—Documentary Provides Personal Look into Cocoa Beach, Florida During Space Race—
“Space Chase, USA” explores the extraordinary, transformative events Cocoa Beach residents found themselves engaged in as the exploration of the future and beyond arrived on their sleepy shores.
In 1951, Cocoa Beach had its first stoplight installed, and over the next 10 years, the population grew by 1000 percent.
Cocoa Beach, Florida lies 10 miles south of America’s primary spaceport, the Kennedy Space Center.
Through resident accounts, archival footage and home movies, the documentary will provide a broader personal connection to an important time in Cocoa Beach’s history.
“The sky was not the limit for Cocoa Beach during the 1950s and 60s and Space Chase, USA tells that important story of how this town played an important role,” said Phil Hoffman, WUCF executive director. “This film is a personal look at how the space race took the residents of Cocoa Beach for the ride of their lives.”
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Presented by WUCF. Distributed by American Public Television.
