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They’re known as “living fossils”. For over 450 million years, horseshoe crabs have been an ecologically vital part of our…

As NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida wraps up a year that will see more than 90 government, commercial, and…

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida has a long record of achievements in sustainability and recently added another to the…

Editors note: In a previous version, it was mentioned the EV chargers were installed in 2021, the year has been…

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

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

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

Editor’s note: The headline and story were changed to reflect a record number of nests, not hatches, on Kennedy. Humans…

NASA is accepting public comment on a supplemental environmental assessment developed in response to a SpaceX request to lease and…

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

Long before NASA’s Kennedy Space Center became the home for launching humanity’s future, the waters surrounding the Florida spaceport housed…

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

Sea Turtles Dig Spaceport Beaches for Nesting Season.

Ask students what they think about NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and they might talk about rocket launches, spacecraft,…

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is home to more than rocket launches and research…

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

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Once home to the densest region of seagrass in the Indian River Lagoon…

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

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

By Laura Aguiar Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center resides in “Lightning Alley,” a region of Central Florida that…

By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently published its Indian River Lagoon Health…

JANUARY ELaNa 20 Launch Marking the first payload carried by the LauncherOne rocket, Virgin Orbit’s 747-00 carrier, Cosmic Girl, took…

In response to an inquiry from SpaceX, NASA is preparing to conduct environmental assessments to develop a proposed new launch…

By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which shares land with the Merritt Island…

By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center In 1962 when America was going to the Moon, NASA established Kennedy Space…

By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center The history of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center comprises more than six decades of…

By Jason Costa NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sharing a border with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, NASA’s Kennedy Space…

By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center NASA’s Kennedy Space Center continues to diversify as a multi-user spaceport, and Commercial…

When NASA’s Kennedy Space Center needed to repair and stabilize the dunes along nearly four miles of shoreline, the Florida…

By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sustainability and preservation are at the forefront of Kennedy Space Center’s goals. The…

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center While NASA’s Kennedy Space Center maintains a crucial role in furthering the nation’s…

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sitting on more than 140,000 sprawling acres, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…

By Danielle Sempsrott NASA’s Kennedy Space Center One recent study has led teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to construct…

By Jim Cawley NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center employees dropped off everything from batteries and electronics to clothes,…

When a team of Kennedy Space Center ecology specialists ventured out to the Florida spaceport’s shoreline for a routine site…

Gopher tortoises are a familiar sight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, munching on grass along the road’s shoulders and occasionally…

By Bob Granath NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida Everyday life in the 21st century requires more and more energy. From…

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

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

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

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

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

Since the earliest days of America’s efforts to explore space, NASA has used the vantage point of Earth orbit and…

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

A nesting bald eagle, blown from its nest during a storm that passed through NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in early…

Majestic sand dunes along a pristine shoreline can make for a picturesque landscape. They also serve a crucial role in…

They generally only come out at night. And if the timing is right, you may catch a glimpse of a…

Since the earliest days of America’s space program, telemetry has been used to track rockets and spacecraft. Similar technology now…

Electricity producing batteries are a vital part of daily life on Earth and in space. Power storage devices keep spacecraft…

On their way to the moon in December 1968, the crew members of Apollo 8 became the first humans to…

When a strong thunderstorm recently blew through NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, two eagles landed – falling to the…

Late last October, one of the most destructive storms ever to hit the United States bashed the beaches of Brevard…