Space Coast

Brevard County is on the east coast of . Because of the presence of spaceports like Cape Canaveral and Kennedy Space Center, where the manned missions to the moon and the Space Shuttles are based, Brevard County is also known as the Space Coast.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Kennedy Space Center and Palm Bay.

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The is a spaceport in , west of on . It is part of a region known as the "Space Coast", since most of the crewed United States spacecraft are launched from the Space Coast.

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is the largest city in Brevard County, with a population of over 115,000 in 2019. It is the core of the Metropolitan Area.

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Forever linked to and the U.S. space program, is famous as the setting of the popular 1960s TV show I Dream of Jeannie. Filming for the TV show took place entirely in in place of Cocoa and Cape Canaveral.

Destinations to Discover

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is a city in Brevard County, , most famous for being the home of America's premier spaceport, Kennedy Space Centre.

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is on the Space Coast in Brevard County. is a principal city of the Palm Bay – – Titusville Area, and was home to 83,000 people in 2019.

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is a city of 49,000 people along the Indian River in Brevard County, .

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is a city of 28,000 people in on US Route 1. Local businesses focus on technology and aerospace, especially those related to nearby Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral.

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is a peninsula in , United States, located on the eastern Florida coast, along the Atlantic Ocean. It is also the name of an unincorporated town in the central and southern parts of the island and a census-designated place.

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is a coastal city in , U.S. The population was 11,226 at the 2020 United States census, up from 10,109 at the 2010 census, and it is located with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Banana River to the west.

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is a one square mile town across the Melbourne Causeway from , in . It has an excellent beach and fine shopping.

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is a town in . It is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,949 at the 2020 United States census, up from 2,757 at the 2010 census.

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is a town in , United States. It is part of the –– Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population had 3,231 residents at the 2020 United States Census, up from 3,101 at the 2010 census.

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is a city in Brevard County between to the northeast and to the south. Mims' northern suburb, Scottsmoor, is also covered in this article.

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is a national seashore located in Brevard County and in .

Space Coast

Latitude of center
28.3° or 28° 18′ north
Longitude of center
-80.7° or 80° 42′ west
Wiki­data ID
Q2920489
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Korean—“Space Coast” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “太空海岸”
  • Dutch: “Space Coast”
  • French: “Space Coast”
  • Galician: “Costa Espacial”
  • Galician: “Space Coast”
  • German: “Space Coast”
  • Hebrew: “חוף החלל”
  • Hebrew: “ספייס קואוסט”
  • Hebrew: “ספייס קוסט”
  • Italian: “Costa spaziale”
  • Japanese: “スペースコースト”
  • Korean: “스페이스코스트”

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