Space Satellite Hotel, Pompano Beach, FL - March 1961 1450 South Ocean Blvd Pompano Beach, FLA All the news of the Apollo lunar landing of 1969 got me thinking about Florida tourism's adaptation to the space program. NASA was the pinnacle of the world's technology, where anything seemed possible, and all new technology was embraced. In two months after this photo was taken, Astronaut Alan Shepard Jr. became the first American in space as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in the Freedom 7 Project Mercury capsule launched from Cape Canaveral. Florida Hotels, especially in and around the Space Coast got in on the act, and this one is no exception. Although a blurry and red Ektachrome, we can still enjoy the charms of the hotel signage. The Space Satellite Hotel boasts kitchens, Restaurant and Lounge, and of course — the Outer Space Room. We are missing the proper sign however, cut off on the right of the slide. I'm betting it was Outta Site!
