š± When and where you can watch Sundayās New Glenn launch
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In today's newsletter:
- When and where you can watch Sundayās New Glenn launch
- How Port Canaveralās new hire fits into the Space Coastās growth
- How new KSC facilities could ease Cape Canaveralās launch bottlenecks.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 83, low: 69.
- Sunday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
š° News we're reading
1. Blue Origin announces April 2026 launch for New Glenn mission (wesh.com) ā A major Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launch is set for Sunday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with liftoff targeted between 6:45 and 8:45 a.m. and live coverage starting 30 minutes prior. The reusable booster, already flown once, will carry AST SpaceMobileās BlueBird 7 satellite to low Earth orbit to expand direct-to-smartphone broadband service. 
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2. Florida Tech earns āMilitary Friendly' designation (floridatoday.com) ā Residents may be interested that Port Canaveral has hired Melissa Pope as a new purchasing specialist, strengthening operations at the cruise and cargo hub just next door to Cape Canaveral. The same roundup notes Florida Techās renewed āMilitary Friendlyā designation and a Melbourne restaurant winning a national sustainability-focused grant, highlighting broader economic and educational momentum across the Space Coast. Ā Ā Ā
3. All Points signs agreement to build payload processing facilities at KSC (spacenews.com) ā New payload processing facilities planned at Kennedy Space Center aim to ease bottlenecks that also affect Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, where existing capacity is strained by growing launch demand. All Points Logistics will build two large processing complexes on KSC land, with the first expected to open by late 2027, expanding support for both government and commercial missions. Ā Ā Ā
4. Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield (columbian.com) ā Cape Canaveral again serves as the launch point for history, with Artemis II astronauts praising how well their Orion moonshipāand especially its heat shieldāhandled the fiery return to Earth. Speaking from Houston, the diverse four-person crew said their successful lunar flyby puts NASA on stronger footing for a crewed moon landing and, eventually, a permanent base. Ā Ā Ā
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Diamond Square Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting
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