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	John F. Kennedy Space Center - Launch Complex 39, Pads A and B
		Both pads were designed to support the concept of mobile launch operations, in which space vehicles are assembled and checked out in the protected environment of the Vehicle Assembly Building, then transported by large tracked vehicles to the launch pad for final processing and launch.
		On April 12, 1981, Shuttle operations commenced at Pad A with the launch of Columbia on STS-1.
		After 23 more successful launches from A, the first Space Shuttle to lift off from Pad B was the ill-fated Challenger in January 1986.
	www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov /kscpao/nasafact/pads.htm (257 words)

	John F. Kennedy Space Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) at Cape Canaveral on Merritt Island in Florida, United States.
		The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, operated by Delaware North Companies at no taxpayer expense, is home to a number of museums, two IMAX theatres, and various bus tours allowing visitors a closer look at various restricted areas that would otherwise not be possible.
		From the knowledge gained through Mercury the more complex two-man capsules of Gemini were prepared as was a new launcher based on the Titan II The first manned flight took place on March 23, 1965 with John Young and Virgil Grissom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center (1583 words)

	Cape Canaveral
		The northern part of the complex, including Merritt Island, is operated by NASA and known as Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
		At the northern end of ICBM row are Complex 37, used for the Saturn Is, and Complex 34, the site of the Apollo 1 fire in which three astronauts died.
		Launch Complex 39, the most northerly at the Cape, includes two launch pads, 39A and 39B, which were used by Saturn Vs during the Apollo program.
	www.daviddarling.info /encyclopedia/C/Cape_Canaveral.html (787 words)

	Cape Canaveral
		Pad 18A was used to launch 14 Vanguard space vehicles for NASA and the U.S. Navy between 8 December 1956 and 19 September 1959.
		Complex 19 was deactivated on 10 April 1967, and it was declared a national historic landmark in April 1984.
		Complex 37 was built in 1962, and it was occupied by NASA in January 1963.
	www.astronautix.com /sites/capveral.htm (7848 words)

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		Launch Complex 39, Pad A is one of two launch pads that were originally designed to support the Apollo program and were later modified for the space shuttle launch operations.
		When the space shuttle launches, the flame is split by the flame deflector.
		After a number of launches, the material covering the flame deflector or refractory concrete called "Fondue Fire" must be removed and replaced.
	www.concut.com /ps_launchpad.htm (299 words)

	ipedia.com: Space Shuttle program Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		NASA's Space Shuttle program is an ongoing endeavor, started in the late 1960s, that has created the world's first partially reusable space launch system, and the first spacecraft capable of carrying large satellites both to and from low Earth orbit.
		Challenger was destroyed in an explosion during launch in January 1986 with the loss of all seven astronauts on board, and Endeavour was built as a replacement (using spare parts originally built for the other orbiters) and delivered in May 1991.
		The Space Shuttle consists of four main components; the reuseable orbiter itself, a large expendable external fuel tank, and a pair of reusable solid-fuel booster rockets.
	www.ipedia.com /space_shuttle_program.html (3563 words)

	Exploring Florida Launches Photograph Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Viking 1 was launched by a Titan/Centaur rocket from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:22 p.m.
		Space Shuttle Columbia liftoff from Complex 39A during the first launch of the space shuttle.
		The primary payload of Space Shuttle mission STS-52 is the Laser Geodynamic Satellite II The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched from Pad 39B on a ten-day mission with a crew of five NASA Astronauts and a Canadian Payload Specialist.
	fcit.coedu.usf.edu /FLORIDA/photos/nasa/launch/launch.htm (1456 words)

	[SM3B] Servicing Mission 3B - Launch Info
		Learn more about the KSC Launch Site, where its resources and facilities are devoted towards taking care of the space shuttle and their launches.
		The twin space shuttle launch pads, formally known as Pad 39-A and Pad 39-B, are just three miles from the Press Site.
		The Launch Control Center is a four-story building that is the electronic "brain" of Launch Complex 39.
	sm3b.gsfc.nasa.gov /launch-info/kennedy-part1.html (583 words)

	The Amaz!ng Meeting 2003 - Electric Monk - Kennedy Space Center - Launch Complex 39 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Our tour guide mentioned that the Space Center was a fully self-contained operation in case of nuclear attack, with its own gas station, power generators, and zip code.
		We saw the escape lines leading from the top of the launch tower to the bunker, that were to be used in case of a launch-pad emergency.
		Pad 39B was much the same as 39A, but my side of the bus got a better look at the lower portions of the pad and the Crawlerway leading up to it than we did for 39A.
	members.cox.net /electric_monk/TAM2003/TAM0130-04.shtml (729 words)

