Space Coast (Cape Canaveral, FL)
By Kerry L Klun, Broker/Owner, 321-626-5868
(Palm Realty)
The SpaceX Dragon capsule that launched from the Space Coast on Sunday  carrying nearly 5,500 pounds of supplies to the ISS docked this morning which was 1 day later than originally planned. A 58-foot robotic arm to was used to connect with the capsule 250 miles above the Earth. The resupply mission carried over 5500 lbs of  supplies to the 6 people that are presently on board the ISS.
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By Kerry L Klun, Broker/Owner, 321-626-5868
(Palm Realty)
Many people have asked me why NASA launches from Cape Canaveral when Florida has so many hurricanes. Fair question. I decided to look into it and came up with some interesting answers.First off yes, Florida does have hurricanes, however, because of the way that the Gulf Stream flows, usually hurricanes don't make a direct hit on Brevard county where Cape Canaveral is located. As you can see from the illustration to the right, the Gulf Stream generally rounds the tip of south Florida in the Miami area and then heads out into the ocean and up the eastern sea board where it often is felt in the Carolinas.Next, Cape Canaveral is on the Atlantic coast of Florida. Therefore, if there is any type of problem after liftoff such as what was experienced with the Challenger Shuttle disaster, then t...
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By Kerry L Klun, Broker/Owner, 321-626-5868
(Palm Realty)
After the last rocket launch was scrubbed several times due to bad weather, there is an 80% chance of an Atlas V rocket launching tonight from Cape Canaveral.  The rocket will be carrying a Global Positioning satellite system and the launch is scheduled for 11:23 p.m., with an 18-minute launch window. As with previous launches, if tonights lauch is scrubbed, then it could be re-scheduled for Saturday. If successful, this will be the 47th launch by an Atlas V since 2002.  The rocket was rolled to the launch pad Thursday morning. 
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By Kerry L Klun, Broker/Owner, 321-626-5868
(Palm Realty)
Okay Cape Canaveral watchers, it was announced that SpaceX and Orbcomm are now planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket at 6:08 pm ET Friday from Cape Canaveral.  Six commercial satellites are also planned for the same launch. Originally the launch was planned for this past Sunday, but that was delayed in order to allow time to test one of the additional 6 satellites.  With weather being fickle on the Space Coast, Saturday has also been tagged as a backup launch date.  
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