This Tuesday, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will once again launch from Florida’s Space Coast. The rocket launch is scheduled for 9:11am – 9:35am on December 18th from Launch Complex SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s first third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. The second GPS 3-series satellite will now launch on a Delta 4
The rocket launch will be visible for most of the surrounding Space Coast. Our beautiful beaches are popular launch viewing locations. Jetty Park, Port Canaveral, and the Cocoa Beach Pier are also popular viewing spots. The weather forecast for Friday indicates partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms across Central Florida. Check your local weather station for up to date weather reports.
For more information about the launch and the upcoming launch schedule on the Space Coast, visit the official Kennedy Space Center website. Learn more about SpaceX and look out for the launch livestream at SpaceX.com. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
EDIT 12/18/18: The launch was scrubbed and has been rescheduled for shortly after 9:00am on Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
The Merritt Island Boat Parade returns Saturday, December 15th! The boat parade is a much awaited local tradition held along the Sykes Creek through the adjacent canals, and ends at the State Road. The boats in the parade are decked out with Christmas lights and decorations-some even have holiday tunes playing! The parade can been the best from the Sykes Creek Parkway Bridge. The parade starts at 5:30pm at the Sykes Creek Parkway Bridge/Kiwanis Basin.
For more information about the parade, visit the parade’s Facebook Page. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
Cape Canaveral is one of the busiest spaceports in the world. Soon, it will be interacting with the prospect of returning to the moon in the next decade. As part of that ultimate mission, Cape Canaveral-based Moon Express were among some of the companies selected to compete for up to $2.6 billion worth of NASA contracts that will fast-track the return. “When we go to the moon, we want to be one customer of many customers in a robust marketplace between the Earth and the moon and want multiple providers that are competing” says NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. The launch of Apollo 17 was the last time that the Space Coast was given the opportunity to see NASA touch the moon. With announcements from companies like Moon Express’s plans to call Cape Canaveral home to their lander development program, Brevard County is on track to log more upwards economic activity as we set sail for the moon.
For more information about NASA’s return to the moon, read Orlando Sentinel’s article. For the official launch schedule, visit the Kennedy Space Center’s website. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
The Cocoa Beach Boat Parade returns Saturday, December 8th! The boat parade is a favorite local tradition held along the Banana River between Highway 520 and the Cocoa Beach Golf Course for over 10 years. The boats in the parade are decked out with Christmas lights and decorations-some even have holiday tunes playing! The parade can been seen all along the Banana River from private residences, empty lots, and some riverfront restaurants. The parade starts at 6:00pm near the Cocoa Beach Causeway.
For more information about the parade, visit Cocoa Beach Rotary’s website. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!
