The second annual “321 Day” is a lively celebration of Brevard’s “Birthday” and the 3-2-1 area code that unites our Space Coast community, thanks to the vision of Robert “Ozzie” Osband. Join us at the Titusville Welcome Center, March 21, 2025 from 3:00 – 9:00 PM, as we honor the moments, people, and stories that made us who we are. Expect food, music, history, and, of course, a countdown to our shared legacy. Why March 21?: “3/21”.
Map & Contacts (page bottom)

The event is Co-Organized by the American Space Museum and the National Space Society.

Featuring

• Food trucks.
• Adult beverages.
• Live music.
• Exhibitors representing many of the causes for which Ozzie volunteered.

The 321 Day site has detailed Sponsor, Food, Exhibitor and Vendor info.
Vendor & Sponsorship Registration Form (PDF)

Agenda

• The late Robert “Ozzie” Osband *, “Father of the 3-2-1 Area Code” will be honored.
• More details as they become available.

What defines our county’s birth?

If there’s one force that truly put Brevard on the map, it was the birth of the space program, a movement that transformed this region into the launchpad of human exploration. The space program’s origins stretch across decades, shaped by visionaries, engineers, and dreamers. So what defines our county’s birth? What moment unites our past, present, and future? For that, we look to 321, a simple area code—yet so much more. Thanks to Ozzie, the 321 count down became the signature of Florida’s Space Coast, forever linking our community to space exploration. It’s the one thread that ties us all together, from the beaches of Titusville to the launchpads of Kennedy Space Center, from the historic charm of Cocoa Village to the thriving industries and growing communities of Palm Bay.

How Ozzie brought the 3-2-1 Area Code to Brevard County

In 1998, Orlando was overloading the Space Coast “407” telephone area code. Ozzie researched that “321” was available, and thought it appropriate for the area where rocket launches end in 3-2-1. Other areas wanted it but Ozzie single-handedly campaigned a year through the proper government hurdles to install “321” on the Space Coast and leave “407” with Orlando. On Nov. 1, 1999, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush placed the first official “321” phone call from Tallahassee to Kennedy Space Center, with Ozzie sitting beside the deputy director receiving the call.

* More About Ozzie

Ozzie Osband died Aug. 6, 2023 of natural causes at age 72. He was born in New York, and lived much of his life in the Titusville area. He had his own computer software company and was well known in the Amateur “ham” Radio community with call N4SCY. A 20-year volunteer for the museum, he was webmaster for the 20-plus Museums of Brevard and active in the Democratic Party. As an Army veteran, Ozzie was interred at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, Florida.

About the American Space Museum

The non-profit U.S. Space Walk of Fame Foundation works to preserve the history of the U.S. Space program through our American Space Museum exhibits and educational programs, a daily video podcast “Stay Curious” as well as the Space View Park Monuments dedicated to the space programs workers and astronauts. While honoring and recognizing all of America’s space programs and their workers, the foundation agrees with astronaut Alan Shepard, when on May 13, 1996, he said, “We need to remember the people who made it possible; so little is said of them.” The intent of the American Space Museum and US Space Walk of Fame is to honor and place emphasis on American space workers and others who made the space programs possible.

About the National Space Society

The National Space Society is best known for its wonderful quarterly magazine, “Ad Astra,” and is a non-profit organization that has been a grass-roots effort dedicated to the creating and sustaining a spacefaring civilization.

Contacts

Coordinators for the event are ASM’s community liaison, Mark Marquette, and NSS’s Jennifer Muntz. They welcome input and support from Ozzy’s friends and the space community. Contact them at…

– Mark: marq@americanspacemuseum.org or (321) 264-0434
– Jennifer: jennifer.muntz@nss.org.
– Vendor & Sponsorship Registration Form (PDF)