On Dec. 23, 2011, Space Florida, the State of Florida’s aerospace economic development agency charged with fostering the growth of a sustainable and world-leading space industry, announced a partnership with NASA to develop “Exploration Park”.  This 299-acre property, located just outside the gates at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and accessible to users 24/7, is the only place in the world with a Quadramodal Transportation Hub featuring transportation by land, air, sea and space. It is poised to become home to diverse private sector technology enterprises, offering opportunities to grow and deploy commercial space capabilities and respond to national priorities in science and technology.  The Space Life Sciences Lab is currently located in Exploration Park, and is home to the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), which coordinates the use of the International Space Station’s National Laboratory.  The park continues to grow as new companies explore opportunities to do business at the expanding spaceport.

Favorable Tax and Wage Climate – Florida’s attractive tax code includes:

  • No state personal income tax
  • No state-level property tax
  • No business inventory tax
  • No corporate income tax on Limited Partnerships and S-Corporations

*Engineering-Ready Workforce Fueling Innovation – With 48 engineers per 1,000 workers and ranking in the top 30-most engineer-populated metros in the country, this area has the utmost concentration of high-tech industries helping elevate the economy in the state of Florida.

*Technology & Innovation Synergy – As the birthplace of space research and exploration, Florida’s Space Coast has grown to be the home of rapidly expanding, cutting-edge industries.

*Exploration Park has sites available NOW for lease or build-to-suit – Exploration Park is ideally situated adjacent to some of the world’s biggest thinkers. The site offers 24/7 access that is easy and reliable. The park is serviced with all necessary utilities and emergency services, and offers sites ready for development and research and development, office, and light manufacturing space ready for lease and build-to-suit.

*Exploration Park is a collection of innovators, risk-takers, and the occasional sound-barrier breaker. Ideal tenants to join them include those specializing in the following areas:

  • Aerospace contractors and commercial space service providers
  • Supporting US government and private space initiatives
  • Bio-technology and life/environmental sciences
  • Clean energy research, development and demonstration
  • Advanced technology for automation, robotics, and micro-electronics
  • Spacecraft fabrication, assembly, and component manufacturing IT, cyber security and homeland security
  • Education/university high-tech research