	Facts About Kennedy Space Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		By 1967, Complex 39 was operational, and the new space center was known as Cape Kennedy, Cape Canaveral, and the Cape.
		Kennedy Space Center is located on Florida's East Coast between Titusville on the north...
		Kennedy Space Center, Florida FL Community Profile: Data, Info and...
	www.travel-florida.ws /travel_florida_resources/facts-about-kennedy-space-center.html (276 words)

	John F. Kennedy Space Center Details, Meaning John F. Kennedy Space Center Article and Explanation Guide
		Following Sputnik the first attempted satellite launch blew-up on December 6, 1957.
		It was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center in December 1963, after the recently assassinated president John F. Kennedy.
		This is an Article on John F. Kennedy Space Center.
	www.e-paranoids.com /j/jo/john_f__kennedy_space_center.html (1355 words)

	MSFC-01129 - Saturn V Vehicle for Apollo 4 at the Launch Complex 39A at the Kernedy Space Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Saturn V Vehicle for Apollo 4 at the Launch Complex 39A at the Kernedy Space Center
		This is an image of the first test flight of a giant Saturn V rocket for the Apollo 4 mission at the Kennedy Space Center's launch complex 39A, photographed at the dawn of November 8 during the pre-launch alert.
		Objectives of the unmanned Apollo 4 test flight were to obtain flight information on launch vehicle and spacecraft structural integrity and compatibility, flight loads, stage separation, and subsystems operation including testing of restart of the S-IVB stage, and to evaluate the Apollo command module heat shield.
	mix.msfc.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/MSFC-6760614.html (153 words)

	Launch Complex 39-A
		Launch Complex 39's Pad A and Pad B were originally designed to support the Apollo program and were modified for Space Shuttle launch operations.
		The upper portion of the Saturn V Launch umbilical tower was removed from two of the Apollo Mobile Launchers and installed at the pad to serve as the FSS.
		The FSS is topped by a 24.4 meter (80ft) tall fiberglass lightning mast grounded by 335 meter (1,100ft) cables that are anchored north and south of the pad.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /facilities/lc39b.html (973 words)

	Apollo 13 Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		EST, April 11, 1970 from launch complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.
		The space vehicle crew consisted of James A. Lovell, Jr.
		Mattingly was removed 72 hours prior to scheduled launch due to exposure to the german measles.
	www.si.edu /harcourt/nasm/Apollo/AS13/Apollo13_fact.html (685 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		They are composed of ammonium perchlorate, the same fuel used in the solid rockets boosters on the space shuttle.
		The liquid stage also served as the second stage and its high specific impulse was useful in contributing to a high ΔV. The use of the liquid stage also allowed more control such as the ability to throttle the engine and shutdown in emergencies.
		This allows for most of the mass we get to space to be used for scientific exploration and observation, rather than propulsion.
	www.prism.gatech.edu /~gte884u/rd_proj2/conclusion.html (963 words)

	NASA - Space Shuttle
		During a countdown status briefing this morning at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Test Director Steve Payne announced that preparations for launch on Friday continue and everything is on schedule.
		Launch Weather Officer Kathy Winters of the 45th weather squadron reported there is a 30 per cent chance of weather prohibiting launch.
		Space Shuttle Atlantis made its second journey to the launch pad in preparation for STS-117.
	www.nasa.gov /mission_pages/shuttle/main (440 words)

	News About The Space Shuttle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The shuttle had been due to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in the southeastern state of Florida in March, but was put back in its hangar after a freak hail storm damaged the outer fuel tank...
		The US space agency said Friday it would roll the space shuttle Atlantis to its launchpad on May 16, after a March launch was delayed by hail damage to the orbiter's external fuel tank.
		The US space agency delayed Tuesday the scheduled March 15 launch of the space shuttle Atlantis for at least a month due to hail damage to the orbiter's external fuel tank.
	www.space-travel.com /Shuttle_News.html (1209 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| STS-99 Mission Report \| Astronauts fly to Kennedy Space Center for launch
		The astronauts have arrived and NASA is ready to begin the countdown for the first human space adventure of the new millennium.
		Launch of space shuttle Endeavour on an 11-day radar mapping mission of Earth is slated to begin at 1747 GMT (12:47 p.m.
		The crew of the space shuttle Endeavour arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for their launch on mission STS-99.
	spaceflightnow.com /shuttle/sts099/000128crewarrival.html (503 words)

	Frontier Status 237, January 12, 2001
		The space Shuttle Atlantis is on Launch Pad 39A awaiting its January 19 launch on STS-98.
		Russian managers at the Khrunichev Space Center and Energiya are considering reoutfitting the back-up FGB module to serve as a freighter for the ISS.
		Launch on a Chinese Long March-3B rocket is expected from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in February of 2003.
	www.frontierstatus.com /FSR011201.shtml (4523 words)

