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A decade ago, Florida's Space Coast was in the doldrums. Now, NASA’s first launch of its new moon rocket set for Saturday is expected to attract thousands.

As of last year, the Kennedy Space Center had more than 12,300 civil servants, private contractors and other employees working at the spaceport.

A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums. The space shuttle program had ended and with it the steady stream of space enthusiasts who filled the area’s restaurants and hotel and motel rooms during regular astronaut launches.

A decade ago, Florida’s Space Coast was in the doldrums

The Space Coast is humming with jobs and space launches. NASA’s first launch of its new moon rocket set for Saturday was expecting to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.