Cape Canaveral Collection (#3)

Space shuttle Discovery sits atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
September 2009 - Space shuttle Discovery sits atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as it touched down at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a two-day return flight from Edwards Air

Apollo 4 and its mobile launch tower
August 26, 1967 - The Apollo 4 (Spacecraft 017/Saturn 501) stack and its mobile launch tower atop a crawler-transporter moving from the Vehicle Assembly Building toward the launch pad

View of the Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida
April 25, 1961 - View of the Mercury-Atlas 3 liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida

An exhaust plume forms under the mobile launcher platform on Launch Pad 39A as space
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2010 - An exhaust plume forms under the mobile launcher platform on Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis lifts off into orbit

Searchlights illuminate this nighttime view of Apollo 17 spacecraft on its launchpad
Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 1972 - Searchlights illuminate this nighttime scene at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center

An Atlas V-551 launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
August 4, 2011 - NASAs Juno spacecraft awaits launch from inside the payload fairing atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V-551 launch vehicle at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida

Nighttime view of the Apollo 12 space vehicle
Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 28, 1969 - A nighttime, ground-level view of Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 12 (Spacecraft 108/Lunar Module 6/Saturn 507) space vehicle

With drag chute unfurled, space shuttle Discovery lands on Runway 33 at the Shuttle
Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 20, 2010 - With drag chute unfurled, space shuttle Discovery lands on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A is accompanied by space shuttle Endeavour
April 17, 2009 - Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A is accompanied by space shuttle Endeavour after Endeavours rollout to Launch Pad 39B

View from space of the Florida peninsula
January 1, 2012 - View from space of the Florida peninsula. Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center are near frame center. The Gulf of Mexico is in the top portion of the photo

The launch of the Mercury Atlas unmanned test flight
February 24, 1961 - The launch of the Mercury Atlas (MA-2), an unmanned suborbital Mercury capsule test

An exhaust plume forms around the base of Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2010 - An exhaust plume forms around the base of Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on the STS-132 mission

A Delta IV rocket roars into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard
June 27, 2009 - A Delta IV rocket lifts off into the sky with the GOES-O satellite aboard

Space Shuttle Discovery liftoff
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 23, 2007 - The Space Shuttle Discovery and its crew head toward Earth-orbit and a scheduled link-up with the International Space Station

Space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in anticipation
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2010 - Space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in anticipation of its upcoming launch

The Gemini 5 spacecraft is prepared for launch
August 21, 1965 - The erector at launch pad 19 is lowered in preparation for the launch of the Gemini-5 spacecraft

Space shuttle Atlantis comes to a stop on the top of Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space
September 4, 2008 - Space shuttle Atlantis comes to a stop on the top of Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center after more than a 6-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building

High-angle view of the Apollo 10 space vehicle on its launch pad
May 13, 1969 - Aerial, high-angle view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Atlas Agena target vehicle liftoff for Gemini 11, Cape Canaveral, Florida
September 12, 1966 - Atlas Agena target vehicle liftoff for Gemini 11 from Pad 14 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Once the Agena was in orbit, Gemini 11 rendezvoused and docked with it

Space shuttle Endeavour lifts off into the night sky from Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 8, 2010 - An exhaust cloud builds at Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Endeavour lifts off into the night sky from Kennedy Space Center

Space shuttle Atlantis touches down at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 27, 2009 - Streams of smoke trail from the main landing gear tires as space shuttle Atlantis touches down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy

Fire and smoke signal the liftoff of the Atlas V / Centaur launch vehicle
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, June 18, 2009 - Fire and smoke signal the liftoff of the Atlas V/Centaur from Launch Complex 41

Space shuttle Atlantis lifting off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2010 - Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station

Space Shuttle Endeavour touches down on the runway at Kennedy Space Center
July 31, 2009 - Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches landing Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center, concluding the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station

Space Shuttle Discovery in full launch configuration is revealed after the Rotating Service Structure (RSS) is rotated back at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

High angle view of the Apollo 14space vehicle
Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 9, 1970 - A high-angle view at Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the Apollo 14 (Spacecraft 110/Lunar Module 8/Saturn 509)

The Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida
June 3, 1965 - The Gemini-Titan 4 spaceflight launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Space Shuttle Endeavour approaches the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
May 31, 2009 - At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour makes its final approach toward the fixed and rotating service structures on Launch Pad 39A. aš

The mobile launcher platform is being moved via the crawler-transporter underneath
Cape Canaveral, Florida, April 13, 2009 a At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the mobile launcher platform that was turned over from the shuttle program to the Constellation Program last month is

Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off into the sky
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 11, 2009 a From Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Atlantis roars into the sky on a column of fire on the STS-125 mission to service

