Space Coast

On Tuesday morning, $212,160 in funding for the Brevard Cultural Alliance was on the chopping block. Commissioners voted 3-2 not to renew that contract, which funded about 40% of the BCA budget.

"Seagrass die-off has happened before in Florida in various estuaries at various times. Seagrass recovers. But this is the first time it's really been simultaneous in all five major estuaries in Florida," said Bill Kearney of the Sun Sentinel.

While space enthusiasts show up in the thousands along Florida's Space Coast, it's hardly the only place on Earth hosting excitement for space exploration.

It's been a record year for sea turtle nests in Florida while also being very hot. Researchers are studying the effect of heat on sea turtles.

Already running years behind, Boeing's first astronaut flight is now off until at least next March. Boeing said Monday that it should be done removing flammable tape from its Starliner capsule in the coming weeks.

The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon in another year got their first look at their spacecraft, as NASA warned Tuesday there could be more delays.

Ozzie Osband, a Space Coast launch viewing icon, has died. Osband hosted public viewings of space launches for decades at Space View Park and helped bring the 321 area code to Brevard County.

Falcon Heavy is made up of three rocket boosters strapped together. The two side boosters will return to Cape Canaveral and land vertically-- their arrival marked by sonic booms that may be heard across Central Florida.

Organizers of the Space Coast Music Festival announced the postponement, citing construction projects in the Eau Gallie area

The processing facility at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center will prepare Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites for launch.