Gallery: The Sad Decline of Florida's Space Coast

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    ULA Atlas V launch carrying MUOS-3 satellite

    ULA Atlas V launch carrying MUOS-3 satellite, New Smyrna Beach, 2015.
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    Space Shuttle Resolution, Merrit Island, 2013.
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    Space Shuttle Suite, Best Western, Titusville, 2013.
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    Spectators watch the demolition of the Glass Bank building in Cocoa Beach, former home of Ramon’s Rainbow Room, 2015.
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    Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center, 2015.
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    Red corridor, Kennedy Space Center, 2014

    Red corridor, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
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    Atlas V launch, Playalinda beach, 2013

    Atlas V launch, Playalinda Beach, 2013.
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    Three Oaks Motel, Titusville, 2014.
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    Digital projection, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville 2014

    Digital projection, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville, 2014.
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    Mid-Course Radar Facility, Kennedy Space Center, 2014

    Mid-Course Radar Facility, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
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    Seats under Spanish Moss, Titusville, 2013

    Seats under Spanish Moss, Titusville, 2013.
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    Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
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    Space Shuttle Atlantis main engine, Kennedy Space Center

    Space Shuttle Atlantis main engine, Kennedy Space Center. 2015.
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    Abandoned JC Penney, Miracle City Mall, Titusville 2013

    Abandoned JC Penney, Miracle City Mall, Titusville, 2013.
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    Atlas V vapor trail, 2013

    Atlas V vapor trail, Playalinda Beach, 2013.
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