NASA, Kennedy Space Center and Artemis
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Ahead of the first launch from Florida, SpaceX's Gigabay is rising at Kennedy Space Center. The sight is visible to the public.
Celebrating the power of space to bring the world together, Yuri’s Night features parties around the world every year around April 12, in commemoration of Yuri Gagarin becoming the first human in space (April 12, 1961) and the launch of the first Space Shuttle (April 12, 1981).
The Kennedy Space Center director didn’t mince words. “We stand at a pivotal moment,” Janet Petro told state lawmakers in Tallahassee last fall.
Kennedy Space Center’s director has fired off a blunt warning that a growing rift with Space Florida could threaten the future of the Space Coast’s flagship launch complex. The alarm is sounding just as NASA prepares a crewed lunar flight that would be the first in more than half a century.
The Kennedy Space Center director didn’t mince words. “We stand at a pivotal moment,” Janet Petro told state lawmakers in Tallahassee last fall. The future of one of Florida