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NASA Moon Rocket In this photo provided by NASA, NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule are seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Monday, June 20, 2022. NASA fueled the rocket for the first time on Monday and completed a countdown test despite a fuel line leak. (NASA via AP) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA said Thursday it has finished testing its huge moon rocket and will move it back to the launch pad in late August. Earlier this week, NASA fueled the 30-story Space Launch System rocket for the first time and pressed ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. No one will be on board the debut launch that will hurl the Orion crew capsule atop the rocket to the moon and back.

NASA says it has finished testing its huge moon rocket.

Construction continued Tuesday at Kennedy Space Center on a new launch site meant for use with SpaceX’s Starship, a behemoth rocket facing scrutiny due to concern over its sheer size and the potential effect on the surrounding environment.

A list of rocket launches to look out for in the coming weeks and months.

NASA has fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time and completed a countdown test despite a fuel line leak.

NASA fueled its huge moon rocket for the first time Monday and went ahead with a critical countdown test despite a fuel line leak. This was NASA’s fourth crack at the all-important dress rehearsal, the last major milestone before the moon rocket’s long-awaited launch debut.

SpaceX early Sunday morning will attempt to send a satellite to low-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA announced the astronauts who will be the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — At Kennedy Space Center’s launch complex 39B, teams are making final preparations for NASA’s next Artemis I wet dress rehearsal. Read: NASA officials give an update on the status of Artemis-I test, launchOn Wednesday NASA’s Associate Administrator Jim Free provided an update on the plan for this weekend’s wet dress rehearsal. This is the Artemis program, this is the first step from a launch perspective of getting us back to the moon,” Free said. Read: Date set for next Artemis I dress rehearsal attemptHe said the unmanned launch is a key component of future flights. NASA said that once the wet dress rehearsal is complete a launch date for Artemis I will be set for sometime this year.

SpaceX-Starship This image provided by SpaceX shows SpaceX's giant Starship rocket standing at its Texas launch pad. Elon Musk's company is looking to attempt the first orbital test flight of the nearly 400-foot-tall Starship sometime this year. (SpaceX via AP) (Uncredited)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX cleared a key hurdle Monday for its plan to launch a gigantic, futuristic rocketship into orbit from Texas. The agency saw no significant environmental concerns, but is requiring more than 75 actions to reduce impacts to the region. After the latest news, SpaceX tweeted: "One step closer to the first orbital flight test of Starship."

Shares of rocket-builder Astra fell sharply in trading on Monday after a weekend launch carrying NASA satellites failed to reach orbit.

Astra Space suffers second failure to reach orbit after launch from Florida’s Space CoastCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Startup rocket company Astra Space confirmed Sunday that it has failed to reach orbit after launching from Florida’s Space Coast on Sunday. WATCH: Astra Space aims to launch NASA science mission from Kennedy Space Center this weekendThis marks the second launch from Kennedy Space Center and the second incomplete mission for Astra. READ: Astra outlines investigation into failed rocket launch“We had a nominal first stage flight. We have shared our regrets with NASA and the payload team,” Astra shared on social media. WATCH: Astra believes it knows why its launch failed last monthIt’s unclear what caused the failure and Astra said they are working to complete a full review of what happened.

(AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science. “We are not shying away from reputational risk,” Zurbuchen said during a National Academy of Sciences webcast. NASA said the team will be led by astrophysicist David Spergel, president of the Simons Foundation for advancing scientific research. In a news conference, Spergel said the only preconceived notion going into the study is that the UAPs will likely have multiple explanations. ___The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.

NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

California-based private space flight company Astra on Sunday attempted for the second time to launch a rocket from Florida with NASA’s help, once again failing to deliver its payload.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a communications satellite is now set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday evening. The nearly three-hour launch window opens at 5:04 p.m. ETTargeting Wednesday, June 8 for launch of Nilesat 301 to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida. The launch window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET and weather for liftoff is 60% favorable → https://t.co/WOrZroUbmB — SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 7, 2022Officials said the weather is 60% favorable for launch.

Weeks after Florida lawmakers passed a bill requiring older condominiums to undergo safety inspections to ensure the buildings’ structural integrity, Central Florida condominium association members have many questions about how the new requirements will impact owners.

