NASA headquarters currently employs nearly 2,500 people among its total workforce of nearly 18,000 civil employees.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The idea floated earlier this month by Gov. Ron DeSantis that NASA might consider moving its headquarters from Washington to Florida remains a topic of interest in space circles.

Long, a retired colonel from the Space Force who took over the CEO role at Space Florida in 2023, said he’d be more than happy if that was the ultimate decision, adding to other recent moves to ...

to move the NASA headquarters ― right now in Washington D.C., where, according to Haridopolos, only 8 percent of the building is occupied ― to Florida and maybe even the Space Coast.

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