Brevard County’s aerospace boom meets industrial bottleneck

Brevard County, Florida, is rapidly emerging as one of the nation’s most important aerospace hubs. Since the rise of private actors in the space industry, the region has attracted a wave of space exploration and defense contractors, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies and Lockheed Martin. These firms have anchored their operations in and around Cape Canaveral, drawn by proximity to launch infrastructure, a skilled labor pool and Florida’s business-friendly environment.