NASA's Story of the Kennedy Space Center, Americas Spaceport Booklet, circa 1970

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1970 Story of the Kennedy Space Center, Americas Spaceport Booklet
1970’s Tutorial of the Kennedy Space Center covering past and present programs (Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo), Launch Vehicles, Satellites & Space Probes, Launch Complex’s, Facilities, and Industrial Area
Lots of pictures and information
24 pages, plus outer and inner cover, done in Black & White
Very Good used condition with no tears, dog ears, folds, or writing
Please see attached pictures
Shipping includes a Tracking Number
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on
Merritt Island
,
Florida
, is one of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
's (NASA) ten
field centers
. Since December 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of human spaceflight. Launch operations for the
Apollo
,
Skylab
and
Space Shuttle
programs were carried out from
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39
and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
(CCSFS). The management of the two entities work very closely together, share resources and operate facilities on each other's property.
Though the first Apollo flights and all
Project Mercury
and
Project Gemini
flights took off from the then-Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the launches were managed by KSC and its previous organization, the Launch Operations Directorate. Starting with the fourth Gemini mission, the NASA launch control center in Florida (
Mercury Control Center
, later the
Launch Control Center
) began handing off control of the vehicle to the
Mission Control Center
in
Houston
, shortly after liftoff; in prior missions it held control throughout the entire mission.
Additionally, the center manages launch of robotic and commercial crew missions and researches food production and
In-Situ Resource Utilization
for off-Earth exploration. Since 2010, the center has worked to become a multi-user
spaceport
through industry partnerships, even adding a new launch pad (
LC-39C
) in 2015.
There are about 700 facilities and buildings grouped across the center's 144,000 acres (580 km2). Among the unique facilities at KSC are the 525-foot (160 m) tall
Vehicle Assembly Building
for stacking NASA's largest rockets, the
Launch Control Center
, which conducts space launches at KSC, the
Operations and Checkout Building
, which houses the astronauts dormitories and suit-up area, a
Space Station factory
, and a 3-mile (4.8 km) long
Shuttle Landing Facility
. There is also a
Visitor Complex
open to the public on site.