Wednesday s Afternoon Update | 1/20/2021
The sky’s the limit: Space Coast expects another strong year of launches in 2021
Rockets launch almost every week just a few miles north of Rusty’s Seafood & Oyster Bar in Cape Canaveral. The restaurant shakes when a spacecraft breaks the sound barrier and leaves Earth behind. Commercial space launches from companies like SpaceX, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, helped drive the Space Coast economy in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Signs point to an even stronger 2021, especially for the private space industry. “Praise Elon,” said Rhett Fischer, the restaurant’s manager, jokingly. More from the Orlando Sentinel.