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On Aug. 11, 1960, part of the Discoverer 13 satellite became the first human-made object to be recovered from Earth's orbit.

BREVARD COUNTY • SATELLITE BEACH, FLORIDA – When the United States military personnel are trapped in enemy territory every minute counts as danger approaches. When the 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s weapons specialists were tasked to find a way to use the wing’s HH-60G Pave Hawk weapons systems as a way to defend a contingency location on the ground under enemy attack the team developed a first-of-its-kind use for the aircraft’s two GAU-18 .50-caliber machine guns.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – A Palm Bay dirt bike driver sustained life-threatening in a Melbourne crash on Tuesday, according to police. Officers said they responded to the crash in the area of Lipscomb and Reverend Nathaniel L Harris Streets. [TRENDING: Old Spanish Sugar Mill breakfast restaurant to close down in...

The Sebastian Police Department responded to a call on Monday morning about a woman sleeping on someone’s front lawn. When officers woke up the woman, they could smell a slight odor of alcohol. The woman told the police that she does not drink alcohol or use drugs but does not know how she ended up on someone’s front lawn.

MELBOURNE, Fla – A driver was injured after a two-vehicle crash in Melbourne on Tuesday, according to police. Investigators said the wreck, which involved a 68-year-old New Jersey driver and 67-year-old Melbourne driver, happened in the area of South Harbor City Boulevard and Silver Palm Avenue. [TRENDING: Old Spanish...

Melbourne landscaper Alfred Pellegrino moved into Riders on the Storm Inn in January, renting a room at the aging U.S. 1 weekly-rental motel while battling numbness in his hands — a threat to his livelihood. Like his fellow tenants, Pellegrino unexpectedly learned last week that the motel is shutting...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — UPDATE: SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast late Tuesday. The launch was briefly delayed from 6:57 p.m. to 10:14 p.m. Watch a video of the launch below:. WATCH: Falcon 9 rocket successfully launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office has named 55-year-old Harrison Dewitt Williams BCSO’s Fugitive of the Week in this week’s edition of “Wheel of Fugitive.”. Williams has two warrants for failure to appear in reference to possession of cocaine and failure to...

An 88-year-old exotic dancer’s “unpredicted” performance recently delighted America’s Got Talent judges and the audience during an audition. Penny claimed to be America’s senior-most burlesque dancer and could be regarded as a national treasure. Penny Starr Sr. hailed from Palm Bay, Florida. She had come...

Space is important to us and that’s why we're working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Please support it with a subscription here. --- SpaceX launched dozens more satellites for its orbital internet constellation late Tuesday, securing the company's 55th Starlink mission since the first flights kicked off just a few years ago. ...

Melbourne landscaper Alfred Pellegrino moved into Riders on the Storm Inn in January, renting a room at the aging U.S. 1 weekly-rental motel while battling numbness in his hands — a threat to his livelihood. Like his fellow tenants, Pellegrino unexpectedly learned last week that the motel is shutting...

Mankind's new best friend is coming to the U.S. Space Force. The Space Force has conducted a demonstration using dog-like quadruped unmanned ground vehicles (Q-UGVs) for security patrols and other repetitive tasks. The demonstration used at least two Vision 60 Q-UGVs, or "robot dogs," built by Ghost Robotics and took place at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 27 and 28.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Kennedy Space Center in Florida Tuesday night. The first instantaneous launch was scheduled at 6:57 p.m. Due to upper level winds, SpaceX later said it was targeting 10:14 p.m. the launch of Starlink.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Brevard Federated Republican Women will host their lunch meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 7 that will feature Bob White, Chairman of the Liberty Caucus of Florida a grassroots organization dedicated to working with the Republican Party to advance our principles and individual rights. “His love...

The US Space Force will send a dog-like robot from Ghost Robotics to patrol ports and space stations to reduce personnel costs. In the future, robot dogs will be used automatically for security services on the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station site. According to the US Department of Defense, this should save considerable costs that would otherwise be incurred by human security guards.

The US Space Force is deploying robot dogs to patrol its Cape Canaveral station, the Department of Defense has said.The Space Force, which is the youngest branch of the US military, said on Monday that it is deploying Ghost Robotics’ “quadruped unmanned ground vehicles (Q-UGVs)” for “damage assessments and patrol”.It is hoping to use these dog-like robots to carry out manual and repetitive patrol tasks that can be automated, the Department of Defense said in a statement.It said Space Launch Delta 45 – the unit responsible for all space launch operations from the Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and the Melbourne Police Department have busted an organized retail theft ring that targeted stores across the Sunshine State. According to a news release, two men, Marshawn Gordon and John McClure III, wore masks and raided stores, stealing nearly $30,000 worth...

MELBOURNE, Fla.—For most of his 15 years, Levi Draheim led a beachy life on a barrier island on Florida’s east coast, swimming, surfing and sailing in the near-shore waves. He dreamed of someday becoming a marine biologist. But Levi’s world is changing. Warming temperatures led to widespread...