- What are the jurisdictions involved at The Cape?
- "The Cape" covers a large area, and is made up of four major
jurisdictions. There is the
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
operated by the US Air Force, where the first
rockets left Florida for space. There's the
Kennedy Space Center farther
North and West, operated by
NASA where all the Apollo moon shots
launched from, and where all Space Shuttle Launches take
place. Farther North along the coast than that is Playalinda Beach, which
is part of the
Canaveral National Seashore of
the National Parks Service. But one
jurisdiction covers most of them. All NASA & Park Service lands
at Cape Canaveral are covered as part of the
Merritt Island National
Wildlife Refuge of the US Department of the Interior,
National Wildlife Service (you might
keep in mind that those alligators and poisonous snakes out there are protected
by law - you're not!). The city of Cape Canaveral is located south of the
Port Canaveral Channel, and north of Cocoa Beach.