	Airline - Military Aircraft - Space Pictures - Airplane Picture Gallery - Manned Systems
		International Space Station (ISS) – 1138 viewsBackdropped by the darkness of space and the blue Earth at its horizon, the International Space Station (ISS) was photographed by one of the astronauts aboard the Discovery after undocking from the station which took place at 9:52 a.m.
		NASA Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch – 1240 viewsThe Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., at 9:32 a.m.
		EDT, the swing arms move away and a plume of flame signals the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle and astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
	aerospacenews.com /space_pictures/thumbnails.php?album=8&page=1&sort=nd (860 words)

	Article: OUT TO LAUNCH - A TRIP TO KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
		There are signs of space everywhere, from the myriad array of aerospace contractors located throughout the area (McDonnell Douglas, for instance) to the name of the local high school - Astronaut High.
		The launch pads jut up in the distance, and at the edge of the field in front of you is the huge countdown clock.
		As the body of the Space Shuttle slowly became exposed, immense spotlights at the corners of the pad flared on.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /loudfast/writeweb/cpaper.htm (3316 words)

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		STS-53 was the fourth space flight for Mission Specialist 1; the third Space flight for the Commander; the second space flight for the Pilot and Mission Specialist 2; and the first space flight for Mission Specialist 3.
		The STS-53 vehicle was launched on a 57-degree inclination from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch complex 39A at 337:13:23:59.993 G.m.t.
		The hold was required for ice on the launch vehicle that subsequently cleared, and for a wing load indicator A16L predicted violation.
	members.aol.com /WSNTWOYOU/STS52MR.HTM (1882 words)

	SpaceTeam - Apollo 11
		After 2 hr and 33 min in Earth orbit, the S-IVB engine was reignited for acceleration of the spacecraft to the velocity required for Earth gravity escape.
		Affixed to the leg of the lunar landing vehicle, is a plaque signed by President Nixon, Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
		The mission was the second space flight for Armstrong (Gemini VIII), Collins (Gemini X) and Aldrin (Gemini XII).
	www.radioing.com /space/apollo11.html (834 words)

	Apollo 11
		Kuznetsov was pushed from the first moments after the launch to accept responsibility based on the hypothesis of a foreign object in a turobpump.
		At the same time the reconstruction schedule for the destroyed N1 launch complex was being laid out, Apollo 11 landed on the moon and the Americans won the moon race.
		The mission was a voyage of discovery, and an important part of the discovery was the revelation of the infinite human potential for achievement as an endless new frontier was opened for future generations.
	www.astronautix.com /flights/apollo11.htm (10571 words)

	Apollo History Page
		Sometimes these bizarre claims are based on photographic aberrations, such as window reflections of ceiling lights on one Apollo 11 move sequence, or the starkly sunlit end of the just-discarded Saturn third stage on Apollo 12 (a "structured disk", it is called), or on common film emulsion smears.
		Sometimes they are based on misunderstood space jargon, as when Apollo 12 commander Pete Conrad joked about "company" on the way to the moon when the crew was actually watching parts of their discarded booster rocket, drifting nearby ("some nuts make a big deal of these jokes", Conrad told me later).
		At a banquet later in the evening at a tourist complex housing a Saturn V moon rocket, Armstrong and Aldrin received standing ovations from the crowd of 1,000, many of them space program retirees who helped send them to the moon.
	spaceguy.8k.com /about.html (7339 words)

	Apollo 16 Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The major objective of the mission was to investigate the lunar surface in the Descartes highlands area because it was considered to be representative of much of the Moon's surface, and an area of this type had not been previously visited.
		The crew members for this mission were John W. Young, Commander, Thomas K. Mattingly II, Command Module Pilot, and Charles M. Duke, Jr., Lunar Module Pilot.
		Launched from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
	www.si.edu /harcourt/nasm/Apollo/AS16/Apollo16_fact.html (504 words)

	Astro Images Space Art - Apollo 11 Liftoff - First Lunar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		EDT, the swing arms moved away and a plume of flame signaled the liftoff of the Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A.
		This first lunar landing misson in the history of space exploration had astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.
		This space art picture is from the Astro Images' Space Exploration Gallery.
	www.astroimages.net /Media/Space/LN04.html (75 words)

	Zoom Astronomy Glossary: A
		An accretion disk is a flat disk of gas and dust in space that surrounds a newborn star, fl hole, or other enormous object that is growing by attracting matter to it with its gravitational field.
		An achondritic meteorite is a stony meteorite, coarsely crystallized, with large bits of various minerals visible to the naked eye.
		Astronomy is the scientific study of space, including the planets, stars, galaxies, comets, and nebulae.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/astronomy/glossary (4918 words)

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