After leaving the entrance to Launch Complex 14 marked by several memorials and signs commemorating Project Mercury and the four of six crewed Mercury missions launched there the road travels northeast and soon you come into view of the Launch …

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When the cool air starts to arrive in Central Florida it usually sets up a nice foggy morning out on Cape Canaveral. With lots of land and undeveloped areas out on the Cape, the cool air mixing with the warmer …

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Several of my bike rides around the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base started at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. The Lighthouse has stood watch over the Cape for over 155 years. The Cape Canaveral lighthouse is owned by the United States …

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On this particular day my friend and I decided to bike through two very historic Launch Sites – Space Launch Complex 16 and 19. Both Launch sites sit next to each other and we actually found a path connecting the …

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Space Shuttle Columbia soars into the cloud-washed sky above Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. After six scrubs from the original Sept. 25 launch date, liftoff occurred Oct. 20 at 9:53 a.m. EDT. The crew of seven comprises Commander Ken Bowersox, Pilot Kent …

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Overall view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 1905.  View shows all the resident houses and outhouses.  The storage shed is hidden behind a small tree.  Off in the background is a man sitting on the roof of the outhouse.  …

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Several mornings on the way to work driving through the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station I would take a detour out to the beach and Cape Canaveral Lighthouse to capture the sunrise as it rose over the Atlantic Ocean and …

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Back in 2011 I was attempting to get in as many bike rides as possible before the end of the Space Shuttle Program while facing the possibility of being laid-off from the Space Center after the last Shuttle mission in …

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