NASA planning facelift for Kennedy Space Center
NASA officials are hoping to renovate portions of Kennedy Space Center as a new era in space travel quickly approaches. WESH's Dan Billow reports.
Space City USA bracing for economic crash ... again
The area around Central Florida's eastern shores calls itself "The Space Coast," but with the shuttle program ending, a more apt moniker might be "Space Ghost." Full story
Space Shuttle Endeavor lands for the last time
The Space Shuttle Endeavor arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida early Wednesday morning after traveling nearly 123 million miles. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
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Giffords takes giant step
Determined to make the trip to Kennedy Space Center for the launch of the Shuttle Endeavor this Friday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was seen gingerly climbing the stairs to board a NASA jet on Wednesday—the first time she has been seen in public since being critically wounded in a shooting rampage in Ja
Giffords cleared to attend shuttle launch
Gabrielle Giffords reportedly greeted the news that she was "medically able" to travel to Kennedy Space Center for Friday's launch of the Shuttle Endeavour with a fist-pump and the word "awesome." NBC's Janet Shamlian reports.
April 12, 1981: First shuttle launch
From the archives: NBC's Jane Pauley, Robert Bazell and Roy Neal report on the first launch of the Space Shuttle, Columbia, from the Kennedy Space Center.
Launch pads for rent - used, workforce included
NASA is hoping commercial rocket companies will rent portions of Kennedy Space Center. WESH's Dan Billow reports.
Challenger: 25 years later
NASA honored the lives of the seven astronauts who died aboard the space shuttle Challenger during a ceremony at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. NBC’s Jay Barbee discusses.
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