A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, November 10, 2007 - A Delta IV Heavy rocket lifts off late in the evening from Launch Pad 37B, marking the first operational use of this configuration

Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida
May 15, 1963 - Mercury-Atlas 9 lifts off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida for the nations longest manned orbital flight

The Ares I-X rocket is seen on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center
October 26, 2009 - An Ares I-X rocket is seen on launch pad 39b at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida

Space shuttle Endeavour atop a mobile launcher platform at Kennedy Space Center
Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, February 6, 2010 - Space shuttle Endeavour poised atop a mobile launcher platform awaiting launch following retraction of the rotating service structure

Space Shuttle Launch

The final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
July 8, 2011 - Space shuttle Atlantis just before it disappears into the clouds, Cape Canaveral, Florida

The unmanned Mercury-Atlas capsule sits atop its Atlas launch vehicle
September 13, 1961 - The unmanned Mercury-Atlas (MA-4) capsule sits atop its Atlas launch vehicle. The successful orbital flight followed the MA-3 mission, which was aborted earlier this year

The Apollo 13 space vehicle is launched from Kennedy Space Center
April 11, 1970 - The Apollo 13 (Spacecraft 109/Lunar Module 7/Saturn 508) space vehicle is launched from Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Gemini VI lifts off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida
December 15, 1965 - Gemini VI lifts off from its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Gemini VI rendezvoused with Gemini VII, already orbiting the Earth

Nighttime view of the Apollo 10 space vehicle on its launch pad
May 4, 1969 - Nighttime, ground-level view of the Apollo 10 (Spacecraft 106/Lunar Module 4/Saturn 505) space vehicle on Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida

Atlantis twin solid rocket boosters ignite to propel the spacecraft into orbit at
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 14, 2010 - A plume of smoke builds at Kennedy Space Centers Launch Pad 39A as space shuttle Atlantis twin solid rocket boosters ignite to propel the spacecraft into

View of the Gemini-Titan 4 spacecraft on its launch pad
June 3, 1965 - View of the Gemini-Titan 4 spacecraft on Pad 19, Cape Canaveral, Florida, on day of launch with erector being removed

Aerial view of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 15, 2009 - This aerial view of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex shows the rockets on display in an area known as the Rocket Garden

An aerial view of the Apollo 15 spacecraft on its launch pad
Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 13, 1971 - An aerial view of Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the 363-feet tall Apollo 15 (Spacecraft 112/Lunar Module 10/Saturn 510)

Mercury-Redstone 3 prelaunch activities on the Mercury 5 launch pad
April 21, 1961 - Mercury-Redstone 3 prelaunch activities on the Mercury 5 launch pad

Gemini 12 astronauts lift off aboard a Titan launch vehicle
November 11, 1966 - Gemini 12 astronauts lift off aboard a Titan launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center, an hour and a half after their Agena target vehicle was orbited by an Atlas rocket

A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket lifts off from its launch complex
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, March 24, 2009- A United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket carrying the U.S. Air Forces Global Positioning System IIR-20 satellite lifts off from Space Launch

Liftoff of the Saturn IB launch vehicle
July 15, 1975 - Liftoff of the Saturn IB launch vehicle (SA-210), for the Apollo/Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission, from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

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Cape Canaveral, a place where dreams take flight and humanity reaches for the stars, and is here that the Space Shuttle Discovery gracefully lifts off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leaving Earth behind as it embarks on its celestial journey. In the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center, visitors are awestruck by the towering presence of the Saturn V rocket, standing tall alongside Command and Service modules, and a space suit worn during Apollo 13's daring mission. These artifacts serve as reminders of mankind's relentless pursuit of knowledge beyond our planet. Witnessing history in motion, we marvel at the sight of twin solid rocket boosters igniting to propel Space Shuttle Atlantis into orbit. The sheer power unleashed beneath those fiery engines is nothing short of extraordinary. From Bumper V-2 launches to Trident missile test launches C016/6615, it has been witness to countless moments that push boundaries and redefine what is possible in space exploration. The iconic image of smoke enveloping the Delta II rocket captures both anticipation and excitement as another mission begins its ascent towards unknown frontiers. But it's not just about liftoffs; it also marks triumphant returns. With drag chute unfurled against blue skies, space shuttle Discovery lands gracefully on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility - a testament to human ingenuity and precision. And let us not forget Endeavour - whether launching for STS-123 or embarking on its final mission STS-134 from Pad 39A at Cape Canaveral - this remarkable spacecraft symbolizes resilience and determination in our quest for understanding our universe. Cape Canaveral stands as a beacon of hope and inspiration for all who gaze upon its launch pads. It embodies humanity's unyielding spirit to explore what lies beyond our earthly confines – reminding us that with each liftoff, we inch closer to unlocking the mysteries of the cosmos.