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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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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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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Many of my bike rides through the Space Launch Complexes started at the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, just a short distance from Missile Row and Complex 11. Space Launch Complex 11 (SLC-11) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, is a …
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. …
A beautiful sunrise at a beach located on the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. As the sun rose I hurried back towards the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse to catch a glimpse of the sun and sky surrounding the Lighthouse. As I …
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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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 …
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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