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Making history above Earth! Today, NASA astronaut Col. Anil Menon, a U.S. Space Force Guardian, helped complete the 100th U.S. spacewalk from the ISS! A physician, combat veteran, and former 45th Space Wing flight surgeon, Menon embodies Semper Supra!
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Cold War rivals helping each other out! Newly discovered 1950s photos show a portable crane built for the Navaho missile program recovering wreckage from its rival, the Snark, on the Cape's Skid Strip. They competed fiercely, but shared a common Cold War mission!
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Stand by for some exciting news on Hangar C!!! ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/…
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Happy 140th birthday, Lady Liberty!
Dedicated on 28 Oct 1886, the Statue of Liberty stands 305 feet tall and symbolizes freedom, hope, and opportunity.
She's also a favorite measuring stick for rockets!
Without her, how would we know how tall our rockets are?
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Today in History! On 27 Oct 1961, the first Saturn I (SA-1) roared off Cape Canaveral. The most powerful rocket yet launched, it produced 1.3 million pounds of thrust and carried dummy upper stages filled with water! Its success helped pave the way to the Moon.
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Born 26 Oct 1904, aerospace pioneer Lee Atwood championed the SM-64 Navaho missile, tested at Cape Canaveral beginning in 1956. Though canceled in 1957, its technologies helped pave the way to space. Our museum preserves the world's only complete Navaho!
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Today in History | 25 Oct 1997
An Atlas IIA launched from Cape Canaveral carrying 2 satellites: DSCS III B-13 for secure military coms and Falcon Gold, a pioneering U.S. Air Force Academy experiment testing GPS navigation far above the GPS constellation.
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On 5 Dec 1956, a Snark missile launched from Cape Canaveral, went rogue, and flew 3,500 miles toward Brazil's Amazon jungle. Newspapers had a field day with headlines, Soviet sabotage theories, and Snark puns.
Enjoy these period newspaper clippings!
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Happy 65th birthday, NASA’s Stennis Space Center! 🎉
On Oct 25, 1961, NASA announced plans to build a rocket test site in south Mississippi to support the Apollo Program. In the decades since, work at the site has helped power every major chapter of America’s space program.
ALT A Saturn V stage is lifted onto the A-2 Test Stand at NASA Stennis (1965).
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You can find more information on Launch Complex 5-6 here - ccspacemuseum.org/facilities….
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Today in History | 20 October 1960
A Jupiter missile launched from Cape Canaveral's LC-26A during Live System Test 217. Using tactical ground equipment, crews successfully demonstrated the missile's operational readiness. Another Cold War milestone at the Cape!
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Today in History | 19 October 1962
The USAF successfully launched an Atlas F ICBM from Cape Canaveral's LC-11. The 82-foot missile completed an R&D flight down the Eastern Range, just days before the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the Cold War to a boiling point.
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Today in History | 17 October 1963
An Atlas-Agena D launched from Cape Canaveral carrying Vela 1A and 1B, the first U.S. satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions in space. The mission pioneered space-based nuclear surveillance and treaty verification.
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Today in History | 17 October 1960
The Air Force shifted away from its own human spaceflight program to support NASA's Project Mercury, providing Atlas rockets, Cape Canaveral launch facilities, and technical expertise.
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TIH | 15 Oct 1929
Frau im Mond (The Girl in the Moon) premiered in Berlin, inspiring generations of rocket pioneers. Featuring realistic spaceflight concepts and the now-famous launch countdown, the film helped turn dreams into reality at Cape Canaveral!
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More on our Telemetry antenna here - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/….
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Today in 1959, Explorer 7 launched from the Cape aboard a Juno II rocket. Its pioneering instruments helped scientists study Earth’s energy balance, laying the groundwork for modern climate science. Another milestone in the Cape’s remarkable launch history!
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Space Jellyfish! This morning’s CRS-35 launch lit up the Space Coast! The phenomenon occurs when rocket exhaust expands in the thin upper atmosphere and catches sunlight before sunrise. Spectacular!
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DYK John Denver dreamed of going to space? An avid pilot and son of a USAF aviator, he pursued a Space Shuttle flight and even explored flying aboard a Soviet spacecraft. He never reached orbit, but his passion helped inspire generations to look toward the stars.
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More information on our Thor IRBM restoration here - ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/….
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