Launch Complex 26 is a dual-pad, single blockhouse facility. There are two firing rooms are inside, one used in support of each pad, The firing rooms are furnished with much of the original equipment. The lighting fixtures, paint scheme, and wiring paths are all original. The windows are composed of three segments of glass, each […]
Read more "Launch Complex 26 Blockhouse"After viewing the Launch Complex 19 White Room, we walked over toward an unassuming square of concrete. This spot was where Explorer 1 was launched from on February 1, 1958, becoming America’s first satellite.
Read more "Pad 26A"Back in 2016, I had the chance to visit Kennedy Space Center once again. For this visit, I opted for the Behind The Scenes tour. The primary goal for me was to get a closer look at Launch Complex 39A. We drove past the now familiar assembly hanger for SpaceX, enroute to the viewing site […]
Read more "Launch Complex 39"One of the stops on the “Then and Now” tour offered by the Kennedy Space Center, is a stop at Launch Complex 5 and its Blockhouse. You are able to see the restored equipment that was used to launch America’s first two astronauts into space. A short distance away stands a full-sized replica of a […]
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