Launch Complex 14 – Biking through Space Ruins – John Glenn Monument – Base of Launch Pad (Part 5)
At the base of the ramp of Launch Complex 14 stands a Granite Monument that reads:
“From this site, Complex 14 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Astronaut John Glenn, Jr. became the first American to Orbit the Earth. His three-orbit flight on Feb. 20th, 1962 was followed by longer flights by Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra and Gordon Cooper to complete Project Mercury, America’s first steps on the path to Space”.
Donated by the American Monument Association.
I was fortunate enough to be able to bike up and around the launch ramp and snapped several photographs of the monument which are shown below.
The John Glenn Monument at the base of Launch Complex 14 – See images that follow for a close-up of the text and graphics.
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".