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05-05-2025
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SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: What time is the nighttime liftoff?
A potential SpaceX rocket launch is on the horizon — and if all goes according to plan, it should be a pretty sight in the sky. Weather permitting and depending on cloud cover, a SpaceX rocket launch from Florida's Space Coast could be visible from Jacksonville Beach and Daytona Beach to Vero Beach and West Palm Beach. When there's a launch window in the middle of the night or very early morning, there's an opportunity for unique photos — the rocket lights up the dark sky and the contrail after makes for a great photo. Below is more information on rocket launches from NASA and Cape Canaveral and suggestions on where to watch them from this part of Florida. Rocket launch tally: Here's a list of all the missions from Cape Canaveral, Florida (psst, there's a lot) For questions or comments, email FLORIDA TODAY Space Reporter Rick Neale at rneale@ or Space Reporter Brooke Edwards at bedwards@ For more space news from the USA TODAY Network, visit Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on another mission deploying Starlink broadband satellites, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory indicates. Launch window time and day: 8:22 p.m. EDT Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to 12:53 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Location of rocket launch: Launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida Sonic booms: No Trajectory: Southeast Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at Pretty much anywhere in Brevard, you'll get a view of the rocket launch − in certain areas, you can get an amazing view of SpaceX rocket boosters returning to the pads. The best view to watch a rocket launch from the Space Coast is along the beach. However, visibility will depend on weather conditions and people should make sure not to block traffic or rights of way on bridges and to follow posted rules at beaches. If you are viewing the launch along the Indian River in Titusville from Space View Park or Parrish Park, look east directly across the river. If you are farther south along the Indian River, look northeast. Playalinda Beach or Canaveral National Seashore is the closest spot to view liftoff because it is almost parallel to Launch Pad 39A. On the beach, look south along the coastline, (you can even see the pad from some spots). Some hotspots to check out: Jetty Park Beach and Pier, 400 Jetty Park Road, Port Canaveral. Note, there's a charge to park. Playalinda Beach, 1000 Playalinda Beach Road, Canaveral National Seashore. Note, there's a charge to park, and access to Canaveral National Seashore isn't always granted depending on capacity and time of day. Max Brewer Bridge and Parrish Park, 1 A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway, Titusville. Note, parking is available on both sides of Max Brewer Bridge. Space View Park, 8 Broad St., Titusville Sand Point Park, 10 E. Max Brewer Causeway, Titusville Rotary Riverfront Park, 4141 S. Washington Ave., Titusville Riverfront Park at Cocoa Village, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa (just before State Road 520 Causeway) Cocoa Village, near the parks and shops or near the docks Various parks on Merritt Island Rotary Park, 1899 S. Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island Kiwanis Park on Kiwanis Island Park Road on Merritt Island Port Canaveral, with ships from Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean at port Alan Shepard Park, 299 E. Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach. Note, there could be parking costs. Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade Ave. Parking fee varies. Lori Wilson Park, 1400 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. Lori Wilson Park has a dog park, by the way. Sidney Fischer Park, 2200 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. Note, there could be parking costs. Downtown Cocoa Beach, along Minutemen Causeway Tables Beach, 197 SR A1A, Satellite Beach The Tides on SR A1A in Satellite Beach Various parks, including the Pelican Beach Clubhouse, in Satellite Beach Pineda Causeway Eau Gallie Causeway Front Street Park near Melbourne (U.S. 192) Causeway and U.S. 1 in Melbourne Indialantic boardwalk at Melbourne Causeway and SR A1A Paradise Beach Park, aka Howard Futch Park, 2301 SR A1A, Melbourne (this is a beachside park) Sebastian Inlet Park, 9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (there is a cost to enter) Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper. This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: When is liftoff?
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14-02-2025
- Politics
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Former Elon Musk worker challenges Susan Collins for US Senate
Feb. 14—Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins has her first challenger for the 2026 election cycle — Phillip Rench, a former senior engineer for Elon Musk's SpaceX who lives in Waterboro. Rench is a 37-year-old board member of the Maine Space Corp., a quasi-governmental nonprofit created by the state Legislature to establish sites to launch small vehicles and satellites into low orbit. He is challenging Collins, who is seeking her sixth term, as an independent, according to paperwork filed with the Federal Election Commission. Rench, who is originally from southern Maine and owns Ossipee Hill Farm and Observatory, said in an email Friday that he was not ready to discuss his candidacy. Rench and his wife returned to Maine in November of 2019, according to a biography on his farm website. Before that, Rench lived in South Texas, where he worked as a senior engineer at SpaceX's Boca Chica Launch site. According to his LinkedIn page, Rench contributed to the success of the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Commercial Crew programs during his five years at SpaceX, where he also managed command, control and instrumentation at Launch Pad 39A. He later became site director of the Starship Program in Boca Chica, Texas. Once the pandemic hit and highlighted the fragility of the supply chains and food security, the couple began growing their own food. And then in the spring of 2022, the couple established an observatory. Rench joined the 14-member Maine Space Corp. board in June of 2023, after being nominated by Gov. Janet Mills. Collins, 72, is expected to face a tough election cycle, especially with Donald Trump returning to the White House. She has had a tortured relationship with the man who has remade the Republican party in his own image. She has not supported any of his three campaigns for president, most recently writing in former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for president last fall. But Collins has navigated this dynamic before, having warded off a challenge from former Maine Speaker of the House Sarah Gideon in 2020 — an expensive campaign in which Democrats were riding a wave of resistance to Trump and outrage over Collin's pivotal vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, which helped remake the court majority and end federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade. Despite being down in polling before the 2020 election, Collins went on to win by 9 points, even as Trump lost the statewide tally by 9 points to Joe Biden. And Collins, who has been delivering key votes in support of Trump's controversial cabinet nominees, such as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, is beginning the cycle with a big fundraising advantage. Through December, her campaign committee reported nearly $2.7 million in cash on hand. Collins has criticized Musk's effort to slash federal spending. So far, no other candidates have emerged. Gov. Janet Mills would not rule out a run when asked by the Press Herald in December. Mills is in her final two years as governor because of term limits. Copy the Story Link
