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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I was fortunate enough to work on the NASA Artemis Program the last eight years and was excited to see the vehicle finally stacked in the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and roll out to the Pad for launch last November! …
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There are two Camera Pad roads out at Cape Canaveral – Camera Pad A (Alpha) and B (Bravo) and both provide beach access and fishing to CCSFB (Cape Canaveral Space Force Base) and KSC (Kennedy Space Center) employees. These Camera …
One of my favorite places to visit is Launch Complex 34 – and I will have an extensive write-up with photos in futures posts. As for now, it was a great place to capture a sunrise and also for several …
Below are some NASA released photos of rockets ready to be launched and launches at Complex 14. As mentioned in an earlier post, Launch Complex 14 only supported four manned Gemini Missions but was responsible for over 30 total launches. …
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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 …
As mentioned before Launch Complex 14 is well known as the complex to launch John Glenn into space as the first American to orbit the earth. It was also the launch site of the remaining three Mercury-Atlas flights and various …
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Stop in to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center and see the amazing display of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The Space Shuttle Atlantis is displayed as only astronauts have seen her in space, with payload doors open and Canadarm extended, …