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Junior Quarterback Earns Offer at Pitt Camp

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Junior Quarterback Earns Offer at Pitt Camp

Over the years, Pat Narduzzi and Pitt have a strong track record of extending offers to players that perform well at their prospects camp and that occurred again on Sunday. At least 3 campers earned offers from Pitt including a junior quarterback from Florida. 2027 quarterback Kevin Verpaele (6’2″, 190-pounds) from Merritt Island, Florida traveled to Pittsburgh to try and impress Kade Bell and Pitt and did exactly that. Following camp and a conv…Read Article

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NASA’s IMAP Mission to Chart Solar System Boundary, Launching in 2025

NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) has begun final preparations at Kennedy Space Center for a launch no earlier than September 2025. The mission will position IMAP at Lagrange Point 1, a million miles from Earth, to study the solar wind and the edge of the heliosphere. The spacecraft, built by Johns Hopkins APL, will fly alongside two other satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9. IMAP is part of NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes pr…NASA · Merritt Island See the Story

A crane collapses kills 2 at a Florida construction site, officials say

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NASA, ISRO Research Aboard Fourth Private Astronaut Mission to Station

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NASA and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) are collaborating to launch scientific investigations aboard Axiom Mission 4, the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. These studies include examining muscle regeneration, growth of sprouts and edible microalgae, survival of tiny aquatic organisms, and human interaction with electronic displays in microgravity.NASA · Merritt Island See the Story

Whitson into Astronaut Hall of Fame

Will return to space this weekend This week is a memorable one for Beaconsfield native Peggy Whitson. On May 31, Whitson was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame located at the Kennedy Space Center at Merritt Island, FL. Just eight days later, she is scheduled to return to space as commander of the Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) on June 8. Whitson’s entire family will attend the launch. They include Hugh and Jackie Whitson; Tanner, Tess, Clyde,…Merritt Island · Merritt Island See the Story

I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal

3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Lili Villarreal Listen to this audio excerpt from Liliana Villarreal, Artemis Landing & Recovery Director: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser does not support the audio element. Lili Villarreal fell in love with space exploration from an early age when she and her family visited the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. So, it should come …Space · Merritt Island Read Article

NASA Kennedy Digs Latest Robot Test

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NASA's RASSOR (Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot) undergoes testing to extract simulated regolith, or the loose, fragmental material on the moon's surface, inside of the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Lab at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 27. Ben Burdess, mechanical engineer at NASA Kennedy, observes RASSOR's counterrotating drums digging up the lunar dust and creating a three-foot berm.NASA · Merritt Island See the Story

World’s First Space Hotel Set to Open in 2027

As we enter a new era of space tourism, the world's first space hotel is set to open in 2027. Named Voyager Station, this ambitious project is led by Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC).Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

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