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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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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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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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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The blockhouse is about 750′ from where the launch stand used to exist and is 60′ in diameter. As you approach the Blockhouse there is a graphic display of all of the launches from Complex 14, the most famous are …
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One of my favorite spots to stop in the early morning on the way to work to catch the sunrise was Complex 14. This was John Glenn’s launch complex for America’s first manned orbital flight. Lots more to come on …