Cape Canaveral
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Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida.
The population was 8,829 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 10,523.
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The city of Cape Canaveral is located at the northern end of a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is due south of the geographical feature Cape Canaveral (known as Cape Kennedy from 1963 to 1973), which is on Merritt Island.
Cape Canaveral is part of a region known as the Space Coast, since many United States spacecraft are launched from the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island.
Other features of the area include Cape Canaveral lighthouse and Port Canaveral. Mosquito Lagoon, The Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore are also features in this area.
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- Space Coast Area Transit [1] is the name of the local Brevard County bus service. It is a cheap way to get around and is handicap accessible. The website provides maps and timetables. Buses travel to most sites and places of interest. $1.25 per ride, or $35 for a monthly pass.
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- Cape Canaveral Lighthouse [2]
- Kennedy Space Center [3] , Nasa Parkway, Ph: (407) 452-2121. The most famous attraction of the Cape Canaveral area, which brought on the nickname "Space Coast." Regularly scheduled tours of the facility and museum.
- Patrick Air Force Base - The nearby launch site of unmanned rockets and satellites.
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- Sterling Casino Lines, 180 Jetty Drive, Ph: (800) 765-5711. Go out for night on the water on Sterling. Ages 18+.
- Zero Gravity Corporation, ☎ 1-800-937-6480, [4]. Parabolic flights on a modified 727, offering brief periods of weightlessness. $3675. edit
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Lockheed Martin United Space Alliance
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- Residence Inn Cape Canaveral Cocoa Beach, 8959 Astronaut Blvd., +1 321 323-1100, Toll-free: +1 800 331-3131, Fax: +1 321 323-1029, [5].
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