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Nov 28, 2011
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Exploration Park site near the Space Life Sciences Laboratory (SLSL) at NASA's Kennedy...
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Dec 18, 2014
Aerial of the Orion EFT-1 Arrival at KSC
An aerial view near NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex reveals the Orion crew module, enclosed in its crew...
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Dec 8, 2017
Asteroid Redirect Mission Update
Dr. Holdren (left), Administrator Bolden (center) and Dr. Michele Gates (right) discuss the ARM mission during a...
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Dec 8, 2017
Asteroid Redirect Mission Update
Dr. Holdren (left), Administrator Bolden (center) and Dr. Michele Gates (right) discuss the ARM mission during a...
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Dec 17, 2003
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A new control tower is nearing completion at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. It will replace the old tower in use since 1987. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.
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Dec 17, 2003
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The existing control tower seen here at the edge of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility is being replaced. In use since 1987, the old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.
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Dec 17, 2003
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A new control tower is nearing completion at the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility. It will replace the old tower in use since 1987. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.
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Dec 17, 2003
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Two control towers are seen at the edge of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, the old one in front and the nearly completed new tower in back. The old tower stands only 20 feet above the runway surface, too low to see the launch pads to the east. During nighttime landing operations, those inside the tower have been hindered by the eight-billion candlepower xenon lights that illuminate the runway. The new control tower is built atop an existing mound, rising nearly 100 feet over the midpoint of the runway. The height gives controllers a spectacular 360-degree view of NASA-KSC and northern Brevard County. The new facility will also replace the SLF Operations Building. The operations building is home to the Military Radar Unit that monitors NASA-KSC airspace 24 hours a day, as well as runway light controls, navigational aids, weather and wind speed instrumentation, and gate controls. In the new tower, the computer displays will be fully modernized to Federal Aviation Administration standards with touch-screen technology. Construction on the new facility began in February 2003 and is nearly ready for occupancy. Only some final inspections and approvals remain. A support building and Public Affairs viewing deck, to be used for observing future landing operations, will be added and are already in work.
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Dec 11, 2011
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A security vehicle escorts the transporter carrying the high-fidelity space shuttle model...
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Mar 31, 2009
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The gate to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida welcomes space shuttle...
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Jan 23, 2014
Multi-User Spaceport Update News Conference
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Frank DiBello, right, president and CEO of Space Florida, joins Sierra Nevada Corporation, or...
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May 1, 1999
Space Radar Image of San Francisco, California
This is a radar image of San Francisco, California, taken on October 3,1994. The image is about 40 kilometers by 55...
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Jan 23, 2014
Multi-User Spaceport Update News Conference
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Larry Price, Lockheed Martin Space Systems deputy program manager for NASA's Orion...
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Jan 23, 2014
Multi-User Spaceport Update News Conference
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Bob Cabana, center, director of Kennedy Space Center in Florida, joins Sierra Nevada...
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Jan 23, 2014
Dreamchaser and VIP's
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA and aerospace industry representatives tour facilities along Florida’s Space Coast prior...
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Mar 10, 2008
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- With the rotating service structure rolled away on Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy...
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Oct 4, 2000
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-92 crew happily wave to onlookers as they gather gather outside the gate to...
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Jan 23, 2014
Multi-User Spaceport Update News Conference
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Frank DiBello, president and CEO of Space Florida, joins Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC,...
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Sep 19, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Flags are flying high at the gate for Launch Pad 39B at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center after...
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Sep 19, 2008
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Flags are flying high at the gate for Launch Pad 39B at NASA'S Kennedy Space Center after...
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Jan 23, 2014
Dreamchaser and VIP's
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana pose for a...
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Mar 22, 2011
KSC-2011-2469
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Crews continue to clear land and prepare for the construction of a new road at the...
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Jan 23, 2014
Dreamchaser and VIP's
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A model of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, or SNC, Dream Chaser spacecraft stands next to a...
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Mar 10, 2008
KSC-08pd0666
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the rotating service structure has...
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