Kennedy Space Center the military launch site "Cape Kennedy Air Force Station". Located on Merritt Island, Florida, the center is north-northwest of Cape Canaveral on the Atlantic Ocean, midway between Miami and Jacksonville on Florida's Space Coast, due east of Orlando. It is long and roughly wide, covering . KSC is a major central Florida tourist destination and is approximately one hour's drive from the Orlando area. The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex offers public tours of the center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Because much of the installation is a restricted area and only nine percent of the land is developed,
Coalition for Deep Space Exploration Coalition for Deep Space Exploration The Coalition for Deep Space Exploration is a United States space advocacy organization for space industry businesses and non-profit groups supporting continued government investment in space exploration. Members: Silver Members Futuramic Tool and Engineering Jacobs Engineering Moog Inc. Members Abacus Technology Corporation Ampac ASRC Federal Baker Aerospace Tooling & Machining Inc. Barrios Technologies Craig Technical Consulting, Inc. Craig Technologies Aerospace Solutions, LLC DCX-CHOL Enterprises Dese Research Inc. Dynetics, Inc. EMF, Inc. Futuramic Tool and Engineering Company Geocent, LLC Honeywell Houston Precision Fasteners, Lp. ICF Mercantile, Inc. ION Corporation ISYS Technologies L-3 Cincinnati Electronics L-3 Communications