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John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral)

Description: The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is the NASA space vehicle launch facility (spaceport) on Merritt Island in ... more

John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) ... Florida, United States. The site is near Cape Canaveral, midway between Miami and Jacksonville, Florida. It is 34 mi long and around 6 mi wide, covering 219 square miles. Around 17,000 people work at the site. There is a visitor center and public tours and KSC is a major tourist destination for visitors to Florida. Because much of KSC is off limits to development, the site also serves as an important wildlife sanctuary, with only 9% of the land developed. Mosquito Lagoon, The Indian River, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and Canaveral National Seashore are also features of this area. Operations are currently controlled from Launch complex 39, the location of the Vehicle Assembly Building. 3 mi to the east of the assembly building are the two launch pads. 5 mi south is the KSC Industrial Area, where many of the Center's support facilities are located and the administrative headquarters. Kennedy Space Center's only launch operations are at Launch Complex 39. All other launch operations take place at the adjacent Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.

Newest Review: ... been the focal point of space explaration since it was built. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects all launched from here most famously Apollo 11 (Which took the first human to land on the moon) At the present time KSC's only launch operations are Launch Complex 39, Pads A and B. The KSCenter Visitor Complex is home to a number of museums, a simulation ride two IMAX theatres, and a range ... more

... of tours allowing visitors a closer look at various restricted areas that would otherwise not be possible. You are able to take a bus to an observation gantry on the grounds of Launch Complex 39. If you are lucky enough and go when a shuttle or roc...more

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John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral): Amazing (347 words)
by - written on 26/10/09 (Very useful, 2 readings)
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The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is NASA's space vehicle launch facility and Launch Control Center and is located Merritt Island Florida. The site is near Cape Canaveral and this is why the site is sometimes called by that name. The name Kennedy Space Center was given to the centre following President's John F. Kennedy's assassination There is a visitor center and public tours at KSC. The site has been the focal point of space explaration since it was built. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects all launched from here most famously Apollo 11 (Which took the first human to land on the moon) At the present time KSC's only launch operations are Launch ... Read the complete review

John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) (201 words)
by - written on 04/01/09 (Somewhat useful, 29 readings)
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While on holiday in florida we hired a car for the whole two weeks to enable us to cram as much of the sights and parks as possible. So we set aside a day to go to John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral). It took about 1 hours drive from our resort. the parking facilties were very good. We walked into the entrence hall and were really suprised to see aligators basking in the sun shire in the water areas around the site. The site is huge, we were taken to where the launch vehicle is built and attached to the rockets. Then followed the route that the the launch vehicle follows the tour guide had great ifomation not just about the rockets but about the wildlife ... Read the complete review

John F. Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral): Meet an Astronaut. (1607 words)
by - written on 17/02/05 (Very useful, 700 readings)
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Having 3 weeks in Florida, we thought we had all the time in the world to cover every place we wanted to see. In reality, we struggled, and missed out on a lot of places. One place we didn’t miss though was the Kennedy Space Center. Located on the Atlantic Coast on Merritt Island, it took about an hour to reach in our 12 seater minibus from Kissimmee along the Beeline Expressway. The Space Center is well signposted, and you shouldn’t have any problem finding it. The Space Center is set in a rural area, and we played spot the alligator with the kids as they were getting bored. The alligators can be seen in the water at the side of the road as you ... Read the complete review