Crew members on the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship spotted a small vessel in distress near Cuba Friday morning and took aboard the stranded people who were inside it, according to a news release.

Flames erupt from the smokestack of a Carnival cruise ship as it was docking in Grand Turk.

Touchdown: Boeing Starliner returns to Earth after test flight to International Space Station Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft lands at White Sands Missile Range's Space Harbor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in New Mexico. >> RELATED STORY: Boeing Starliner launch: 10 photos captured by skygazers“Touchdown, #Starliner. Stay tuned for docking with @Space_Station on May 20. pic.twitter.com/Ztjs36IwQf — Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) May 20, 2022– The Associated Press contributed to this report. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Photos: Boeing Starliner capsule returns to Earth from International Space Station Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft lands at White Sands Missile Range's Space Harbor, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in New Mexico. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 11 Photos: Boeing Starliner capsule lifts off for test flight to International Space Station A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 19, 2022.

It was a quick trip back: The Starliner capsule parachuted into the New Mexico desert just four hours after leaving the orbiting lab, with airbags attached to cushion the landing. Aside from thruster failures and cooling system snags, Starliner appeared to clinch its high-stakes shakedown cruise, 2 1/2 years after its botched first try. NASA astronauts will strap in next for a trip to the space station.

APTOPIX Boeing Crew Capsule A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on a second test flight to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 19, 2022. SpaceX has since launched 18 astronauts to the space station for NASA, as well as tourists. Boeing’s first Starliner test flight in 2019 was plagued by software errors that cut the mission short and could have doomed the spacecraft. Before letting Starliner get close to the space station Friday, Boeing ground controllers practiced maneuvering the capsule and tested its robotic vision system. Once Starliner was within 10 miles (15 kilometers) of the space station, Boeing flight controllers in Houston could see the space station through the capsule's cameras.

Boeing Starliner launch: 10 photos captured by skygazers A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Boeing Starliner crew capsule lifts off on a test flight to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 19, 2022. See views from the Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad and spacecraft separation during today's #Starliner #OFT2 liftoff atop a @ulalaunch #AtlasV. Stay tuned for docking with @Space_Station on May 20. pic.twitter.com/Ztjs36IwQf — Boeing Space (@BoeingSpace) May 20, 2022Skygazers took to social media to share photos of the launch with the hashtag #Starliner. Here are some of our favorites:United Launch Alliance's #AtlasV successfully launched Boeing's #Starliner spacecraft from LC-41 @ CCSFS tonight. After an orbital insertion burn 31 minutes later, the #Starliner spacecraft was on it’s way for docking with the @Space_Station.

Boeing’s reusable Starliner capsule embarked on its second-ever orbital test flight Thursday evening, taking off without a crew from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

SpaceX: What you need to know (NCD)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying more than 50 Starlink satellites early Wednesday from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, according to WFTV. >> Read more trending newsSkygazers took to social media to share photos of the launch with the hashtags #SpaceX and #SpaceXLaunch. #SpaceX #Starlink 4-18 launch this morning. B1052 makes its 5th flight, & 3rd as a stand along Falcon 9 as it flew as a side booster on 2 FH launches. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)©2022 Cox Media Group

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into space early Wednesday. The rocket, carrying 50 Starlink satellites, is scheduled to take off at 6:59 a.m. from Kennedy Space Center. READ: Family escapes house fire in OviedoNew T-0 for today’s Falcon 9 launch of the Starlink mission is 6:59 a.m. ET — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 18, 2022A live broadcast of the launch is available online starting 15 minutes before liftoff. Channel 9 will show the launch live on air and on WFTV.com.

A NASA spacecraft on Mars is headed for a dusty demise. The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft’s seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out, likely in July.

NASA and United Launch Alliance officials are preparing ahead of the launch of Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner capsule, scheduled to lift off Thursday night from Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of Starlink satellites into space.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July, astronomers said Monday. The James Webb Space Telescope beamed back the latest test pictures of a neighboring satellite galaxy, and the results are stunning when compared with images taken by NASA’s previous infrared observatory, the Spitzer Space Telescope. Each of the 18 mirror segments on the new telescope is bigger than the single one on Spitzer.

