Miami man is playing a role in the Artemis II mission
Adrian Ruiz, a cryogenics engineer, helped support the mission and ensured the rocket was ready for its final stage.
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Adrian Ruiz, a cryogenics engineer, helped support the mission and ensured the rocket was ready for its final stage.
DeSantis said moving NASA headquarters to the Kennedy Space Center makes sense. Not everyone agrees.
The governor said the agency's Washington D.C. headquarters is always empty and it makes sense to move them to Florida.
Cheers accompanied the rocket as it rode a huge trail of flames toward space
The space agency is still targeting a two-hour launch window on Wednesday
The rocket launched from the Kennedy Space Center, hauling satellites to space for the US military
The Artemis I rocket will get its third launch attempt on Tuesday, September 27, but expected tropical weather could change that.
NASA scrubbed its second attempt to launch its Artemis 1 test flight on a mission to send an unpiloted capsule on a 37-day trip around the moon and back.
After multiple delays, the SpaceX Crew 3 mission is set to take off for the international space station.
A SpaceX rocket launch has been delayed until Wednesday.
A SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast Saturday evening.
NASA and SpaceX are promising more Coast Guard patrols and fewer pleasure boaters for this weekend's splashdown by four astronauts.
Lighting up the pre-dawn sky, a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously-flown first stage roared to life and shot away up the East Coast early Friday, boosting a refurbished SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule into orbit carrying four astronauts on a day-long trip to the International Space Station.
Vice President Mike Pence will visit Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday.
50 years ago our universe got just a little bit smaller when Neil Armstrong took that giant leap for mankind and set foot on the moon.
On Saturday, NASA will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing.
On July 16th, fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 astronauts launched from the Kennedy Space Center on a historic mission to become the first people in history to walk on the moon.
A rocket known for launching satellites and other spacecraft into the sky for the past three decades is joining a hall-of-fame of sorts for historic rockets.
The International Space Station welcomed its first returning vehicle in years — a SpaceX Dragon capsule making its second delivery.
The Space Coast's latest rocket test could be called a blazing success.
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft waved off its planned rendezvous with the International Space Station due to a navigation error.
SpaceX is taking another shot at launching a rocket from NASA's historic moon pad.
The Happiest Place on Earth is closing its doors Thursday ahead of Hurricane Matthew.
An internal audit at NASA has revealed the launch control software under development for their deep-space exploration program is more than a year behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars above projected costs.
Is your bachelor's degree in science, math or engineering collecting dust as you skim through the wanted ads? Well, check the space travel section because NASA needs you.
The City of Miami Gardens paid tribute to Army Sgt. La David Johnson, a hometown soldier killed in Niger in 2017, as family members reflect during a Memorial Day ceremony.
A fast-growing five-alarm fire at a junkyard near NW 135th Street and Cairo Lane is sending thick smoke across Opa-locka as firefighters battle to contain the blaze.
A car fire in Fort Lauderdale's Melrose Park spread to a home, forcing a family to flee as firefighters rescued several pets from the blaze.
At Miami's Freedom Tower, ex-Sen. Mel Martinez praised Trump's Cuba stance as anti-embargo activists report facing increased federal scrutiny.
Five people, including two children, safely evacuated the home when the blaze broke out.
The City of Miami Gardens paid tribute to Army Sgt. La David Johnson, a hometown soldier killed in Niger in 2017, as family members reflect during a Memorial Day ceremony.
A fast-growing five-alarm fire at a junkyard near NW 135th Street and Cairo Lane is sending thick smoke across Opa-locka as firefighters battle to contain the blaze.
A car fire in Fort Lauderdale's Melrose Park spread to a home, forcing a family to flee as firefighters rescued several pets from the blaze.
At Miami's Freedom Tower, ex-Sen. Mel Martinez praised Trump's Cuba stance as anti-embargo activists report facing increased federal scrutiny.
Five people, including two children, safely evacuated the home when the blaze broke out.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
A draft memorandum includes a 60-day ceasefire extension and the halt of fighting on all fronts, sources say.
The Justice Department acknowledges it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, calling the information "partisan propaganda."
"I think it's just disrespectful to those that I served with who didn't come back," a veteran suing to stop construction of the arch told CBS News.
Negotiations are "in a very good place," a senior Trump official said, but, a deal to end the Iran war likely will not be signed this weekend.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.