Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
Photos of Brevard
Kennedy Space Center
NASA and the Kennedy Space Center have helped to identify Melbourne and the surrounding area as the Space Coast. Florida Tech undergraduate students also gain research skills through the NASA–Kennedy Space Center cooperative education program.
Brevard Links
Brevard County Parks and Recreation
Melbourne International Airport
Fun Facts About Brevard County
Average High Temperature: 81
Average Low Temperature: 63
Average Temperature: 76
Population: 500,000
72 Miles of Atlantic coastline and beaches
33 miles of Atlantic barrier islands
26 golf courses
162 parks
Wildlife
3,000+ plants and animal species
40 rare and endangered species
Distance from Florida Tech
27 miles to Kennedy Space Center
21 miles to Cocoa Beach
67 miles from Orlando
70 miles from Walt Disney World, Sea World and Universal Orlando
178 miles from Miami
Florida Tech is located on the Space Coast because its first students were engineers who worked at Cape Canaveral, now known as the Kennedy Space Center. Not only is the area home to NASA and many high-tech companies, it just happens to be minutes from beautiful beaches in Central Florida, the worlds leading vacation destination.
Surfing, fishing, diving, swimming, boating, biking, canoeing, hiking, sailing and windsurfing are just a few of the recreational activities you can enjoy on Florida's Space Coast.
Space Coast Recreational and Cultural Attractions
| Events |
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| Cocoa Beach Jazz Fest Cocoa Village Art Festival Easter Surfing Festival Grant Seafood Festival Jumbalaya Jam Melbourne Art Festival Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival Seafest |
| Museums |
| Air Force Space & Missile Museum Brevard Museum of Art & Science Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science Brevard Veterans Memorial Museum Cocoa Beach Surfing School and Museum Grant Historical House Liberty Bell Memorial Museum Library of Florida History North Brevard Historical Museum Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum |
| Music |
| Brevard Chorale Brevard Community Chorus & Orchestra Brevard Symphony Orchestra Brevard Youth Orchestra Community Band of Brevard Melbourne Chamber Music Society Melbourne Municipal Band Melbourne Municipal Orchestra Space Coast Pops |
| Theatres |
| Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Melbourne Civic Theatre Phoenix Theatre Surfside Playhouse Titusville Playhouse at Emma Parrish Theatre |
| Special Attractions |
| Astronaut Hall of Fame Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory Brevard Zoo Henegar Center for the Performing Arts Indian River Lagoon Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge On The Edge Rock Climbing Gym Port Canaveral Cruises Space Coast Iceplex Space Coast Nature Tours Space Coast Stadium Turkey Creek Nature Sanctuary |