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‘A new chapter’: Boeing Starliner sends two NASA astronauts into space on their way to the ISS
Under a backdrop of scattered puffy clouds, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew into the history books Wednesday morning by taking Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft on its first crewed mission.
Delayed by two previous scrubs, the historic Starliner launch finally took place at 10:52 a.m. EDT. Wilmore and Williams took off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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FDOT: All southbound US 1 lanes are open following repairs to the sinkhole near Pineda Causeway
All lanes of southbound US 1, just south of the Pineda Causeway, are open after roadwork led to a sinkhole in the left lane of the roadway, the Florida Department of Transportation said.
A section of the heavily traveled highway was temporarily closed Monday after suction from a new pipe connecting to the Indian River washed away sand beneath the road, leaving a sinkhole in the affected lane, according to FDOT. reported.
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Food hall with at least 7 vendors opening next year in Cocoa Beach
Destination Downtown Food Hall, a family-friendly eatery, is coming to the location once occupied by Yen Yen in Cocoa Beach. Initially, the owners say the dining room will house seven vendors, each a different mom-and-pop type restaurant.
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Rob Landers is a veteran multimedia journalist for the USA Today Network based in Florida. Contact Landers at 321-242-3627 or rlanders@gannett.com. Instagram: @ByRobLanders YouTube: @florida_today
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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: News in 90: Starliner launch, US 1 sinkhole and Cocoa Beach food hall