Launch facilities might handle more than 40 additional launches before the end of 2022 from private companies, NASA and U.S. Space Force.

NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-3 arrived home Friday morning after a six-month stint at the International Space Station.

SpaceX and NASA are keeping very busy with splashdown of the Crew-3 mission and Starliner's Orbital Test Flight 2 in two weeks, the space agencies will also be launching another round of Starlink satellites into orbit.

NASA officials give an update on the status of Artemis-I test, launch (WFTV)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Artemis I Moon rocket is now back at the Vehicle Assembly Building for repairs after a faulty valve canceled last week’s wet dress rehearsal. Officials said the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will return to launchpad 39-B once the repairs are made. Jim Free with NASA said rolling the SLS back to the VAB was the right call in order to make the necessary fixes. Until teams are able to demonstrate the ability to load propellant into the SLS tanks and conduct a full launch countdown an actual launch date for Artemis -I will remain up in the air. Read: NASA Artemis mission on hold as testing delayed for second timeNASA officials said the earliest possibility for the test will be sometime in August.

NASA will not set a launch date for Artemis until the team gets through a wet dress rehearsal successfully.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 53 Starlink satellites to orbit on its record-tying 12th space mission this Friday (May 6), and you can watch the action live.

SpaceX and NASA are keeping very busy with splashdown of the Crew-3 mission and Starliner's Orbital Test Flight 2 in two weeks, the space agencies will also be launching another round of Starlink satellites into orbit.

NASA and Boeing rolled out the Starliner spacecraft, the competitor to SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, from the factory Wednesday morning ahead of its orbital test flight.

The United Arab Emirates has purchased a seat on a SpaceX rocket for an Emirati astronaut to journey to the International Space Station for a six-month mission.

SpaceX will send another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

Kennedy Space Center and NASA are collaborating to launch a new exhibit as part of LEGO Education’s Build to Launch: A STEAM Exploration Series.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts in the Crew Dragon Freedom are now in orbit, starting their 16-hour journey to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkits, and European Samantha Cristoforetti will spend at least five months aboard the space station. READ: NASA & SpaceX: Crew-4 mission is a ‘go’ for launchThey’ll have four or five days to be briefed by Crew-3 before those astronauts splashdown. Crew-4 will be aboard the space station when Boeing launches the second uncrewed orbital flight test for its Starliner spacecraft to the Space Station on May 19. As soon as they are safely aboard the space station, teams can turn their attention to a crew splashdown next week, weather willing.

(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It’s the first NASA crew comprised equally of men and women, including the first Black woman making a long-term spaceflight, Jessica Watkins. The astronauts were due to arrive at the space station Wednesday night, 16 hours after their predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center. The private mission that concluded Monday encountered no major problems, they said, although high wind delayed the splashdown for a week. It is an international laboratory, and they absolutely understood and respected that purpose,” said NASA flight director Zeb Scoville.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX teams have completed their launch readiness review for the upcoming Crew-4 mission. The four astronauts of #Crew4 are set to launch to our orbiting laboratory on April 27 at 3:52am ET (7:52 UTC). Join us RIGHT NOW for the prelaunch teleconference with program experts: https://t.co/Ix6qiduQeI pic.twitter.com/zPlEYRnNLR — NASA (@NASA) April 26, 2022NASA administrator, Bill Nelson, said this is a busy time for the space agency. Now, a 39-hour turn around and we’re going to launch Crew-4″ Nelson said. Read: The Crew-4 launch has been delayed.

Three rich businessmen returned from the International Space Station with their astronaut escort Monday, wrapping up a pricey trip that marked NASA’s debut as a B&B host. Flying back in a SpaceX capsule, they splashed down in the Atlantic off the Florida coast to close out a 17-day tour that cost them $55 million apiece. “Welcome back to planet Earth," radioed SpaceX Mission Control from Southern California.

"Locking a deal up today or tomorrow may sound pretty appealing for someone who knows they are in possession of bad news," Gordon Haskett speculated in a note.

