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Since then, Scott and his colleagues have participated in countless programs offered daily. The Astronaut Encounter program gives the astronauts a chance to present about their experiences and sign autographs. The center also welcomes astronauts from Canada, Brazil, and beyond to share.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – On January 19, 1965, NASA’s Gemini II spacecraft launched from Cape Kennedy (now Kennedy Space Center) in Florida. This suborbital flight marked the final test before the first crewed mission of the Gemini Program, an essential step in the United States’ journey to landing humans on the Moon.

CAPE CANAVERAL - A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis to relocate NASA's headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Kennedy Space Center has drawn mixed reactions.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander launched at 1:11 a.m. on Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Here's what to know.

Florida preschoolers are eligible to receive free admission to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex for the rest of 2025. The Junior Space Explorer Pass is for Florida residents age 5 or younger. Pre-registration is required at the attraction’s website ( kennedyspacecenter.com ). It is not available at the front entrance to the complex.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke of the potential move Wednesday during his remarks spotlighting the launch of the Florida University Space Research Consortium.

(The Center Square) – Moving the headquarters of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Kennedy Space Center in Florida is supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis, he said Wednesday. The second-term Republican governor made his remarks as he and ...

NASA’s newest mission to the moon successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center early Wednesday morning.

While lauding a new partnership among Florida universities and Kennedy Space Center, Gov. Ron DeSantis shoehorned in a pitch to have NASA headquarters leave the nation’s capital in favor of

NASA consortium:UF, UCF, Embry-Riddle launch Florida space research group with NASA's Kennedy Space Center DeSantis spoke of his support for a NASA move during remarks spotlighting the launch of ...

By comparison, last year's total of 93 orbital rocket launches breezed to a new Florida annual record. The former record was 72 launches in 2023.