Rick Neale is a South Brevard Watchdog Reporter at Florida Today. He specializes in a range of topics, including space exploration, telecommunications, and breaking news, with a keen focus on NASA and rocketeering. Rick's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as USA TODAY, WKMG News 6, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Rick Neale's coverage primarily focuses on local space-related events in the United States, particularly in Florida's Brevard County. His articles mainly cover SpaceX activities, rocket launches at Cape Canaveral, and other space news.
Given his focus on event coverage and government announcements related to space activities, he would be most receptive to pitches involving insider insights into upcoming launches, interviews with key figures involved in these events, or exclusive information about developments in the aerospace industry within Brevard County.
Additionally, considering his occasional coverage of crime and government & politics within the same locality, pitches can also target these areas if they are directly relevant to his geographic focus.
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Four Titusville City Council candidates are vying for election in the Seat 1 race, while the Seat 5 race drew three candidates.
By: Eric Lagatta, Rick Neale, Jennifer Sangalang, Lianna Norman, Brooke Edwards
What time is liftoff? SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch from Florida on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Here are the best places and beaches to watch it.
Titusville voters winnowed down the crowded City Council Seat 1 and 5 races to two finalists each, Brevard County Supervisor of Elections unofficial results show.
The polls have closed in Palm Bay, where voters in Brevard County's biggest city have reelected Deputy Mayor Mike Jaffe and City Council Member
By: Rick Neale
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s SpaceX Falcon 9 launch window opens.
By: Eric Lagatta, Rick Neale
Another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is due to roar over Florida's Space Coast during a launch window that opens today
By: Rick Neale
Follow FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live updates from SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 rocket launch on a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
By: Rick Neale
FLORIDA TODAY photographers captured a gallery of images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking skyward above Brevard County.
By: Rick Neale
Aug. 23, 2026, 5:02 a.m. ET
By: Rick Neale
Florida Today Aug. 23, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET Relativity Space — a relatively new industry player on Florida's Space Coast run by the
