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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is the East Coast launch facility of the United States Department of Defense. NASA was founded in 1958 and Air Force crews launched missiles for NASA from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (shown in dark green). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station   (558 words)

Cape Canaveral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is part of a region known as the Space Coast, and is the site of the Kennedy Space Center, and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. In addition to the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral is the site of an air force base, a nineteenth-century lighthouse, and the city of Cape Canaveral. Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral in Spanish) is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that state's Atlantic coast. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cape_Canaveral   (500 words)

Cape Canaveral To the south is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, operated by Patrick Air Force Base. Cape Canaveral was chosen as a missile launch site soon after World War II when it became clear that new rockets were becoming too powerful for inland facilities such as that at White Sands, New Mexico. The Cape had good weather, the Atlantic to the east over which missiles could be fired without risk to human populations, and a string of islands on which tracking stations could be set up. www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/C/Cape_Canaveral.html   (805 words)

OEM Class Meeting Location Exit at Port Canaveral toward the north cargo/cruise terminals and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). The OEM Class of 2007 meets in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the Florida Space Authority (100 Spaceport Way, Cape Canaveral, FL -- located near the South Gate to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station). The OEM Class of 2006 meets in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the Radisson Resort at the Port (8701 Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral FL 32920). www.ise.ufl.edu /oemp/cc.htm   (226 words)

FSRI: Press Releases - 4th Quarter 2004 Plans are now underway to launch Altairis, the Company's first generation spacecraft, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in 2006. CAPE CANAVERAL— AERA Corporation, a leading luxury commercial space travel provider, announced today that it has signed a “Commercial Space Operations Support Agreement” with the United States Air Force (USAF). CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEPORT – NASA Astronauts involved in future long-duration space exploration missions, such as to the Moon and Mars, could receive the same type of religious and spiritual support that the Department of Defense currently provides to U.S. soldiers. www.fsri.org /Press_Releases_1st_Quarter_2005.htm   (1783 words)

Spaceflight :Cape Canaveral In 1962, the overall land mass was generally referred to as Cape Canaveral, containing the Air Force's Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex and NASA's Launch Operations Center on Merritt Island. The swampy marshland of Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island to the north was known primarily for its mosquitoes well into the 20th century. Just south of Cape Canaveral is the town of Cocoa Beach, where many space workers lived and which for many years relied heavily on the space program for its survival. www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/SPACEFLIGHT/KSC/SP46.htm   (1339 words)

ILS: International Launch Services CAPE CANAVERAL Air Force Station, Fla., July 17, 2002 - The Lockheed Martin Atlas V launch team successfully performed the third and final practice countdown, known as "wet dress rehearsal (WDR)," clearing the way for combined operations with the Eutelsat satellite team and the scheduled Aug. 12 launch. CAPE CANAVERAL Air Force Station, Fla., May 20, 2002 - Lockheed Martin's next-generation Atlas V vehicle passed another significant test on the launch pad last week on the way to its debut launch this summer. Developed to meet the needs of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program and the growing needs of commercial and government customers worldwide, the Atlas V will next be shipped to Space Launch Complex 41 (LC 41) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. www.ilslaunch.com /stories/AtlasVUpdates   (2149 words)

RTDF: Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is located on an island on the eastern coast of central Florida, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Banana River on the west. A pilot-scale permeable reactive barrier (PRB) system was installed in 1999 to remediate the heavily contaminated subsurface at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 34 (LC34). Launch Complex 34, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral, FL www.rtdf.org /public/permbarr/PRBSUMMS/profile.cfm?mid=71   (676 words)

Global Network - Protest at Cape Canaveral - 8/10/00 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A woman was arrested on trespassing charges during a peaceful protest against the militarization of space Saturday afternoon outside Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. We are here at the front gate of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on October 7 to join the International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space. Sixty-five people gathered at the front entrance to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Saturday, October 7 to join the international protest against the militarization of space. www.globenet.free-online.co.uk /reports/oct700repd.htm   (1626 words)

Edwards Air Force Base - Lab tests solid rocket motor The Air Force Research Laboratory's Test Stand 2 in its 1-32 Test Area can conduct ground level rocket testing with a maximum vertical or horizontal thrust capability of 1 million pounds of thrust and is equipped with a 15-ton traveling crane. An Aerojet Atlas V solid rocket motor was tested for the second time at Air Force Research Lab facilities here at 9:10 a.m. It was developed under the US Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program. www.edwards.af.mil /archive/2005/2005-archive-atlas5.html   (405 words)

