Space Florida, which is working on upgrading wastewater facilities at the cape and expanding wharf space for the industry at Port Canaveral, manages certain operations at the spaceport through property leased from the federal government, including launch and landing facilities through an agreement with NASA.

Florida's Space Coast — home of NASA's Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — is the reigning rocket launch capital of the world. Last year saw a new annual record of 93 launches,

A rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is on the horizon — and when this “so Florida” thing occurs, it's very Instagram-worthy. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will potentially launch a GPS satellite for the U.