An American computer game designer reached space Sunday, fulfilling a long-deferred childhood dream that began with the flight of his astronaut father. ...more

October 13, 2008

JEFFERSON (0-1) AT ROBINSON (0-1) After back-to-back impressive performances under center, Jefferson sophomore quarterback Quentin Williams has proven he's for real. He passed for three TDs in the Dragons' preseason road win over Titusville Astronaut and produced more than 200 yards through the air in last week's 30-23 loss to Hillsborough. ...more

September 11, 2008

Although the Hillsborough High football team has won four of the past five meetings against Jefferson, Terriers coach Earl Garcia is concerned about the offense of Jefferson under sophomore QB Quentin Williams. Drawing comparisons to former Dragon stars Stephen Garcia and Andre Caldwell, Williams is starting his first season at the position and led Jefferson to a 21-9 road win in its preseason game against traditional Space Coast power Titusville Astronaut. ...more

September 5, 2008

The great bellow of victory seemed to begin in the soles of Michael Phelps' feet and coil upward through his taut frame, gathering force in that all-world diaphragm, before it came ripping out of his throat. His quest for eight gold medals was still alive, though only by mere fractions of a second, saved by the unforgettably lion-hearted performance of his teammates on the United States' 4x100-meter relay team, anchored by Jason Lezak, who made the water boil with his world-record effort. ...more

August 12, 2008

The astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex face one last spacewalk today to wrap up exterior work on the newly installed Columbus lab, which flight controllers expect to be in use before Atlantis leaves next week. ...more

February 15, 2008

Two spacewalking astronauts supplied the international space station with a fresh tank of nitrogen gas Wednesday, one of them a German who was too sick to venture outside a few days earlier. ...more

February 14, 2008

Robots can roam the deserts of Mars and swing through the rings of Saturn, but when it comes to fixing a glitch in space, a person will do just fine. ...more

November 8, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL - Robots can roam the deserts of Mars and swing through the rings of Saturn, but when it comes to fixing a glitch in space, a person will do just fine. ...more

November 7, 2007

With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery commander Pamela Melroy acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing. ...more

November 7, 2007

'Hey, C.J., we won.' With those four words, 18-year-old Darrell Young began his weekly ritual. ...more

September 4, 2007