Spaceline, Inc. Cape Canaveral News CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL (May 3, 2000) - A Lockheed-Martin Atlas IIA-Centaur rocket successfully launched the GOES-L weather satellite at 3:07 a.m. CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL (May 8, 2000) - A Lockheed-Martin Titan IVB rocket successfully launched a $250 million Air Force satellite at 12:01 p.m. This was the first Titan IV launched from Cape Canaveral in over a year and follows a string of three costly Titan IV failures. www.spaceline.org /newscc/archives.html   (2005 words)

Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | The 'force' put back in Cape Canaveral Air Station Air Force Space Command issued special order GB-005 today which redesignates Cape Canaveral Air Station as Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Donald P. Pettit, putting the "force" back allows the public to more clearly identify Cape Canaveral with the Air Force. All Air Force Stations in Space Command were changed to Air Stations in 1992 during the restructuring of the Air Force. www.spaceflightnow.com /news/0002/04ccafsnamechange   (306 words)

Launch.bpf.html A Delta II rocket carrying the Mars exploration rover Spirit is launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., on June 10 at 1:58 p.m. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The planets were aligned, two days of high winds and thunderstorm threats abated, and on June 10 a Delta II rocket carrying a roving vehicle the size of a golf cart left behind a plume of fire and vapor for NASA's latest quest to Mars. In a prelaunch press conference at the Cape on June 6, Squyres alluded to the history of the Athena suite of scientific instruments. www.news.cornell.edu/http://www.new/releases/rover/Launch.bpf.html   (907 words)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Gate 1 Gate 1 is the southernmost gate of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The area that now makes up Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was established in 1949 as the Joint Long Range Proving Ground, a facility dedicated to the testing of rockets and missiles. Most recently, in 2000, the name was changed back to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. www.robsv.com /cape/gate1.html   (216 words)

SPACE.com -- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is the United States' main launch site for sending payloads into equatorial orbits and on interplanetary voyages. A Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 is to launch New Horizons, the first spacecraft bound for Pluto, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Together the historic area is known as "the Cape." www.space.com /missionlaunches/launches/next_launch.html   (446 words)

Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS) Cape Canaveral Air Station (CCAS), formerly Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), is located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, on Florida's Atlantic coastline near the City of Cocoa Beach. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is a restricted-access area and not open to the general public. Patrick Air Force Base Launch Site Safety Assessment - March 1999 www.globalsecurity.org /space/facility/ccas-intro.htm   (1079 words)

Spaceflight Now | Hurricane Status Center At the nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, there are three rockets on launch pads -- a Lockheed Martin Titan 4 at Complex 40, the inaugural Boeing Delta 4-Heavy at Complex 37B and a Boeing Delta 2 on pad 17B. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station will remain in HURCON 3 and have a normal workday on Friday. This update for the Patrick AFB and Cape Canaveral Spaceport community was prepared by the 45th Weather Squadron and is based upon the official National Hurricane Center forecast issued at 5 a.m. www.spaceflightnow.com /hurricane/status.html   (5508 words)

Space Coast Hurricane Updates: Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force station shut down CAPE CANAVERAL- The U.S. Air Force shut down operations at Patrick Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station today as Hurricane Jeanne threatened to hammer the bases over the weekend. Air Force meteorologists expect Jeanne to make landfall early Sunday and then sweep up the I-95 corridor, passing 12 miles west of Patrick and the air station. Air Force officials, meanwhile, were preparing to issue an evacuation order that could go into effect early Saturday. www.floridatoday.com /blogs/spacecoastcane/2004/09/patrick-air-force-base-and-cape.htm   (365 words)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Virtual Tour Endorsement by Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Air Force Space and Missile Museum, the United States Air Force, or NASA is neither expressed nor implied. Some areas of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station can be seen on the Kennedy Space Center's "Then and Now" bus tour. In 1996, I was given a tour by the director of the Air Force Space and Missile Museum. www.robsv.com /cape   (351 words)

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station -- Aviation: From Sand Dunes to Sonic Booms: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a National Historic Landmark, is located on Patrick Air Force Base in the Cocoa and Cocoa Beach vicinity on the east coast of Florida. The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is the subject of an online-lesson plan produced by Teaching with Historic Places, a National Register program that offers classroom-ready lesson plans on properties listed in the National Register. The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station includes discontiguous sites and encompasses six launch pads, a mobile service tower and the original Mission Control Center that was used for all Mercury flights and the first three Gemini flights. www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/aviation/cap.htm   (613 words)

