The start of the space age throughout the 1950s and 1960s florida's economy flourish. how did it continue to impact florida's economy decades later and even today? a) after the space age ended, many people moved to other states and the economy began to decline. b) a generation of workers from florida's space industry retired and stayed in the space coast area. c) florida factories once used for space industry products were transformed into car and boat factories. eliminate d) florida's economy began to fail because the space industry lost popularity and people were unemployed.