Launch Complex 9 and 10 – Biking through Space Ruins. As mentioned in earlier posts, I usually started several of my bike rides from the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. From this location I could head North towards several launch sites referred …
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A common starting point for many of my bikes rides out at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station was the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse located near the tip of Cape Canaveral. From the Lighthouse I could head south towards some of …
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Many of my bike rides out to the launch complexes started at the Cape Cafeteria – located near the intersection of Hangar Road and NASA Parkway East – providing a quick ride down Heavy Launch …
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Launch Complex 14 was one of my favorite places to visit and capture the sunrise my way to work.The Launch Complex was responsible for multiple crewed and un-crewed Atlas Launches including John Glenn’s Friendship 7 launch in February of 1962. …
As mentioned in earlier posts, my goal was to visit and photograph a majority of the Launch Sites at CCAFS (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) which is now Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and KSC before the end of the …
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Searching through some old NASA launch photographs I was a able to find a few that matched the perspective I took of LC-14 while bike riding through Launch Pad ruins! A view from the base of LC-14 ramp – then …
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At the base of the ramp of Launch Complex 14 stands a Granite Monument that reads: “From this site, Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. became the first American to Orbit the Earth. His …
I often visit Complex 34, the site of the tragic Apollo 1 fire and will post in detail information about Complex 34 with numerous photos at a later date. But there is great view of Complex 37 from the Pad …
Launch Complex 19 Aerial Map Launch Complex 19 Highlights 23 April 1956 – Construction contract awarded 18 February 1957 – Construction began July 1958 – Construction completed 16 June 1959 – Air Force accepted complex Titan pads used a horizontal-to-vertical …
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