she was in and a police pickup truck in Auburndale, Florida, Saturday night according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
A concerning wave of a mystery canine illness, previously observed in various states across the U.S., has now reached Florida, sparking alarm among dog owners and veterinary professionals.
