Space Travel

The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

By Wednesday night, astronauts may be rocketing out to the moon for the first time in 53 years. On “Live & Local,” we get the latest on the Artemis II mission. Plus, the Florida scrub jay faces a legal challenge, and we chat with The Zest’s Dalia Colón.

On "The Florida Roundup," Hadfield talks about what it's like to be launched into space, what the Artemis II crew might be navigating as it prepares, his personal connection to one of the members and more.

On "The Florida Roundup," we discussed changes to NASA's Artemis plans and more with reporter Brendan Byrne and UCF's associate provost for space commercialization and strategy, Greg Autry.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we were live in Orlando. We spoke with Orange County Schools Superintendent Maria Vazquez about possible school closures, got an update about the space industry and more.

A proposal by the FAA would include shutting down Playlinda beach for up to 60 days to accommodate the launches.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the International Space Station more than nine months, despite launching into space in June for what was expected to be an eight-day mission.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will return home on SpaceX soon after their replacements arrive at the space station next week.

While space enthusiasts show up in the thousands along Florida's Space Coast, it's hardly the only place on Earth hosting excitement for space exploration.

It experienced communication issues connecting with the Deep Space Network, a group of giant radio antennas positioned around the globe to communicate with spacecraft.

A UCF team is is sending a mission to an uncharted area of the moon, while researchers at Florida worked with NASA to successfully grow plants in lunar soil.

It's estimated that more than 60 launches will take place by the end of the year.