Space Coast

Space Coast

The Space Coast is a region in the U.S. state of Florida around Kennedy Space Center, where the U.S. Air Force and NASA frequently launch rockets and shuttles into space. Cities in the area include Titusville, Cocoa, Merritt Island (unincorporated), Cocoa Beach, Melbourne and Palm Bay; and most of the area lies within Brevard County.

It is bounded on the south by the Treasure Coast. It is not only bounded on the west and north by the Central Florida region, it is often included in that region, as well. It is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.

The Space Coast area code

Once the area became too large to be served by one area code, a local resident [Robert Osband (a/k/a Richard Cheshire)] discovered that area code 321 was not assigned to any other territory (though it was being considered for the suburban Chicago area).

If said properly (3, 2, 1), it resembles the countdown before liftoff; thus, the resident petitioned for the code to be assigned to the Space Coast region. His efforts were popular among local residents and resulted in success; the new code became effective on November 1, 1999. [http://spaceyideas.com/publicity/chronology.html Chronology of 321 Area Code] [ [http://areacode-info.com/headline/1999/fl990211.htm an Article in the Orlando Sentinal] ]

pace-named landmarks (outside NASA and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station)

*Alan Shepard Park, Cocoa Beach
*Apollo Boulevard, Melbourne
*Apollo Elementary School, Titusville
*Armstrong Drive, Titusville
*Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral
*Astronaut High School, Titusville
*Atlantis Elementary School, Port St. John
*Challenger Memorial Parkway, (State Road 407), Titusville
*Challenger 7 Elementary School, Port St. John
*Chaffee Drive, Titusville
*Christa McAuliffe drawbridge, Merritt Island
*Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Palm Bay
*Columbia Boulevard (State Road 405), Titusville
*Columbia Elementary School, Palm Bay
*Columbia Village, Melbourne (Florida Institute of Technology)
*Discovery Elementary School, Palm Bay
*Endeavour Elementary Magnet school, Cocoa
*Enterprise Elementary School, Cocoa
*Freedom 7 Elementary School, Cocoa Beach
*Gemini Elementary School, Melbourne Beach
*Grissom Parkway, Cocoa
*John F. Kennedy Middle School, Rockledge
*Jupiter Boulevard, Palm Bay
*Jupiter Elementary School, Palm Bay
*Kennedy Point Park, Titusville
*Ronald McNair Middle Magnet School, Rockledge
*MILA Elementary School, Merritt Island
*Minutemen Causeway, Cocoa Beach
*NASA Boulevard (State Road 508), Melbourne
*Satellite Beach, Florida
*Satellite Boulevard, Cocoa
*Satellite High School, Satellite Beach
*Saturn Elementary School, Cocoa
*Shepard Drive, Titusville
*Space Coast Academy, Melbourne
*Space View Park, Titusville
*White Drive, Titusville

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