Stretching over 70 miles along central Florida’s Atlantic shoreline, the Space Coast region encompasses thriving beach towns, the Kennedy Space Center, and the city of Melbourne. Home to NASA’s most active launch facilities, the area has embraced the space industry while also offering nature preserves, surfing beaches, and outdoor recreation. For visitors, there are many exciting things to experience on the Space Coast. Kennedy Space Center No trip to Florida’s Space Coast is complete without visiting Kennedy Space Center. This working spaceflight facility is where you can tour launch pads, meet astronauts, see rockets up-close and even view ongoing preparations for upcoming missions. Start your day immersed in spaceflight history at the awe-inspiring Apollo/Saturn V Center. Stand beneath the massive Saturn V rocket and walk the firing room where Apollo missions lifted off for the moon. Nearby, the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame commemorates the heroes who bravely journeyed into space. Don’t miss Space Shuttle Atlantis, one of the retired winged spacecraft NASA flew for 30 years. Walk beneath the real Atlantis and even “fly” a realistic Space Shuttle simulator. Outside, see launch complexes 39A and 39B that sent the first humans to the moon and space shuttles into orbit. […]

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