NASA has a flight gap coming. Can the private sector fill it? The space agency is planning to retire the shuttle fleet in 2010, but the next generation of spacecraft is not likely to be ready to fly astronauts to the International Space Station and beyond until 2015. During the pause in American flights, the United States will rely on Russia to get astronauts to the station. ...more

January 2, 2009

Facing another challenging year in a grim economy, the Port of Tampa is bracing for a drop in business in 2009 but is preparing for the day the economy starts to rebound, port director Richard Wainio said today in his annual state of the port address. ...more

December 4, 2008

The Port of Tampa will continue its commitment to diversified operations in 2008, including an expansion of container cargo services, as it wraps up a successful year in 2007, port Director Richard Wainio said Wednesday in his annual state of the port address. ...more

December 12, 2007