Part of the United States' next spacecraft, the Orion, is on display in Tallahassee at the Challenger Learning Center in Kleman Plaza this weekend.

Orion's multipurpose crew vehicle (MPCV) resembles a space pod out of science fiction, and is designed to help transport astronauts into low Earth orbit as well as into deep space.

Originally part of the defunct Constellation program to build a heavy-lift rocket to replace the retiring space shuttle, the Orion project was culled out of the program after President Barack Obama closed it over concerns of cost overruns.

Dry conditions throughout much of Florida continue to fuel fires throughout the state, even as officials from the Panhandle to South Florida try to stamp out the blazes.

According to the Florida Division of Forestry, as of Thursday morning, there were 380 separate fires in the state, burning more than 300,000 acres of state and federal lands.

The fires have already claimed the lives of two firefighters.

Virginia Education Secretary Gerard Robinson was selected Tuesday as the new education commissioner for the Florida Department of Education.

Robinson, one of five finalists for the position, was unanimously chosen by the five DOE board members. He has served as head of education in Virginia since last year, after being tapped by Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell.