Newcomers from all corners of the world have set down roots, driven by a mix of politics, a search for refuge and economic necessity. Population booms turned the region into…
The final flight of the Apollo program was the first flight in which spacecraft from different nations docked in space.
Long before Universal Epic Universe, 1993 saw the grand opening of another ambitious theme park in Central Florida, Splendid China.
As part of the Orlando Sentinel's 150th birthday celebration, the newspaper is hosting a special forum this week to discuss the past, present and future of the region's residents and…
Veteran astronaut John Young of Orlando and rookie Bob Crippen flew Columbia into orbit on its second launch attempt, ending a nearly six-year drought of America sending humans to space.
As part of the Orlando Sentinel's series of special events celebrating the paper's 150th anniversary, the Orlando Science Center hosted a panel about space on Wednesday night bringing together representatives…
Fourteen years ago today, Space Shuttle Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center on its way to its new home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
There, standing guard for Orlando, were three big (and deactivated) Cold War weapons.
Orlando celebrated its hometown astronaut John Young with a parade and medal ceremony after he and Gus Grissom flew on the Gemini 3 mission.
It was 49 years ago on Labor Day that Voyager 1 began a journey that has so far taken it farther from Earth than any other human-made spacecraft. Even though…