CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (FNN) – Janet Petro made history in April of 2007 when she became the first female Deputy Director of Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Janet was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1960 and moved to Satellite Beach, Florida in 1962 when her father, who worked for Chrysler Corporation, was transferred to Florida to…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson as the space agency’s administrator. If confirmed by the Senate, Nelson will become NASA’s 14th administrator,…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – SpaceX launched the ANASIS-II from Kennedy Space Center today on the 51st anniversary of the moon landing. July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong famously declared, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”as he stepped onto the surface of the moon. 51 years to date, private space exploration…
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Today’s NASA mission was scrubbed due to upper altitude winds and rough seas, creating challenging conditions not conducive for a successful launch and landing of the primary stage of the Falcon 9 rocket on the drone ship named Of Course I Still Love You. NASA plans to reattempt the…
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN SPORTS) – Today’s game marks the third annual #UCFinSPACE game honoring the University of Central Florida’s connection to the United States space program, located in central Florida at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The theme for today’s game, “Rendezvous With the Stars,” celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the…
Read moreCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Two women took a giant leap into the history books with the first all-female space walk for NASA at the International Space Station. Fifty years ago, men walked in space. Today, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history during the 421st spacewalk. NASA originally postponed their mission…
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WASHINGTON, (FNN NEWS) — After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join an exciting future of space exploration, NASA has selected its largest astronaut class since 2000. Rising to the top of more than 18,300 applicants, NASA chose 12 women and men as the agency’s new astronaut candidates. Vice President Mike Pence joined NASA leaders…
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WASHINGTON (FNN NEWS) — Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and other “ocean worlds” in our solar system and beyond. The findings are presented in papers published Thursday by researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn and Hubble Space Telescope.…
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