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Canterbury senior JJ Ignac simulates how he manually tracks the radar as the ISS goes across the sky. Ignac and his small team of Canterbury seniors built the satellite tracking antenna that made today’s ISS contact possible.

"Can you eat cupcakes in space?" Canterbury students contact International Space Station

Tara Calligan

Students at Canterbury School of Fort Myers made contact with the International Space Station. Canterbury is one of eight schools in the world to have this opportunity right now.

The NASA moon rocket stands on Pad 39B after August's scrub for the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the Moon at the Kennedy Space Center.

NASA fuels its moon rocket during a leak test ahead of the next launch try

Associated Press

NASA is on course for a possible launch attempt Tuesday, provided the U.S. Space Force extends the certification of batteries on board that are part of the flight safety system.

NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Nicole Stott vote from space via email.

Voting From Space: How NASA Astronauts Will Cast Ballots From Orbit

Brendan Byrne

Voting in space isn’t new. In fact it’s been happening for more than 20 years.

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 mission for NASA lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at 7:50 a.m. EDT.

Science/Tech

NASA’s Newest Rover On Seven-Month Trip To Mars

Brendan Byrne

NASA’s next Mars rover is on its way to the red planet after launching Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft hitched a ride into space on...

SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon ahead of Wednesday's launch attempt.

NASA Gives SpaceX Final ‘Go’ For Wednesday’s Human Launch Attempt From Kennedy Space Center

brendan byrne - wmfe

NASA said SpaceX is GO for launch Wednesday. The private company will attempt to launch two NASA astronauts from Kennedy Space Center — a first from the...

Northrop Grumman's Pegasus rocket hitches a ride to space on the belly of an airplane.

NASA’S Long-Delayed Icon Mission Set For Unconventional Launch Off Daytona Beach Coast

Brendan Byrne

Weather has delayed the first launch attempt Wednesday night. NASA will attempt to launch the payload Thursday night. An unconventional launch is now...

South Florida Schools Partner With NASA To Bring Veggies To Space

Daniel Rivero

Teachers in Miami-Dade County gathered this weekend at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden to get new materials that could one day help take humans...

Ascent Abort-2 successfully launched at 7 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

NASA's Moon Capsule Safety Test 'Successful'

Brendan Byrne

NASA has successfully tested a key safety system on a new space capsule designed to take humans to the moon. The space agency tested the launch abort...

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at a House Science, Space and Technology Committee committee meeting March 2, 2009.

NASA Amending $21 Billion Budget Request To Speed Up Moon Mission

Brendan Byrne

Congress is asking NASA to provide an updated budget request for the next fiscal year. The ask comes after Vice President Mike Pence charged the agency...

Florida Sets Its Sights On A New Era In Space

Jessica Weiss

Could Florida be the base for a new branch of the military to handle threats in space? Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis asked President Trump to place...