What variant of Mi-8/Mi-17 is this near Kennedy Space Center?
I have a better candidate than the Mi-17MD now:  what I think is the next version after that, the Mi-17V-5.  The feature that really prompted the question was the heater not being in the place I'm used to; the V5s have an enlarged right-side door, and that apparently necessitates moving the heater to the top-right position (from where the KO-50 used to be, right, extending from the same bulge that extends forward from the right main gear).  Oddly, it's not clear to me if all V-5s share the door or not--Airforce Technology makes the right-side door sound optional, and it's tough to tell if various internet sources are just using stock of any Mi-8 when they refer to some country or other purchasing V5s or if they're making sure they're getting it right.  Mi-17MDs in the service of the Colombian Air Force seem to delete the heater unit altogether.

The only other thing I'm wondering about now is the large open hatch above the right-side landing gear.  Most Hips have round windows there.  That might some kind of optional equipment though.

...there also may be a roundel just behind that hatch, but I can't tell what it is.  The CH-178s had similar roundels there, but I really really don't think it's one of those.