Category: Vanguard Rocket

Launch Complex 18 – Biking Through Space Ruins – My journey through old abandoned Launch Complexes located at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Jun 18, 2026

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by

Alden Pitard

in Blockhouse, Blue Scout II Rocket, Cape Canaveral Launch Complexes, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Launch Complex 17, Launch Complex 18, Satellites, Vanguard Rocket

As we were nearing the end of The Space Shuttle program, I set a goal to ride my mountain bike to as many of the old launch complexes as possible before massive layoffs began. Most of these Launch Complexes are located on the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. I would usually park my car at…