22 February 2022 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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The Space Coast is a region in the
U.S. state of
Florida around the
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It is one of several “themed” coasts around Florida. All of NASA-launched crewed spaceflights (running from
Project Mercury in 1961 to
and from the end of the
Space Shuttle program in 2011) have departed from either KSC or Cape Canaveral. The Space Force Station has also launched unmanned military and civilian rockets. Cities in the area include
Port St. John,
Titusville,
Cocoa,
Rockledge,
Cape Canaveral,
Merritt Island (unincorporated),
Cocoa Beach,
Melbourne,
Satellite Beach,
Indian Harbour Beach,
Indialantic,
Melbourne Beach,
Palm Bay, and
Viera (unincorporated). Most of the area lies within
Brevard County. It is bounded on the south by the
Treasure Coast, on the west and north by
Central Florida (and is economically tied to that region), and on the east by the
Atlantic Ocean.
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