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from our Space Coast this morning. The rocket will carry 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. It’s scheduled to lift off at 11:14 a.m.READ: Disney’s debt is about to be Central Florida taxpayers’ problemThere’s a 70% chance of favorable weather for launch Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron. If it does happen, you can watch it live on Channel 9 and on WFTV.com. READ: ‘Plane Swap’: Pilots to skydive into each other’s aircraft in livestreamed stuntA backup launch opportunity is available on Friday.

NASA Moon Rocket FILE - The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard leaves the Vehicle Assembly Building moving slowly on an 11-hour journey to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, March 17, 2022. The flight debut of NASA's new mega moon rocket faces additional delays, following a series of failed fueling tests, officials said Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — The flight debut of NASA’s mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests. The next opportunity to send an empty capsule to the moon on a test flight would be at the end of June or July. The 30-story Space Launch System rocket has been on the pad at Kennedy Space Center for the past month.

The flight debut of NASA's mega moon rocket faces additional delays following a string of failed fueling tests.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who allegedly jumped from the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise ship early Saturday morning on its approach to Port Canaveral, the cruise line said in a statement.

A hydrogen leak discovered while loading fuel into the Artemis SLS rocket forced NASA to stop the critical test countdown Thursday.

Boeing’s uncrewed Starliner capsule is set to launch from Cape Canaveral in May, the company announced Thursday.

NASA-Moon Rocket FILE -The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., March 18, 2022. After a series of equipment problems, NASA attempted an abbreviated fueling test of its mega moon rocket Thursday, April 14, 2022 at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted Thursday by a hazardous hydrogen leak, the latest in a series of vexing equipment trouble. The launch team had just begun loading fuel into the core stage of the rocket when the leak cropped up. This was NASA's third shot at a dress rehearsal, a required step ahead of a test flight to the moon.

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test has been thwarted by a hazardous hydrogen leak.

NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted Thursday by a hazardous hydrogen leak, the latest in a series of vexing equipment trouble. The launch team had just begun loading fuel into the core stage of the rocket when the leak cropped up. This was NASA's third shot at a dress rehearsal, a required step ahead of a test flight to the moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and SpaceX now are targeting Saturday, April 23 for the launch of its Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. The launch from Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 5:26 a.m. EDT. Launch Update ➡️ @NASA and @SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than 5:26am ET Saturday, April 23, for the #Crew4 mission to the @Space_Station. Crew-4 will carry NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, Jessica Watkins and ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti to the ISS for a science research mission. READ: NASA, ESA select 2 astronauts to launch on Crew-7 missionThis will be the first flight for this particular crew dragon capsule aboard a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA and SpaceX announced they are pushing back the target launch date for the Crew-4 mission to the end of April.

A series of major tests NASA still needs to complete before it can launch its new rocket built to go to the moon resumed at Launch Pad 39b.

A modified wet dress rehearsal is planned this week to finish testing NASA’s mega moon rocket as part of its Artemis programs.

NASA Moon Rocket FILE -The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 18, 2022. NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA’s critical test of the SLS moon rocket was scrubbed on Saturday. #Artemis I Moon mission update: @NASAKennedy will conduct a modified “wet dress rehearsal” in preparation for launch with tanking operations no earlier than April 14. @NASA_SLS and @NASA_Orion will then return to the Vehicle Assembly Building: https://t.co/htuT1epd40 pic.twitter.com/LzCGeycESy — NASA (@NASA) April 9, 2022Saturday’s start was canceled after engineers identified a helium check valve that was not functioning properly.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission, the first all-private charter mission into space, docked at the International Space Station on Saturday. The launch was the first private charter flight to the orbiting lab, according to The Associated Press. The crew trained for more than 1,000 hours to prepare for the mission, according to WFTV. It was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster and the third for this particular Dragon capsule, according to the television station. Visit the Axiom Space Twitter account and Axiom Space for live updates on the mission.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission, the first all-private mission to the International Space Station, launched from Kennedy Space Center Friday. The Dragon spacecraft, carrying commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Eytan Stibbe and mission specialist Mark Pathy, lifted off from launch pad 39-A just after 11 a.m.Axiom Executive Chairman Kam Ghaffarian said the launch is just the beginning of future missions involving private astronauts. Video: First all-private astronaut mission to ISS set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center this weeAxiom is working toward building the first private space station in low-earth orbit, with the first habitat module launching sometime in 2024. This was the fifth flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster and the third for this particular Dragon capsule. Read: Axiom-1: 1st all-private crewed mission to space station ready to launch from Space CoastFollowing the launch, the Falcon 9′s first-stage booster landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Arriving at the space station Saturday will be an American, Canadian and Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. Russia has been hosting tourists at the space station — and before that the Mir station — for decades. NASA is finally getting into the act, after years of opposing space station visitors. Their tickets include access to all but the Russian portion of the space station — they’ll need permission from the three cosmonauts on board. “They’re not up there to paste their nose on the window,” said Axiom’s co-founder and president, Michael Suffredini, a former NASA space station program manager.

