{"id":561,"date":"2023-04-27T14:36:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T18:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=561"},"modified":"2024-04-27T10:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:39:36","slug":"complex-14-launch-time-part-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caperockets.com\/?p=561","title":{"rendered":"Complex 14 &#8211; Liftoff  &#8211; Biking through Space Ruins (Part 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below are some NASA released photos of rockets ready to be launched and launches at Complex 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned in an earlier post, Launch Complex 14 only supported four manned Gemini Missions but was responsible for over 30 total launches. Vehicles launched at the site included the Atlas A, Atlas B, Atlas D, Atlas-Able, Atlas-Agena A, Mercury-Atlas, Atlas-Agena D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Complex-14_2-1-scaled.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Complex-14_2-1-1024x729.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-444\\\" width=\\\"840\\\" height=\\\"598\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The sign containing the Manned Launches from Space Launch Complex 14 located at the entrance to the Launch Site.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Glenn-Launch-Ramp.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Glenn-Launch-Ramp.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-534\\\" width=\\\"371\\\" height=\\\"504\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\\\"has-text-align-center\\\"><em>Liftoff of Gordo Cooper on 7 May 1963 (NASA). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0064.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0064-815x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-568\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Close-up of Mercury-Atlas 4 at Space Launch Complex 14 (NASA).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/24-May-1962-Lieutenant-Commander-Malcolm-Scott-Carpenter-fourth-manned-space-flight-Aurora-7.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/24-May-1962-Lieutenant-Commander-Malcolm-Scott-Carpenter-fourth-manned-space-flight-Aurora-7-982x1024.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-570\\\" width=\\\"840\\\" height=\\\"875\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>24 May 1962 Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Scott Carpenter fourth manned space flight Aurora 7<\/em> (NASA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wally-And-Sigma-7.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Wally-And-Sigma-7.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-569\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\\\"has-text-align-center\\\"><em>Wally Schirra and Sigma 7 await launch from Launch Complex 14<\/em> (NASA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Atlas-6A-6A-1957.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Atlas-6A-6A-1957.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-567\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\\\"has-text-align-center\\\"><em>Atlas 6A awaits launch at Launch Complex 14 in 195<\/em>7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-full\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Atlas-4A-1957-Complex-14.jpg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Atlas-4A-1957-Complex-14.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-565\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\\\"has-text-align-center\\\"><em>Atlas 4A at LC-14 in 1957.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0065.jpeg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0065-1024x1024.jpeg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-472\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>An Agena Target Docking Vehicle atop an Atlas rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 14<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\\\"><a href=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0066.jpeg\\\"><img src=\\\"http:\/\/caperockets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_0066-790x1024.jpeg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" class=\\\"wp-image-471\\\" width=\\\"790\\\" height=\\\"1024\\\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Atlas-Agena D in 1966 on Launch Pad 14<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are some NASA released photos of rockets ready to be launched and launches at Complex 14. 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