Rick Neale

Space Reporter for @Florida_Today and @USAToday Network. @KentStateJMC product. Also wrote for @pcnewsherald, @fremontNM and the Barberton Herald.

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The U.S. Navy @BlueAngels have arrived at Patrick Space Force Base ahead of this weekend’s Air Dot Show Cocoa Beach ✈️

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Covered today's @SpaceFlorida meeting in Orlando, and here's more information on Seagate Space's progress on building a Florida-based rocket-launch sea platform @Florida_Today https://t.co/IYHMXm5Cot

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Toured Argotec's new U.S. headquarters-satellite facility in Melbourne, where officials expect the workforce to double by early next year https://t.co/akfhLNQZb8

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Here’s our @Florida_Today Sunday front page. I enjoyed writing this Memorial Day story about two late Space Coast WWII veterans -- including Ike Rigell, NASA's Apollo 11 deputy launch director https://t.co/A7s17kByVJ

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Good morning! I'm keeping watch ahead of this morning's liftoff. Follow my updates here 👇

[Jim Waymer @JWayEnviro]

Blue Origin announces $600M Florida expansion, FAA clears New Glenn for launch https://t.co/hdjJzkv3zZ via @Florida_Today

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SpaceX Starship Flight 12 is underway! Check out the action here in my ongoing @Florida_Today blog https://t.co/yCFj9T6GLi

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Shot a 53-second video of this morning's SpaceX Falcon 9 launch that produced a colorful "jellyfish" effect in the sky 🪼🚀Check out the video in my @Florida_Today multi-hour mission blog here: https://t.co/id4JWTIu5h

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Here's a breakdown of Amazon's $400 million-plus investment the past five years or so on Florida's Space Coast, including launch infrastructure for Amazon Leo satellite internet service. https://t.co/BjSkp6RJ8X

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Chatted with the U.S. Air Force Reserve 920th Rescue Wing this morning learning how their HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60W Jolly Green II rescued 11 plane crash survivors in the Atlantic Ocean https://t.co/GWYWnqt4L7

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Plane crash reported off Melbourne coast; 10 rescued by U.S. Coast Guard https://t.co/ZQ1SDE3WQk via @jaxdotcom, @Florida_Today, @JDGallop, @RickNeale1

[Brooke Edwards @brookeofstars]

Weather is looking poor for tomorrow's attempt.
Don't forget this launch will come with a booster return and sonic boom! 💥

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The Caribbean Princess cruise ship has docked at Port Canaveral, concluding a cruise where a norovirus outbreak sickened more than 100 passengers and crew members. https://t.co/r9ZHLDJqHZ

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Five different orbital rockets launched from Cape Canaveral this month, breaking the record dating to NASA's Gemini-Apollo days in February 1965 and July 1966. https://t.co/oVT5EO9DWU

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Just shot this SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch video from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Press Site 🚀

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Finally tracked down this volume to complete the series: “Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction” 👽

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Sunday's @Florida_Today front page featuring the University of Central Florida's Cape Canaveral Archaeological Mitigation Project. Story link: https://t.co/KnMXINAPsn

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Enjoyed heading into the woods with @malcolmdenemark to cover this UCF archaeological dig at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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UCF students dig up Native artifacts, pottery at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station https://t.co/Cc8CZWKdPy via @Florida_Today

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Blue Origin NG-3 launch recap: Here's a @Florida_Today blog featuring mission updates, starting nearly three hours ahead of liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station https://t.co/fqufWb3Dkq

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Glad to see "Space Grandma" is holding a copy of @Florida_Today's front-page Artemis II coverage at the 15-second mark. @brookeofstars @cbphoto1

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

With all eyes on Artemis II, it’s easy to forget the thousands of hands that got the crew there. One 93-year-old “Space Grandma” traveled from Oklahoma to witness her grandsons’ work on the Orion spacecraft. The Weather Channel’s Katie Tutrone met her to see how a passion for the stars spans generations: