U.S. Sen. Rick Scott attends a roundtable discussion among Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott attends a roundtable discussion among Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks during a roundtable discussion among U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and multi-user spaceport partners Kennedy’s Space Center Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott attends a roundtable discussion among Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks during a roundtable discussion among U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott walk into the Kennedy Saturn V Conference Center to attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott converses with multi-user spaceport partners prior to a roundtable discussion among Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and center partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott shakes hands with a multi-user spaceport partner inside the Kennedy Space Center Saturn V Conference Center prior to a roundtable discussion among Center Director Bob Cabana and center partners on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to U.S. Sen. Rick Scott during a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott speaks during a roundtable discussion among Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott shakes hands with a multi-user spaceport partner inside the Kennedy Space Center Saturn V Conference Center prior to a roundtable discussion among Center Director Bob Cabana and center partners on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana attend a roundtable discussion among multi-user spaceport partners at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott pose for a photo among multi-user spaceport partners prior to a roundtable discussion on March 15, 2019, at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Multi-user spaceport partners converse prior to a roundtable discussion with U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana at Kennedy’s Saturn V Conference Center on March 15, 2019. The meeting was held to discuss the needs of the space center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA, Kennedy Space Center and State of Florida dignitaries helped launch the opening of the newest attraction at Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex, the Shuttle Launch Experience. Holding the ribbon for the breaking are (left to right) Dan LeBlanc, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex; Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp; former astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen; Center Director Bill Parsons; KSC Director of External Relations Lisa Malone; and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The attraction includes a simulated launch with the sights, sounds and sensations of launching into space. Find out more about the Visitor Complex and the Shuttle Launch Experience at <b>http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/attractions/index.asp</b>. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA, Kennedy Space Center and State of Florida dignitaries helped launch the opening of the newest attraction at Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex, the Shuttle Launch Experience. Breaking the ribbon are (left to right) Dan LeBlanc, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex; Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp; former astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen; Center Director Bill Parsons; KSC Director of External Relations Lisa Malone; and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The attraction includes a simulated launch with the sights, sounds and sensations of launching into space. Find out more about the Visitor Complex and the Shuttle Launch Experience at <b>http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/attractions/index.asp</b>. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA, Kennedy Space Center and State of Florida dignitaries helped launch the opening of the newest attraction at Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex, the Shuttle Launch Experience. At the dais is Dan LeBlanc, chief operating officer of the KSC Visitor Complex. Seated on stage are (from left) Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp, Center Director Bill Parsons, and former astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen. The attraction includes a simulated launch with the sights, sounds and sensations of launching into space. Find out more about the Visitor Complex and the Shuttle Launch Experience at <b>http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/attractions/index.asp</b>. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- NASA, Kennedy Space Center and State of Florida dignitaries helped launch the opening of the newest attraction at Kennedy Space Center's Visitor Complex the Shuttle Launch Experience. Former astronauts John Young (left) and Bob Crippen (right) share their impressions with the audience. Seated on stage are Lt. Governor of Florida Jeff Kottkamp and Center Director Bill Parsons. The attraction includes a simulated launch with the sights, sounds and sensations of launching into space. Find out more about the Visitor Complex and the Shuttle Launch Experience at <b>http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/visitKSC/attractions/index.asp</b>. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of the panels conducted during NASA’s Future Forum in Miami featured (left to right) Penny Haskins (at the podium), associate director of the Florida Space Grant Consortium; Okhee Lee-Salwen, with the University of Miami’s College of Education; Bernice Alston, NASA deputy assistant administrator for education; Frank Brogan, president of Florida Atlantic University and former Florida lieutenant governor; Steve Frick, astronaut and commander of the STS-122 space shuttle mission. The forum, which focused on how space exploration benefits Florida's economy, was held at the University of Miami's BankUnited Center and included presentations and panels. Among those participating were NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale, astronaut Carl Walz, director of the Advanced Capabilities Division in NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, and Russell Romanella, director, International Space Station and Spacecraft Processing. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Neil Yorio, a Dynamac scientist (right), explains the function of the KSC Space Life Sciences (SLS) Lab to a prestigious tour group. From left are NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe and his wife, Laura; Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; Bernadette Kennedy, wife of the Center Director (CD); Columba Bush, wife of the governor; behind Mrs. Bush, former astronaut Winston Scott; and third from right, CD Jim Kennedy. The new lab is a state-of-the-art facility built for ISS biotechnology research. It was developed as a partnership between NASA-KSC and the State of Florida. The tour followed the launching ceremony at the KSC Visitor Complex for the new Florida quarter issued by the U.S. Mint. The ceremony was emceed by Kennedy and included remarks by O’Keefe, Bush, U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Samuel W. Bodman.