Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 is a historic launch pad in Florida best known as the site of several early NASA Mercury missions during the dawn of U.S. human spaceflight.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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rocket launch complex ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | early Atlas ICBM test program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gordon Cooper
NERFINISHED
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John Glenn NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Schirra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| era |
dawn of U.S. human spaceflight
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early Cold War ⓘ |
| firstCrewedOrbitalUSFlightFrom | Mercury-Atlas 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageMarker | historical plaque commemorating Project Mercury launches ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
blockhouse
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concrete launch pad ⓘ service tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedMission |
Mercury-Atlas 6
NERFINISHED
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Mercury-Atlas 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury-Atlas 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury-Atlas 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ uncrewed Mercury-Atlas test flights ⓘ |
| launchPadNumber | 14 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleFamily | Atlas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brevard County, Florida
NERFINISHED
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Cape Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Launch Complex 14 designation within Cape Canaveral ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
first American to orbit Earth
ⓘ
launch of Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| notableFor | launching early NASA Mercury missions ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | maintained as a historic spaceflight site ⓘ |
| program | Project Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rocketTypeSupported | Atlas LV-3B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| tourism | occasionally accessible on guided tours ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
NERFINISHED
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United States Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Project Mercury missions
NERFINISHED
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human spaceflight launches ⓘ |
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