{"id":1260,"date":"2024-06-07T12:24:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2024-06-22T15:07:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T19:07:06","slug":"launch-complex-20-biking-through-space-ruins-cape-canaveral-air-force-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=1260","title":{"rendered":"Launch Complex 20 – Biking through Space Ruins – Cape Canaveral Air Force Station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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 July of 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On this particular bike ride I decided to visit to Launch Complex 20 and after that decided on a quick stop at Launch Complex 11 and 12 passing by several other Launch Complexes along the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launch Complex 20 consisted of 14 facilities, of these a total of four date to its original construction in 1959, two date to the period of use for Titan-III launches and the remainder of them date to the late 1980\\’s or later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launch complex 20 was the fourth complex built to support the Titan ballistic Missile program and a total of 16 Titan I missiles were launched from the site. In 1963 the site was modified to support the more advanced Titan III Launch vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1964 \u2013 the First Titan IIIA launch was completed and the last Titan III launch was in May of 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today the Launch Complex is home to Firefly Aerospace which launches the Alpha Commercial vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to take photos in Black-n-White on this bike ride back in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old entrance sign and road that leads to the Blockhouse at Complex 20.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The updated entrance sign to Complex <\/strong><\/em>20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The road leading up to Complex 20 Blockhouse<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Launch Complex 20 Blockhouse<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After biking around Complex 20 we decided to head back East towards other Launch Complexes passing Launch Complex 14, home launch site to John Glenn. There is a nice area before you enter LC-14 with tributes to John Glenn and other historical launches at the entrance to the launch site. (Check out some other Posts about Launch Complex 14 on this site).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Launch Complex 14 entrance<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We kept biking East and wanted to poke around LC-11 and 12 and took some photos of the complexes in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The old entrance sign to Complex 12 back in 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The perimeter road around Complex 12<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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