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Thanks To the Private Space Industry, Things Are Looking Up For Space City USA

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-dead-yet dept.

gallifreyan99 writes When the shuttle program was ended, and manned space exploration was put on hold, the people of Titusville, Florida were left in big trouble. "Just 20 miles northwest of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, it used to have a proud nickname: Space City USA. The dizzying boom of the 1950s and '60s helped create myriad jobs by giving work to nearby aerospace companies. Unfortunately, the past 15 years have seen everything dry up By December 2010, Titusville had one of the America's highest unemployment rates, 13.8 percent." But even though there's been plenty of bad news recently, the city hopes that the private space industry can save it from destruction.

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  1. Let's sing! by Roblimo · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Two boosters for every boy!

    I bought a 67 Soyuz and we call it a capsule
    (Space City, here we come)
    You know it's not very cherry, it's an oldie but a goody
    (Space City, here we come)
    Well, it ain't got a back seat or a rear window
    But it gets me in orbit where I wanna go
    And we're goin' to Space City, 'cause it's two to one
    You know we're goin' to Space City, gonna have some fun
    Ya, we're goin' to Space City, 'cause it's two to one
    You know we're goin' to Space City, gonna have some fun, now
    SpaceX is hiring every girl and boy...

    And if my Soyuz breaks down on me somewhere out in orbit
    (Space City, here we come)
    I'll strap my oxy tanks to my back and hitch a ride in my spacesuit
    (Space City, here we come)
    And when I get to Space City I'll be shootin' the horizon
    And checkin' out the parties for a surfer girl
    And we're goin' to Space City, 'cause it's two to one
    You know we're goin' to Space City, gonna have some fun
    Ya, we're goin' to Space City, 'cause it's two to one
    Ya, we're goin' to Space City, gonna have some fun, now
    Two boosters for every
    Two SpaceX launches for every girl and boy...

    Tune: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    Ignore the lyrics on that one. They're WRONG!