America 250
Celebrate
America's 250th Anniversary
Celebrate America’s 250th on the Space Coast
Florida’s Space Coast launched itself into the history of the United States at the dawn of the Space Race. It’s from here that Americans discovered how far humans could go and tested the limits of technology. Discover a destination that embodies the American Spirit and inspires every generation to look beyond the stars.
We Choose to Go to the Moon
The Artemis Missions pick up where the Apollo missions left off. Dive into the newest focus of American ingenuity and be here when we launch a brave group of astronauts back to the moon.
NASA’s Artemis Program
History in the Making
Since the first rocket launched from the Space Coast in 1958, Cape Canaveral has become America’s Gateway to the Stars. Now, rockets launch from the Kennedy Space Force Base and Cape Canaveral on a weekly basis. Which means that next time you’re here, you could be witnessing history. Catch mission-critical information with our Space Coast Launches app so that you don’t miss a single one.
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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
No trip to the Space Coast is complete without a visit to our biggest attraction, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Here you’ll learn the past, present, and future of space travel, and get closer to these history-making machines than ever before. Watch a SpaceX, ULA or NASA launch from the Gantry at LC-39, explore the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Shuttle programs that solidified our space in American History, and discover what’s in store with Artemis.
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History of the Space Coast
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Learn more about the history of the Space Coast at one of our incredible museums
Museums of Brevard