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,
Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 The Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1508) was a bill (which never became law) introduced in the 114th Congress of the U.S. on March 19, 2015, by Rep. Bill Posey, Republican of Florida. It is identical to the Senate bill by the same name (S. 976). The bill expands Presidential power regarding space resources, and regulates US-based space exploration companies. It expired at the end of the Congressional session without a vote in the full House or Senate. It allows the President to "facilitate the commercial exploration and