Blue Origin is considering buying a 700-foot-long building at Titusville's Space Coast Regional Airport, once used by Space Perspective to build balloons for high-altitude tourism flights. The facility, which Space Perspective abandoned in 2025 after owing the airport $90,295 in unpaid rent, is now a focus of discussions between the aerospace company and airport officials. Blue Origin consultants are expected to visit the site on June 19 as part of preliminary talks about potential manufacturing and storage uses for the structure.
Space Perspective, which once employed 140 people at the site, planned to launch passengers in pressurized capsules aboard massive balloons for $125,000 per ticket. But the company ceased operations by January 2025, citing financial difficulties. The airport authority secured a court judgment in March 2025 to evict Space Perspective from three properties, including the main balloon-building facility on Bristow Way. The 49,000-square-foot structure now sits vacant, according to airport agenda records.
Kevin Daugherty, director of airports for the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority, said Blue Origin is interested in the building but is still negotiating with the new owners of Space Perspective. "They have an eye on the tent out back," Daugherty said during a June 18 board meeting, referring to the facility. Discussions are focused on whether the structure can accommodate Blue Origin's needs for future operations, including manufacturing and bulk storage.
Blue Origin is also expanding its Merritt Island rocket factory with a $600 million investment, signaling growing demand for space-related infrastructure in Brevard County. Airport officials said talks with Blue Origin are still in early stages, with no firm plans yet for the former Space Perspective site. The company is evaluating available land, access to utilities and compatibility with existing airport operations as part of its review.