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Tickets On Sale for SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-21 Launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Launch Viewing at The Gantry is back! Launch Transportation Tickets now on sale for SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-21 Launch on Saturday, October 25.With the growing public interest in space and space travel, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (recently ranked as the number one attraction in the U.S. in Tripadvisor’s 2025 Travelers’ Choice Awards) is now offering Launch Transportation Tickets (LTT) at The Gantry at LC-39 for the upcoming SpaceX F…Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Pop Star Benson Boone to Perform Among the Rockets at Kennedy Space Center

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Moonbeams will shine down on Kennedy Space Center’s Rocket Garden, where Benson Boone will perform on Nov. 29. The pop star will take the stage as part of the free Visa Live concert series.NASA · Merritt Island See the Story

Repairs stalled after crane falls on Merritt Island home

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After a crane fell on a Merritt Island home two months ago, James and Amanda Crane are still dealing with the damage as they say the insurance company hasn't given them enough money to start construction repairs. Now, the couple is living in a rental and waiting for guidance to fix their home.Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Paradise Pool Screens Inc. Owner Arrested for Unlicensed Contracting During Florida State of Emergency

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA — 33-year-old Jonathan Michael Keen of Merritt Island has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to unlicensed contracting activities after a state investigation found he had been operating without a proper license while Florida was under a declared State of Emergency. According to court documents filed by the Brevard County State Attorney’s Office, Keen faces two criminal counts: Count 1: Contracting Wi…Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Summer Breeze to bring smooth ’70s sound to Merritt Island Moose Lodge

MERRITT ISLAND — The sophisticated, melodic soft rock songs of the 1970s and early 1980s have come to be known in music circles as “Yacht Rock.” Saturday, Oct. 18, Merritt Island Moose Lodge 2073 will hold back the changing season…Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Merritt Island Teen Arrested for Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting - The Space Coast Rocket

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — A 17-year-old Merritt Island teen has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies in connection with a shooting that left a woman seriously injured in the early morning hours of October 8, 2025. According to an affidavit filed by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, Malachi Jajuan Walton has been charged with Attempted Second Degree Murder with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Use of a Firearm in the Comm…Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex remains open despite federal government shutdown

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The full impact of the federal government shutdown is unclear, but at least there's good news for tourists going to KSC.Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

Blue Origin Opens New Rocket Factory on Florida’s Space Coast, Eyes Lunar Lander Test

Blue Origin has unveiled its massive new rocket manufacturing facility on Merritt Island, marking a significant expansion of Florida’s growing role in the modern space race. The 750,000-square-foot plant is dedicated to producing the company’s heavy-lift New Glenn rockets, which are now advancing through a high-tech assembly line. The process spans welding, plumbing, and testing phases before rockets move toward their eventual launches. Company …Blue Origin · Merritt Island Read Article

SpaceX Launches IMAP, CGO, SWFO-L1 to Probe Solar Frontier and Space Weather

A Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Sept. 24, 2025, carrying NASA’s IMAP, CGO, and SWFO-L1 spacecraft. The mission aims to chart the heliosphere’s boundary, monitor Earth’s geocorona, and deliver constant space-weather alerts, protecting satellites and astronauts while expanding knowledge of the solar system’s outer edge.Merritt Island · Merritt Island Read Article

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble

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A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better understanding of space weather was launched from the agency's Kennedy Space Center along Florida's Atlantic coast on Wednesday morning.Science · Merritt Island Read Article

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Tickets On Sale for SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-21 Launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Pop Star Benson Boone to Perform Among the Rockets at Kennedy Space Center

Repairs stalled after crane falls on Merritt Island home

Paradise Pool Screens Inc. Owner Arrested for Unlicensed Contracting During Florida State of Emergency

Summer Breeze to bring smooth ’70s sound to Merritt Island Moose Lodge

Merritt Island Teen Arrested for Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting - The Space Coast Rocket

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex remains open despite federal government shutdown

Blue Origin Opens New Rocket Factory on Florida’s Space Coast, Eyes Lunar Lander Test

SpaceX Launches IMAP, CGO, SWFO-L1 to Probe Solar Frontier and Space Weather

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble

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Tickets On Sale for SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 10-21 Launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

Pop Star Benson Boone to Perform Among the Rockets at Kennedy Space Center

Repairs stalled after crane falls on Merritt Island home

Paradise Pool Screens Inc. Owner Arrested for Unlicensed Contracting During Florida State of Emergency

Summer Breeze to bring smooth ’70s sound to Merritt Island Moose Lodge

Merritt Island Teen Arrested for Attempted Murder After Drive-By Shooting - The Space Coast Rocket

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex remains open despite federal government shutdown

Blue Origin Opens New Rocket Factory on Florida’s Space Coast, Eyes Lunar Lander Test

SpaceX Launches IMAP, CGO, SWFO-L1 to Probe Solar Frontier and Space Weather

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble