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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerospace facility
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runway complex ⓘ spaceport infrastructure ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Kennedy Space Center
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surface form:
NASA Kennedy Space Center
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| alsoKnownAs |
SLF
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ
surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
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| associatedProgram |
International Space Station support missions
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NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Launch Complex 39 ⓘ |
| category |
NASA facility in Florida
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spaceport runway ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
Space Shuttle orbiter return from orbit
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horizontal landing of spacecraft ⓘ |
| FAAcode | TTS ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
landing site for orbital vehicles
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support facility for space missions ⓘ test site for experimental aircraft ⓘ |
| IATAcode | QQS ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | KTTS ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Kennedy Space Center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County
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surface form:
Brevard County, Florida
Merritt Island ⓘ
surface form:
Merritt Island, Florida
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| locatedOn |
Merritt Island
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surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennedy Space Center
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surface form:
Kennedy Space Center spaceport complex
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| primaryUse | Space Shuttle orbiter landings ⓘ |
| purpose |
safe recovery of returning spacecraft
ⓘ
support of human spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| region |
Cape Canaveral
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surface form:
Cape Canaveral area
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| runwayDesignation | 15/33 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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commercial space companies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility runway
Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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alsoKnownAs
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility runway 15/33
Space Shuttle Columbia
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lastFlightLandingPlannedSite
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site)
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alternativeTo
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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subject surface form:
White Sands Space Harbor
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
this entity surface form:
Shuttle Landing Facility
International Microgravity Laboratory 2
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landingSite
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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subject surface form:
STS-51-C
this entity surface form:
KSC Shuttle Landing Facility Runway 15
launch-on-need rescue mission STS-400
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plannedLandingSite
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Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility
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subject surface form:
STS-400