FCC Upholds Decision to Deny Starlink $900 Million in Rural Broadband Subsidies

SpaceX Starlink Broadband Satellites Launche to orbit
A SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches heads to orbit with a payload of Starlink Satellites on November 3rd. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN

Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reaffirmed its decision to deny SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service nearly $900 million in subsidies for rural broadband deployment under the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF).

Sarasota County School Board Calls for Resignation of Bridget Ziegler Amid Husband’s Criminal Investigation

Bridgett Ziegler Image: Facebook

Members of the Sarasota County School Board voted on Tuesday night in favor of a resolution calling for the resignation of board member Bridget Ziegler. The vote comes in the wake of a criminal sexual assault investigation involving her husband, Christian Ziegler, the chairman of the state Republican Party.

On Track for a Double Header – NOT! –Updated Again

FMN Photos by Mark Stone and Charles Boyer

UPDATE #2 : The USSF-52 launch has now been pushed to Wednesday night, the 13th. Weather forecast is not good, so stay on top of this one! Starlink still on for tonight…for now.

UPDATE: after a disappointing “Double Scrub” on the 11th, both launches have been rescheduled for same times tonight, Dec. 12th. Weather for the Falcon Heavy is 80% “go”, and 65% “go” for the Starlink mission, according to the SLD-45 Weather Squadron’s latest forecast.

B-21 Raider, The U.S. Air Force’s Newest Bomber. What do we know so far?

Artist's Rendering B-21
Developed with the next generation of stealth technology and an open systems architecture, the B-21 Raider will serve as the backbone of America’s bomber fleet. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman)

The first test flight of the Air Force’s newest bomber, the B-21 Raider, took place on Friday November 10, 2023, and was witnessed by a group of amatuer photographers, according to a story carried by Reuters News Service.

Yes Virginia, There Are Still Flamingos in Florida!

American Flamingo
American Flamingos at MIWR. Photo: TJ Waller for FMN

As a professional photographer who also photographs wildlife, one of the most asked questions I get is, “Are there still wild flamingos in Florida?”. My usual answer is, “Yes, but not for a while.” Now – at least for a little while – I can answer with a solid, “Yes! At the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge!”