Gallery: The Sad Decline of Florida's Space Coast
Rob Stephenson01ULA Atlas V launch carrying MUOS-3 satellite
ULA Atlas V launch carrying MUOS-3 satellite, New Smyrna Beach, 2015.
Rob Stephenson02Space Shuttle Resolution, Merrit Island, 2013.
Rob Stephenson03Space Shuttle Suite, Best Western, Titusville, 2013.
Rob Stephenson04monf 051
Spectators watch the demolition of the Glass Bank building in Cocoa Beach, former home of Ramon’s Rainbow Room, 2015.
Rob Stephenson05Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center, 2015.
Rob Stephenson06Red corridor, Kennedy Space Center, 2014
Red corridor, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
Rob Stephenson07Atlas V launch, Playalinda beach, 2013
Atlas V launch, Playalinda Beach, 2013.
Rob Stephenson08Three Oaks Motel, Titusville, 2014.
Rob Stephenson09Digital projection, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville 2014
Digital projection, Astronaut Hall of Fame, Titusville, 2014.
Rob Stephenson10Mid-Course Radar Facility, Kennedy Space Center, 2014
Mid-Course Radar Facility, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
Rob Stephenson11Seats under Spanish Moss, Titusville, 2013
Seats under Spanish Moss, Titusville, 2013.
Rob Stephenson12MOSA-JULY-2014-31
Space Shuttle Atlantis, Kennedy Space Center, 2014.
Rob Stephenson13Space Shuttle Atlantis main engine, Kennedy Space Center
Space Shuttle Atlantis main engine, Kennedy Space Center. 2015.
Rob Stephenson14Abandoned JC Penney, Miracle City Mall, Titusville 2013
Abandoned JC Penney, Miracle City Mall, Titusville, 2013.
Rob Stephenson15Atlas V vapor trail, 2013
Atlas V vapor trail, Playalinda Beach, 2013.
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