Cape Canaveral Economy

It’s the early 1960s and the aerospace industry is slowly starting to begin to thrive, in sunny Florida. When Moonport was placed on Cape Canaveral it changed Florida greatly. For the residents of the Sunshine state it created jobs, and increased tourism, causing the economy to increase. This film communicated a lot of information, mainly how economy in Florida changed, the film also covered the specific audience that it was reaching towards, as well as what life in Florida was like. According to the film Floridas growth, economy, and culture changed immensely. Due to jobs rising in Cape Canaveral, nearly 26,000 people were employed, directly engaged with the space program. As jobs began to pop up that revolved around the space program, schools, libraries, and churches …show more content…
But it wasn’t only buildings that were growing, families were too, nearly doubling in size. According to the film Florida: Moonport USA, “Brevard County, site of Cape Canaveral, is the fastest growing county in the United States, more than tripling in ten years.” Though there was a great change in job availability, and an increase in families, Cape Canaveral remained a thriving tourist spot, possibly even becoming an even more well known due to the space attractions. As these ‘attractions’ spread, they extended towards a liquid hydrogen plant, and Martin, Floridas largest industrial employer, employing more than 10,000 skilled workers. Over 800 small companies supply Martin with everything from valuable people to components for missiles. This industry has provided Florida with impressive amounts of new technology. The advances have led to many amazing additions to Floridas population, that also make a very good salary. Thus, leading to