News Template CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - The last Titan rocket here launched April 29 after nearly one and one-half years of processing and preparation by the 45th Air Space Wing. Daniel Leaf, Air Force Space Command vice commander, dropped in to observe the last moments of launch operations and to watch the spectacular lift-off. The Titan IVB, which carried a National Reconnaissance Office payload, flew from CCAFS Pad 40 at 8:50 p.m., treating onlookers at the Cape and along the beach to a brilliant display of rocket power. www.peterson.af.mil /HQAFSPC/News/News_Asp/nws_tmp.asp?storyid=05-148   (496 words)

USATODAY.com - Successful Atlas launch would tie record CAPE CANAVERAL — A Lockheed Martin launch team at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aims to tie a world record Friday, attempting to launch the 74th consecutive successful Atlas rocket mission. A broken deck of thick clouds could sweep over the launch area early Friday, but chances are that conditions still will be good enough to proceed with a planned Atlas 5 launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Air Force meteorologists say there is only a 30 percent chance that the weather will prompt a postponement in the launch, which is scheduled to take place during a window that extends from 4:41 to 7:21 a.m ET. www.usatoday.com /tech/science/space/2004-12-16-atlas-launch-record_x.htm?csp=36   (622 words)

Patrick, Cape Canaveral get ‘all clear’ PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Members of the 45th Hurricane Recovery Team secure debris scattered on the base's runway in an effort to establish flight operations Sept. 6 after Hurricane Frances hit the base and the surrounding community. The three space-launch vehicles stacked on their pads at Cape Canaveral got through the storm in tact because they were secured inside their mobile-service towers, officials said. At Cape Canaveral, a hangar door was blown off the Delta (rocket) maintenance and checkout facility. www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123008580   (579 words)

08-21.txt The arrival date of the booster at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station is planned for October 8. The Pegasus is scheduled for ferry to Cape Canaveral using the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft on October 28. In California at Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Pegasus XL launch vehicle is ready for ferry to KSC on the Orbital Sciences L-1011 aircraft but is predicated on the arrival of the spacecraft at KSC. quest.arc.nasa.gov /news/space/2002/08-21.txt   (408 words)

SPACE.com -- Atlas 2AS is ready to launch Friday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Atlas 2-AS rocket early Friday morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. An Air Force Delta 2 rocket is to carry a military navigation satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral at 5:17 a.m. Once again, Air Force officials with the 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base are sending out maps and warnings to boaters to stay clear of the coast during the launch attempts Friday and Sunday. www.space.com /missionlaunches/launches/launch_preview_000713.html   (409 words)

Swift > Launch Images Clouds of exhaust form around a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle as it blasts NASA's Swift spacecraft on its mission at Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on Nov. 20 at 12:16:00.611 p.m. Clouds of exhaust form around a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle as it blasts NASA's Swift spacecraft on its mission from Complex 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, at 12:16:00.611 p.m. The Boeing Delta II launch vehicle for NASA's Swift spacecraft is silhouetted against a rosy sky at sunrise, waiting for liftoff scheduled for 12:16:00.611 p.m. heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/swift/launch   (428 words)

Space A Boeing Delta 4 rocket with a GOES-O weather satellite for NASA and NOAA from Pad 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Lockheed Martin Atlas 5 rocket with the STP-1 mission consisting of seven separate satellites for the U.S. Air Force from Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A Boeing Delta 4 rocket carrying the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-N (GOES-N), a weather satellite for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from Pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. www.floridatoday.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS02/50119001   (773 words)

Janeyzee's Lighthouse Pages - Cape Canaveral Lighthouse, Florida Located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station; Active aid to navigation The old one is now on display as a gazebo at the Air Force Space and Missile Museum. Since volunteering, I've taken tons of pictures and some of them can be seen in the Cape Canaveral Lighthouse photo album that I maintain on Webshots. www.geocities.com /janeyzee/capelite.html   (1135 words)

What On Earth Is Going On In Space? October 12: A Boeing Delta 2 rocket to launch the GPS satellite 2R M-4 for the U.S. military in a flight staged from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. December 17: An Atlas 5 rocket to launch the AMC-16 telecommunications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. January 8: Boeing Delta 2 carrying the Deep Impact spacecraft, to explore Comet Tempel 1 for NASA, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. www.freepressinternational.com /launches_12162004_space_9d861f000s.html   (989 words)

Military & Aerospace Electronics - Air Force improves GPS technology The U.S. Air Force is preparing to launch the first modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin aboard a Delta II rocket on Sept. 25, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., 23 Sept. 2005. Military and Aerospace Electronics - Air Force improves GPS technology mae.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?ARTICLE_ID=237456&p=32   (321 words)

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