Cape Canaveral

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload including two lunar rovers from Japan and the United Arab Emirates, lifts off from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

A Japanese company has fired a rocket carrying a lunar rover to the moon

5:51am December 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

A Tokyo company aimed for the moon with its own private lander Sunday, blasting off atop a SpaceX rocket with the United Arab Emirates' first lunar rover and a toylike robot from Japan.

Brady Helms, Wayne Kee and John Cosat keep an eye on Hurricane Irma from inside the emergency operations center at the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

Riding Out Irma On Florida's Space Coast — And Keeping On Eye On The Spacecraft

10:31pm September 10, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

At the Kennedy Space Center, riding out a hurricane means something a little different. You have to keep the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle capsule happy.

Waves crash ashore on Singer Island, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area Thursday.

National

Hurricane Stays Offshore As It Moves Up Florida's Coast, Nears Georgia, Carolinas

4:05pm October 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The National Hurricane Center says Matthew is a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. The strongest winds are so far staying offshore, but forecasters warn that could change.

Brazlian jet maker Embraer employs about 600 people in Melbourne, Fla., and is expanding.

With Shuttles Gone, Private Ventures Give Florida's Space Coast A Lift

8:38am May 27, 2016

by Greg Allen

Five years after NASA's shuttle program ended, a new Florida aerospace industry is beginning to take shape. Firms, from those making jets to tiny Internet satellites, are adding factories and jobs.

Queue Listen Now

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches at Cape Canaveral, Fla., early Friday morning, carrying a communications satellite into space.

National

SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 On A Barge At Sea (Again)

12:39pm May 06, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Despite uncertain odds, the company landed part of its Falcon 9 rocket in the open ocean for a second time. The rest of the spacecraft continued on to put a communications satellite into orbit.