Space Launch Complex 11 – Biking through Space Ruins
In 2011 I was able to bike to and around Space Launch Complex 11 before the Blockhouse was demolished in 2023. In June of 1967 the Pad and service tower structures sold for salvage so these have not been at the site for over 50 years.
Space Launch Complex was launch site for a total of 33 Atlas launches.
It was a beautiful sunny day when I biked into and around the Launch Complex.
Enjoy these photos of the launch site.
Service Roads around Complex 11
About the Author and Photographer: Alden Pitard has over 40 years experience working in the Aerospace Industry at Cape Canaveral, The Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Boeing locations throughout the country. He has supported the Space Shuttle Program, International Space Station, 787 Dreamliner and most recently the Artemis Program. During his time at "The Cape" he photographed a majority of the Launch Sites at KSC and Cape Canaveral. As the Space Shuttle program was coming to a close in 2011, the author decided to bike to all the Launch Complexes he could and capture the Space Center and Cape Canaveral as it was - thus "Biking through Space Ruins".