If any place in Florida knows a thing or two about resilience, it’s the Space Coast. When visitors return, they will be able to witness thunderous rockets and explore one of Florida’s most spectacular habitats. “You’ve got a center of next-wave technological advancement, and they’re doing it right here in a national wildlife refuge,” conservationist Duane DuFreese tells us.īy Walter Starkey Docent, Kennedy Space CenterĪlthough COVID-19 has recently stalled tourism here, many are hoping that an ongoing schedule of launches will be the engine to get it started again. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, the 140,000-acre marshy expanse surrounding the launch area, is a vital habitat for endangered and threatened species. Alongside NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, migratory birds fly and West Indian manatees swim. When it lifts off, all eyes will be on the skies.īut there’s also a world to discover underfoot. launch of American astronauts since 2011. On May 30, if everything unfolds according to plan, the reusable Falcon 9 rocket will launch its Crew Dragon capsule on a mission to the International Space Station.
Will the resumption of human spacecraft launches lead to a rebirth of Florida’s Space Coast? The anticipated blastoff of a SpaceX rocket carrying two NASA astronauts could herald the return of the boom years for this 72-mile stretch of shoreline east of Orlando.
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