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Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan blasted off from the Taurus-Littrow valley on the Moon in their lunar module Challenger on December 14 1972. Five days later, they splashed down safely in the Pacific, closing the Apollo 17 mission and becoming the last humans to visit the lunar surface or venture anywhere beyond low-Earth orbit. Now the international Artemis programme, lead by Nasa, is aiming to put humans back on the Moon by 2024. But it is looking increasingly likely that this goal could be missed. President Nixon welcomes astronauts aboard the USS Hornet. wik...

If one Florida senator gets his way, local governments may soon lose control over one ever-expanding industry: short-term rentals.  Florida Senate Bill 522 was filed by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah Gardens, in January and has been referred to the Regulated Industries, Commerce and Tourism and Rules committees.  The bill essentially turns over the regulation, licensing and inspection of the short-term rental industry to the state, removing layers of control that currently exist at the city and county level.  An identical bill was filed in the House in January. The regular session start...

The project in another form has already been approved, but developers are seeking an adjustment to the Planned Unit Development agreement, including increasing the number of multi-family units. The new development plan "reflects a reduction of 58 hotel rooms and approximately 10,000 square feet of retail space in exchange for an increase of 80 multi-family units," and the owners have eliminated plans for adding 75-foot and 90-foot towers.  Some Lincolnville residents oppose the project because of its scale and how much it would increase traffic.  Public comment won't be taken on that agen...

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. >> you believe there is nothing broken about the agency right now? >> i don't believe that we're going to solve our problems by taking a shot in the dark and hoping that some commercial entity is going to be able to do what the government has been doing successfully for half a century and commercial entities have never done anywhere in the world in any country. >> so ideally then what would you like to see happen? i know of course the priority is to keep folks with a job, keep them employed, the many thousands who could be affected by any changes or cuts. >> i ...

Makes it easier to move forward with the legislative agenda. >> brian: you're right on that. the legislative agenda could come to a screeching halt depending how the nomination goes. malini wilkes, good to see you. thanks a lot. this thursday the president will hold a space summit in florida. can he sell the plan to the state when 9,000 kennedy space center workers will possibly lose their job? joining me is leroy chow, former astronaut and member of the augustine commission that advised the president. good to have you here. thank you for joining us. look, i'll be down at the announcement on t...