Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14

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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 14 (LC-14) was a Launch Site at Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida. The site was used for various Atlas launches.

It is most well known as the launch site for NASAs Mercury-Atlas 6 flight, which made John H. Glenn the first American in orbit. It was also the launch site of the other Mercury-Atlas flights, and various unmanned Atlas launches.

[edit] See also

• Merritt Island
• List of Merritt Island launch sites
• Atlas
• Project Mercury

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 28.49117° -80.546983°
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  • Aerial image from TerraServer-USA

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