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Space Coast
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Space Coast
The
Space Coast
is a region in the
U.S. state
of
Florida
around
Kennedy Space Center
(KSC) and
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
. All of NASA-launched manned spaceflights (running from
Project Mercury
in 1961 to the end of the
Space Shuttle
program in 2011) have departed from either KSC or Cape Canaveral. The Air Force Station has also launched unmanned military and civilian rockets. Cities in the area include
Titusville
,
Cocoa
,
Rockledge
,
Cape Canaveral
,
Merritt Island
(unincorporated),
Cocoa Beach
,
Melbourne
,
Indialantic
, and
Palm Bay
. Most of the area lies within
Brevard County
. It is bounded on the south by the
Treasure Coast
. It is bounded on the west and north by
Central Florida
and is economically tied to that region. It is bounded on the east by the
Atlantic Ocean
.
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