Launch Complex 14 - September 16th, 2007
KSC Visitor Center
Astronaut HOF
Launch Pads:
Mercury
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Gemini
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Apollo
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LC14 was built for Atlas launches and supported 4
manned missions, including the first launch of an
American into orbit, John Glenn on 2/20/1962
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1st American to travel around the planet,
John Glenn
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Under the Mercury Monument slab is a
time capsule to be opened in 2464.
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Relief honoring the seven original Mercury astronauts
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Gate and guard house at LC14 with reserved
parking for the four Mercury/Atlas Astronauts:
Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, & Cooper
The "Free World's First ICBM" was an
Atlas-B missile launched 11/28/58
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Astronauts boarded the capsule from this stand
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The mobile service structure was razed in 1976
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Rocket blast was deflected toward the concrete
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Ready building & blockhouse w/Gate in between
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Propellant transfer building under the ramp
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Fence prevents closer inspection of the ramp
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Ramp leading up to the LC14 launch stand. The
mobile service structure at the top was razed in 1976
Historical Photos of Launch Complex 14
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Then final manned flight from LC14 is prepared for launch with Faith 7 atop the Atlas rocket
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Gordon Cooper will ride the last Mercury
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Faith 7 launched on 5/15/63