A weather front moving through Florida could put the brakes on Thursday's planned 2:47 p.m. liftoff of Atlantis, when storm clouds are expected to linger around Kennedy Space Center. ...more

February 6, 2008

SEBRING — What do the Highlands County Courthouse and NASA Kennedy Space Center have in common? Both buildings are now cooler, thanks to Winsulators. The clear, acrylic interior window attachment uses magnets to fasten to the inside of windows and keeps the heat trapped outside, much like a double-pane window. Winsulators have been added to all 94 windows in the historic courthouse, with hopes of reducing the electricity bill. "Installing new windows would have been cost prohibitive," said Edward VerVane, inventor of the Winsulator. "The change also would have taken away from the historic look of the building. The Winsulator creates a 'green' facility that is friendlier for the environment." ...more

January 19, 2008

Christmas comes out of nowhere on State Road 50 east of Orlando, just as you start to catch your breath from miles of Disney-spawned sprawl. ...more

December 22, 2007

Confetti the miniature horse is Cheryl Spencer's eyes and goes with her everywhere, one of the few guide horses helping the blind in this country. ...more

December 17, 2007

TAMPA - It doesn't take much to ground the world's most sophisticated flying machine. ...more

December 9, 2007

If at first you can't get off the ground, fly, fly again. That's the attitude of space shuttle managers, who will try to get Atlantis airborne Saturday after a technical glitch kept astronauts on the pad Thursday. The fourth and final mission of the year will deliver a European science laboratory to the International Space Station and put NASA on track for a busy 2008. ...more

December 7, 2007

Amid all the changes at the Kennedy Space Center, there are some opportunities for small companies in the Tampa Bay area. ...more

December 2, 2007

CAPE CANAVERAL - Norm Bobczynski drives a gray Honda minivan up to a dormant rocket launch pad at Cape Canaveral and scans his eyes across worn concrete roads and rusting steel towers. ...more

December 1, 2007

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