Florida’s space authority invested in an offshore launch company

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://spaceexplored.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2026/07/Seagate-Space-Platform-Firefly-Alpha-Rocket-Render-1024x576-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024" /></div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Florida’s aerospace development agency, <a href="https://spaceexplored.com/guides/space-florida/">Space Florida</a>, has approved a strategic investment in Seagate Space, a St. Petersburg startup developing offshore launch infrastructure, signaling growing interest in ocean-based spaceports as launch demand continues to increase.</p>