Reflection of Lunar Eclipse by Emerson Walsh The lunar eclipse on May 26 may not have reached totality in Florida, yet local observers were still greeted with an amazing celestial display. At the eclipse’s maximum point from Lake Nona, the Earth’s umbral shadow covered over half the moon! Moments later, the moon set on the horizon, and the sun rose promptly after. We were at … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: The Launch of Crew-2
On a clear Friday morning, at 5:49 a.m., the Crew-2 mission lifted off from LC-39A. Launching into orbital sunrise, the Falcon 9 rocket’s exhaust plume generated a magnificent neon-blue nebula that stretched across the northern horizon – easily visible from many parts of Lake Nona. It was quite possibly one of the most beautiful things we have ever witnessed. The atmospheric … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: The Life Cycle of Starlink
The SpaceX Starlink missions follow what could be described as a life cycle: launch, deploy, land, and repeat. This remarkable process involves many finer details, and it is what we will be covering in this article. Starlink launches have become ever more prevalent this year. Over the past month, we have seen two of these missions. Starlink is a space internet constellation … [Read more...]
To Nona and Beyond: Starlink 21
Remarkably, Space Coast launches can be viewed from many locations in Lake Nona. And, on a crystal-clear night, it can be an astounding sight. On March 14, the conditions were just right for such an unobscured perspective. SpaceX, a launch service provider, successfully delivered another 60 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO) using one of their flight-proven … [Read more...]