NASA now has a date set for its second attempt at a wet dress rehearsal for its Artemis I mission, a crucial test in the space agency's goal to return astronauts to the moon.

SpaceX and Axiom Space are reporting all systems are a go for the first private crew rocketing to the International Space Station Friday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch Axiom Space’s Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station Friday. Following the launch, the Falcon 9′s first-stage booster will land on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Video: First all-private astronaut mission to ISS set to liftoff from Kennedy Space Center this weekAxiom Space’s Ax-1 mission is the first all-private mission to the ISS and is composed of commander Michael López-Alegría, pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Eytan Stibbe and mission specialist Mark Pathy. Read: Axiom-1: 1st all-private crewed mission to space station ready to launch from Space CoastYou can watch the launch here as it happens and on Channel 9. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

News 6 is offering several views of a historic launch from Florida’s Space Coast.

Whoa! What a sight at Kennedy Space Center.

NASA enlists electric vehicle maker Canoo to make new and improved "Astrovan."

Problems with fans at the launch pad thwarted the first effort, while a stuck valve halted the second attempt. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP) (Joel Kowsky)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA’s dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket is off until at least this weekend because of a pair of technical problems that kept stalling a fueling test. Balky fans at the launch pad thwarted the first effort, while a stuck valve halted the second attempt. The Orion crew capsule atop the rocket will be hurled to the moon in a passenger-less test flight, looping around but not landing before returning to Earth. Liftoff is scheduled for Friday from Kennedy Space Center, barely a mile from the pad holding the SLS rocket.

NASA’s dress rehearsal for its mega moon rocket has been postponed twice now by technical problems that stalled a fueling test.

NASA Moon Rocket FILE -The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 18, 2022. NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Update: NASA’s “wet dress rehearsal” of the Artemis I is scrubbed on Sunday. Looking at a 24 hr turnaround.-JP — NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (@NASAGroundSys) April 3, 2022Previous Story:NASA’s critical test of the SLS moon rocket is set proceed on Sunday. On Saturday, lightning hit the towers that surround and protect the rocket at Kennedy Space Center.

NASA Moon Rocket FILE -The NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard stands on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, March 18, 2022. NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (John Raoux)CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer. NASA plans to set a launch date after analyzing the results of the dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System rocket — SLS for short. Towering 322 feet (98 meters), the rocket made its debut at the Kennedy Space Center launch pad two weeks ago.

NASA is kicking off a critical countdown test for its new moon rocket.

NASA kicked off a critical countdown test Friday for its new moon rocket, a 30-story behemoth that could make its first lunar test flight by summer. NASA plans to set a launch date after analyzing the results of the dress rehearsal for the Space Launch System rocket — SLS for short. No one will be on board for the first moonshot since NASA’s Apollo lunar landings a half-century ago.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket as part of its Transporter-4 Rideshare mission. The rocket is scheduled to take off at 12:24 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. READ: Woman claiming to be related to boy who fell from ride has no ties to family, investigation showsThe rocket is already on the launch pad. The rehearsal is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.NASA is now looking to launch the Artemis-1 mission sometime in June. READ: New cars, new fuel economy rules: NHTSA announces 40 miles per gallon minimum for cars in 2026If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9.

The students, who study with the Department of Anthropology, will eventually present their findings at a conference.

