Brendan Byrne
Assistant News Director & 'Are We There Yet?' HostBrendan Byrne is Central Florida Public Media's Assistant News Director, managing the day-to-day operations of the newsroom, editing daily news stories, and managing the organization's internship program.
He also covers space news for Central Florida Public Media, everything from rocket launches to the latest scientific discoveries in our universe. He hosts the weekly radio show and podcast "Are We There Yet?" which explores human space exploration, and Central Florida Public Media's "The Wrap," a weekly news roundup podcast. He is a frequent contributor to NPR's national programs.
Byrne began his career at Central Florida Public Media as a college intern and has held producer and reporter positions during his decade-long tenure at the station. He has a graduate degree in communication from the University of Central Florida, where he is an adjunct instructor of audio journalism.
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The astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission are heading back to Earth from their journey around the moon. -
After swooping around the moon, viewing an eclipse, breaking an Apollo distance record and testing out a space toilet, NASA's Artemis II mission is about to return to Earth. Here's what the astronauts must face to make it safely home. -
The NASA moon mission completed several key milestones as its crew looped around the lunar body. It's expected to splash down on Earth on Friday. -
The Artemis II astronauts are on a course back to Earth after flying by the moon Monday, witnessing a solar eclipse, and breaking a distance record set by NASA's Apollo 13 astronauts.
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For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are heading to the moon.
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The nearly 10-day mission around the moon and back launched four astronauts Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center -
NASA is targeting a launch Wednesday, with a two-hour launch window opening at 6:24 p.m. ET. -
Florida is on the verge of banning cities and counties from funding, carrying out, and even promoting diversity equity and inclusion initiatives.
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Nearly 10 years after the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting, work is underway to build a permanent memorial to remember the 49 killed and dozens more injured that night.
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A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
