NASA circulated a draft RFP that spells out how private companies could design, certify and operate a commercial station to succeed the ISS. The move invites quick industry feedback and maps a timeline toward awards in 2027.

SpaceX sent another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on July 5, and a second launch is slated for July 9 — keeping the Space Coast busy after 109 launches in 2025.

ULA is set to launch an Atlas V 551 from Cape Canaveral in a pre‑dawn window to place 29 Amazon Leo satellites into low Earth orbit as Amazon scales its broadband constellation.

SpaceX is set to launch SiriusXM’s SXM-11 from Cape Canaveral late tonight; the flight‑proven Falcon 9 will try for another droneship landing. A backup window is scheduled for June 29.

Attorneys say more than 160 Florida suits claim website chatbots recorded users without consent, raising steep statutory‑damages risk for companies that use web chat tools.

Oregon‑based Rapta has established a regional headquarters in Orlando to serve aerospace, defense and space manufacturers across the Eastern United States. The move ties the AI firm closer to the Space Coast and local industry partners.

SpaceX is aiming for a predawn Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on June 23 to fly its Starfall demo, a prototype reentry capsule the FAA cleared for testing. The booster will try to return to a droneship off the Atlantic coast.

Col. Bob Hines, named Artemis III's sole backup, has the résumé and training that could put him on the moon on a later Artemis flight.

A state data snapshot shows Florida Poly alumni earn a median $93,600 five years after graduation — the highest among Florida public universities and a win for focused STEM training.

The first RS‑25 engine for Artemis III arrived at Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building, a key milestone as teams ready the SLS for a 2027 orbital test.

NASA selected Relativity Space to fly the Aeolus Mars climate orbiter from Cape Canaveral; the mission will map winds, dust and temperatures to sharpen models and landing forecasts.

Disney is working with Adobe to use Firefly Foundry so Imagineering can turn sketches into concept art and 3D prototypes as a $17B Walt Disney World plan moves forward.

A pre-dawn Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral as booster B1067 completed a record 35th flight and landed on the droneship. The flight pushed the Space Coast’s busy 2026 manifest higher.