Around noon Friday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Transporter-4 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos. But this luminous blue star is long gone, so massive that it almost certainly exploded into bits just a few million years after emerging. Its swift demise makes it all the more incredible that an international team spotted it with observations by the Hubble Space Telescope. Placco said based on the Hubble data, Earendel may well have been among the first generation of stars born after the Big Bang. Earendel may have been the prominent star in a two-star, or binary, system, or even a triple- or quadruple-star system, Welch said.

Blue Origin’s upcoming heavy-lift New Glenn rocket will have to wait at least another year for its Florida debut, according to recent comments by an executive later confirmed by the company itself, according to News 6 partner Florida Today.

NASA is opening competition for private companies to build the landers for missions that follow.

The first view of the Space Launch System at launch pad 39b Friday became clear when a blanket of fog finally rolled out of Kennedy Space Center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is planning to launch another batch of Starlink satellites on the Space Coast. The launch window opens at 11:24 p.m. Friday. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. READ: NASA offering to fly your name around the moon on Artemis ICrews said a backup opportunity is planned for Saturday. If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a very slow journey that lasted almost 12 hours overnight, NASA’s new moon rocket and Orion spacecraft are on the pad Friday morning. Some time in the next two weeks, the rocket will be fueled up and go through what’s known as a wet dress rehearsal. NASA said it plans to use the rehearsal data to determine when the Artemis 1 uncrewed missing around the moon will be possible. READ: NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket to make first historic journey to the launch padCrew-1 astronaut Victor Glover is one of the NASA astronauts chosen for the Artemis team. It’s an honor.”READ: NASA offering to fly your name around the moon on Artemis IThe entire four-mile journey took about 11 hours overnight.

Watch it go! NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is on its way to the launch pad.

Another batch of Starlink satellites are set to launch Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA is preparing to roll out its Space Launch System rocket this week for a critical test of its engine.

Port Canaveral is seeing a near full rebound in revenue two years after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket boosted the company's latest batch of Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit Wednesday, but not before launch engineers poked fun at Russia's recent comments on U.S. space vehicles.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on the Space Coast. The launch window opens at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry 48 Starlink satellites into orbit. If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. ©2022 Cox Media Group

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astra Space believes it knows why its launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station failed. The company said there was a problem during the stage separation process, which resulted in the upper stage not reaching orbit. READ: Astra outlines investigation into failed rocket launchAstra also discovered a software issue. READ: Happening Wednesday: SpaceX prepares to launch Starlink satellitesThe mission failed to deliver four satellites into orbit for NASA last month. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

SpaceX could lose up to 40 Starlink satellites due to electromagnetic stormCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites on the Space Coast. The launch window opens at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. A Falcon 9 rocket will carry 48 Starlink satellites into orbit. If the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. ©2022 Cox Media Group

SpaceX is planning to launch another round of Starlink satellites into low earth orbit on Wednesday.

Fire crews from across Central Florida are responding to one of two massive wildfires in the panhandle that are forcing people to evacuate their homes.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. SpaceX said it will launch 47 Starlink satellites into orbit. READ: NASA awards SpaceX 3 more crewed flights to ISSIf the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. Targeting Thursday, March 3 for Falcon 9's launch of 47 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 1, 2022Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

SpaceX launched 47 more Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Thursday morning from Kennedy Space Center.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites. A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 a.m. Thursday. SpaceX said it will launch 47 Starlink satellites into orbit. READ: NASA awards SpaceX 3 more crewed flights to ISSIf the launch happens, you can watch it here or on Channel 9. Targeting Thursday, March 3 for Falcon 9's launch of 47 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 1, 2022Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — (AP) — America’s newest weather satellite blasted off Tuesday to improve wildfire and flood forecasting across the western half of the country. It's the replacement for a satellite launched exactly four years ago, which ended up with a cooling line blockage that hindered its main camera. This is the third in a nearly $11.7 billion series of four weather satellites that are among the most advanced ever built; the cost includes 30 years of operation. The NASA-supported GOES satellites “provide the only continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions in the Western Hemisphere,” said NOAA program director Pam Sullivan. Besides observing conditions here on Earth, the satellites also monitor solar flares and the resulting space weather.