, ▁Florida ▁has ▁transport ation ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁usual ▁modes ▁for ▁a ▁coast al ▁county ▁- ▁high ways , ▁sh ipping , ▁and ▁air lines . ▁ ▁Reg ular , ▁scheduled , ▁commercial ▁air line ▁service ▁is ▁provided ▁from ▁the ▁county ▁by ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁International ▁Airport . ▁The ▁air port ▁serves ▁about ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁people ▁ann ually . ▁It ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines ▁and ▁several ▁regional ▁air lines . ▁No ▁tax ▁money ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁fund ▁operations . ▁The ▁air port ▁own s , ▁develop s ▁and ▁r ents ▁lands ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁many ▁for ▁non - av iation ▁related ▁purposes . ▁ ▁Space ▁Coast ▁Area ▁Trans it ▁is ▁a ▁government - sub s id ized ▁bus ▁system ▁serving ▁the ▁County ▁area . ▁Besides ▁providing ▁routine ▁transport ation , ▁low ▁cost ▁service ▁is ▁available ▁to ▁disabled ▁and ▁dis adv ant aged ▁citizens . ▁ ▁B arg es ▁can ▁be ▁an ▁in exp ensive ▁form ▁of ▁transport ing ▁goods ▁in ▁Bre vard . ▁This ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁NASA , ▁since ▁the ▁bar ge ▁can als ▁connected ▁the ▁Mich oud ▁Assembly ▁Fac ility ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁which ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Sh utt le ' s ▁External ▁F uel ▁T anks ▁and ▁then ▁transport ed ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁Space ▁Center . ▁B arg es ▁are ▁us able ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁Bre vard ▁in ▁the ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way . ▁Among ▁other ▁uses , ▁b arg es ▁are ▁employed ▁for ▁very ▁heavy ▁lif ting ▁where ▁road ▁transport