| Location: |
| Country: |
United States
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| State: |
Florida.
The Kennedy Space Center is on the Atlantic Coast in Brevard
County in central Florida
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| Area
in Space Center: |
Launch
Complex 39. The Launch Pad under investigation, 39A, is located
18,000 feet from the main area of Launch Complex 39. That distance
is more than 50 football fields |
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Climate
(weather example from October 14, 2001):
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| Temperature:
|
Maximum:
84 degrees fahrenheit
Minimum:
73 degrees fahrenheit
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| Wind:
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Peek
wind was 26 miles per hour |
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Launch
Pad Facts:
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| Shape: |
Launch
Pad 39A, and an almost identical Launch Pad 39B, are roughly
octagonal in shape |
| Distance
Between Pads: |
The
distance between Pads 39A and 39B is nearly 8,700 feet. This
distance equals 29 football fields |
| 1993
Repair Facts: |
The repair of Launch Pad 39A used more than 13,000 gallons
of paint. This much paint would fill the inside of a railroad
car
1,800
tons of sand were used in sandblasting the Launch Pad
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| Other
Facts : |
Both
Launch Pads are extremely close to the water on raised pads.
Launch Pad 39A is 48 feet above sea level and Pad 39B is 55
feet above sea level
Each
Pad's base contains 68,000 cubic yards of concrete
There
is approximately 1.25 million feet of tubing and piping in
the Launch 39 Complex. This is enough to reach from Orlando
to Miami, Florida
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