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Students Celebrate Rockets, Environment at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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At NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, sustainability and preservation efforts here on Earth are as much of a priority as rocket…

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Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024
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Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023…

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NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Top 20 Stories of 2023
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Here’s a look back at 2023’s most significant events at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida: JANUARYDay of Remembrance Marks…

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Record Number of Sea Turtle Nests at NASA Spaceport
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Editor’s note: The headline and story were changed to reflect a record number of nests, not hatches, on Kennedy. Humans…

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NASA Seeks Public Input on Facility Expansion Plan at Florida Spaceport
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NASA is accepting public comment on a supplemental environmental assessment developed in response to a SpaceX request to lease and…

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Latest Information on PFAS Studies at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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Since 2015, NASA has been assessing the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and the agency’s Kennedy Space Center…

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Seven Facts You May Not Know About Sharks Near NASA’s Florida Spaceport
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Long before NASA’s Kennedy Space Center became the home for launching humanity’s future, the waters surrounding the Florida spaceport housed…

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What’s Blooming at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, where hundreds of species…

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Sea Turtles Dig Spaceport Beaches for Nesting Season
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Sea Turtles Dig Spaceport Beaches for Nesting Season.

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Students Walk on the Wild Side of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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Ask students what they think about NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and they might talk about rocket launches, spacecraft,…

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Celebrate Earth Day with Five Fun Facts About Kennedy
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By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is home to more than rocket launches and research…

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Kennedy Space Center ‘Rescues’ Mangroves During Shoreline Restoration
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By Jason Costa NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center With its 140,000 acres located along the Atlantic coastline and within…

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Researchers Hope Kennedy (Sea) Grass is Greener on the Other Side
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By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Once home to the densest region of seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon…

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Popular Eagles Build New Home at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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The most famous pair of American bald eagles at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center have returned to their prominent position at…

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NASA Reviews SpaceX Roberts Road Expansion at Kennedy Space Center
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By Jason Costa NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center After 60 years serving as the nation’s launching pad for many…

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NASA Uses Good Fire to Protect Spaceport Infrastructure, Wildlife Habitats
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By Laura Aguiar Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center resides in “Lightning Alley,” a region of Central Florida that…

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Kennedy Ecologists Keep Watchful Eyes on Manatee Habitat
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By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently published its Indian River Lagoon Health…

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Top 20 Kennedy Space Center Highlights from 2021
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JANUARY ELaNa 20 Launch Marking the first payload carried by the LauncherOne rocket, Virgin Orbit’s 747-00 carrier, Cosmic Girl, took…

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NASA Conducts Environmental Assessment, Practices Responsible Growth
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In response to an inquiry from SpaceX, NASA is preparing to conduct environmental assessments to develop a proposed new launch…

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NASA’s Kennedy Develops Indian River Lagoon Health Initiative Plan
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By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which shares land with the Merritt Island…

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At 59, Kennedy Diversifies, Flourishes as Multi-User Spaceport
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By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center In 1962 when America was going to the Moon, NASA established Kennedy Space…

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Plantation Ruins: 250-year-old History Preserved at Kennedy
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By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center The history of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center comprises more than six decades of…

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Crested Birds Make a Rare Landing at Kennedy Space Center
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By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sharing a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, NASA’s Kennedy Space…

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Utilities Work Paves the Way for Indian River Bridge Replacement
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By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center continues to diversify as a multi-user spaceport, and Commercial…

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Small Businesses Sign up for Big Opportunities at NASA
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When NASA’s Kennedy Space Center needed to repair and stabilize the dunes along nearly four miles of shoreline, the Florida…

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Earth Day Highlights Kennedy’s Focus on the Environment
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By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sustainability and preservation are at the forefront of Kennedy Space Center’s goals. The…

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On the Bright Side: Discovery Solar Energy Center Nears Completion
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By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center While NASA’s Kennedy Space Center maintains a crucial role in furthering the nation’s…

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Facility at Kennedy Soaks Up the Sun
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By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sitting on more than 140,000 sprawling acres, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…

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Bio-Filter Breathes Life Into Indian River Lagoon One Drop at a Time
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By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center One recent study has led teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to construct…

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Kennedy Celebrates America Recycles Day with ‘Awesome’ Annual Event
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By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center employees dropped off everything from batteries and electronics to clothes,…

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Kennedy Ecologists Find ‘Love from Barbara in a Bottle’
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When a team of Kennedy Space Center ecology specialists ventured out to the Florida spaceport’s shoreline for a routine site…

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“Our Refuge” Q & A: Gopher Tortoises at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
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Gopher tortoises are a familiar sight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, munching on grass along the road’s shoulders and occasionally…

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Energy Awareness Month to Focus on Solar Power
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By Bob Granath NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida Everyday life in the 21st century requires more and more energy. From…

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SEA Award Winners Exemplify Success in Sustainability
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Kennedy’s Environmental Management Branch developed the Sustainable Environment Awareness (SEA) Award in order to recognize exemplary achievement that advances sustainability…

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Kennedy Ready to Plant New Solar Farms
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Solar power generation at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is about to improve as the center expands its ability…

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Renewable Energy Transformation Greens Kennedy
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Several years, new construction and major overhauls of existing structures have made NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida a leader…

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Sustainable, Efficient Data Center Takes the LEED
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When officials at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began planning for a modern data center, they decided from the…

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Swamp Survival
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Young Luke and Leia are facing an uphill struggle for survival. The odds are against them. The siblings aren’t lightsaber-wielding…

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NASA Celebrates Earth Day Stressing Research From Space
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Since the earliest days of America’s efforts to explore space, NASA has used the vantage point of Earth orbit and…

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STAR Award Honors Commitment to Recycling
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Kimberly Moore knows our planet is changing and she’s on it. Since 2013, the Kennedy Space Center’s recycling system has…

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Eagle Rescued at Kennedy Now “Stars” in Educational Program
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A nesting bald eagle, blown from its nest during a storm that passed through NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in early…

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Restoration of Protective Shoreline Completed Near Key Launch Pads
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Majestic sand dunes along a pristine shoreline can make for a picturesque landscape. They also serve a crucial role in…

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Kennedy Space Center Keeps Dark Skies for Sea Turtle Nesting
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They generally only come out at night. And if the timing is right, you may catch a glimpse of a…

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Fish Spawned at Spaceport Now Tracked as Far Away as New Jersey
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Since the earliest days of America’s space program, telemetry has been used to track rockets and spacecraft. Similar technology now…

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Efforts Underway to Develop Better Batteries for Electric Vehicles
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Electricity producing batteries are a vital part of daily life on Earth and in space. Power storage devices keep spacecraft…

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Recycling Helps Reuse Valuable Resources, Avoid Polluting Earth
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On their way to the moon in December 1968, the crew members of Apollo 8 became the first humans to…

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Bald Eagles Rescued After Storm Blows Through Space Center
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When a strong thunderstorm recently blew through NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two eagles landed – falling to the…

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Restoration Planned for Shoreline Protecting Kennedy Infrastructure
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Late last October, one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the United States bashed the beaches of Brevard…

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