Strengthening Florida's aerospace and transportation industries: DeSantis signs new legislation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed two new pieces of legislation to help further solidify the state's position as a global leader in aerospace, transportation and advanced mobility innovation.

ISS issues, technical setbacks delay historic Axiom-4 mission

A series of technical and international setbacks are continuing to delay the highly anticipated Axiom-4 mission, originally expected to mark a major milestone in private spaceflight.

Proposed budget cuts could ground NASA's momentum amid global space race

NASA could see its largest funding cut in more than half a century under a new federal budget proposal, raising alarm among scientists, lawmakers, and space advocates as global competition in space intensifies.

Florida’s Space Coast is clear choice for NASA HQ, Sen. Moody says in letter to Trump

Sen. Ashley Moody and every member of Florida’s delegation have sent a letter to President Donald Trump encouraging his administration to consider relocating NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Florida’s Space Coast.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "A Shortfall of Gravitas" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites from Florida

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Friday morning from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

State lawmakers still working on budget
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More than a month after the annual Florida legislative session was scheduled to end, lawmakers are still working to finalize a state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. Leaders hope to get a deal done in the coming days. In other Florida political headlines, the push to bring the NASA headquarters to the state is still on. Dr. Larry Walker, associate professor at the University of Central Florida, joins Good Day Orlando to discuss.

Push to merge NASA and the U.S. Space Force
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As Florida leaders call for moving the nation?s space-agency headquarters to Brevard County, Space Florida is launching a study about how NASA and U.S. Space Force operations could be merged at Cape Canaveral. Winston Scott, retired U.S. Navy captain, joins Good Day Orlando to talk about the possible merge and what it would mean for space exploration.

Falcon 9 Axiom-4 launch delayed due to oxygen leak

SpaceX has delayed the scheduled Wednesday launch of its Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station to allow time for repairs following the discovery of a liquid oxygen leak.

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Florida
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SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 Starlink satellites on Tuesday morning from Florida. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the "Just Read the Instructions" droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX launches SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite from Florida

SpaceX launched the SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Florida in the early hours of Saturday morning.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from California
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch took place Wednesday night from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The rocket launched Starlink V2 Mini optimized satellites into low-Earth orbit.

2 trailblazing NASA astronauts inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

Two pioneering NASA astronauts — Dr. Bernard Harris and Dr. Peggy Whitson — are the newest members of the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Florida shrimpers say they are catching space junk
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Florida shrimpers claim they're catching rocket debris in their nets more often. Space experts say space companies do use the ocean to discard space debris, but they can't fully verify what they're catching is from rockets. Some experts are worried people will see more space debris when Starship starts to launch in Florida.

Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's latest plans for colonizing Mars

Elon Musk outlined SpaceX’s plans for flights to Mars, along with his long-term vision to establish a permanent city on the red planet.