Artemis II will build on the success of Artemis I and stacking operations have begun in the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB) at The Kennedy Space Center. Artemis II will be the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System Rocket …

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Take a trip back to 1994 to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and then a visit more than 20 years later in 2015. Majestic overall view of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse.  Photo also shows the roofless storage shed. Date: 01/01/94 – …

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Drives into The Cape for work were always better with a nice sunrise and a quick detour out to the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse for some photos. The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse is the oldest standing structure on the Cape. Originally built …

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The iconic Vehicle Assembly Building, originally known as the Vertical Assembly Building or (VAB), is located at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Completed in 1966, it was first used to assemble large pre-manufactured space vehicles like the Saturn V …

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One of my favorite places to visit was Launch Complex 19 – and I was fortunate enough to bike all over Cape Canaveral and visit old launch sites on my mountain bike near the end of the Space Shuttle Program. …

A salute to a true American Hero – Captain James A Lovell. And a trip back to Space Launch Complex 19 where it all began! Read more »

While working at the Kennedy Space Center I came across this gem of a Photo of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse in 1965. After reading the caption I had to do some investigation of the Launch of an Atlas-Centaur from Launch …

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Lets go back 75 years and a view from the top of the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. I do not have much information about the photo below that I was able to acquire while working at the Kennedy Space Center. The …

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On my drive to work as the sun was rising over the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, I would occasionally take a right out on Lighthouse Road and snap some photos of the beach and then the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse. …

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Space Shuttle Atlantis was launched on May 14th, 2010 from Launch Complex 39-A. The Space Shuttle docked with the International Space Station on May 16, 2010 and delivered an Integrated Cargo Carrier and a Russian-built Mini Research Module to the …

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The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse and Launch Complex 21 and 22 – Rockets launches within the view of the Lighthouse. One of my favorite launch sites to visit is Space Launch Complex 21 and 22! Located just a few hundred feet …

Launch Sites and Lighthouses! Read more »