Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 6

Coordinates: 28°26′27″N 80°34′22″W / 28.44083°N 80.57278°W / 28.44083; -80.57278
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Launch Complex 6
Map
Launch site
Jupiter-A
Jupiter-C

Launch Complex 6 (LC-6) at

Kurt H. Debus.[citation needed] This concept was revised and improved and eventually used at LC-39 for the Saturn V and Space Shuttle
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LC-6 was deactivated in 1961. The blockhouse and a 61.96 m (203.3 ft) square concrete pad are the only parts of the complex that remain intact, although the mobile service tower was under restoration as of 2011. The complex is part of the "Cape Canaveral: Then and Now" tour, available from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.

Gallery

  • Blockhouse (2010)
    Blockhouse (2010)
  • Firing button (2010)
    Firing button (2010)

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