Stephen C. Smith
Author and writer behind the Substack The Space Pundit and author of Return to Launch, an expert on the history and policy of Florida's role in America's space industry with experience as a Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex communicator.
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Apr 3, 2026 • 1h 13min
Space Policy Edition: Return to Launch — Cape Canaveral's unlikely history
Stephen C. Smith, author of Return to Launch and longtime Kennedy Space Center communicator, traces Cape Canaveral's unlikely rise. He explores geography and Cold War strategy, early V-2 tests and Apollo's boom‑and‑bust, Mexico's odd role in site choice, eminent domain shaping the spaceport, and how Space Florida pivoted the region toward commercial launches.
