The Final Shuttle Launch and the Future of the Space Coast

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7-27-2011 @ 8:59AM

gwmvolk said...

The Space Coast is a dismal place to visit. Titusville is a wasteland, thanks to NASA cutbacks, and the only place worth visiting in the region is Cocoa Beach.

The Space Coast's best hope right now is to rebrand as something like the Wide Open Spaces Coast, and aggressively market their Canaveral National Seashore, which has numerous islands surrounded by dolphins and manatees. People can reserve those islands, camp on them, and kayak around them. It's one of the east coast of Florida's best secrets.
http://www.nps.gov/cana/index.htm

7-28-2011 @ 6:21PM

Diana Gray said...

I think you are under estimating Titusville and the Space Coast Area. This area went through a similar phase back in the late 70's when the Apollo program ended. Yes, financially it was devastating for the area. Although it took almost a decade to do so it did rebound.
NASA is planning that with the new programs in the works that the area will rebound much quicker due to the end of the shuttle program than we experienced with the end of Apollo.

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