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Five cases singled out because each shows a different mechanism. Node size, centrality and the cross hub endpoint share are computed, not adjusted.
Spaceports, ranges and pads · South Florida
Territory without a launch
A statute puts state spaceport authority on land where no orbital launch is recorded. The designation is real and the activity is not, and the map keeps the two apart.
- Node
- Homestead Air Reserve Base statutory spaceport territory
- Entity type
- statutory territory
- Entity status
- designated
- Project status
- no project recorded
- Evidence class
- statutory designation without recorded launch activity
- Status
- Designated. Statutory spaceport territory effective 1 July 2024. No active orbital launch operation or spaceport construction program is recorded at the cutoff.
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Betweenness
- 0.0005 on the full graph · 0.0000 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [SB968AN] [CH202476] [SB968ER] [FS331304] [SFTERR]
Connections
- designatesCS/SB 968 (2024), spaceport territorydesignates Miami-Dade property at the reserve base as spaceport territory, effective 1 July 20242024
- administers territorySpace Floridathe authority's territory extends to the new Miami-Dade designation2024 onward
Propulsion and components · Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast
The engine that changed hands twice
One plant, two transactions and three years, with the ownership typed as acquired, spun off as, majority owner of and minority owner of rather than as one vague relation.
- Node
- Rocketdyne
- Entity type
- company
- Entity status
- operating
- Project status
- not applicable
- Evidence class
- publicly verified operating
- Status
- Operating. The space propulsion, power and electronics business reemerged in January 2026 as a standalone company of about 1,300 people in which AE Industrial Partners holds a 60 percent interest and L3Harris retains a noncontrolling interest.
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Betweenness
- 0.0372 on the full graph · 0.0000 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [RDHOME] [SNRD] [WT26]
Connections
- spun off asAerojet Rocketdynethe space propulsion, power and electronics business separates as a standalone company2026
- majority owner ofAE Industrial Partnersthe Boca Raton firm takes 60 percent of the business and restores the Rocketdyne name2026
- minority owner ofL3Harris TechnologiesL3Harris retains a noncontrolling interest2026 onward
- operates siteWest Palm Beach rocket engine plantthe standalone company holds the West Palm Beach plant2026 onward
Satellite and spacecraft manufacturing · Space Coast
How a private plant lands on public spaceport ground
A state lease structure on a federally licensed runway becomes a satellite processing facility feeding four competing vehicles.
- Node
- Amazon Leo satellite processing facility
- Entity type
- processing facility
- Entity status
- operating
- Project status
- not applicable
- Evidence class
- publicly verified operating
- Status
- Operating. The facility processes and prepares satellites and ships them to the launch sites; it does not manufacture them.
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Betweenness
- 0.1309 on the full graph · 0.0376 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [SFKUI] [AMZKUI] [AMZEXP] [SFN139]
Connections
- buildsAmazon Leo, formerly Project Kuiperthe constellation operator builds the processing facility, $120 million announced July 2023; a $19.5 million, 42,000 square foot support building brings the site to nearly $140 million2023; 2024
- prepares payload for launch onFalcon 9Amazon Leo satellites processed at the facility are prepared for launch on the vehicle from Space Launch Complex 402025 onward
- prepares payload for launch onVulcan CentaurAmazon Leo satellites processed at the facility are prepared for launch on the vehicle from Space Launch Complex 412025 onward
- prepares payload for launch onAtlas VAmazon Leo satellites processed at the facility are prepared for launch on the vehicle2025 onward
- prepares payload for launch onNew GlennAmazon Leo satellites processed at the facility are prepared for launch on the vehicle2025 onward
- fundsSpaceport Improvement Programthe project benefits from the state's spaceport financing tools2023
- spoke forFrank DiBellospeaks for the authority at the processing facility announcement2023
Universities and research · Space Coast
The state designates a research entity
Seven universities in seven cities connected through one designated entity, and the betweenness that produces.
- Node
- Florida University Space Research Consortium
- Entity type
- state designated research consortium
- Entity status
- operating
- Project status
- not applicable
- Evidence class
- publicly verified operating
- Status
- Operating. Designated 7 November 2024; memorandum of understanding with Kennedy signed 8 January 2025.
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Betweenness
- 0.2129 on the full graph · 0.0000 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [SFCON] [UFCON] [NASACON] [FITCON]
Connections
- designated bySpace Floridadesignated by the authority's board as the state's official space research entity on 7 November 20242024
- member ofUniversity of Floridacharter member2024
- member ofUniversity of Central Floridacharter member2024
- member ofEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical Universitycharter member2024
- member ofFlorida Institute of Technologyjoins after the charter designation2025
- member ofUniversity of South Floridajoins after the charter designation2025
- member ofFlorida State Universityjoins after the charter designation2025
- member ofFlorida International Universityjoins after the charter designation2025
- mou withKennedy Space Centermemorandum of understanding with the center signed 8 January 20252025
- spoke forRob Longspeaks for the authority at the consortium designation2024
- chairsDavid Nortonchair of the consortium board2024 onward
- spoke forJanet Petrosigns the memorandum of understanding for the center2025
- convenesC-STARS, Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Spacethe center forms within the consortium among its member universities2024
Capital, finance and authority · Space Coast
Announced, not built
The cutoff rule applied to the largest announcement on the map, coded announced until a completion record exists.
- Node
- Project Horizon
- Entity type
- announced private manufacturing project
- Entity status
- announced
- Project status
- announced, not complete
- Evidence class
- announced
- Status
- Announced 22 May 2026. No completion recorded at this release.
- Confidence
- High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
- Betweenness
- 0.0276 on the full graph · 0.0000 on the industrial relations subgraph
- Sources
- [SFBO26] [EOG26] [MDIVE] [SPOK]
Connections
- fundsSpaceport Improvement Programthe announced expansion leverages the program2026
- buildsBlue Originannounced 22 May 2026: a $600 million, 830,000 square foot upper stage facility, 500 jobs2026
- planned to manufactureNew Glennthe announced facility is planned to manufacture the vehicle upper stage2026
- spoke forRob Longspeaks for the authority at the announced expansion2026
- spoke forDave Limpstates the company's Florida position at the announcement2026