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In the drama-o-meter of rocket liftoffs, Deltas have scored way up there for more than 50 years. But the last of these most metal of rockets, launched by United Launch Alliance on April 9, ultimately provided as impressive a show as its predecessors — after a not insignificant delay kerfuffle.
A unique local museum of space heritage owes its birth to, oddly enough, the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“In 1988, Titusville physician Dr. Doyle Chastain had seen the Walk of Fame in California and wanted to do something similar to honor the workers of the space program,” said Karan Conklin, executive director of the American Space Museum and the U.S. Space Walk of Fame.
With the forecast for a very active hurricane season worrying residents, emergency managers in Brevard County are offering advice to help everyone stay calm — but ready. Early preparations go a long way toward ensuring the safety of families, pets and homes.
As the oceanic spectacle of the annually televised Shark Week approaches, fans around the world are gearing up for thrilling encounters and insightful education on these magnificent predators.
One of the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail’s premier wildlife viewing areas, Viera Wetlands is a mecca for birders, nature photographers and eco-tourists — as well as anyone who is on the lookout for a stroll through nature.
Florida Institute of Technology has a secret. A secret garden, that is.
The Joy and Gordon Patterson Botanical Garden has been there to wrap visitors in an oasis of calm, for decades. While it is not far geographically, it feels worlds away from traffic troubles, cell phone intrusion and all the other irritating trappings of life.
Florida summer is famously inhospitable. The air is thick with humidity and the heat is relentless. Late afternoons are punctuated by thunderstorms; mosquitoes rule at dusk.
While citrus groves, pastures, oaks and tall pines disappear around us, a group of history enthusiasts — with deep roots in Florida — plan to build a museum that will showcase the state’s fascinating past.
With an expanded 2024 schedule, rocket launches have become a frequent and special part of many vacations to the Space Coast.
