Space Coast: Another Successful Launch
April 22, 2020 – Today saw another round of Starlink Satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida’s hot spot for launch and a global aerospace growth center.
Category: Florida’s Space Coast
NASA Art Contest An Inspiration
March 13, 2020 – To encourage school children in the important fields of science and art, NASA created a Student Art Contest, and this year Camilia Garcia, a tenth-grader in North Bergan, New Jersey, earned the highest honor.
Named in the TOP 10 BEST PERFORMING MSAs
March 2 2020 – What does our area have in common with Seattle, Austin and San Francisco? The Space Coast has been ranked #10 in the nation by the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities 2020.
SOLAR ORBITER Begins Deep Space Mission
February 10, 2020 – The SOLAR ORBITER mission successfully launched last night from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral AFB on an Atlas V for a multi-year mission to study the Sun.
Port Canaveral: INVESTMENT IN 2020
December 19, 2019 – The Port is constantly growing and improving, with $300 million in investment slated for 2020, which is also a healthy indicator for our local economy.
The EPICENTER of AEROSPACE
December 10, 2019 – To those who live on the Space Coast, it’s no surprise that our area is the center of attention for the new space race. But it’s nice to see news organizations from farther afield taking notice.
GOLDEN SPOON AWARD for 28 North Gastropub
December 6, 2019 – Florida Trend magazine has shown excellent taste by naming 28 North Gastropub as one of the Best New Restaurants in Florida for 2019 in the Golden Spoon Awards.
Airport Expansion to Create 500 JOBS
November 13, 2019 — The $3.9 million infrastructure grant for OMA on Florida’s Space Coast could result in 500 new jobs.
One of the World’s Most Popular CRUISE PORTS
November 4, 2019 – A popular port of call, Port Canaveral will welcome 38 vessels between November 1 and December 31, 2019.
FLORIDA TECH $18 Million New Facility
October 23, 2019 — Construction will start early in 2020 on a 61,000-square-foot Health Sciences Research Center at the Florida Institute of Technology.
$90 M to IMPROVE SPACE COAST Infrastructure
July 29, 2019 — Space Florida will receive $90 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant program.
VIERA WETLANDS Photo Takes First Place
June 22, 2019 — Congratulations to artist, Don Martin. Don’s “Family Portrait” received first place recently from the Orange Audubon Society, 31st Annual Chertok Open Nature Photography contest.
Boeing Space HQ MOVING to Florida’s Space Coast
June 19, 2019 – To strengthen collaboration and integration across its portfolio, Boeing is relocating the headquarters of its Space and Launch division to Titusville, on Florida’s revitalized Space Coast.
Blue Origin EXPANDS FOOTPRINT on the Space Coast
June 13, 2019 — Blue Origin is investing more than a billion dollars into the region to transform infrastructure into gateways for its upcoming New Glenn rocket, which will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station no earlier than 2021.
USSSA Economic IMPACT
May 20, 2019 — The Space Coast Tourism Development Office estimates the economic impact from USSSA events (January through September 2018) as conservatively $12.4 million, with more than 40 team events accounting for more than 52,000 room nights.