Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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The Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility is a specialized runway complex in Florida designed for the return and landing of NASA’s Space Shuttle orbiters and other aerospace vehicles.
Aliases (3)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace facility
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runway complex → spaceport infrastructure → |
| affiliation |
NASA Kennedy Space Center
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| alsoKnownAs |
SLF
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Shuttle Landing Facility → |
| associatedProgram |
International Space Station support missions
→
NASA Space Shuttle program → |
| associatedWith |
Launch Complex 39
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| category |
NASA facility in Florida
→
spaceport runway → |
| country |
United States
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| designedFor |
Space Shuttle orbiter return from orbit
→
horizontal landing of spacecraft → |
| FAAcode |
TTS
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| hasFunction |
landing site for orbital vehicles
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support facility for space missions → test site for experimental aircraft → |
| IATAcode |
QQS
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| ICAOcode |
KTTS
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| locatedAt |
Kennedy Space Center
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| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
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Merritt Island, Florida → |
| locatedOn |
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (within KSC boundaries)
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| nearbyFacility |
Launch pads 39A and 39B
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Vehicle Assembly Building → |
| notableFor |
supporting Space Shuttle landings
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very long runway suitable for spacecraft → |
| operator |
NASA
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Space Florida → |
| otherUse |
aerospace vehicle testing
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commercial spaceflight operations → high‑performance aircraft operations → research flights → |
| owner |
NASA
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| partOf |
Kennedy Space Center spaceport complex
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| primaryUse |
Space Shuttle orbiter landings
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| purpose |
safe recovery of returning spacecraft
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support of human spaceflight operations → |
| region |
Cape Canaveral area
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| runwayDesignation |
15/33
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| runwaySurface |
concrete
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| state |
Florida
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| usedBy |
NASA
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commercial space companies → research institutions → |
Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Boeing X-37
→
NASA Space Shuttle program → STS-103 → STS-109 → STS-135 → STS-41-G → STS-41B → STS-61 → STS-82 → STS-88 → |
landingSite |
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Kennedy Space Center
("Shuttle Landing Facility")
→
Launch Operations Center ("Shuttle Landing Facility") → |
hasFacility |
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Kennedy Space Center
("Shuttle Landing Facility runway")
→
Launch Operations Center ("Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15/33") → |
hasRunway |
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
("Shuttle Landing Facility")
→
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alsoKnownAs |
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White Sands Space Harbor
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alternativeTo |
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STS-107
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landingSitePlanned |
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Space Shuttle orbiter
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landingSites |
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Space Shuttle Columbia
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lastFlightLandingPlannedSite |
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Space Shuttle Discovery
→
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lastFlightLandingSite |