Competition in the space industry is heating up. After seven months of litigation by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, attempting to dislodge SpaceX from its sole contractor relationship to NASA for Artemis 3, Elon Musk has…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TRANSPORTATION’S FUTURE
West Palm Beach has now joined Lake Nona in planning air-taxi passenger services by 2024-25, through unmanned electric verti-copter drones for short-range commuters. Just this past week, Brightline announced it plans on providing South Florida’s…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AUTOMATION
The most recent labor statistics indicate that 4.3 million people left their jobs in the month of August. It reminded me of the 1993 film “Jurassic Park,” in which Jeff Goldblum’s character, horrified that dinosaurs…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SHATNER’S STAR TREK
It may not be accurate that William Shatner is going where no man has gone before, but we can say with certainty that he is going where no 90-year-old has. Captain Kirk, the cultural icon…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: JOINING DISNEY
In 1959, Cape Canaveral – later renamed Cape Kennedy – was selected to launch the first successful test firing of a Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. In 1965, Uncle Walt announced his plans to build “bigger…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DISNEY’S LAKE NONA
The deal between Walt Disney World and Tavistock Development to buy 60 acres next to Lake Nona’s Medical City is more than just a real-estate deal. Disney’s intention is to transfer some 2,000 Disney employees…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: THE BIG BANG
The successful all-civilian mission onboard the Crew Dragon is not just the next step in the evolution of the space industry; it is the Big Bang in space tourism. Benji Reed, SpaceX’s senior director for…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: INFLECTION POINTS
On July 20, 1969 – fulfilling John F. Kennedy’s vision – the United States landed a man on the moon for the first time in history. It was what could only be described as an…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BOB ROSS’ KINDNESS
This week’s debut on Netflix of an inside look at the life and times of Bob Ross, the curly-haired art pioneer who hosted the ever popular “Joy of Painting” on PBS for close to 11…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: PROFESSIONAL GUARDIANS
With a spotlight on the role of guardians to care for individuals impacted by mental, physical or emotional needs, a Guardianship Improvement Task Force has convened for the Florida 2022 Legislative Session. The need is…