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Cape Canaveral, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Cape Canaveral! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • When and where to watch SpaceX’s next Cape Canaveral Starlink launch
  • How a Cape Canaveral launch failure reshaped Amazon’s satellite timeline
  • How a student’s poem turned into a Cape Canaveral space adventure

Also on today's calendar: LIVE AT PIER 220 — Dance Your Sass Off! With TC & SASS 🎶 and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SpaceX targets Friday morning Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral (fox35orlando.com) — A Falcon 9 is slated to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with 29 Starlink internet satellites, using a veteran booster on its 27th flight. After launch, the first stage will attempt a droneship landing in the Atlantic, further supporting SpaceX’s rapid launch cadence visible from much of the Space Coast.
   

• FCC extends Amazon Leo satellite deployment deadline (datacenterdynamics.com) — A recent Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station has contributed to launch delays for Amazon’s Kuiper-style LEO network, but the FCC has still granted Amazon more time to deploy its satellites. The extension aims to foster competition with SpaceX’s Starlink, keeping Cape Canaveral central to the race to build global satellite broadband.
   

• Herndon student wins field trip to Cape Canaveral with America 250 poem (ffxnow.com) — A Virginia fifth-grader’s prize-winning poem is sending her to Cape Canaveral this summer for an immersive visit to Kennedy Space Center and a chance to meet an astronaut. Her America250 “America’s Field Trip” award highlights how national contests can bring more young visitors, attention, and tourism dollars to our local spaceport while celebrating the country’s diversity through student writing.
   

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Sargassum seaweed coats Florida beaches. See conditions via beach cams (floridatoday.com)

Merritt Island

  • These are the best things to do in Brevard this weekend, June 12 to 18 (floridatoday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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